Adult Program
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 […]
Belfast Historical Society Program
Abbott RoomFrank Coombs, Larry Curtis, Wilma Moses, Gail Smith: What’s in Your Postcard Collection? Four collectors of vintage postcards share gems from their collections.
Carey Kish introduces the new Maine Mountain Guide
Abbott RoomThe Maine Mountain Guide, published by the Appalachian Mountain Club, is the only comprehensive hiking guide to the mountain trails of Maine, an essential companion for outdoor enthusiasts since 1961. This newest edition was two years in the making and has been painstakingly revised, updated and expanded by author/editor Carey Kish, who will lead us […]
Our Town Belfast: Community Heart and Soul Meeting
Abbott RoomJoin us September 12 from 6 to 7:30pm to learn more about this program from Community Heart & Soul Coach Jane Lafleur of JBLafluer Consultants. She has worked with Gardiner, Biddeford and Damariscotta and is currently coaching Bucksport, Rockland and a four-town consortium including Bethel, Newry, Greenwood and Woodstock. All are encouraged to attend! Program […]
Peace and Justice Group of Waldo County
Abbott RoomThe Peace and Justice Group of Waldo County has changed the film it will screen as its first fall film. "Being Caribou" (2004, Canada) The documentary by environmentalist Leanne Allison and wildlife biologist Karsten Huer shares about their epic 1,500-kilometer journey following a herd of 120,000 caribou, on foot, through the rugged Arctic tundra. The […]