Beflast Free Library

Friends of the Library Book Sale
2023-05-06 10:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Library Lobby
Book donations will be accepted at the sale, up to 12 good quality books per person. The Friends are looking for current fiction, cooking, gardening and children’s books.

Earth Day Poetry Competition Reading and Reception
2023-05-08 15:30 - 16:30
Join us to read your poem and enjoy refreshments.

May "Take and Make" For Children and Teens
2023-05-09 | Youth Services Floor
May’s “Take and Make” will be for children and teens. We are offering build-you-own seed starter kits! Everything but water and sun is included!! Come and get your “Take and Make”, starting May 9th, on the Youth Services Floor of the Belfast Free Library.

Knit2Together
2023-05-10 16:00, 2023-05-17 16:00, 2023-05-24 16:00, 2023-05-31 16:00 | Abbott Room
Knitters, crocheters, yarn enthusiasts of all experience levels are welcome to join us every Wednesday , from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Abbott Room.
This drop-in event is a chance for knitters- and crocheters too- of all ages and experience levels to chat, get tips, and learn from each other while working on their own projects. Library staff will have computers available to demonstrate how to use Ravelry.com and other websites to help find patterns and organize your work. Registration is not required. For more information please call 338-3884 ext.10
Contact bharrington@belfastlibrary.org to sign up to to join the knitting group.

LEGO Club
2023-05-11 16:00 - 17:00
All are welcome to play with others using the large collection of LEGO’s donated to the library. Just bring your creativity.

Storytime at the Belfast Free Library
2023-05-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Abbott Room
Join us, all are welcome. Story content is aimed at ages 2-6 but resonate with all ages.

Searching for Margaret Cutt in Ancient Piscataquay, and Finding Shipwrights, Slave Holders and Plantation Owners across Four Generations
2023-05-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Abbott Room
In this presentation, Judy Granger will discuss her research into the life of Margaret Cutt in the Kittery, Maine area during the late 1700 – early 1800s. Margaret married Pomp Russell, a citizen of Weld, Maine and Revolutionary War veteran who was born an enslaved black infant around 1761. For this historical time and place, black women can often be even more invisible than their husbands, but Judy argues that Margaret Cutt just might be the exception.
Judy will discuss Margaret’s beginnings and her meeting and marrying Pomp Russell. She will also dive into the possibility of Margaret’s surname and its connections to some of the oldest and wealthiest families of Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire—the Cutts, Pepperrells, Brays, Gerrishes, and Elliots—as well as connections to her own early ancestors.
Judy Granger is a New Englander through and through, both from birth in New Hampshire and living in Maine, as well as having all of her ancestors arrive in the mid-1600s to settle Topsfield and Newbury, Massachusetts, and the Kittery-Portsmouth-Dover-Oyster River areas of Maine and New Hampshire. Her PhD work was at Kent State in education and educational leadership, and her area of interest is in qualitative research. Telling the story of Pomp Russell and his wife, Margaret, in the context of their surroundings in the late 1700s, is right up her alley.
All are welcome! This event is in-person, with a Zoom option.
To receive the Zoom link or for more information, please email Sharon Pietryka at spietryka@belfastlibrary.org.

Spring Ring: A Penobsoct Bay Ringers Concert
2023-05-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Gammans Room
Penobscot Bay Ringers, Midcoast Maine’s community handbell choir, will present a Spring Ring in the Gammans Room of the Library.
The concert, which is open to the public, will feature a variety of familiar hymns, popular songs, as well as some pieces composed specifically for handbells. In addition to music presented by the full, five-octave choir, there will be several ensemble performances by members of Penobscot Bay Ringers. The concert will be one hour in length with no intermission. The concert is presented at no charge thanks to the Friends of Belfast Free Library.

Belfast Historical Society Program
2023-05-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Up the Not So Lazy River, Life at Head of the Tide and City Point.
with Gary Stuckey, museum volunteer.
Join Gary Stuckey, museum volunteer and a passionate historian, as he takes you on a journey up the Passagassawaukeag River to explore the industries, dams, and buildings that once made for thriving communities. With maps, historical references, photographs, and first person accounts, Gary will transport you back in time to discover the secrets of life at Head of the Tide and City Point. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn more about the fascinating past
of this special area.

Marvel Trivia for Teens
2023-05-26 15:30 - 16:30 | Abbott Room
Calling all teens, 11-17 years old!!!!! Come show your skills in Marvel Trivia! Prizes and fun for everyone!!!!!

The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
2023-05-30 09:30 - 11:00 | Abbott Room
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and participants share work and discuss. Open to writers ages 18 & up. Email hello@mayastein.com for more information and to register.

Sustainable Communities Event at the Belfast Boathouse
2023-06-01 12:30 - 16:30 | Belfast Boathouse
Starting at 1:00 PM we will hear about the City of Belfast Climate Action Plan and takeaways from the ABCD’s Community Climate Dialogues, sponsored by the Belfast Free Library. Efficiency Maine will provide an overview of opportunities for investments in home heating and energy efficiency solutions. Methods to create sustainable landscapes in your yards and in the broader community will also be covered. Exhibits will be open from 2:30 – 3:30 and the afternoon will end with a “Call to Action” panel discussion on what individuals and the cities in which they live can do to strive for greater climate resilience and a more sustainable future.
The event is co-sponsored by the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition and the All-Belfast Climate Dialogue (ABCD) a project of the Belfast Free Library.
