Beflast Free Library

Knit2Together
2024-08-28 16:00, 2024-09-04 16:00, 2024-09-11 16:00, 2024-09-18 16:00, 2024-09-25 16:00 (America/New_York) | 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. Library staff will have computers available to demonstrate how to use Ravelry.com and other websites to help find patterns and organize your work. Registration is not required. For more information please call 338-3884 ext.10
Contact bharrington@belfastlibrary.org to sign up to to join the knitting group.

Computer class: Internet Safety (2-session class)
2024-09-05 11:00 - 12:00
*REGISTRATION REQUIRED*
Staying safe online is essential in today’s world. This class teaches you how to keep your information and your computer/devices safe. This is a 2-session class, taking place on Sept. 5 and 12 at 11am.
This class is presented in partnership with the National Digital Equity Center. To sign up for this class, please fill out the enrollment registration form, and then reserve your spot in the class.
For more information, please contact 338-3884 ext. 25 or spietryka@belfastlibrary.org.

NO KNITTING GROUP TODAY Knit2Together
2024-09-11 16:00

Computer class: Internet Safety (2-session class)
2024-09-12 11:00 - 12:00
*REGISTRATION PERIOD HAS ENDED*
Staying safe online is essential in today’s world. This class teaches you how to keep your information and your computer/devices safe. This is a 2-session class, taking place on Sept. 5 and 12 at 11am.
This class is presented in partnership with the National Digital Equity Center. To sign up for this class, please fill out the enrollment registration form, and then reserve your spot in the class.
For more information, please contact 338-3884 ext. 25 or spietryka@belfastlibrary.org.

The Republican Journal: past, present, and future
2024-09-13 14:00 - 16:00
Join Republican Journal and Belfast Historical Society and Museum staff in a trip through nearly two centuries of newspaper history. We will discuss the evolution of the Republican Journal
(est. 1829) over the decades and review notable issues and stories over the years. We’ll also travel through Belfast’s streets and learn about the different sites the newspaper’s office occupied over
the years. The program will conclude with a participatory discussion about how news and information are distributed today and our hopes for the future of news in the 21st century.
PRESENTERS:
Jim Leonard was appointed editor of The Republican Journal in December 2022. He has a background in journalism and has also served in the United States Army, Rockland Fire Department and as an athletic administrator atRockland High School, Oceanside High School and Maine Central Institute.
Megan Pinette is the president of the Belfast Historical Society and Museum and serves as curator of the Belfast Museum. She has been active with the historical society for the past twenty years and worked on such projects as“The Museum in the Streets” – the thirty interpretive panels set along the waterfront, downtown and residential streets, the two architectural and history
walking tours, creation of exhibits at the museum, and coordinator of historical society programs held at the Belfast Free Library.
Drew Himmelstein is the community engagement and solutions journalism editor for the Midcoast Villager, where she dreams up innovative ways to encourage civic dialogue and reports on how we can improve some of the most pressing problems in our community.

Reporting on Resilience and Solutions in Maine’s Changing Climate a panel discussion with reporters from the Maine Monitor
2024-09-17 18:30 - 20:00
The doom and gloom of climate change coverage can distract from the important work that’s already being done. Hear from reporters with The Maine Monitor, Maine’s only state-wide investigative nonprofit news outlet, about how The Maine Monitor covers the work Maine communities are doing to prepare for sea level rise and climate change-intensified natural disasters. Editor Kate Cough and reporters Emmett Gartner and Annie Ropeik will share their insights and how they approach environmental journalism, which appears in The Maine Monitor and in their weekly Climate Monitor newsletters.
To register for the zoom option click here

Kate Cough, Emmett Gartner, Annie Ropeik

This program is part of the “Finding Hope In Our Climate Crisis : A lecture series on Climate Change Solutions” brought to you in cooperation with the Waldo County Climate Action Coalition and the Belfast Free Library.

Genealogy group meeting: One Amateur's Genealogical Journey (So Far)
2024-09-18 14:00 - 16:00
Join us for a presentation from Nat Clifford about his adventures in genealogy, touching on some ancestral tidbits, a family history association, and genetic genealogy. Whether you are a beginner genealogist or a seasoned expert, all are welcome!
Nat Clifford co-owns a seasonal B&B with his spouse, Lexa, in Belfast, where he settled in 2017 following a 30-year career with the US State Department.
These meetings are now in a hybrid format with the option to join in-person in the Abbott Room or to join online over Zoom. To receive the Zoom link or for more information, please email Sharon Pietryka at spietryka@belfastlibrary.org.

Computer class: "Cutting the Cord" - Getting TV & Phone Services Over the Internet
2024-09-19 11:00 - 12:00
*CLASS IS FULL, REGISTRATION CLOSED*
What does it mean to “Cut the Cord”? It’s about canceling cable or satellite services and being able to watch television shows online, as well as options that would allow you to get rid of your landline. This class will not only show you the wide variety of options out there, but also teach you some tools to decide if cutting the cord is right for you.
This class is presented in partnership with the National Digital Equity Center. To sign up for this class, please fill out the enrollment registration form, and then reserve your spot in the class.
For more information, please contact 338-3884 ext. 25 or spietryka@belfastlibrary.org.

Belfast Historical Society Presentation
2024-09-23 19:00 - 20:00
Your Father Fears New England Will Be Depopulated: Belfast and the Rush to California
Jan Eakins, a cultural historian who has researched, written, taught, and lectured on Maine in the West for more than two decades, will present the histories of some of the people who caught California gold fever early and hard. The bark Suliote cleared Marshall Wharf for San Francisco mere weeks into the nationwide rush. Hazeltines, Peirces, Lothrops, Lockes, and Ladds were among more than a hundred locals who headed west that year of 1849. Jan Eakins traces their journeys by sea and land. She relates their successes and sorrows as they kept shop, practiced law, erected buildings, and dug gold on the western frontier. She considers who left home, who returned home, and how gold shaped Belfast’s future.
More information at https://www.belfastmuseum.org/

Book Launch and Author Talk with Isabel Tutaine
2024-09-24 18:30 - 20:00
Song of the Wooden Sparrow by Isabel Tutaine.
Join Isabel Tutaine in celebrating the release of her novel, Song of the Wooden Sparrow, from Golden Bridges Publishing with a talk about about the assumptions she disassembled while writing and publishing a novel in this climate and what happened after she published the novel.
Isabel Tutaine writes about ordinary people who summon the courage to take control of their lives. She is Cuban by birth, American by citizenship, Cuban-New Englander by culture. She lives in Stockton Springs where she listens to what the ocean has to say, then runs home to write it down.
Autographed copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event.

Water Quality and Climate Action in Waldo County
2024-10-01 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for a community meeting and panel discussion organized by members of the Waldo County Climate Action Coalition centered around our community’s watershed. This event will focus on water stewardship as a critical component of broader climate action efforts. We aim to increase understanding of the local watershed, spark discourse on sustainable ways forward, and encourage collective action through local initiatives.
Featured Speakers:
Joy Bowles, Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Vice President, Watershed Quality Chair.
As the lead in Water Quality, Joy brings her expertise on water monitoring practices and how to protect and improve the health of the Belfast Bay Watershed.
Jill Howell, Upstream Watch and Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper
The Executive Director of Upstream Watch, which also functions as the Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper, Jill advocates for the health of our local rivers, enforcement of environmental regulations, and public education.
John Krueger, Friends of Harriet L. Hartley Board Member
John shares his long history of environmental health and advocacy, including as Director of the Maine State Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory. He has particular expertise and interest in the nitrogen levels and plastic pollution in the Belfast Bay Watershed.
Register for the Zoom link here.

This program is part of the “Finding Hope In Our Climate Crisis : A lecture series on Climate Change Solutions” brought to you in cooperation with the Waldo County Climate Action Coalition and the Belfast Free Library.
