Adult Program
Belfast Historical Society Program
Abbott RoomDavid Ruberti: The Life and Times of Edgar F. Hanson (1853 – 1933) Hanson was a ten-term mayor of Belfast and an energetic entrepreneur and booster of Belfast and Waldo County.
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 […]
Belfast Historical Society Program
Abbott RoomKevin Johnson: More Historic Images from Penobscot Marine Museum Photograph Collection. Mr. Johnson is photo-archivist at the museum.
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 […]