Challenges and Solutions for the Belfast Bay Watershed: a summary of the year’s research by students at Belfast Area High School.

Virtual Program on Zoom

Join Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition and the Belfast Library for this zoom presentation with students from the Belfast Area Highschool. Register for the zoom link here. The program will highlight student research on current environmental issues in the Belfast Bay Watershed. Students Grace Hall, Jonah Lovejoy, and Chelsea Gaiero, will make separate short presentations about […]

Sea Level Rise, Storms and Citizen Science

Virtual Program on Zoom

In June the Belfast Free Library will launch “All of Belfast Climate Dialogues” (ABCD) a community memory project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Science. The goal of this project is to convene conversations around climate change and to document resident’s reflections about this critical issue. To accomplish this the library will host […]

An in depth look at the Belfast Bicentennial Banners

Virtual Program on Zoom

Join Megan Pinette, Belfast Historical Society, for an in-depth look at the “Belfast Celebrates Maine’s Bicentennial, 1820 – 2020” photographic banners project. These extremely visible banners serve as a celebration of Maine and the City of Belfast and provide an opportunity for viewers to reflect on the rich history of both the City of Belfast […]

BFL Summer Reading Sign-Up Begins! Kids Take & Make: Origami Animal Bookmarks

Sign up for Belfast Free Library's Tales and Tales Summer Reading Program! Kids and teens can pick up their packets anytime after July 6. Programs and events are scheduled July 6 - August 17. Kids Take & Make Origami animal bookmarks Take & Make craft kits available for pickup at the library entrance all day […]

BFL Summer Reading Kids Take & Make: Pipe Cleaner Animals

Kids Take & Make -- Pipe cleaner animals Take & Make craft kits available for pickup at the library entrance all day on Tuesday. Any remaining kits will be available on the children's floor from Wednesday until they are gone.  

BFL Summer Reading Kids Take & Make: Backyard Birdfeeder

Kids Take & Make -- Backyard birdfeeder Take & Make craft kits available for pickup at the library entrance all day on Tuesday. Any remaining kits will be available on the children's floor from Wednesday until they are gone.

Troy Howard Middle School Seed Program

Virtual Program on Zoom

David Wessels is the garden coordinator at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast where he and his students manage a 1/3 acre garden and year-round greenhouse. The garden provides fresh veggies to the cafeteria and serves as a living laboratory for ecological inquiry. Each year, students take on the responsibility of stewarding an extensive seed […]