Blue Hill Public Library

Gorgeous old library worth looking into. Lots of art on the walls. Lovely. And the books.

If you’re in the area and (as I was) on vacation, the Blue Hill library stands out foremost as a place to get some free wifi for a while – and it fulfills that duty with aplomb. But beyond that, this is actually an amazingly pleasant and well-​stocked public library.
The second floor boasts a room with a nice conference table to get some work done on, as well as a balcony if you’d rather answer your emails en plein air. Just around the corner is a small selection of books for sale (50c paperback!) for when you’ve blown through your beach reading, and in between, a rotating selection of local art and history (right now, I’m looking at bronze bears and wooden birds).
I’ve never actually tried to take out a book, so I don’t know how easy it is to get borrowing privileges if you don’t live in the area, but I’m constantly tempted by (especially) the selection of DVDs that greet you as you walk in.
All in all, it’s maybe not worth a trip up the coast just for the library, but it’s definitely a great place to spend an afternoon catching up on work that can’t quite wait until you get back to the big city.