• Discussion Series: “American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750–1804”

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    The Blue Hill Library will present a discussion series with local retired teacher, Bill Case, on the book American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804 by Alan Taylor. The discussion starts Tuesday, June 30 at 1:00 p.m., and continues July 14, and July 21, leading to a lecture with the author Alan Taylor on Saturday, July...

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  • A Talk w/Historian Alan Taylor – Joseph Plumb Martin

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    The Blue Hill Public Library and Blue Hill Historical Society will present a talk with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Mainer Alan Taylor on Saturday, July 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the library's Pearson Room. Taylor's talk will examine the experiences of a young Continental Soldier in the American Revolutionary War, Joseph Plumb Martin, who...

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  • Everything You Wanted to Know About the Rockweed Forest

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    Join David Porter and Allison Snow, co-founders of the Blue Hill Peninsula Rockweed Forum, for a presentation and discussion on rockweed on Tuesday, July 28 at 3:00 p.m. at the Blue Hill Public Library. David and Allison will discuss the ecological importance of rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum), commercial harvesting, and the extent to which current laws,...

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  • Author Event with Bill Bunting

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    The Blue Hill Library and Blue Hill Books will present an author talk with W.H. 'Bill' Bunting on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the library for his new book Captain Drew's World: Dispatches from the Age of Global Sail. A maritime historian and editor, Bunting has compiled Captain John Drew’s (of Hallowell, Maine)...

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  • Chekhov and the Art of Atmosphere

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    The Blue Hill Public Library and ISLE Theater Company will present a playwriting workshop with playwright Eliya Smith on Thursday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the library. Drawing inspiration from Anton Chekhov and his artistic successors, this workshop will explore how to use character, dialogue, dramatic action, and structure through discussion and guided writing...

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  • Fisher Symposium: Commemoration, Liberty, and the Abolition Movement

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    In observance of the 250th anniversary of America's declaration of independence, the Blue Hill Public Library and Jonathan Fisher House will present a symposium with University of Maine Associate Professor of New England History Dr. Mary Freeman on Wednesday, August 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the library. After an introduction from Fisher House board members...

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  • Author Event w/Nomar Slevik

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    The Blue Hill Public Library will present a reading, Q&A, and book signing with local author and researcher Nomar Slevik, for his new book In the Pines: True Stories of Mystery, Mayhem, and Monsters in Maine on Thursday, August 6 at 7:00 p.m. The book is an exploration of the unexplained encounters that everyday Mainers...

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  • Baltimore Clippers: Then and Now

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    The Blue Hill Library and Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival will present a talk about Baltimore Clippers with Captain Daniel S. Parrott on Wednesday, August 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Blue Hill Public Library. The Baltimore Clipper is a fast maneuverable ship historically built on the mid-Atlantic seaboard of the US and rising to...

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  • Blood Sugar Basics w/Lakeisha Allen

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    The Blue Hill Library will present a talk on blood sugar with Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Maine native Lakeisha Allen on Thursday, August 13 at 7:00 p.m. at the Blue Hill Public Library. Lakeisha will share a down-to-earth look at how blood sugar works and why it matters for energy, sleep, mood, hormone balance, weight...

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  • “Echoes in the Fog:” Book Event and Readings

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    The Blue Hill Public Library will present a reading with authors from the anthology "Echoes in the Fog: Literary Reflections on the Liminal Spaces of Maine’s Coast," on Thursday, August 20 at 7:00 p.m. This collection gathers 58 poets, essayists, storytellers, and photographers, and 11 of those contributors will be sharing their work. The contributed...

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  • Author Jan Cigliano Hartman in Conversation with Deanne Urmy

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    The Blue Hill Library and Blue Hill Books will present a conversation between author Jan Cigliano Hartman and editor Deanne Urmy about Jan's new book, Lincoln's Speechwriter, on August 27 at 5:00 p.m. in the library's Howard Room. "Lincoln's Speechwriter gives readers a closer look into the man behind the political voice that was Abraham...

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  • Haystack Mountain School of Crafts: Seven Decades in the Making

    Blue Hill Public Library 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine

    The Blue Hill Public Library is sponsoring a talk with Haystack Mountain School’s Executive Director Perry Price on Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate Haystack’s 75-year anniversary. Price will present Haystack’s history by sharing archived materials and one-of-a-kind objects to share the story of the school’s impact and role in craft education. The...

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