"Alien Invaders" - Friends of Sears Island After School Program
2018-01-30 15:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Abbott Room
Aleta McKeage of the Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District will teach children to identify invasive insects and participate in games and activities to learn about these pests. This program is part of a new monthly after-school program hosted by Friends of Sears Island called Science Squad. This program is for children ages 8-12, accompanied by a parent. Space is limited and registration is required for this program. Call 207-975- 3878 to register.
For more information, visit http://friendsofsearsisland.org/science-squad/

Belfast Flying Shoes Film Series
2018-01-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Together in Time: A Story of New England Contra Music and Dance
Plus…Dance as a Social Life: Perspectives on Participation, a facilitated discussion with Belfast Flying Shoes dancers in their teens and twenties.
For more information

Midcoast Music Together
2018-02-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2018-03-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Abbott Room
Belfast Free Library will offer a free monthly family music and movement program on with Jess Day, Director of Midcoast Music Together and creator of JAMMM (Jess’ Arts, Music, Movement, Mindfulness programs). Come sing, jam and play together in the library’s Abbott Room on Tuesdays, February 13, March 13, April 10, May 8 & June 12 at 10:00 am. Children ages newborn to six with parents, grandparents, and caregivers are invited to join in the fun. Older siblings are welcome, too. All library programs are free and open to the public. For more information: 338-3884 ext. 24

Midcoast Music Together
2018-02-13 10:00 - 11:00
Belfast Free Library will offer a free family music and movement program on the second Tuesday of each month from February through June with Jess Day, Director of Midcoast Music Together. Come sing, jam and play together in the library’s Abbott Room on Tuesday mornings February 13, march 13, April 10, May 8 & June 12 at 10:00 am. Children ages newborn to six with parents, grandparents, and caregivers are invited to join in the fun. Older siblings are welcome, too. All library programs are free and open to the public. For more information: 338-3884 ext. 24

Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers "The Legend of the Banana Kid"
2018-02-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Abbott Room
Little Chucky heads to the Wild West to outwit outlaws in this cowboy adventure! With a fistful of bananas, Chucky rides into town on his trusty goat for a showdown with Big Bad Bart and his gang of bandits. (*please note that there are no guns in the show).
“The Legend of the Banana Kid” features 20 of our hand-crafted glove, mouth and rod puppets, and a slew of flying and twirling styrofoam bananas.

Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers is a puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor, Maine, and comprised of three siblings – brothers Erik and Brian Torbeck and sister Robin (Torbeck) Erlandsen. Founded in 2000, Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers has performed at festivals, schools, libraries and theatres in the United States and Canada. They write and create all the shows they perform and have received three Citations of Excellence from UNIMA-USA, the highest national award in puppetry.
Length of show: approx. 45 minutes
Recommended audience: ages 4 and up

Knitting BFL Kids
2018-03-07 15:30 - 16:30 | Children’s Floor
Learn to knit on the children’s floor — Every Wednesday in March, 3:30 – 4:30.
Program takes place on the children’s floor. Materials provided.
Recommended for ages 8 and up. For more information call 207-338-3884 ext. 24

Wrinkle in Time Book & Movie Group
2018-03-16 17:30 - 20:00
Wrinkle in Time Book and Movie Group
Copies of the book are available on the children’s floor.
Read the book before March 16th then join the book group to see the new Wrinkle in Time film at the Colonial Theater on Friday, March 16th. Limited number of free tickets available for book group members for the early evening show on 3/16. Show time TBD.
Wednesday, March 21, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. — Meet, Eat & Compare, Book vs. Movie. Jam sandwiches and hot cocoa, inspired by the book, provided.
For more information and to sign up, visit the children’s floor or call 207-338-3884 ext. 24

NextGen Savings Plan Information Event
2018-03-19 18:00 - 20:00
Invest in your child’s future higher education. Join FAME staff on [date] to learn more about saving for college.

NextGen 529™ is Maine’s education savings plan, which many families use to prepare for higher education. Opening a NextGen 529 account for your child (or yourself) is a real investment in the future.
Join FAME on [date] to learn more about saving for college, NextGen 529 and matching grants that are available for Maine residents.
Monday, March 19th
6:00 p.m.
Belfast Free Library, 3rd Floor Conference Room

NextGen is a Section 529 plan administered by the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME). Before you invest in NextGen, request a NextGen Program Description from your Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor or Maine Distribution Agent or call Merrill Edge at (877)-463-9843 and read it carefully. The Program Description contains more complete information, including investment objectives, charges, expenses and risks of investing in NextGen, which you should carefully consider before investing. You also should consider whether your or your designated beneficiary’s home state offers any state tax or other state benefits such as financial aid, scholarship funds, and protection from creditors that are only available for investments in such state’s 529 plan. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, is the program manager and underwriter.

Stay-and-Play Baby & Toddler Time
2018-04-03 10:00 - 11:00
Stay & Play Storytime
Birth – 2 years old
Share songs, rhymes, and simple books with open playtime on the children’s floor. New ideas, old favorites, and friends.
Midcoast Music Together sessions on the second Tuesday of each month in the Abbott Room.

Preschool Storytime
2018-04-06 10:00 - 11:00
Preschool Storytime every Friday at 10:00
Stories, songs, rhymes, special guests, and new crafts each week.
Develop early literacy skills and make new friends!

Rob Duquette - World Music
2018-04-20 15:00 - 16:00 | Abbott Room
world music
Through his many years of experience playing and teaching world music, Rob brings a fun and culturally rich presentation of world music styles to young students, showing them through percussion, how the different styles are built and what they mean to their cultures, and in turn, to ours! Children and adults, participate with world music rhythms and concepts made accessible to their age group. Through percussion we can learn about culture!
Rob Duquette is a multi-instrumentalist musician with an emphasis on drums and percussion. A full time performer and music educator since 1998, Rob maintains an active gigging career splitting most of his time between Boston, Portland, Maine, and his own Gameroom Studios in Saco, Maine where he regularly teaches drums, percussion, and guitar. A classically trained percussionist, Rob also teaches World Music, African Drumming, and American Popular Music at the University of New England. Rob’s programs for children incorporate world musical genres and infuses important lessons about kindness, empathy and environmental responsibility. He’s got a few songs that are just plain silly too…..

Cartooning Club
2018-04-27 16:00 - 17:00
The Belfast Free Library will host a Cartooning Club for kids and teens, ages 10 and up, every Friday 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. starting April 27th. Participants will explore drawing techniques and exercises to develop the imagination with graphic artist James Quiqley. Projects may include comic strips, autobiographical illustration, transforming stories to sequential art, and more. All skill levels are welcome and encouraged. Drawing materials will be provided.
James Quigley is a graphic artist, illustrator, and cartoonist residing in Appleton, ME. His work has appeared in the form of skateboard graphics, comic books and comic strips, animation, rock posters, and shirt graphics.
All library programs are free and open to the public. For more information call 207-338-3884 ext. 24.

Repair Cafe
2018-04-29 10:00 - 13:00 | Abbott Room
Belfast Community Works is having a Repair Cafe on Bicycle Maintenance. For More Information

Birdhouse Painting
2018-05-07 15:30 - 17:00
Kids of all ages are invited to help paint birdhouses made by the Belfast Garden Club! The birdhouses will be hung in the library garden and in other public gardens around town. Materials provided.
