Beflast Free Library

Career Center Services
2022-06-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-06-08 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Conference Room

Book Launch for Humor Columnist and Essayist, Eddie Adelman
2022-06-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
All are invited to an in-person talk and reading in celebration of the release of Eddie Adelman’s new collection of essays and columns Don’t Get Me Started.
Although most of the essays are of a humorous nature, some display a more serious tone. Don’t Get Me Started spans 24 years and includes 35 of Adelman’s best columns and essays.
In 2002 and 2003 Adelman had his own weekly column in the Portland Press Herald. Since 2013, dozens of his essays have appeared on the Op-Ed pages of the Bangor Daily News Also, from 1998 – 2003 Adelman was a guest commentator on Maine Public Radio’s “Maine Things Considered” evening newscast, reading his essays aloud over the air. One of those essays won the “AP Award for Writing in Broadcast Journalism” in 1999.
The book also contains four one-act plays that Adelman has written dating back to 2007. Adelman’s plays have been performed in Los Angeles, Portland and Belfast, Maine. Two of the plays were featured at The Maine Playwright’s Festival in 2019 and 2020.
Books will be available to purchase for signing at the event.

Oceans of Possibilities Children & Teen Summer Reading Start!
2022-06-21 09:30 - 18:00 | Children’s Floor

Library Closed
2022-06-20
In honor of Juneteenth the Library is Closed June 20th.

For more information about Juneteenth visit https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth

Storytime
2022-06-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-06-07 10:00 - 11:00
All ages storytime! Check for location for each date.

Genealogy group meeting
2022-06-15 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.

Belfast's Climate Action Plan Discussion
2022-06-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Belfast’s Climate Action Plan draft is ready for community review:
The initial draft of Belfast’s Climate Action Plan (5/02/2022) has been created by the Belfast Climate Crisis Committee, and it is ready for your review and feedback!
Download the Climate Action Plan draft here and then let us know your thoughts: Climate Action Plan
The Belfast Climate Action Plan is a plan for the City of Belfast and the Belfast community to adapt to climate change, and to reduce our production of the greenhouse gases which cause global warming. When complete, the plan will be submitted to the Belfast City Council for discussion, public review, and adoption. The initial draft of Belfast’s Climate Action Plan has been created by the Belfast Climate Crisis Committee, and it is ready for our community’s review and feedback!
4 ways to share your input and make sure Belfast community voices are heard:

Attend the community meeting on Tuesday, June 14th at 6 PM, in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library and on Zoom. The Belfast Climate Crisis Committee will be in attendance, as well as participating organizations from the 1st Waldo County Climate Change Symposium. They are eager to hear your feedback.
If you can’t make the meeting, email the Belfast Climate Crisis Committee with your suggestions or questions.
Take the quick survey below to tell us what you think should be prioritized in the Climate Action Plan.
Please, spread the word! Everyone’s input is valued and needed. Share through Facebook, Instagram, the ABCD email newsletter, and especially in person with your friends and neighbors.

This will be a hybrid event. If you cannot make the in person discussion please register for the zoom link here.

Climate Action Plan May 2022

Kids & Teen Take & Make: Ocean Clay Animals
2022-06-14 09:30 - 18:00

Belfast Flying Shoes presents King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin
2022-06-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Colonial Theatre
Belfast Flying Shoes presents King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin with Stephen Costanza – multimedia projections of book art, narration, and live music by 6 talented locals. Sunday June 5, 3:00 pm at the Colonial Theater, 163 High St in Belfast. Info & ticketing at
tinyurl.com/KingOfRagtime

Youth Chess Club
2022-06-03 12:30 - 15:00, 2022-05-27 12:30 - 15:00 | Abbott Room

Pick up- Kids & Teen June Community Reads
2022-06-01 09:30 - 18:00

Teen Hangout
2022-05-31 15:30 - 17:00 | Abbott Room
Teen hangout in the Abbott Room at the library. Come watch movie, eat snacks, craft, and more!
