Beflast Free Library

Knit2Together
2024-08-21 16:00, 2024-08-28 16:00, 2024-09-04 16:00, 2024-09-11 16:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Belfast Historical Society Program
2024-08-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Ships and Shipbuilding in Mid-Coast Maine
David Ruberti, historical society vice-president, will present the history of shipbuilding and ships in the mid-coast, including Belfast. Belfast was a shipbuilding center with shipyards lining the waterfront. In 1793, Robert and James Miller built the schooner Jenny Miller, the first of many ships to be built here. Over the years, more than 600 vessels, known for their size, speed and beauty were launched by Belfast area shipyards. The program will include early, traditional shipbuilding as well as more modern boatbuilding and waterfront activities mostly in Belfast and a little in other towns.

Library Closed for Labor Day
2024-09-02

Computer class: Internet Safety (2-session class)
2024-09-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Abbott Room
*REGISTRATION REQUIRED*
Staying safe online is essential in today’s world. This class teaches you how to keep your information and your computer/devices safe. This is a 2-session class, taking place on Sept. 5 and 12 at 11am.
This class is presented in partnership with the National Digital Equity Center. To sign up for this class, please fill out the enrollment registration form, and then reserve your spot in the class.
For more information, please contact 338-3884 ext. 25 or spietryka@belfastlibrary.org.

LEGO Club
2024-09-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Abbott Room
Love LEGOs? Come join the club. The library provides LEGOs and a scoop. Take your scoop of LEGOs to a table and build.
Build what you like or take the Library Challenge.
Near the conclusion of the program, you can describe your build or leave it to our imagination.

Thursday 4:00-5:00pm
September 5, October 3, November 14
All are Welcome!

No Book Sale Today
2024-09-07 10:30 - 13:00 | Library Lobby
The next book sale will be on Saturday October 5th.
Book donations will be accepted at the sale: up to 12 good quality books per person.
We would like current fiction, cooking, gardening, and children’s books.
We can not accept old and out of date books.

NO KNITTING GROUP TODAY Knit2Together
2024-09-11 16:00 | Abbott Room

Computer class: Internet Safety (2-session class)
2024-09-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Abbott Room
*REGISTRATION PERIOD HAS ENDED*
Staying safe online is essential in today’s world. This class teaches you how to keep your information and your computer/devices safe. This is a 2-session class, taking place on Sept. 5 and 12 at 11am.
This class is presented in partnership with the National Digital Equity Center. To sign up for this class, please fill out the enrollment registration form, and then reserve your spot in the class.
For more information, please contact 338-3884 ext. 25 or spietryka@belfastlibrary.org.

The Republican Journal: past, present, and future
2024-09-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Abbott Room
Join Republican Journal and Belfast Historical Society and Museum staff in a trip through nearly two centuries of newspaper history. We will discuss the evolution of the Republican Journal
(est. 1829) over the decades and review notable issues and stories over the years. We’ll also travel through Belfast’s streets and learn about the different sites the newspaper’s office occupied over
the years. The program will conclude with a participatory discussion about how news and information are distributed today and our hopes for the future of news in the 21st century.
PRESENTERS:
Jim Leonard was appointed editor of The Republican Journal in December 2022. He has a background in journalism and has also served in the United States Army, Rockland Fire Department and as an athletic administrator atRockland High School, Oceanside High School and Maine Central Institute.
Megan Pinette is the president of the Belfast Historical Society and Museum and serves as curator of the Belfast Museum. She has been active with the historical society for the past twenty years and worked on such projects as“The Museum in the Streets” – the thirty interpretive panels set along the waterfront, downtown and residential streets, the two architectural and history
walking tours, creation of exhibits at the museum, and coordinator of historical society programs held at the Belfast Free Library.
Drew Himmelstein is the community engagement and solutions journalism editor for the Midcoast Villager, where she dreams up innovative ways to encourage civic dialogue and reports on how we can improve some of the most pressing problems in our community.

Origami Club for Teens
2024-09-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Kramer Gallery
~Teens, 11-17, are invited to join Origami Club. Each month we will be learning a new fold! Snacks provided.
Dates: September 16th, October 28th, and November 25th
Time: 4:00 to 5:00
Location: The Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library

Reporting on Resilience and Solutions in Maine’s Changing Climate a panel discussion with reporters from the Maine Monitor
2024-09-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
The doom and gloom of climate change coverage can distract from the important work that’s already being done. Hear from reporters with The Maine Monitor, Maine’s only state-wide investigative nonprofit news outlet, about how The Maine Monitor covers the work Maine communities are doing to prepare for sea level rise and climate change-intensified natural disasters. Editor Kate Cough and reporters Emmett Gartner and Annie Ropeik will share their insights and how they approach environmental journalism, which appears in The Maine Monitor and in their weekly Climate Monitor newsletters.
To register for the zoom option click here

Kate Cough, Emmett Gartner, Annie Ropeik

This program is part of the “Finding Hope In Our Climate Crisis : A lecture series on Climate Change Solutions” brought to you in cooperation with the Waldo County Climate Action Coalition and the Belfast Free Library.

Genealogy group meeting: One Amateur's Genealogical Journey (So Far)
2024-09-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Abbott Room
Join us for a presentation from Nat Clifford about his adventures in genealogy, touching on some ancestral tidbits, a family history association, and genetic genealogy. Whether you are a beginner genealogist or a seasoned expert, all are welcome!
Nat Clifford co-owns a seasonal B&B with his spouse, Lexa, in Belfast, where he settled in 2017 following a 30-year career with the US State Department.
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.
