Teen Collage and Journal Making

Abbott Room

This event will introduce teens, 11-17,  to Dada collage.  Dada is an art movement formed during the First World War in Zurich in negative reaction to the horrors and folly of the war.  The main event of this program is making a collage journal cover, with a Dada influence!  It will be fun, and fairly […]

Cranes for Ukraine

Abbott Room

Drop in to the launch event on the 20th and learn how to fold origami cranes with Chrissy Munroe. Then find folding stations on the first and second floor during open hours.

Belfast Garden Club Program

Abbott Room

Weed Identification and Management Speaker: Donna Coffin, Extension Professor, University of Maine, Piscataquis & Penobscot Counties In person and on zoom. Weeds are a constant problem. They compete with garden crops for nutrients, moisture, and sunlight; they can reduce the quality and yield of fruits and vegetables; and they affect the enjoyment of the landscape. […]

Come Boating Winter Adventure Series: Arista Holden introduces The Atlantic Challenge

Virtual Program on Zoom

The Atlantic Challenge Contest of Seamanship is coming to Belfast in July 2024! Up to 16 nations' young adult crews will convene for a week to showcase their maritime skills in a friendly competition while creating an international community. The seamanship events test elements of sailing, rowing, rope-work, and style. Register for the zoom link here. Arista […]

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 Bay Watershed Coalition Book Group

Abbott Room

Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault. Mill Town is a book of narrative nonfiction, investigative memoir, and cultural criticism that illuminates the rise and collapse of the working-class, the hazards of loving and leaving home, and the ambiguous nature of toxics and disease.  Kerri Arsenault grew up in Mexico, Maine, where for over […]

Rx for a Chaotic Climate: Healthy Soils with soil scientist Laurie Osher

This is is third installment in the winter Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by All of Belfast Climate Dialogues, a project of the Belfast Free Library, focusing on the effects of the Climate Crisis on local environments. The talk will be offered on Zoom. Register for the Zoom link. In recent years, Mainers have noticed chaotic […]

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. […]

Out Going Belfast Poet Laureate Judy Kaber: The Last Hurrah (Not Really)

Abbott Room

Please join Judy Kaber on Thursday, March 30th, at 6:30 pm to help celebrate the end of her reign as poet laureate of Belfast. Though she is ceding her title, she will of course remain active in the city's fine poetic community. She will read both new and older poems and has invited a selection of poets […]