Friends 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 […]

Belfast 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 […]

Coastal 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 […]

In 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 […]

Book 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.