Beflast Free Library

Preschool Storytime
2021-03-12

Come Boating! Winter Adventure Series
2021-03-09 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Program on Zoom
Rowing To Wild ~ with Leigh Dorsey and Damian Colbry
In August 2018, Leigh Dorsey & Dameon Colbry rowed the entire coast of Maine in 10 days, starting in Kittery and ending in Lubec. Carrying everything they would need in their 21′ open row boat, they camped on a different island each night along the way. Join them for a day-by-day account of their journey accompanied by their photos of the lovely and wild Maine coast.
Register for the zoom link here.

NO Knitting Group This Week.
2021-03-03 15:30 - 17:00 | Abbott Room
Contact bharrington@belfastlibrary.org to get the link to join the knitting group via Zoom.
Knitters, crocheters, yarn enthusiasts of all experience levels are welcome to join us every Wednesday , from 3:30-5:00 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

Belfast Garden Club Evening Program
2021-02-23 18:30 - 20:00
Woodland Plants: Natives and Rarities Around the Globe with Rick Sawyer
Rick Sawyer will talk about his experience as a nurseryman and will share his considerable knowledge and passion for native and woodland plants. Rick and his wife, Denise, own Fernwood Nursery in Montville, Maine.
A lifelong plant enthusiast, Rick is well known for his extensive collection of hosta, including 20 of his own introductions. In addition, he provides gardeners with a wide selection of ferns, native plants, and rarities from around the globe.
Register for the link here

Teen Take & Make: Painted Fabric Wall Art
2021-02-23 10:00 - 17:00
Pick up supplies to make your own painted fabric wall art! All programs are free and open to the public.

Maine Climate Youth
2021-02-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Program
The Belfast Climate Crisis Committee will present Climate Youth–students at the college and high school levels talk about organizing other students to cope with the climate crisis.
Featured speaker Ania Wright from College of the Atlantic is on Gov. Mills’ Climate Council and is a lead organizer in Maine Students for Climate Justice.
Also speaking is a high school freshman from the Waynfleet School and several students from Belfast Area High School.
Co-sponsored by the Belfast Free Library.
For the zoom link to this event, email belfastmaineccc@gmail.com

Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
2021-02-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual Program on Zoom
Upstream Solutions to Recycling and Plastic Pollution
Chrissy Adamowicz, Natural Resource Council of Maine Sustainable Maine Outreach Coordinator, will speak about how/why our broken recycling system is contributing to a plastic pollution crisis. Learn about upstream solutions, and Maine’s latest efforts to fix recycling. Chrissy has been working at NRCM for 2.5 years, providing education and outreach to communities on waste solutions.
Register for the zoom link here

Belfast Garden Club Daytime Program
2021-02-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Program on Zoom
Pond life: Under the Ice From Winter Into Spring with Edwin Barkdoll
Do you ever wonder what hides under the ice of a frozen Maine pond? Have you ever witnessed close up the springtime explosion of amphibian life that follows winter? Join Maine Master Naturalist and photographer Edwin Barkdoll for an evening of exploring life under the ice culminating in the annual amphibian emergence and migration. We will examine many creatures, from nearly microscopic crustaceans to the shy salamanders and boisterous frogs who emerge after ice breakup. Expect to leave and never look at a frozen pond with quite the same eyes.
Register for the zoom link here
Dr. Barkdoll earned a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1987 and a degree in veterinary medicine from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1995. He was a veterinarian at a small Animal Clinic in Ellsworth, Maine from 1996-2019. In retirement, he enjoys combining his expertise in science with his skills in photography.

Come Boating! Winter Adventure Series
2021-02-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual Program on Zoom
“Boats Light Up My Day” a presentation by Art Paine.

A 76 year old sea dog describes his lifelong love of designing, building and restoring boats. Art gushes about beautiful boats, and maybe gives a few hints on how to get the best out of whatever boat you own. He will also present a beautiful 12 minute film on one of his recent projects, “TRIES: ANOTHER HUNDRED YEARS. A LUDERS 16 RESTORATION.”

Register for the zoom link here.

Yoga Storytime
2021-02-05 10:00 - 17:00

Paul DeOrsay presents Arctic Exploration, Science, and the Inuit
2021-02-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Program on Zoom
The Camden Conference, Penobscot Marine Museum, and the Belfast Free Library will present Paul DeOrsay on Thursday, February 4th at 6pm for a program on Arctic exploration, science, and the Inuit.
Register for the zoom link here.
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Maine Whaling: To the Arctic and Beyond-talk by Charles Lagerbom on Zoom
2021-01-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Program on Zoom
The Camden Conference, Penobscot Marine Museum, and the Belfast Free Library will present Charles Lagerbom speaking on “Maine Whaling: To the Arctic and Beyond.” This event takes place on Thursday, January 28th and will be open to all on Zoom.
Register here for the zoom link.
The history of American whaling is most frequently associated with Nantucket, New Bedford and Mystic. However, the state of Maine also played an integral part in the development and success of this important industry. The sons of Maine became whaling captains, whaling crews, inventors, investors and businessmen. Towns along the coast created community-wide whaling and sealing ventures, outfitted their own ships and crewed them with their own people. The state also supplied the growing industry with Maine-built ships, whale boats, oars and other maritime supplies. Bath built quite a few steam-bark whalers at the end of the 19th century that saw a lot of whaling in the Arctic Ocean beyond Point Barrow. For more than two hundred years, the state forged a strong and lasting connection with the American whaling industry. Author and historian Charles Lagerbom reveals Maine-built whaling and sealing vessels with Arctic connections and why Maine should rightly take its place alongside its more well-known New England whaling neighbors.
Bio: Charles H. Lagerbom received his BA in History from Kansas State University and MA in History and Archaeology from University of Maine with work on an American Revolutionary War Truckhouse excavated on Penobscot River. An avid scuba diver, Charles organized underwater surveys of ship remains in Maine lakes as well as the 1779 Penobscot Expedition. He worked in Antarctica with glacial geology research teams from University of Maine Quaternary Institute, now Climate Change Institute. Charles has frequently written, lectured and made presentations on cruise ships, sailing vessels and ashore about history, life, politics and science of Antarctica, Cape Horn and South Atlantic as well as New England maritime history and archaeology. He is author of The Fifth Man: The Life of H.R. Bowers (Caedmon Publishing) and Whaling in Maine (Arcadia Publishing). Charles is a Life member of American Polar Society and past President of the Antarctican Society, where he serves as current archivist. He teaches AP US History at Belfast Area High School and makes his home in Northport.

Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series
2021-01-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual Program on Zoom
Maine Wild Blueberry History with David Yarborough
David Yarborough will describe the establishment of the wild blueberry plants as the glacier receded 10,000 years ago and the beginnings of the industry in the 1800’s. He will follow the utilization of wild blueberries and the production which was first picked fresh, then canned but is now principally frozen and used as an ingredient in products.
Register here for the zoom link.

Preschool Storytime Online
2021-01-22 10:00 - 17:00

Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
2021-01-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual Program on Zoom
Lisa Pohlmann, Executive Director, and Melanie Sturm, Director of Forests and Wildlife, of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, on NRCM’s work to Protect Maine’s Forests and Wildlife.
Register in advance here
