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Digital Literacy Class: Using Software & Devices for Better Health
Digital Literacy Class: Using Software & Devices for Better Health
Waldo Community Action Partners is proud to announce a new series of computer literacy courses geared towards Maine residents ages 55+ to be hosted at libraries throughout Waldo County this February, March, and April. Courses are made available through the National Digital Equity Center, a nationally recognized organization with a mission to close the digital […]
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Community Composting: A Panel Discussion on Zoom
Community Composting: A Panel Discussion on Zoom
A panel discussion with Panel: Scott Hesse, Davis Saltonstall, and David Wessels Register for the zoom link here Food waste is a major contributor to climate change in the U.S. Maine, to its credit, has led a national campaign to recycle food waste, and the state Climate Action Plan supports community composting. Belfast has considered […]
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POSTPONED Friends of the Library Book Sale
POSTPONED Friends of the Library Book Sale
Due to the forecasted snow storm the book sale will not happen today.
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Digital Literacy Class: Identifying Fraud and Scams
Digital Literacy Class: Identifying Fraud and Scams
Waldo Community Action Partners is proud to announce a new series of computer literacy courses geared towards Maine residents ages 55+ to be hosted at libraries throughout Waldo County this February, March, and April. Courses are made available through the National Digital Equity Center, a nationally recognized organization with a mission to close the digital […]
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Knit2Together
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 projects. […]
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Horror Play Reading Group for Teens
Horror Play Reading Group for Teens
Do you like to read scary plays? Do you like donut holes? If so, come to this awesome play reading group Free Event for all teens 11-17 This months, Horror Play Reading Group for Teens, will be taking place on the third floor conference room, of the Belfast Free Library.
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Digital Literacy Class: Learning About Devices
Digital Literacy Class: Learning About Devices
Waldo Community Action Partners is proud to announce a new series of computer literacy courses geared towards Maine residents ages 55+ to be hosted at libraries throughout Waldo County this February, March, and April. Courses are made available through the National Digital Equity Center, a nationally recognized organization with a mission to close the digital […]
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March Take and Make for Teens
March is here and we have a fabulous "Take and Make" for teens, 11-17. We will be handing out Diamond Paint Feather Bookmarks! Perfect activity for a snow day at home! Pick up is on the second floor of the Belfast Free Library! Bookmarks will be in the teen room waiting for you! While supplies […]
March Take and Make for Children
Monthly craft opportunity is found on the second floor of the Belfast Free Library
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The French Connection: The Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel Thibodeau and Rebecca Jandreau
The French Connection: The Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel Thibodeau and Rebecca Jandreau
In this presentation, Dana Murch will discuss the life and times of some of the Acadian and Québécois families he researched for his recent book on the genealogy and family connections of his maternal grandparents, who were both natives of St. Francis, Maine. Along the way, Dana will highlight many original vital records (recorded in […]
Knit2Together
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 projects. […]
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Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
Fish, Falcons, and Frogs—Dramatic Migrations: An Amateur Naturalist's Notes from the Belfast Bay Watershed A presentation with Murray Carpenter Murray Carpenter is Maine Public’s climate reporter, covering climate change and other environmental news. He has been a Maine journalist for 25 years, with much of his reporting focused on science and environmental stories. As a freelancer, […]
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Teen Collage and Journal Making
Teen Collage and Journal Making
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 […]
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Cranes for Ukraine
Cranes for Ukraine
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.
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Belfast Garden Club Program
Belfast Garden Club Program
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
Come Boating Winter Adventure Series: Arista Holden introduces The Atlantic Challenge
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 […]
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Knit2Together
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 projects. […]
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Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Book Group
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Book Group
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 […]
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Rx for a Chaotic Climate: Healthy Soils with soil scientist Laurie Osher
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 […]
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Knit2Together
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 projects. […]
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Out Going Belfast Poet Laureate Judy Kaber: The Last Hurrah (Not Really)
Out Going Belfast Poet Laureate Judy Kaber: The Last Hurrah (Not Really)
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 […]