Welcome to the Belfast Free Library, serving the community of Belfast, Maine since 1887.
Operating in a historic building located in a vibrant community on beautiful Penobscot Bay, the Library offers a wide variety of programs and services for all ages.
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Teen Art Series #3~ Paint Your Pet
Teen Art Series #3~ Paint Your Pet
This is going to be our 3rd program in the Belfast Free Library "Teen Art Series". Please bring a picture of your pet, or a picture of an animal you […]
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The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and […]
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Knit2Together
Knit2Together
Knitters, crocheters, yarn enthusiasts of all experience levels are welcome to join us every Wednesday , from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Abbott Room. This drop-in event is a chance for […]
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STEAM Ocean Xplorers – What Makes a Fish a Fish?
STEAM Ocean Xplorers – What Makes a Fish a Fish?
STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers is a monthly program focused on the exploration of undersea and seaside wonders. Youth ages 8-12 are invited to join this partnership […]
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Preschool Storytimes
Preschool Storytimes
Content is prepared for ages 3-6 with read alouds, felt and flannel stories, puppets, songs, fingerplay and action rhymes. Concludes with a short book-based film and an easy craft.
Teen Trivia Series #3~ The Hunger Games
Teen Trivia Series #3~ The Hunger Games
"May the odds be ever in your favor", when you play this amazing trivia game! Date~ December 1st Time~ 4:30 to 5:30 Location~ The Abbott Room of the Belfast Free […]
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Maine Authors for Lewiston Book Signing
Maine Authors for Lewiston Book Signing
Maine Authors for Lewiston, an informal group of more than 70 Maine authors, have banded together to support the victims of the recent tragedy in Lewiston. The group has organized […]
Friends of the Library Booksale
Friends of the Library Booksale
Book donations will be accepted at the sale, up to 12 good quality books per person. The Friends are looking for current fiction, cooking, gardening and children’s books.
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Wiggle and Rhyme
Wiggle and Rhyme
Content is prepared for birth through age 2. First 20 minutes are rhymes, songs and literacy followed by play time and bubbles for social time.
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The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and […]
Author Talk with David Florig
Author Talk with David Florig
Maine author David Florig will discuss his debut novel, The Stones of Ailsa Craig. Set in present-day Belfast, Maine and 1880s Scotland, the novel is a dark look into oneman’s […]
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Knit2Together
Knit2Together
Knitters, crocheters, yarn enthusiasts of all experience levels are welcome to join us every Wednesday , from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Abbott Room. This drop-in event is a chance for […]
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Preschool Storytimes
Preschool Storytimes
Content is prepared for ages 3-6 with read alouds, felt and flannel stories, puppets, songs, fingerplay and action rhymes. Concludes with a short book-based film and an easy craft.
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Holiday on the Harbor
Holiday on the Harbor
Events Ho-Ho-Holiday Book Drive with the Belfast Rotary Club Ornament Making with Cornerspring Montessori School Cookie Decorating with Front Street Pub Holiday Storytime with the Belfast Free Library Family Horse […]
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The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and […]
1 event,
Knit2Together
Knit2Together
Knitters, crocheters, yarn enthusiasts of all experience levels are welcome to join us every Wednesday , from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Abbott Room. This drop-in event is a chance for […]
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The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and […]
1 event,
Knit2Together
Knit2Together
Knitters, crocheters, yarn enthusiasts of all experience levels are welcome to join us every Wednesday , from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Abbott Room. This drop-in event is a chance for […]
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The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and […]
1 event,
Knit2Together
Knit2Together
Knitters, crocheters, yarn enthusiasts of all experience levels are welcome to join us every Wednesday , from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Abbott Room. This drop-in event is a chance for […]
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A folktale: The Elves and the Shoemaker ~ A Puppet Show
A folktale: The Elves and the Shoemaker ~ A Puppet Show
Local puppeteer, Nancy Tyndall, will perform a puppet show called The Elves and the Shoemaker. This is a family show and all are welcome!
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Free Family Films at the Belfast Free Library
Free Family Films at the Belfast Free Library
Three short films from children’s literature! Cozy in with refreshments and films brought to you by Kanopy Kids and your public library. All Ages welcome!
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Library News
- 2023 Belfast Free Library Annual Appeal Letter is here.
- Check out the new brand Storywalk at the Belfast City Park!
- We now have passes to the Farnsworth Museum! Stop by the main circulation desk for more information.
- We now offer free access to the New York Times. Click the image below for more information:
- We have become a FamilySearch affiliate library! Click here for more information.
Contact Us
106 High Street, Belfast, Maine 04915
Telephone: (207) 338-3884
Monday 9:30 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday Noon – 8:00 pm
Thursday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am- 2:00 pm
Sunday CLOSED
New Fiction
New Non-Fiction
Join us tomorrow at 2pm for a fun discussion! New faces are always welcome! #belfastfreelibrary #belfastmaine #mainegenealogy

Anyone who enjoys a good story should join us tomorrow at 2pm! Zoom option available as well, please email for the link. #belfastfreelibrary #belfastmaine #mainegenealogy

Join our genealogy group tomorrow at 2pm for a fun presentation from Dana Murch! #belfastfreelibrary #belfastmaine #mainegenealogy

Join us tomorrow at 2pm for this genealogy presentation from B.J. Jamieson of the Maine State Library! All are welcome.
#belfastfreelibrary #belfastmaine #mainegenealogy

On Tuesday August 29th please join the All of Belfast Climate Dialogues (ABCD) team, Sarah Kirn, Misty Mallar and librarian Brenda Harrington as they highlight their efforts of the past three years to engage the community in conversations about climate resiliency. The event will take place in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library; 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM reception with light refreshments, 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM presentation followed by time for conversation.
In 2020, the Belfast Free Library won a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services for the All of Belfast Climate Dialogues, a Community Memory project. The grant was to create educational programs and facilitate conversations among a broad cross-section of the Belfast community about climate change. Part of the grant was to collect an archive of Belfast area residents’ observations, concerns and hopes about climate change impacts in our region at this critical time.
To accomplish this the ABCD project created web pages and hosted a series of educational programs on climate change. From 2020-2023, ABCD has held over 40 educational programs & community climate conversations. You can find these on our YouTube ABCD playlist, our event summaries, and highlighted in the ABCD archive. A tour of all of the archived resources on the website will be included in the presentation.
Although the funding for this IMLS grant program is ending in August 2023, the Library will continue offering educational programs on the climate crisis and serve as a resource for climate change. Please join us to reflect and celebrate, and to recognize all those ABCD has partnered with who are working on climate resiliency for our community.
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Zumba for Teens and Adults will be happening tomorrow, August 11th from 4:30 to 5:30, in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library! Wear your best exercise clothes and come dance your face off with Donna Wentworth, certified Zumba instructor! It is free, it is fun, and it is healthy! #zumbafitness #libraryprogramming #teenprograms

Calling all teens and adults! Please come to the Belfast Free Library color-field painting event on Friday, August 4th, from 4:00 to 5:30! We will start in the Abbott Room and, most likely, move outside for the painting portion of this program! See you there! #teenlibraryprograms #markeothko #teenartist #teenartist #colorfieldpainting

On Tuesday August 8, 2023 at 6:30 PM the All of Belfast Climate Dialogues project (ABCD) will host former and current members of Belfast’s Climate Crisis Committee (CCC) to introduce the Climate Action Plan they wrote for Belfast. Their final plan was submitted to City Council on June 4, 2023.
Beginning in June 2022, ABCD hosted four Community Climate Conversations on topics to be considered in a climate action plan. The public had the opportunity to share their ideas and visions to create a resilient Belfast. Members of the CCC were present at each meeting and considered the community concerns in their final plan.
To learn more about these conversations, including audience input and video recordings please go to the ABCD Archived Collection of Community Climate Conversations:
https://abcdbelfast.omeka.net.
You can view the Climate Action Plan document on your the Belfast Free Library’s ABCD web page.
Copies of the Climate Action Plan are also available to pick up at the library in advance of the program.
For more information, please call Brenda Harrington at 207-338-3884 ext. 30.
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Join our genealogy group tomorrow at 2pm for a presentation from Penny West! All are welcome.
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