Youth Summer Reading Program
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Wire Sculpture for Teens
Wire Sculpture for Teens
Belfast Summer Reading Presents ~ Wire Sculpture for Teens Belfast Summer Reading invites you to make a wire sculpture! We will be playing with minimalist wire sculpture techniques, but anything goes! If you are feeling something take shape, I suggest you make it! ~ For Teens 11-17 ~ Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library […]
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Meeting the Neighbors : An Introduction to Local Birds
Meeting the Neighbors : An Introduction to Local Birds
Photographer and naturalist Evan Henerberry will take older children on a bird hike from our chairs this summer. Nature is all around us and we share our yards with lots of interesting creatures. Using projected photos and some basics of birding, you will get to know some of your most colorful and talkative neighbors. From the Northern […]
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Balloon Lamp Making for Teens
Balloon Lamp Making for Teens
Belfast Summer Reading Presents ~ Balloon Making for Teens Belfast Summer Reading invites you to make a balloon lantern using yarn. You will leave with a beautiful lamp, powered by a decorative hanging solar light. Wear clothing you can get dirty!! ~ For Teens 11-17 ~ We will be having this program on the back […]
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School Age Reader’s Crew
School Age Reader’s Crew
Gather, eat snacks and talk about books. Bring your current favorite book or tell us about something you read recently. This group will not focus on one book at a time. Instead it will be a discussion of current reading interests. School Age readers—Come once or every time: Tuesday, June 25, Thursday, July 11, Tuesday, […]
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The Museum of Maritime Pets : Maine Lighthouse Mascots
The Museum of Maritime Pets : Maine Lighthouse Mascots
Patricia Sullivan, director of the Museum of Maritime Pets, will present illustrated exhibit panels and stories about some of Maine’s many lighthouse celebrities and mascots. These endearing animals provided companionship for Keepers and their families, but also performed acts of bravery, service and entertainment. Ages 6 and older Friday, July 12, 4:00-5:00pm, Abbott Room
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Read to a Dog at the Belfast Free Library!
Read to a Dog at the Belfast Free Library!
Readers can drop in, pick a book and pick a certified therapy dog and READ! Reading to a dog has been proven to increase reading fluency and reduce reading anxiety. Date: Mondays, July 15, 22 and 29 Time: 11:30-12:30pm Location: Abbott Room
The Butterfly Guy – Jerry Schneider
The Butterfly Guy – Jerry Schneider
Learn all about butterflies through beautiful projected pictures and well-told stories from Jerry Schneider—The Butterfly Guy. Discover how to attract them to your yard and garden, the difference between butterflies and moths, and how they behave in the wild. Then create your own butterfly t-shirt. Bring your own shirt (heavy 100% cotton, please!) or we’ll […]
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Preschool Storytimes at Belfast City Park
Preschool Storytimes at Belfast City Park
~Stories shared through books, puppets, felt, songs and an easy craft. Fridays, 10:00-11:00am June 14 (in Abbott Room) and 21 July 19 and 26 August 23 and 30 Northport Avenue in Belfast, on the grass next to bridge to playground. Bring a blanket and chairs as needed. Rain location: Abbott room, Belfast Free Library 106 […]
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Wiggle and Rhyme for Babies and Toddlers
Wiggle and Rhyme for Babies and Toddlers
Mondays at 10:00am in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library June 17 and 24 July22 and 29 August 19 and 26
Read to a Dog at the Belfast Free Library!
Read to a Dog at the Belfast Free Library!
Readers can drop in, pick a book and pick a certified therapy dog and READ! Reading to a dog has been proven to increase reading fluency and reduce reading anxiety. Date: Mondays, July 15, 22 and 29 Time: 11:30-12:30pm Location: Abbott Room
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A Riot In the Garden ~ Songs and Stories for a Small Planet with Jackson Gillman
A Riot In the Garden ~ Songs and Stories for a Small Planet with Jackson Gillman
Songs & Stories for a Small Planet with Stand-up Chameleon Jackson Gillman With a background in ecology, Gillman delights audiences with his storytelling, song, dance, mime , humor and imagination. Be sure to bring your imagination. ~ All Ages ~ Thursday, July 25 ~ 11:00-12:00pm ~ Abbott Room
Hula Hooping for Teens~ with Katie Leone
Hula Hooping for Teens~ with Katie Leone
Belfast Summer Reading Presents ~ Hula Hooping for Teens A hula hoop making event, with hula hooping party to follow. Katie Leone will be teaching us some sweet hula hooping moves!! ~ For teens 11-17 ~ Thursday, July 25th ~ 3:30 to 5:00 ~ Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library
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Preschool Storytimes at Belfast City Park
Preschool Storytimes at Belfast City Park
~Stories shared through books, puppets, felt, songs and an easy craft. Fridays, 10:00-11:00am June 14 (in Abbott Room) and 21 July 19 and 26 August 23 and 30 Northport Avenue in Belfast, on the grass next to bridge to playground. Bring a blanket and chairs as needed. Rain location: Abbott room, Belfast Free Library 106 […]
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Wiggle and Rhyme for Babies and Toddlers
Wiggle and Rhyme for Babies and Toddlers
Mondays at 10:00am in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library June 17 and 24 July22 and 29 August 19 and 26
Read to a Dog at the Belfast Free Library!
Read to a Dog at the Belfast Free Library!
Readers can drop in, pick a book and pick a certified therapy dog and READ! Reading to a dog has been proven to increase reading fluency and reduce reading anxiety. Date: Mondays, July 15, 22 and 29 Time: 11:30-12:30pm Location: Abbott Room
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School Age Reader’s Crew
School Age Reader’s Crew
Gather, eat snacks and talk about books. Bring your current favorite book or tell us about something you read recently. This group will not focus on one book at a time. Instead it will be a discussion of current reading interests. School Age readers—Come once or every time: Tuesday, June 25, Thursday, July 11, Tuesday, […]
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The Song Dog Puppeteer’s ~ Coyote and the Boy Ben
The Song Dog Puppeteer’s ~ Coyote and the Boy Ben
This is a marionette show about the wonderful relationships in our lives and in the lives of the wild ones who share our planet with us. This is a story of a Mother Coyote searching for her little pup who has run off to play. A boy called Ben is playing in the forest too. […]
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