Beflast Free Library

October "Take and Make" for Children and Teens
2023-10-10 | Youth Services Floor

NEW STEAM Series! Ocean Xplorers for ages 8-12, Space is limited - Registration required
2023-10-19 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Abbott Room
New STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers Program is turning the tides towards the future starting in October

Registration is now open (https://extension.umaine.edu/waldo/4h/ocean-xplorers/) for a new, interactive multi-session STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) ocean-focused adventure series at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street.

The series “STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers,” a collaborative effort between the University of Cooperative Extension’s Waldo County’s 4-H, the Belfast Free Library and the UMaine MARINE Initiative allows youth ages 8-12 once a month to explore and discover undersea and seaside wonders together with UMaine and local scientists and field experts through hands-on learning experiences and activities.

The free program will kick off on Oct. 19, 2023 with Diving into Aquaponics. Held at the Belfast Free library’s Abbott Room on the ground floor, participants will learn all about aquaponics, a type of sustainable farming that combines raising fish in tanks (aquaculture) and growing plants without soil (hydroponics). Youth participants will practice engineering and observation skills and have the opportunity to get up close with an aquaponics system. This is a great opportunity to practice problem-solving, troubleshooting, and systems thinking skills.

Scary Storytelling on the Harbor for School Age and Teens
2023-10-30 17:00 - 18:00 | Gazebo at Steamboat Landing
Not for the very young, stories take ability to listen and are chosen by the storytellers for the older child and teens. If rain, the stories will be in the Boathouse next to the Gazebo.
If outside, bring a chair or blanket.

Mr. Drew and His Animals Too at the Library!
2023-11-03 14:00 - 15:30 | Abbott Room
This popular presentation returns to your Belfast Free Library. An opportunity to interact with the animals follows Mr. Drew’s talk.
RSU 71 Early Release day.

STEAM Ocean Xplorers - What Makes a Fish a Fish?
2023-11-30 15:30 - 17:00 | Abbott Room
STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers is a monthly program focused on the exploration of undersea and seaside wonders. Youth ages 8-12 are invited to join this partnership between the University of Maine’s 4-H program in Waldo County and the Belfast Free Library. Participants will engage in hands-on activities, meet scientists and students
This program is for ages 8-12 and requires registration.
Click here to register your child.
Ocean Xplorers

Preschool Storytimes
2023-12-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Abbott Room
Content is prepared for ages 3-6 with read alouds, felt and flannel stories, puppets, songs, fingerplay and action rhymes. Concludes with a short book-based film and an easy craft.

Maine Authors for Lewiston Book Signing
2023-12-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Abbott Room
Maine Authors for Lewiston, an informal group of more than 70 Maine authors, have banded together to support the victims of the recent tragedy in Lewiston. The group has organized a series of 10 book signings, all free and open to the public, so that people can purchase books and meet the authors. There will be fiction writers, children’s book authors, non-fiction writers, and poets among the participants. This is a wonderful opportunity for Maine book-lovers to support local authors, but, most importantly, to help our fellow Mainers as they begin to heal and recover.
All of the participating authors have agreed to donate all, or most, of their proceeds from these events to help the healing and recovery efforts in Lewiston. All are volunteering because they care.
The authors scheduled to appear at the Belfast Free Library are: Irene Drago, Bruce Pratt, Skip Simonds, Robert Klose, Jason Trask, Michael Norton, Ed Rice, Gregory Newton Brown, Lucky Platt,
Andrea Lani, Jeffrey Thomson, Tom Wells, Kelly Brooks-Bay, Danielle Bannister, Deb Shepherd, and David Florig.

CANCELLED: Wiggle and Rhyme
2023-12-04 10:00 | Abbott Room
CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER WEATHER
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.

Music Together
2023-12-05 10:00 - 10:40, 2024-01-08 10:00 - 10:40 | Abbott Room
A music & movement class for ages 0-5 and their grownups
FREE

Holiday on the Harbor
2023-12-09 11:00 - 13:00 | Belfast Boathouse
Events
Ho-Ho-Holiday Book Drive with the Belfast Rotary Club
Ornament Making with Cornerspring Montessori School
Cookie Decorating with Front Street Pub
Holiday Storytime with the Belfast Free Library
Family Horse Drawn Wagon Rides with S&S Carriage
Yummy Hot Chocolate with Waldo Cap
Winter Socks from Colburn Shoe Store
Youth Bike Giveaways from the Belfast Rotary Club
Santa visits at 11:00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lego Club
2023-12-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Abbott Room
Love LEGO blocks? Join the club. The library provides boxes of LEGO. 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!

A folktale: The Elves and the Shoemaker ~ A Puppet Show
2023-12-28 10:00 - 10:40 | Abbott Room
Local puppeteer, Nancy Tyndall, will perform a puppet show called The Elves and the Shoemaker.
This is a family show and all are welcome!

Free Family Films at the Belfast Free Library
2023-12-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Abbott Room
Three short films from children’s literature! Cozy in with refreshments and films brought to you by Kanopy Kids and your public library. All Ages welcome!

Button Making For Teens
2024-01-09 15:30 - 16:30 | Abbott Room
Want to make a pin for your backpack or your jacket! Teens 11-17 are invited to do just that! All supplies will be provided. Snacks will be there too!!
Date: Jan. 9th
Time: 3:30-4:30
Place: Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library
