• Join Friends of the Library for a showing  of the film The Last Picture Show (1971) THIS THURSDAY! February 11 at 7:00 PM. The film, stars Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd, and is directed by Peter Bogdanovich.

• Kids of all ages are invited to "Mind Games," an ongoing second-Saturday-of-the-month extravaganza of board games starting this Saturday February 13 at 2:00 PM
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The Library invites kids to bring their best "game face" over for a 2nd-Saturday-of-the-month afternoon of board games at 2:00 PM, starting THIS SATURDAY! February 13. The monthly event is called, "Mind Games," and the Library will supply a range of games from classics like Candyland and Chess to exciting new games like "Takanoko."  All ages of kids are welcome for a couple of hours of friendly competition. For more information call the library at 374-5515.
 

The public is invited to participate in the Library's Play Reading Group on Wednesday, February 17 from 6:30 to 9:00 PM at the Library, and every 3rd Wednesday of the month until next summer. This month the group will read The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde.

The play has endured as Wilde's most popular and is a comedy, a farce and a satire on Victorian customs. In it, two men maintain fictional personas for when they want to misbehave and not be responsible, or when they want to avoid social responsibilities.

The group welcomes inexperienced and experienced readers alike. The only criteria are the love of plays and the joy of reading them aloud among like-minded theater fans. For further information, contact the Blue Hill Library at 374-5515 or Michael Donahue at 374-5248, or Donahue.mg@gmail.com.

Jane Karker, president of the company, Maine Authors Publishing, will present a workshop on self-publishing at the Library on Thursday, February 18 from 6:15 to 8:00 PM (note the early start time). This workshop will outline traditional and non-traditional options for publishing, including what is offered locally. Students will find out how to get the technical assistance they need and about the many types of organizations, printers and publishers that work with Maine authors. This is part of the library's series on how to do it yourself: Live and Learn.


Jane Karker came to publishing after over 20 years in the printing and publishing industry. In 2005, she founded Custom Museum Publishing Inc. which has grown to be New England's premier producer of art catalogs and coffee-table quality historical books. Jane is a long time resident of Maine and lives with her family in South Thomaston.

This event is sponsored by the Library. There is no charge, but space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register, check the Library's web calendar or call the Library at 374-5515.  

 

Hope Lewis was selected by Acadia National Park as an Acadia Centennial Partner for this year's celebration of the Park's centennial. She will be doing storytelling events throughout the year in the community and the Park. She is a performance storyteller from Seal Cove, Maine, and says she retired from teaching and "just couldn't stay retired." She enjoys creating original stories, but particularly savors performing tales from a wide variety of traditions.

This event is sponsored by the Blue Hill Public Library, as one of many events in a year-long observance of the centennial of Acadia National Park by local libraries, the Park, and the community.  For more information call the library at 374-5515.

Don't hesitate to call us for more information at 207-374-5515.