Adult Program
Knit2Together
Abbott RoomKnitters of all experience levels are welcome to join us the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month , from 4-5:30 pm in the Abbott Room. This drop-in event is a chance for knitters- and crocheters too- of all ages and experience levels to chat, get tips, and learn from each other while working on […]
“China Marches West”
Abbott RoomA Camden Conference presentation with Seth Singleton. Several times in its long history, a powerful China has marched west into the inner Asian deserts and mountains, toward Persia, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Europe. Today a wealthy and powerful China is marching west again. The Belt and Road initiative sends Chinese companies and workers […]
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
Abbott RoomThe Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program At this free presentation,Denise Buckley, US Fish and Wildlife Service Senior Staff Biologist at Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery, will chronicle the response to the listing of Atlantic salmon in eight of Maine's rivers as endangered under the protection of the Endangered Species Act in December 2000.
Paul Bock to Present on Archaeology of Sears Island and Upper Penobscot Bay
Archaeologist Paul Bock will present a talk and slideshow titled Archaeology of Sears Island and Upper Penobscot Bay: 12,000 Years of History Beneath Our Feet. Friends of Sears Island and the Belfast Free Library are co-hosting this event. Paul will focus on the importance of cultural material resources to gain insight on our deep past […]
Knit2Together
Abbott RoomKnitters of all experience levels are welcome to join us the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month , from 4-5:30 pm in the Abbott Room. This drop-in event is a chance for knitters- and crocheters too- of all ages and experience levels to chat, get tips, and learn from each other while working on […]
Tech Tuesday
Third Floor ComputersNeed help with email, an iPad, or some other piece of technology? Reference Librarian Sharon Pietryka will be available for drop-in help every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the 3rd Floor computers. Contact Sharon Pietryka at [email protected] or 338-3884 ext. 25 with any questions.
Come Boating! Presentation
Abbott RoomIn May of 2018, Belfast’s own COME BOATING! rowing fielded three teams to the WORLD PILOT GIG CHAMPIONSHIPS in the Scilly Isles, off the rugged coast of Cornwall, England. These fast and seaworthy craft date back to the 17th century when local pilots would be required to guide ships into port. Gig rowers waited to […]
Tech Tuesday
Third Floor ComputersNeed help with email, an iPad, or some other piece of technology? Reference Librarian Sharon Pietryka will be available for drop-in help every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the 3rd Floor computers. Contact Sharon Pietryka at [email protected] or 338-3884 ext. 25 with any questions.
“Maine in the China Trade” talk by Cipperly Good
Abbott RoomThe Camden Conference presents Cipperly Good, Curator and Collections Manager of the Penobscot Marine Museum, at the Belfast Free Library on Tuesday, December 11 at 6:30pm. This event is free and open to all. Drugs, armed conflict, and free trade. Sound familiar? The First Opium War of the early 1840s, with British and Chinese fighting […]
Abbott Room
“Books with Bev" - Free and open to all. The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World Join Beverly Roxby for a discussion of "The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World." Author Jeff Goodell traveled across twelve countries, reporting on […]