Beflast Free Library

Holiday on the Harbor
2023-12-09 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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!

Music Together
2024-01-08 10:00 - 10:40, 2024-02-05 10:00 - 10:40, 2024-03-04 10:00 - 10:40, 2024-04-01 10:00 - 10:40 | Abbott Room
A music & movement class for ages 0-5 and their grownups
FREE

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

Wiggle and Rhyme
2024-01-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-02-12 10:00 | Abbott Room
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.

Be Red Cross Ready
2024-01-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Abbott Room
Home fires, floods, hurricanes and wildfires are becoming more frequent and can be devastating to our loved ones, homes and communities.
Build confidence by learning simple steps you can take now, to help prepare and protect yourself and your loved ones. It’s easy to learn through our free disaster preparedness training.
We will also have an opportunity for individuals and families to sign up for free in-home smoke alarm installations and to create a fire escape plan!
Sponsored by the America Red Cross. For more information visit redcross.org

Mammals and More on the Move in March with Kirk Gentalen
2024-03-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
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 attend in person.
Register for the Zoom link here.
Around these parts, March is a wonderful month full of transitions (is there a month that isn’t full of transitions?). When it comes to animal activity in mid-coast Maine in March, there’s lots going on, and more to come as we move toward spring. Join Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Land Steward and Nature Observer, Kirk Gentalen, for a lively and insightful presentation about where things are at (presently) wildlife-wise and what Kirk’s looking forward to crossing paths with soon enough. Through stories and slides, both loaded with tips and laden with information, we’ll get ourselves ready for spring, which will be only days away.
Kirk Gentalen is a regional stewardship manager for the Maine Coast Heritage Trust for mid-coast Maine (mcht.com) and has 30 years of environmental education experience from working all over the country. Currently living on the St George peninsula with his family, Amy and Leif. Gentalen writes a nature column (‘Nature Bummin’) for MCHT (mcht.org/story-tag/nature-bummin) and edits the Vinalhaven Sightings Report (vinalhavensightings.blogspot.com).

Get Ready For the Eclipse!
2024-04-02 03:30 - 16:30 | Abbott Room
Get Ready For the Eclipse!
Presented by Friends of Sears Island and The Belfast Free Library
~ Learn all about eclipses, build a solar projection box for safe viewing, and take home some free eclipse glasses!!
~Ages 5-12 years old, with an accompanying adult.
~Pre-registration is required, sign-up at: outreach@friendsofsearsisland.org

Make Way For Ducklings: A Musical Retelling Presented by the Halcyon String Quartet
2024-04-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Colonial Theatre
Make Way For Ducklings
~Presented by Halcyon String Quartet: a musical retelling of Robert McCloskey’s beloved children’s book.
Date: Saturday, April 6th
Time: 3:00pm
Place: The Colonial Theatre~ 163 High St, Belfast, ME 04915
Tickets: $7 Students | $9 Seniors | $10 Adults
~For more information, visit colonialtheatre.com

Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition: Planet vs Plastics (part 1)
2024-04-18 17:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Earth Day is Monday, April 22. Earth Day reminds us to think about our beautiful environment and all that we can and should do to preserve it. This is especially important this year when we have had continual reminders of how fragile life on this earth is and how human behavior has affected it.
This year, the national Earth Day organization is focusing on the reduction of the use of plastics – “Planet vs. Plastics.” The organization has set a goal of reducing plastic production by 60% by the year 2040. In keeping with this theme, BBWC and the Belfast Free Library have planned two programs that address the effects of plastics on our environment:
• Thursday, April 18, in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library, will be the first of our “Planet vs. Plastics” presentations. At 5:30, there will be a showing of Earth Day posters created by area students. At 6:00, Plastic Pollution Solutions, a BBWC committee working to decrease the use of single use plastics, will discuss their efforts.
At 6:30, Dr. Charles Rolsky, Executive Director and Senior Research Analyst of the Shaw Institute in Blue Hill, will present a talk on the impact of plastic pollution on the environment and what we can do to help. Light refreshments will be served.
• Tuesday evening, April 23 will be part two of Planet vs. Plastics. At 6:00, we will show the award winning doumentary A Plastic Ocean, followed by discussion about what we can do to limit our personal use of single use plastics.
