4-H After School

Library Programs

Blue Hill Public Library

Seaside Invasion – November 18, 2026 (3:30 pm – 4:30 pm)
Join Leah at the Blue Hill Public Library on November 18, from 3:30 – 4:30, and explore the challenges invasive species create for coastal ecosystems through a hands-on population survey. Youth will investigate how invasive green crabs affect native marine life and discover how human interventions can help protect and restore local habitats.

Ellsworth Public Library

Fishy Belly Detectives – November 13, 2026 (3:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
Let’s get scientific! Join Leah from Maine 4-H at the Ellsworth Public Library on November 13, 2026,  for a fish stomach dissection simulation. Youth will learn what it’s like to prepare for a dissection and explore the contents of a simulated fish stomach. Youth will have to identify which species of fish they may be investigating based on the foods they find in their search. See you there!

Celebrating Seaweed – December 11, 2026 (3:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
Close your eyes and picture an underwater forest with golden kelp flowing through the currents. Beautiful, right? Did you know we grow, harvest, and use kelp in our daily lives? Join Leah from Maine 4-H for this interactive workshop, where we will learn how we grow and use kelp in our daily lives. We will also use seaweed and our creativity to make our very own seaweed squishies (alginate creatures)!