Adult Program
Belfast Historical Society Program
Abbott RoomEarle Shettleworth: Architectural Photographs of Charles R. Coombs. Images from the Penobscot Marine Museum collection depicting major homes and buildings in Belfast in the late 19th – early 20th century. Mr. Shettleworth is the Maine State Historian.
Bay Pro Networking Meeting
Abbott RoomBAY PRO's June networking event will be held at The Belfast Free Library! Anyone and everyone is welcome to join us! We will kick off the event at 5:30pm with networking, taking a break at 6pm to allow participants to answer the question of the month! This month we will be brainstorming what folks like […]
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 […]
Libraries Rock! Summer Lecture Series
Abbott RoomIt Didn't Start with Elvis - with Neal Harkness From the time it was first recognized as a distinct musical genre, critics and fans have debated the question of when Rock and Roll began. In this presentation we will explore Rocks origins in rhythm and blues, country music and other forms in search of that […]
Libraries Rock! Summer Lecture Series
Abbott RoomTrips, Rock Life in the Sixties - with Ellen Sander Ellen Sander, a noted Belfast poet and former Poet Laureate, was a pioneering New York rock journalist in the mid-late sixties, covering the emergent, explosive rock culture, its music, personalities and events. From the festivals to the in-fights, the concerts, the tours and the trips, […]
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 […]
Libraries Rock! Summer Lecture Series
How The Beatles Changed Everything with Neal Harkness When the Beatles first arrived on the music scene, they were hailed as innovators. But, beyond their own achievements as writers, performers, and recording artists, they had a profound effect on world culture. We will listen to examples of the influence they had on other musicians and […]
The Home Road-film screening
Abbott RoomTHE HOME ROAD - DOCUMENTARY FILM by Maine filmmaker Tonya Shevenall. In 1845, 19-year-old Israel Shevenell left his home in Canada and walked nearly 200 miles to Biddeford, Maine. He found work and built a new life in an American boomtown being transformed by the Industrial Revolution, and is recognized as the city's first permanent […]
CANCELLED-Libraries Rock! Summer Lecture Series
Tonight's talk has been cancelled. Check back for a rescheduled date. That Sweet Soul Music with Neal Harkness As white performers took the largely black music of rhythm and blues to the top of the charts, black artists such as Ray Charles and James Brown brought a new sophistication to their music and created a […]
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 […]