Book Launch for Humor Columnist and Essayist, Eddie Adelman

Abbott Room

All are invited to an in-person talk and reading in celebration of the release of Eddie Adelman’s new collection of essays and columns Don’t Get Me Started. Although most of the essays are of a humorous nature, some display a more serious tone. Don’t Get Me Started spans 24 years and includes 35 of Adelman’s […]

Friends of the Library Booksale!

Abbott Room

Please come and pick up some summer reading.  It's been a long time since the last sale. We will also take book donations.  But, please limit your donations to no more than 10 books as we have limited storage space. See you all on the 25th,

“Forged by Fire, The Creation of Bay View Street Following the 1873 Conflagration”, presented by the Belfast Historical Society

Abbott Room

Megan Pinette, historical society president, will present the creation of Bay View Street in response to the massive fire of August 24, 1873.The fire swept the waterfront, pushed southward by strong north winds, until it destroyed fifty-three dwellings and thirty-three commercial properties. In response to the displacement of so many families, the city laid out […]