Beflast Free Library

Marvel Trivia for Teens
2023-05-26 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | 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, 2023-06-06 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-06-13 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-06-20 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.

Knit2Together
2023-05-31 16:00, 2023-06-07 16:00, 2023-06-14 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.

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.

Music Together for early childhood
2023-06-03 10:30 - 11:15 | Abbott Room
Music Together at the Belfast Free Library is a chance to experience these special classes that build social and emotional growth through music and play.

Friends of the Library Book Sale
2023-06-03 10:30 - 13:00 | Plaza in front of the Library
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.

Authors Laura Bonazzoli and Jodi Paloni to discuss short story cycle
2023-06-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Abbott Room
Place-based short-story cycles play a historic role in American fiction, and two Maine authors, Laura Bonazzoli and Jodi Paloni, will discuss this genre and read from two of their collections.
Both authors create fictional studies of New England communities and the lives of their inhabitants. Jodi Paloni’s linked short stories in They Could Live with Themselves take place in the fictional town of Stark Run, Vermont. A similarly fictional locale in rural Maine is the setting for Laura Bonazzoli’s Consecration Pond.
Jodi Paloni
Laura Bonazalli

Take and Make for Children and Teens
2023-06-13 09:30 - 18:00 | Youth Services Floor
Stop at the second floor circulation desk to pick up your “Take and Make” craft supplies for June – Modeling clay and sculpting tools thanks to the Anonimo Foundation!

Sustainable Trails: Erosion, Responsible Hiking, and Improvement Efforts in the Camden Hills State Park
2023-06-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Join Erik Brooks the Trail Supervisor for the Camden Hills State Park for this talk on the maintenance of the trails.
The volume of visitors at CHSP, combined with the erosive force of strong rainstorms, renders our trails rougher, muddier, and generally less pleasant over time. But there are things the Park is doing to slow and even reverse these effects, and to combat invasives too, and you can help! CHSP Trail Supervisor Erik Brooks will discuss the simple things hikers can do to protect and improve trails while enjoying a hike or run, as well as further ways to get involved with maintenance and rehabilitation efforts, or with other projects to beautify the Park such as planting lilies.

2023 Summer Reading Program for Children and Teens begins!
2023-06-21 12:00 - 20:00 | Youth Services Floor
The summer reading program begins at noon on Wednesday, June 21 and runs through August 16. Visit the second floor to get a game board, books and a list of free events.
