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“Photographing Belfast’s Waterfront- Then and Now”, Belfast Historical Society Program
Abbott Room“Photographing Belfast’s Waterfront- Then and Now” is the topic for the Belfast Historical Society meeting at 7:00 pm, Monday, September 26, in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library. Liv Kristin Robinson, lead curator of the photography show which was on exhibit at Waterfall Arts June 18 to August 29, 2021 will lead the […]
Friends of Sears Island Program
Abbott RoomFriends of Sears Island will hold a free public meeting on Wednesday, October 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., in the Abbott Room at Belfast Free Library, to give an update on the status of the proposal to develop a “wind port” in Searsport. Large floating wind turbines would be constructed and launched from […]
GreenStreets! Meeting
Abbott RoomBelfast has beautiful tree lined streets. Have you ever wondered where they came from? Join GreenStreets! at the Belfast Free Library for a short informative program on the street trees of Belfast. Monday evening October 17 at 6:00 PM when there will be a presentation about Belfast street tree planting, protection, and advocacy along the […]
Belfast Garden Club Program
Abbott RoomCoastal Maine Botanical Garden Horticulture Specialist, Andy Brand Will Give a Talk on Native Plants Andy Brand, interim director of horticulture at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay, will discuss the advantages of landscaping with native Northeastern plants in a free Belfast Garden Club lecture Tuesday, October 18 at 12 noon. The one-hour public […]
Peace and Social Justice Forum/Waldo County Film Presentation
Abbott RoomIn recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day 2022 the Peace and Social Justice Forum/Waldo County in collaboration with Rural Action Group Against Racism (RAGAR) present the film Voices from the Barrens, Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty. Filmmaker Nancy Ghertner documents the wild blueberry harvest of the Wabanaki Indigenous People from the USA and Canada as the […]
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
Abbott RoomWater Sampling in Belfast Bay: Its Health and Concerns for the Bay with John Tipping, Lotic Inc. More information coming....
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Library LobbyBook donations will be accepted at the sale, up to 12 good quality books per person. The Friends are looking for current fiction, cooking, gardening and children's books.
Maine Linux Users Group
Abbott RoomVisit https://linuxusers.me/ for more information and to pre- register.
Your Food Landscape, Now and in the Future with Robyn Metcalfe
Food historian Robyn Metcalfe, who recently produced a documentary on Maine’s fishing industry, will shed light on the global food supply in a free Belfast Garden Club lecture. The one-hour public program, the final talk in the garden club’s 2022 series, will be streamed live at noon in the Abbott Room. Those who wish to […]
Peace and Social Justice Forum of Waldo County: Film on Climate Justice
The Peace and Social Justice Forum/Waldo County will show the film 'Our Shared Future: People and Nature and Local Solutions' on November 16, 2022 at 6 pm in the Abbott Room . The film is of a panel discussion in celebration of Half-Earth Day, October 13, 2022 presented by the Smithsonian Institute and E.O. Wilson […]