STEAM Team ~ Dive into Vernal Pools

Abbott Room

Join us in exploring one of the most spectacular signs of spring...vernal pools!  Seasonal spring pools are essential for the wellness of many critters and the forest ecosystem, but as the name implies, they are not here for long.  Youth will build a model of a vernal pool to discover how these pools develop over […]

Event Series Genealogy group meeting

Genealogy group meeting: The Origins of Anthony Coombs, or DNA Doesn’t Lie but Family Genealogists Do

Abbott Room

Anthony Coombs was a blacksmith who came to Wells, ME in 1685. His descendants were among the earliest settlers of Islesboro and Vinalhaven in the 1770s and 1780s, and have been numerous in Belfast since the early 1800s. In this talk, Belfast genealogist and Coombs descendant Dana Murch will explore the many origin stories of […]

Event Series Knit2Together

NO KNITTING GROUP TODAY

Abbott Room

Knit2Together Knitters, crocheters, yarn enthusiasts of all experience levels are welcome to join us every Wednesday , from 4:00-5:30 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 their own […]

Event Series Knit2Together

Knit2Together

Abbott Room

Knitters, crocheters, yarn enthusiasts of all experience levels are welcome to join us every Wednesday , from 4:00-5:30 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 their own projects. […]

Belfast Historical Society Program

Abbott Room

“Hello America, the Story of the Experimental RCA Radio Station in Belfast” will be the topic of the Belfast Historical Society’s meeting at 7:00 pm, April 28, in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library. March 14, 2025  marked the 100th anniversary of the history making first live trans-Atlantic long-wave radio broadcast from London, […]