Visit our Paint the Peninsula Auction here! Bidding runs from July 13-18.
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
Paint the Peninsula Fresh Paint Auction
July 16, 2026, 9:00 am
- 5:30 pm, Pearson Room
Paint the Peninsula is back! Stop by the library to see this extensive collection of . . . Details »
Build a Birdhouse
July 16, 2026, 10:30 am
- 11:30 am, Howard Room
Kids and their families are invited to come build a birdhouse with Charles Cannon, Park . . . Details »
French Roast
July 16, 2026, 2:00 pm
- 3:30 pm, Howard Room
In an effort to maintain our French language skills, Library Director, Rich Boulet and volunteer, . . . Details »
Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts
July 16, 2026, 5:00 pm
- 8:00 pm, Main Room
The Blue Hill Chess Enthusiasts meet each Thursday evening for pick-up games of chess. All . . . Details »
Knitting Group
July 16, 2026, 6:00 pm
- 8:00 pm, Pearson Room
Knitters are invited to come sit by the library fireplace to work on and share . . . Details »
Poetry Reading: Christine Yurick and David Yezzi
July 16, 2026, 7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm, Howard Room
The Blue Hill Public Library is sponsoring a poetry reading with Christine Yurick and David . . . Details »
Currently on Display at BHPL
“Art-Inspired Tableaux” by Maria King
The Blue Hill Public Library will present “Art-Inspired Tableaux” by Liberty, Maine artist Maria King. The exhibition features shadow boxes, based on verbal and pictorial works of authors and artists, on display at the . . . Read More »
“Wendy Lewis Blue Hill Landscapes”
The Blue Hill Public Library will present “Wendy Lewis Blue Hill Landscapes,” a solo exhibition by Maine artist Wendy Lewis, on view at the library from July 2 through July 30. The public is . . . Read More »
Tools of the Falcons Homeschool Community
Students in the Falcons Homeschool Community make most of their own learning tools because they learn from the making, and because each time they use a tool they made they get a built-in review. . . . Read More »
Upcoming Events / Full Library Calendar
207-374-5515 
library@bhpl.netDigital Services
Libby E-books & E-audio
Hancock County's digital collection for e-books & e-audio
cloudLibrary
State-wide e-books & e-audiobooks from Maine InfoNet
Kanopy
Video streaming service.
New York Times
Free access to the New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Free access for BHPL patrons
Digital Maine Library
State-wide databases, Ancestry, test prep, language-learning, newspapers, & more
For more information, visit the Digital Services page