Beflast Free Library

Friends of the Belfast Free Library Meet
2017-01-09 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
In the third floor conference room.

VoXX Presents Annual “Music for the New Year” Concert
2017-01-07 19:00 - 21:00
The all-volunteer a cappella mid-coast choral ensemble VoXX: Voice of Twenty will kick off its annual “Music for the New Year” concert series at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7 in the fine acoustics of the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street. The theme of the winter program, “O Great Mystery,” revolves around the Missa O Magnum Mysterium by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1592), which the group will sing in its entirety. Also featured will be unaccompanied works from the thirteenth to the twenty-first century, chosen to explore the mysteries of the season and bring light to the turning of the year. A highlight will be the world premiere of Laudate Dominum, an uplifting SATB carol composed in 2015 by the group’s Music Director, John Mehrmann. In keeping with the group’s wide-ranging interest in fine unaccompanied choral music, other selections will range from sacred to secular to downright saucy by composers from Anonymous to J.S. Bach to Vaughan Williams.
Visit www.voiceoftwenty.com for more information

The Library will be Closed for New Year's Holiday
2017-01-02

New Year's By the Bay
2016-12-31 14:00
Visit www.nybb.org for full schedule.

Library Closed
2016-12-26, 2016-12-24

Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
2016-12-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room

Knit2Together
2016-12-14 16:00 - 17:30 | Abbott Room
Knitters of all experience levels are welcome to join us the second and forth Wednesdays of the month , from 4-5:30 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

Camden Conference Community Event: Film Presentation
2016-12-13 18:30 - 20:00
Marisa Lloyd will be screening her film, Today we Pack Tomorrow we Settle at the Belfast Free Library on December 13 at 6:30pm. The film is about Congolese refugees returning to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with the help of the UNHCR after 10 years living in the refugee camps of Zambia (where people fled to during the Second Congo War in 1998-2003). Lloyd made this film for the refugees living in these Zambian camps as opposed to a western audience, so it will be well accompanied by a pre-discussion and q&a. This event is free and open to all.
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2016-12-13 12:00 - 13:30
Author Kenneth C. Davis
Tuesday, December 13 at 12:00 p.m.
Belfast Free Library will welcome author Kenneth Davis on Tuesday, December 13th, joining us for a presentation and discussion about his latest book, In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives. The book has received excellent reviews from publications including Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and New York Times Book Review, where it was included in an article about three new books that tell stories of slavery with sensitivity and historical accuracy. In the Shadow of Liberty has also just been selected as one of the best children’s and young adult books for 2016 by the Washington Post.

Davis will speak about the book and then lead a discussion about about American slavery and the founding of the nation. This program is scheduled for young adults, with a group of students from Troy Howard Middle School attending. It is also open to the public and all are welcome.

Waldo County Peace and Justice Program
2016-12-07 18:00 - 21:00

Keep Calm & Carry On: Navigate the Holidays with Good Health and Good Cheer with Mirja Pitkin
2016-12-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Want to start the new year feeling good rather than regretting your holiday choices? Join Mirja Pitkin of Move Your Groove and learn how to maximize your health and happiness through the holiday season.
Leave this lively, hands-on talk with strategies to help you

enjoy holiday treats within reason
keep your cool amid holiday prep and family time
be physically active despite cold, short days

A personal trainer, movement teacher, and wellness coach, Mirja Pitkin uses an integrated approach to help people lead healthier, happier lives. Learn more about her at MoveYourGroove.com

Book Group:The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age by Richard Louv.
2016-11-30 18:00 - 20:00
The Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition invites community members to discuss their next book club selection, The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age by Richard Louv. Books are available to borrow through inter library loan at the Library.
The immediacy of Louv’s message in his earlier book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder galvanized an international movement to reconnect children with nature. Now, in The Nature Principle, Louv reaches even further with a powerful call to action for the rest of us. A limited number of copies of the book will be available at Belfast bookstores; a Kindle version is also available. Participants are encouraged to read the book beforehand, perhaps outdoors during some of these beautiful fall days. To learn more about the author’s work, visit his website at: richardlouv.com

Camden Conference Community Event
2016-11-29 18:30 - 20:00
Climate Change, Conflict and Migration
The topic of climate change and its effects on the people of Africa will be discussed by Andrew Stancioff The lecture is free and open to all.
Western Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa are a good example of how climate can affect large populations and put millions of people at risk. Over the last 60 years climate change has had a very negative effect on large populations of various ethnicities and religions in West Africa. The result has been that poor crop yields and localized famines have forced large numbers of people to migrate both north and south. Many moved to Libya when the move was worthwhile and they were paid for fighting for Qadaffi. Some moved to Cote d’Ivoire when coffee and cocoa were in world demand. Still others moved to France legally and earned money to send home until they were extradited. This presentation will try to show how changing climate and growing population has resulted in an overwhelming need for people in West Africa to migrate to find a better life.
Andrew Stancioff is a geologist, natural resource planner, analyst, and manager with 35 years of experience in geology, hydrology, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, climatology, and oceanography.
This presentation is hosted by the Belfast Free Library and offered as a free community event in in anticipation of the 30th Annual Camden Conference –Refugees and Global Migration: Humanity’s Crisis, February 17-19, 2017. The 30th Anniversary Camden Conference Community Events Series is supported in part by the Maine Humanities Council.

Belfast Historical Society Presentation
2016-11-28 19:00 - 20:30
The Belfast Historical Society, with the support of the Maine Community Foundation’s Waldo County Fund, has produced a series of five short multimedia modules on the History of Health Care in Waldo County: 1900-1950. Each module lasts six or seven minutes. The modules draw on audio reminiscences of people who were alive back “in those days” recollecting their memories of health and health care. Each will be presented at tonight’s program.
