Beflast Free Library

17th Annual Belfast Poetry Festival
2022-10-15 | Abbott Room

Storytime
2022-10-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-09-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-09-16 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Abbott Room

Friends of Sears Island Program
2022-10-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Friends of Sears Island will hold a free public meeting on Wednesday, October 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., in the Abbott Room at Belfast Free Library, to give an update on the status of the proposal to develop a “wind port” in Searsport. Large floating wind turbines would be constructed and launched from the port for deployment in the Gulf of Maine. At this meeting we will review the process so far and provide analysis of new information that is expected to come during the September 29 meeting of the Offshore Wind Port Advisory Group in Augusta.

Sears Island and Mack Point are identified as feasible locations for this port, if such a port will be built in Penobscot Bay. If Sears Island is chosen for this development, it would destroy the island’s ecological, recreational, and economic value, while re-developing Mack Point, an industrial site for more than a century, into a renewable energy site offers a “greener” option.
To learn more visit Friends of Sears Island Webpage

Take and Make for Children and Teens
2022-10-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Children’s Floor
Take and Make

Library Closed for Indigenous People's Day
2022-10-10

Friends of the Library Book Sale
2022-10-01 10:00 - 13:00

Gallery Talk & Reception- Rita Swidrowski
2022-09-29 15:00 - 16:30 | Abbott Room
Locally Grown: Illustrations & Reflections from the Sketch Journals of Rita Swidrowski
Locally Grown, an exhibit of watercolor and ink illustrations with text by Rita Swidrowski, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library September 7th through October 7th.
At the gallery talk and reception on September 29th, Rita will share more of what she learned in a slide presentation.

Reflection: A Walk with Water, film presentation
2022-09-27 18:00 - 20:00
To highlight National Climate Action Week, The All of Belfast Climate Dialogues and the Peace and Social Justice Forum/Waldo County ( formerly Peace and Justice Group of Waldo County) will co-present the film: Reflection: A Walk with Water.
Filmmaker Emmett Brennan embarks on a powerful journey to find stories of hope and healing as he walks 200 miles along the iconic Los Angeles aqueduct encountering cultural leaders, ecological activists, and indigenous wisdom keepers who are re-envisioning our relationship to water.
The water cycle is being broken, and the consequence is an increasingly erratic and uninhabitable planet. This award winning film highlights transformational stories from LA and other parts of California and makes widespread ecological healing seem well within reach. Providing deep insight into the inseparability of water and life, Reflection helps equip our minds and hearts for the important work ahead.

“Photographing Belfast’s Waterfront- Then and Now”, Belfast Historical Society Program
2022-09-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
“Photographing Belfast’s Waterfront- Then and Now” is the topic for the Belfast Historical Society meeting at 7:00 pm, Monday, September 26, in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library. Liv Kristin Robinson, lead curator of the photography show which was on exhibit at Waterfall Arts June 18 to August 29, 2021 will lead the discussion. Co-curators, Kevin Johnson, photo archivist at the Penobscot Marine Museum, and Megan Pinette, curator at the Belfast Museum, will add commentary. The very successful exhibit featured historic maritime history as well as photographs from over a dozen contemporary photographers. For more information visit belfastmuseum.org
The program will be recorded and made available on BCTV2, BelfastMuseum.org, BHSM Facebook page and on DVD(at the library)

Citizen's Climate Lobby Candidate Forum
2022-09-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Abbott Room
A candidates’ climate forum, sponsored by the Belfast area Citizens Climate Lobby, will be held in the Abbott Room at 7 pm on September 22 for the two candidates for Maine Senate, District 11. Current State Senator Chip Curry and current Maine House District 99 Representative MaryAnne Kinney will address Maine policy concerning climate change.
For more information https://citizensclimatelobby.org/chapters/ME_Belfast/

Genealogy group meeting
2022-09-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Abbott Room
Monthly meeting of the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society.
All are welcome! 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.

“Help Staying Warm This Winter: How to Create an Energy Efficient Home”
2022-09-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
A presentation by Bridget Gifford from Efficiency Maine
Some people would like to be as energy efficient as possible. Others simply wish their home was a little warmer or less drafty in the winter. Most would like to save money by cutting their electricity, heating, and fuel bills, but many don’t know where to start or are prevented by the expense of weatherization and other efficiency upgrades.
Efficiency Maine, a public benefits fund for energy efficiency programs, is here to help! Efficiency Maine provides rebates designed to save you money on weatherization, efficiency heating, and the purchase of electric vehicles. This talk will cover the rebates and financing programs offered, with a focus on how heat pumps and heat pump water heaters can set the stage for a more fuel efficient household. If you want to upgrade to a more fuel-efficient household, this program will help you become aware of, and able to access, the benefits available to you through your Efficiency Maine program.
Bridget Gifford has worked with Efficiency Maine for six years focusing on low income initiatives. Over that time investments in low income homes for efficiency measures has tripled. She has worked in NY and Maine with efficiency programs and utility providers. Bridget lives in Yarmouth with her family.

Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
2022-09-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
The Who, What, Where, Whys of PFAS with Andrew Carpenter, Northern Tilth, LLCL
Andrew Carpenter, certified soil scientist and founder of Northern Tilth,LLC. will discuss PFAS’s, addressing concerns that have been expressed, including where they are in our environment and how we can test for them.
Andrew received an M.S. in Plant, Soil and Environmental Science at the University of Maine, and founded his Environmental consulting firm in 2003. He is currently a Board Member of the Compost Research and Education Foundation
The Belfast Watershed Coalition works to support conservation and stewardship of natural, scenic and public access resources of the Belfast Bay watershed through research, community building and education. For more information visit http://belfastbaywatershed.org/
