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Wiggle and Rhyme
Wiggle and Rhyme
Content is prepared for birth through age 2. First 20 minutes are rhymes, songs and literacy followed by play time and bubbles for social time.
Origami Club For Teens
Origami Club For Teens
Teens 11-17 are invited to join Origami Club! Each month we will be learning a new fold! Snacks Provided!!
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The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and participants share work and discuss. Open to writers ages 18 & up. Email [email protected] for more information and to register.
Resilient Garden Design with Irene Barber
Resilient Garden Design with Irene Barber
This program is the second in the Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Belfast Free Library. The program is offered on Zoom. Register for the Zoom link here. Recently, dramatic, unpredictable seasons have been teaching us that we can’t keep using the same practices from 10 or 20 years ago and expect […]
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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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Ocean Xplorers Steam Team: Farming in the Sea
Ocean Xplorers Steam Team: Farming in the Sea
Find out how seaweed is the foundation of life in the ocean and how we use seaweed in our everyday life. Students will also make mini lava lamps from seaweed based substances to take home. Free event for children 8-12. Space is limited to 30 children. Registration is required. Click here to register
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Friends of the Library Book Sale
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Stop by and pick up a book or two! We have puzzles and DVDs for sale also. Book donations will be accepted at the sale: up to 12 good quality books per person. We would like current fiction, cooking, gardening, and children’s books. We can not accept old and out of date books.
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The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and participants share work and discuss. Open to writers ages 18 & up. Email [email protected] for more information and to register.
Duct Tape Jewelry for Teens
Duct Tape Jewelry for Teens
Come and learn how to make duct tape jewelry and then make a few of your own. All supplies, and snacks will be provided!
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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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Solar 101 with ReVision Energy
Solar 101 with ReVision Energy
Want to learn more about clean solar energy but don't know where to start? Join ReVision Energy's Solar Design Specialist for an overview of all things solar! We'll discuss how grid-tied solar works, the all-electric household model (including heat pumps, EV charging, and Battery Storage), and explain how we design and price systems. The cost […]
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Dragon-Fold Book Making Workshop
Dragon-Fold Book Making Workshop
The Belfast Free Library and the Office of the Belfast Poet Laureate want you to celebrate the Year of the Dragon and National Poetry Month! Waldo County children and teens are invited to write poems on the theme of bravery, courage, and resilience. This year, we're adding a twist: the option of creating dragon-fold books to house the poems! […]
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The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and participants share work and discuss. Open to writers ages 18 & up. Email [email protected] for more information and to register.
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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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Lego Club at the Belfast Free Library
Lego Club at the Belfast Free Library
Love LEGO blocks? Join the club. The library provides boxes of LEGO blocks. Build what you like or take the Library Challenge. You can describe your build or leave it to our imagination. Your creation will be on display on the second floor of the library. All are welcome!!
Mammals and More on the Move in March with Kirk Gentalen
Mammals and More on the Move in March with Kirk Gentalen
Friends of Sears Island and the Belfast Free Library invite you to a presentation about mammal activity in this area of the Mid-coast in March with Kirk Gentalen, Maine Coast Heritage Trust Land Steward. The program will take place in Abbott Room with a Zoom-in option for this program for those who aren’t able to […]
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Wiggle and Rhyme for Babies and Toddlers
Wiggle and Rhyme for Babies and Toddlers
Content is prepared for birth through age 2. First 20 minutes are rhymes, songs and literacy followed by play time and social time with bubbles.
4 events,
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and participants share work and discuss. Open to writers ages 18 & up. Email [email protected] for more information and to register.
Belfast Garden Club Program: Gardeners Questions Answered
Belfast Garden Club Program: Gardeners Questions Answered
With: Viña Lindley and Kate Garland, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Click here to register for Zoom Our March meeting will be an opportunity to have your gardening questions answered by experts. Please submit your questions in advance to Hilary so that Lindley and Garland can prepare their answers. We are hoping to cover a broad […]
Tarot Deck Group for Teens
Tarot Deck Group for Teens
Teens 11-17, come and take part in our Tarot Deck Making Group! This is a three session group. We will each make a full 78 card Tarot Deck! All supplies will be provided. There will be snacks! You must register for this group. Space is limited, so register soon! You can either email [email protected], or […]
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Giving Context to a Photograph: In Praise of Newspapers
Giving Context to a Photograph: In Praise of Newspapers
In this presentation, Deborah Nowers will explain how the discovery of a photograph led to a quest to learn about basketball and the players in her family. Deborah Nowers is the Membership Secretary for the Maine Genealogical Society and the State Registrar and Penobscot Expedition Chapter Registrar for the Daughters of the American Revolution. She […]
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. […]
The Peace & Social Justice Forum/Waldo County POETRY EVENING
The Peace & Social Justice Forum/Waldo County POETRY EVENING
Celebrate Women's History Month : VOICES OF PEACE & RESISTANCE The Peace & Social Justice Forum/Waldo County will hold a POETRY EVENING to share the words of women and people in struggle, in this time of both war and peace. Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 6 pm in the Abbott Room, Belfast Free Library. […]
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Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
Mainely Mammals - with Laura Craver Rogers, Education and Outreach Coordinator at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Learn about Maine’s mammals and their exciting, yet often misunderstood lives. With a wide variety of mammal species in Maine, each has its own unique adaptations to be an important part of Maine’s ecosystems, as prey, […]
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Preschool Storytime at the Belfast Free Library
Preschool Storytime at the Belfast Free Library
Content is prepared for ages 3-6 with read alouds, felt and flannel stories, puppets, songs, fingerplays and action rhymes. Concludes with an easy craft.
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Wiggle and Rhyme for Babies and Toddlers******Cancelled for March 25th!!!***************
Wiggle and Rhyme for Babies and Toddlers******Cancelled for March 25th!!!***************
Content is prepared for birth through age 2. First 20 minutes are rhymes, songs and literacy followed by play time and social time with bubbles.
Origami Club For Teens
Origami Club For Teens
Teens 11-17 are invited to join Origami Club! Each month we will be learning a new fold! Snacks Provided!!
3 events,
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and participants share work and discuss. Open to writers ages 18 & up. Email [email protected] for more information and to register.
Book Discussion with BBWC – “Landslide” by Susan Conley
Book Discussion with BBWC – “Landslide” by Susan Conley
The final book in the "Read with Us this Winter" series is Landslide by Susan Conley. In Landslide, Susan Conley describes a mother working to keep her family together in coastal Maine after her husband is injured in a fishing accident and hospitalized in a distant town. Her teenaged boys are struggling to grow up. […]
In Full Bloom: Container Gardens with Rebecca Goldenthal
In Full Bloom: Container Gardens with Rebecca Goldenthal
This program is the final one in the 2024 Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Belfast Free Library. The program will be offered in person in the Abbott Room with a Zoom option. Register for the Zoom link here. A container can hold so much more than you think: long-blooming beauty, variety, […]
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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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Steam Team Ocean Explorers~ Farming in the Sea
Steam Team Ocean Explorers~ Farming in the Sea
Join Maine 4-H and staff from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to explore why our oceans take on certain hues. Participants will explore the science behind ocean colors and practice sampling techniques used by researchers. ~Free event for ages 6-12. Space is limited to 30children. ~Registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD
Teen Instagram Takeover- Canceled for 03/28- Rescheduled for 04/16
Teen Instagram Takeover- Canceled for 03/28- Rescheduled for 04/16
Looking for Teens 11-17 who are writers, and fans of books. This is what we will do in this program.. ~Write a letter to your favorite author. ~We will post it on our library teen Instagram. If willing, we can video you reading the letter. ~ Wait for a response! This is a great way […]
Solar Energy: Retrofitting and New Construction with ReVision Energy
Solar Energy: Retrofitting and New Construction with ReVision Energy
Whether you have an existing home or are drawing up plans to build your dream home; learn from ReVision Energy’s Solar Design Specialist, Will Field, about how to prep yourself for solar and the all-electric household model. Modern technology makes it cost-effective and sensible to build a 100% solar-powered home, with no utility bills and […]
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Preschool Storytime at the Belfast Free Library
Preschool Storytime at the Belfast Free Library
Content is prepared for ages 3-6 with read alouds, felt and flannel stories, puppets, songs, fingerplays and action rhymes. Concludes with an easy craft.