Beflast Free Library

Yoga Break
2020-04-29 10:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York)
Join us for a 5 minute yoga break! Online anytime.
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Ages: Toddlers and up
Click on the Website link below to access this program.

Cartooning Cave with James Quigley
2020-05-03 09:00 - 10:00
Cartooning Cave with James Quiqley is live on Sunday mornings! Be part of the livestream through Facebook or Youtube. Recordings of past programs can be viewed here, too.
https://www.facebook.com/cartooningcave
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSF9D2KTvvR36JnSc2UREbw

Virtual Yoga Storytime -- Ocean Theme
2020-05-12 10:00 - 10:30
Join us for Yoga Storytime #3 — Ocean Theme. Thank you: https://childlightyoga.com/ and http://bambinoyoga.com/

Virtual Midcoast Music Together
2020-05-12 10:00 - 11:00
We would normally host Jess Day with Midcoast Music Together on the second Tuesday of the month. For today, here is a link to one of Jess’s online classes.
To access this program please click on the WEBSITE link below. Enjoy!

June Community Read Challenge for kids, families, and teens begins.
2020-06-01 08:00 - 17:00
Visit the library after June 1 Pick up a copy of either book—Yours to keep!
Curbside pick-up available. Call the library to make arrangements.
E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web is a Newbery Honor Book and a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death. For more than half a century, the story has charmed readers with its account of Charlotte, the resourceful spider, and the love and friendship she brings to her farmyard friends. Recommended for ages 6+
Vivid and heart-wrenching, Lauren Wolk’s Beyond the Bright Sea is a gorgeously crafted and tensely paced tale that explores questions of identity, belonging, and the true meaning of family.
Recommended for grades 5 – 8
Choose your book and enjoy a great start-of-summer read! Then visit the library’s website for optional home-based challenges including: Pig & Spider Cupcake Bake and Bright Sea Found Object Art.

Online Yoga Storytime
2020-06-16 10:00 - 11:00
Join us here for Yoga Storytime: https://youtu.be/fitVzyTXJas

Follow Belfast Free Library’s YouTube Page to keep up with online programs for all ages: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWbt48IVyEazGbXq93MryMQ/playlists

Virtual Storytime
2020-06-30 10:00 - 11:00
This week’s virtual storytime is all about tortoises and turtles. Watch the program here: https://youtu.be/3aAuIYLDBkE

Take-Home Tuesdays! BFL Kids Summer Reading
2020-07-07 10:00 - 16:00
Pick up Summer Reading Packets anytime after Monday, July 6
All materials will be available on the Children’s Floor or via Curbside Pickup
Take-Home Tuesdays:
Stop by the library anytime 10:00—4:00 to pick up take-and-make kits
July 14: Fire-breathing Dragon craft kit
July 21: Scavenger Hunt —Bring back the completed results to be entered to win a copy of The Ultimate Book of Scavenger Hunts by Stacy Tornio
July 28: Origami jumping frog kit
August 4: Pipe cleaner flowers craft kit
August 11: Weaving loom instructions and yarn kit
August 18: End of Summer Reading Celebration! Pick a new paperback book to keep.
Book Groups!
Pick up your copies anytime and join our outdoor book discussion groups!
Outdoor Book Group Meetings:
July 28 ~ The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-El (Rain date 7/31)
August 11 ~ We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey (Rain date 8/18)

StoryWalk at Head of the Tide Preserve
2020-07-11 10:00 - 17:00
Head of the Tide Preserve
Doak Road, Belfast
Saturday, July 11 – Sunday, July 12
Self-paced anytime
10:00 am Saturday—5:00 pm Sunday
Weather permitting

Kids & Families Outdoor Book Group - The Very, Very Far North
2020-07-28 12:00 - 16:00
The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-El
Meeting time TBD. Copies of the book are available beginning July 6 — On the children’s floor or via Curbside Pickup.
Rain date 7/31

YA -Outdoor Book Group - Nightbooks
2020-07-30 10:00 - 16:00
Nightbooks by J.A. White
Meeting time TBD. Copies of the book are available beginning July 6 — On the children’s floor or via Curbside Pickup.
Rain date 8/6

Online Storytime
2020-07-31 10:00 - 11:00

Online Yoga Storytime
2020-08-05 10:00 - 11:00

StoryWalk at Head of the Tide Preserve
2020-08-08 10:00 - 17:00
Head of the Tide Preserve
Doak Road, Belfast
Saturday, August 8 – Sunday, August 9
Self-paced anytime
10:00 am Saturday—5:00 pm Sunday
Weather permitting

Kids' Outdoor Book Group -- We're Not From Here
2020-08-11 10:00 - 16:00
We’re Not From here by Geoff Rodkey
Meeting time TBD. Copies of the book are available beginning July 6 — On the children’s floor or via Curbside Pickup.
Rain date 8/18
