Beflast Free Library

Genealogy group meeting
2022-01-19 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Abbott Room
Monthly meeting of the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society.
All are welcome! To receive the Zoom link, please email Sharon Pietryka at spietryka@belfastlibrary.org.

Come Boating Winter Adventure Series
2022-01-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual Program on Zoom
Dory Woman Rowing with Nicolle Littrell
The 2022 Come Boating Winter Adventure Series kicks off with a presentation by Nicolle Littrell of DoryWoman Rowing.
Register for the Zoom link here.
Nicolle is an avid rower and coxswain rowing in the six person Cornish Pilot Gigs with Come Boating in Belfast. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, when all rowing was canceled Nicolle took a leap and bought her own boat, a 19.5 foot Swampscott dory, Sorciere. She rowed throughout the first year of the pandemic, no matter the weather, and in June of 2021 became a licensed Maine Guide and turned her passion for rowing into a unique new business, DoryWoman Rowing offering rowing lessons, guided tours and specialty rows in her dory boat. Nicolle has documented her experience in stunning photos and videos which she will present during this program.

Belfast Garden Club Program
2022-01-18 12:00 - 13:00
Hügelkultur: Turn your Spring and Fall cleanup into abundant food gardens!
with Teddy Mattson
Register for the zoom link here
Hügelkultur is a traditional gardening method from Germany and Austria that translates to “mound garden”. It consists of building a mound of woody debris and burying it in soil. Teddy will explain the philosophy, ecological principles, and practical steps to building successful hügelkultur gardens out of landscape debris, from whole trees down to lawn clippings. He will cover basic how-tos, tips and tricks for streamlining the process and some pointers regarding what not to do (i.e., invasives, messy construction, steep slopes, etc.) Never send your brush and leaves to the burn pile or transfer station again!
Teddy Mattson is the owner and operator of Dirtgoat Permaculture, the host of the Dirtgoat Permaculture Podcast, and a City of Belfast homesteader. He studied anthropology and sustainability at the University of Southern Maine where he first learned about permaculture as a strategy for addressing many of today’s most pressing issues concerning the health and well-being of our species and planet

Library Closed
2022-01-17
The Library will be CLOSED Monday January 17th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Knit2Together
2022-01-12 15:30 - 17:00, 2022-01-05 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-12-29 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-12-22 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-12-15 15:30 - 17:00 | Abbott Room
Contact bharrington@belfastlibrary.org to sign up to to join the knitting group.
Knitters, crocheters, yarn enthusiasts of all experience levels are welcome to join us every Wednesday , from 3:30-5:00 pm on Zoom.

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
2022-01-11 18:30 - 20:00
“The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall”-a talk by Dick and MaryAnn Topping
Register for the Zoom Link here
Many of us never knew Berlin with a wall. Those of us who did have forgotten most of what we knew. How did people move around, who moved around, and how did we obtain knowledge of the “other” side? Dick and MaryAnn Topping were in the city when the Berlin Wall went up. MaryAnn could do things that Dick – monitoring top secret Soviet military communications around the city – could never attempt. His experiences in Berlin later became the basis for a course at Belfast Senior College, “The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall.” Mary Ann visited East Berlin twice, experiencing the gray city it was; she also worked in a small PX (military store) with five German women and one German man; helped East Berliners who escaped to the West; and deeply appreciated being an American.
On Jan.11, they will share with us what life in the city was like for Americans before and after the East Germans built their Wall (“Die Mauer”) in the center of Berlin on 13 August 1961, dividing it into two separate communities for almost three decades – their reactions and expectations at the time.

Children's Take and Make: Shadow Puppets
2022-01-11 09:30 - 18:00 | Children’s Floor

Teen Take & Make: Snowglobe
2022-01-11 09:30 - 18:00 | Children’s Floor

CANCELLED: Special Children's Holiday Hour
2021-12-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Abbott Room
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID SAFETY

CANCELLED: Special Children's Holiday Hour
2021-12-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Abbott Room
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID SAFETY.

Friday Youth Chess Club
2021-12-17 12:30 - 15:00 | Abbott Room
