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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Digital Literacy Class: Using Software & Devices for Better Health
Digital Literacy Class: Using Software & Devices for Better Health
Waldo Community Action Partners is proud to announce a new series of computer literacy courses geared towards Maine residents ages 55+ to be hosted at libraries throughout Waldo County this […]
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Community Composting: A Panel Discussion on Zoom
Community Composting: A Panel Discussion on Zoom
A panel discussion with Panel: Scott Hesse, Davis Saltonstall, and David Wessels Register for the zoom link here Food waste is a major contributor to climate change in the U.S. […]
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POSTPONED Friends of the Library Book Sale
POSTPONED Friends of the Library Book Sale
Due to the forecasted snow storm the book sale will not happen today.
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Digital Literacy Class: Identifying Fraud and Scams
Digital Literacy Class: Identifying Fraud and Scams
Waldo Community Action Partners is proud to announce a new series of computer literacy courses geared towards Maine residents ages 55+ to be hosted at libraries throughout Waldo County this […]
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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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Horror Play Reading Group for Teens
Horror Play Reading Group for Teens
Do you like to read scary plays? Do you like donut holes? If so, come to this awesome play reading group Free Event for all teens 11-17 This months, Horror […]
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Digital Literacy Class: Learning About Devices
Digital Literacy Class: Learning About Devices
Waldo Community Action Partners is proud to announce a new series of computer literacy courses geared towards Maine residents ages 55+ to be hosted at libraries throughout Waldo County this […]
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March Take and Make for Teens
March Take and Make for Teens
March is here and we have a fabulous "Take and Make" for teens, 11-17. We will be handing out Diamond Paint Feather Bookmarks! Perfect activity for a snow day at […]
March Take and Make for Children
March Take and Make for Children
Monthly craft opportunity is found on the second floor of the Belfast Free Library
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The French Connection: The Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel Thibodeau and Rebecca Jandreau
The French Connection: The Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel Thibodeau and Rebecca Jandreau
In this presentation, Dana Murch will discuss the life and times of some of the Acadian and Québécois families he researched for his recent book on the genealogy and family […]
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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Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
Fish, Falcons, and Frogs—Dramatic Migrations: An Amateur Naturalist's Notes from the Belfast Bay Watershed A presentation with Murray Carpenter Murray Carpenter is Maine Public’s climate reporter, covering climate change and […]
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Teen Collage and Journal Making
Teen Collage and Journal Making
This event will introduce teens, 11-17, to Dada collage. Dada is an art movement formed during the First World War in Zurich in negative reaction to the horrors and folly […]
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Cranes for Ukraine
Cranes for Ukraine
Drop in to the launch event on the 20th and learn how to fold origami cranes with Chrissy Munroe. Then find folding stations on the first and second floor during […]
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Belfast Garden Club Program
Belfast Garden Club Program
Weed Identification and Management Speaker: Donna Coffin, Extension Professor, University of Maine, Piscataquis & Penobscot Counties In person and on zoom. Weeds are a constant problem. They compete with garden […]
Come Boating Winter Adventure Series: Arista Holden introduces The Atlantic Challenge
Come Boating Winter Adventure Series: Arista Holden introduces The Atlantic Challenge
The Atlantic Challenge Contest of Seamanship is coming to Belfast in July 2024! Up to 16 nations' young adult crews will convene for a week to showcase their maritime skills in […]
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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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Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Book Group
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Book Group
Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault. Mill Town is a book of narrative nonfiction, investigative memoir, and cultural criticism that illuminates the rise and collapse of the working-class, […]
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Rx for a Chaotic Climate: Healthy Soils with soil scientist Laurie Osher
Rx for a Chaotic Climate: Healthy Soils with soil scientist Laurie Osher
This is is third installment in the winter Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by All of Belfast Climate Dialogues, a project of the Belfast Free Library, focusing on the effects […]
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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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Out Going Belfast Poet Laureate Judy Kaber: The Last Hurrah (Not Really)
Out Going Belfast Poet Laureate Judy Kaber: The Last Hurrah (Not Really)
Please join Judy Kaber on Thursday, March 30th, at 6:30 pm to help celebrate the end of her reign as poet laureate of Belfast. Though she is ceding her title, she will […]
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Music Together – Early Childhood
Music Together – Early Childhood
Provided by the library and led by excellent teacher Alyssa, this is fun for the family.
The Friends of the Library Book Sale
The Friends of the Library Book Sale
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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Concert: Highlands Classical Chamber Trio
Concert: Highlands Classical Chamber Trio
The Highlands Classical Chamber Trio will present solos, duos, and the piano trio, "Cafe Music" by Paul Schoenfeld. Also, works of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Saint-Saens, and Cassado. This program was […]
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Library News
April is National Poetry Month! To celebrate the Library will host two poetry readings and an Earth Day Poetry Contest for kids and teens:
Thursday April 6th at 6pm – Join Catherine Weiss, Jefferson Navicky and Meghan Sterling as they read from their new books.
Tuesday April 11th at 6:30 pm- Kathleen Ellis and Annaliese Jakimides will give a reading, “Word of Mouth”
Poetry Contest Details:
April is National Poetry month and we invite all children and teens to write an original earth-inspired poem for the Belfast Free Library Earth Day Poetry Competition. Poems may be in any format, and can be dropped off at the library or emailed to [email protected] . Please include name, grade/age, school and contact information.
Entries will be judged by former Belfast Poet Laureate Judy Kaber. There will be prizes for the winners and a reception and reading on Monday, May 8 from 3:30-4:30 pm for winners, runners-up and participants. All poetry lovers are welcome and refreshments will be provided. This program is free and open to the public.
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