Adult Program
Knit2Together
Abbott RoomKnitters of all experience levels are welcome to join us the second and forth 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 […]
Shipbuilding and Migration: A Camden Conference Community Event
Abbott RoomThe Belfast Free Library is hosting Cipperly Good, curator at the Penobscot Marine Museum on January 10 at 6:30 p.m. She will discuss the role of ships built in the midcoast on migration to this area. Searsport and Belfast built and captained ships that carried slaves from Africa to Cuba to work in the sugar […]
Affordable Home Ownership Forum
Abbott RoomHabitat for Humanity of Waldo County, New Ventures Maine, Maine State Housing Authority, and MaineStream Finance will join together for a fun, interactive evening filled with information about how low-income Waldo County residents can become home owners with financing terms that are affordable. The event is co-sponsored by the Belfast Free Library. Every person deserves […]
Journey to Health
Abbott RoomYour Mindset & Your Health - Belfast with Reverend Duncan Newcomber, PhD The words you choose when speaking to yourself matter more than you think. A positive mindset awakens inner strength, energy and motivation. Thinking positively can even help you overcome life’s challenges. Join Reverend Duncan Newcomer, PhD at this workshop where he will discuss […]
Book Discussion Group: Classic Works of Literature and Their Modern Retellings
Conference Room“Classic Works of Literature and Their Modern Retellings.” We will read a classic work one month, followed by its modern adaptation the next month. January 9 - Hamlet by William Shakespeare February 6 - The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski March 6 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte April 3 - The Flight […]
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
“Regenerative Community through Nature Connection: a Hands-On Workshop" Join Trevanna and Trevanion Grenfell of Northwood Natural Learning for an evening of community-building: Make natural milkweed cordage, share hopes and fears, and experience the unique mentoring model that Northwood weaves through its programs to help inspire and deepen people of all ages' relationships with our community […]
Come Boating! Winter Adventure Series: The Building of the Dory Rose
Abbott RoomRenowned Maine boat designer and builder Art Paine presents The Building of the dory Rose. A very special boat Art designed and helped his daughter build in the chicken yard of their home on Mount Desert. This boat was borrowed for an ocean voyage by a man who had a 42-year long quest to row […]
Art and Religion of the Minoans: Europe’s First Civilization
Abbott RoomRescheduled from February 7th: Join Roger Dell on February 7th at 6:30 pm for an introduction to the aesthetic achievements and ritual practices of the Minoans, a prosperous, seafaring, matriarchal, culture that thrived 3500 years ago on the Greek Islands of Crete and Santorini. Many scholars believe this highly-advanced society, which suddenly disappeared, to be […]
Book Discussion: Strangers in Their Own Land
Abbott RoomThe Belfast Free Library will host a community book discussion on the book, Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild. The discussion will take place Monday February 27 at 6:00, and will be co-facilitated by Ridgley Fuller and Cloe Chunn. All are invited to join the […]
Belfast Garden Club Winter Lecture Series
Abbott RoomThe Revolutionary Nature of Early 18th Century English Gardens Learn about their influence on Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Henry Knox’s vision for Montpelier in Thomaston. Anne Perkins of Headacre Farm in Owls Head will describe how that vision is being brought to life today to create uniquely historical fruit and vegetable gardens