4-H After School

Library Programs

Blue Hill Public Library

Learn to be an Oyster Farmer – June 21, 2025 (10:30 am – 11:30 pm)
Join us for an ocean-inspired workshop at the Blue Hill Public Library. Tess will lead a group through what it’s like to be an oyster farmer. Youth will engineer oyster cages, learn about biofouling, and see if they have what it takes to join the ranks of Maine’s amazing aquaculture workforce! Register now on the Blue Hill Public Library’s webpage.

UMaine Touch Tank – July 30, 2025 (3:30 pm – 4:30 pm)
Get ready for a hands-on afternoon at the Blue Hill Public Library, because Leah will be bringing the UMaine Touch Tank! This traveling touch tank brings real sea creatures right to your community, giving you a chance to see, touch, and learn about the animals that call Maine’s coast home. Through exciting activities, you’ll discover how these creatures live, why they’re important, and how we can help take care of our oceans for the future!

Ellsworth Public Library

Create Your Own Herb Garden – July 17, 2025 (10:30 am – 11:30 am)
The summer season simply calls for getting your hands a little dirty. Join Leah at the Ellsworth Public Library for a DIY Herb Garden craft. Youth will learn about the common herbs/flowers suitable for Maine gardens, and bring home their very own mini herb garden. See you there!

Let’s Get Cooking: Pesto Edition – August 7, 2025 (10:30 am – 11:30 am)
Now that you’ve got your gardens started, it’s time to learn what to do with all the glorious greens you’ve been growing! Join Leah at the Ellsworth Public Library for a culinary excursion. Youth will learn proper handwashing techniques and explore the simple (and delicious) ways we can incorporate greens into our diets.

Southwest Harbor Public Library

Seaweed Lava Lamps – July 9, 2025 (2:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
To kick off the 130th anniversary of the Southwest Harbor Public Library, Leah will lead a hands-on seaweed lava lamp workshop. Youth can explore the importance of seaweed aquaculture, learn about the foods we know and love that benefit from seaweed, and get to take home their very own lava lamp. See you there!

Learn to be an Oyster Farmer – July 23, 2025 (2:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
Join us for an ocean-inspired workshop at the Southwest Public Library. Tess will lead a group through what it’s like to be an oyster farmer. Youth will engineer oyster cages, learn about biofouling, and see if they have what it takes to join the ranks of Maine’s amazing aquaculture workforce!

Marine Invasives Game – August 6, 2025 (2:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
The intertidal zone is one of the harshest ecosystems nature has to offer, and accidentally inviting non-native species doesn’t make it any easier for our local sea critters to survive. Green crabs are here, and they are very keen to stay! Do you think you can outlast our invasive foes? Join Leah at the Southwest Harbor Public Library to find out through our immersive role-playing invasive species game.