The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
2024-01-02 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-09 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-16 09:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | 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
2024-01-03 16:00, 2024-01-10 16:00, 2024-01-17 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.

Friends of the Library Book Sale
2024-01-06 10:30 - 13:00 | Library Lobby

Music Together
2024-01-08 10:00 - 10:40 | Abbott Room
A music & movement class for ages 0-5 and their grownups
FREE

Button Making For Teens
2024-01-09 15:30 - 16:30 | Abbott Room
Want to make a pin for your backpack or your jacket! Teens 11-17 are invited to do just that! All supplies will be provided. Snacks will be there too!!
Date: Jan. 9th
Time: 3:30-4:30
Place: Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library

Author Talk with Amy Fradel
2024-01-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Local author Amy Fradel will discuss her new book, Four Acres under Slavnik: a Slovenian Migration Story.
What began as a personal exploration of Fradel’s family’s immigrant history became a deep dive into global issues surrounding immigration, racism, and the rise of authoritarian regimes that the world still grapples with today while it tells a captivating story of Primorskans who lived it.
In Four Acres under Slavnik, Fradel takes the reader on an epic journey that spans two world wars, the Italian occupation of Primorska, the Great Depression, the early years of communist Yugoslavia, and immigrant experiences through the eyes of a Slovenian family. It is the intimate story of ordinary people facing the challenges of life in the new country and of those striving to survive in the old country during cataclysmic times. It tells of their sorrows, disagreements, and longing to remain connected to each other and to their small pieces of land that lasted their lifetimes and extended to subsequent generations.

Lego Club
2024-01-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Abbott Room
Love LEGO blocks? Join the club. The library provides boxes of LEGO. Build what you like or take the Library Challenge. You can describe your build or leave it to our imagination. Your creation will be on display on the second floor of the library. All are welcome!

Library Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2024-01-15

Belfast Garden Club Program: Managing Belfast’s Legacy Trees
2024-01-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Abbott Room
Managing Belfast’s Legacy Trees with : Jan Ames Santerre, Project Canopy Director
This program will take place in the Abbott Room and on Zoom. Check back soon to register for the Zoom link or visit: https://belfastgardenclub.org/learn/programs/
Now’s the time to learn about protecting and sustaining the region’s legacy trees. Forestry science and practice, state policy, a healthy local economy, and community activism have set the stage to enable Belfast to manage its urban canopy as a natural resource, instead of giving human-built infrastructure a higher priority.
Jan Ames Santerre is the project canopy director for the Maine Forest Service, a federally funded program aimed at protecting and improving urban canopies. A native of Dover-Foxcroft, with a BS in Forest Biology from the University of Vermont, Jan helps cities and towns all over Maine with grants for tree planting, technical assistance for tree management, and training in a full range of topics related to tree management and forestry in general for municipal staff, commissions, and volunteers.
Jan also manages the state Big Tree registry, the Tree City USA program in Maine, the Community Forest and Open Space land-acquisition program, and several other DACF initiatives related to urban and community forest health.

Come Boating! Winter Adventure Series
2024-01-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual Program on Zoom
David Conover Introduces Arctic Earth
This program has been updated to be Zoom only. To preregister for the zoom link here.
Are Maine waters warming so fast because the cold water tap from the Arctic is being turned off? Filmmaker and sailor David Conover shares stories of nature and culture from Arctic Earth expeditions, a 6-year commitment to position a 56′ foot sailboat and crew in the new Arctic. The focus is to deepen engagement and access to Baffin Bay and the Labrador Sea -plus the southern gateway that is the Gulf of Maine- within a planetary context.

The Come Boating! Winter Adventure Series is cosponsored by the Belfast Free Library and is free and open to all.

Genealogy group meeting: Family Recipe Potluck
2024-01-17 13:00 - 16:00 | Abbott Room
Monthly meeting of the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society.
Join us in celebrating our first meeting of the new year with a potluck of family recipes. Feel free to bring a dish to share, along with any associated stories/photos. All are welcome! This group is always open to new genealogists, whether complete beginners or seasoned professionals!
**NOTE: this event starts one hour earlier than normal!**
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.
