Archival Shelving
FOL Bag recipients
Student Art Show Reception Band
Game time
Tie Dye on the lawn
Wild Suncatchers
Iana Cranewing, owner of Joyful Upcycled with items from Haystack mentorship program
Knitting on Thursdays
Share the Love
Reading
Kneisel Hall
Penny Ricker, teacher at the Blue Hill Consolidated School
Storytime
Manga
Bagpipe storytime
Tim and Kids doing it right
Ukulele Hodgman
Yoga Kids
Peter Boie
Featured Library Events
Winter Tea Party & Storytime
February 28, 2026, 10:30 am
- 11:30 am, Larchwood Room
Kids are invited to a Winter Tea Party at the library on Saturday, February 28 . . . Details »
Dungeons and Dragons for Teens
February 28, 2026, 2:00 pm
- 4:30 pm, Bass Room
Teens ages 13+ are invited to come play Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) twice a month . . . Details »
Music & Movement Storytime
March 2, 2026, 10:30 am
- 11:30 am, Larchwood Room
Preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen for our weekly Music . . . Details »
Skein Stitchers
March 2, 2026, 3:00 pm
- 4:00 pm, YA Area
Teens and Tweens are invited to the library to join "Skein Stitchers," a youth fiber . . . Details »
Kairos: Radical Romanticism
March 3, 2026, 10:00 am
- 12:00 pm, Howard Room
The library is sponsoring a series of discussions with Denis Sweet, a former teacher at . . . Details »
Forever Books Storytime
March 3, 2026, 10:30 am
- 11:15 am, Larchwood Room
Preschool kids and their families are invited to a special "Forever Books" storytime with Island . . . Details »
Currently on Display at BHPL
“Tucked Away: Ephemera Found in Donated Books” by the Friends of the Library
Each year, the Friends of the Blue Hill Public Library sort, clean, and sell thousands of donated books from its basement bookstore, the Book Nook. Many of those donated books come with added surprises—bookmarks, . . . Read More »
“I Spy” by Claire Malina
From January through the end of March, everyone is invited to play “I Spy” in the children’s Larchwood Room exhibit case. In the exhibit case, there are many hidden items amidst a winter scene. . . . Read More »
“Mytilus edulis: Portraits of Blue Mussel Shells” by Carolyn Butera
The Blue Hill Public Library presents “Mytilus edulis: Portraits of Blue Mussel Shells,” a solo exhibition by Maine visual artist Carolyn Butera, on view at the library from February 2 through February 27. The . . . Read More »
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