Beflast Free Library

Friends of Sears Island Program
2022-10-12 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Abbott Room
Friends of Sears Island will hold a free public meeting on Wednesday, October 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., in the Abbott Room at Belfast Free Library, to give an update on the status of the proposal to develop a “wind port” in Searsport. Large floating wind turbines would be constructed and launched from the port for deployment in the Gulf of Maine. At this meeting we will review the process so far and provide analysis of new information that is expected to come during the September 29 meeting of the Offshore Wind Port Advisory Group in Augusta.

Sears Island and Mack Point are identified as feasible locations for this port, if such a port will be built in Penobscot Bay. If Sears Island is chosen for this development, it would destroy the island’s ecological, recreational, and economic value, while re-developing Mack Point, an industrial site for more than a century, into a renewable energy site offers a “greener” option.
To learn more visit Friends of Sears Island Webpage

Storytime
2022-10-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-10-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-10-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Abbott Room

17th Annual Belfast Poetry Festival
2022-10-15 | Abbott Room

GreenStreets! Meeting
2022-10-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Abbott Room
Belfast has beautiful tree lined streets. Have you ever wondered where they came from? Join GreenStreets! at the Belfast Free Library for a short informative program on the street trees of Belfast. Monday evening October 17 at 6:00 PM when there will be a presentation about Belfast street tree planting, protection, and advocacy along the streets and public spaces in Belfast.
Since 1980 GreenStreets! has been planting and caring for trees all over Belfast neighborhoods from the east side to outer Main Street to the Belfast Waterfront, in City Parks, on private and public property, school yards and cemeteries, court houses and fire houses: GreenStreets has planted many hundreds of the trees we pass by every day. The presentation will include a short history of street trees in Belfast, how GreenStreets! came to be and what it does today, which trees and where have they been planted, our City Of Belfast tree ordinance, the Tree Warden’s job, City
of Belfast tree planting, how trees are protected in Belfast, the latest inventory of street trees, what does the future look like, and how can we help plant, care, and advocate for public street trees.
GreenStreets! hopes to educate the public and attract new members and supporters in our mission to plant, protect, care, and advocate for public trees. If you value street and public trees and would like to learn more about how they find a home, are cared for, and how to advocate for the trees please join your neighbors at The Belfast Free Library Abbott Room at 6:00 PM Monday October 17th . For more information Call Mike Hurley 338-1975 or write mike@pilut.com

Belfast Garden Club Program
2022-10-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Abbott Room
Coastal Maine Botanical Garden Horticulture Specialist, Andy Brand Will Give a Talk on Native Plants

Andy Brand, interim director of horticulture at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay, will discuss the advantages of landscaping with native Northeastern plants in a free Belfast Garden Club lecture Tuesday, October 18 at 12 noon.

The one-hour public program, part of the Garden Club’s 2022 series, will be streamed live at noon in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street. Those who wish to join from home, may register for the Zoom link here.

Community Climate Discussions, Continued: Helping Belfast Be Resilient to Big Storms & Flooding
2022-10-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
The City of Belfast’s Climate Crisis Committee (CCC) with support from All of Belfast Climate Dialogues (ABCD) is leading in the development of a climate action plan for Belfast. Following a short presentation on the impacts of storm water, our discussion will focus on actions property owners can take today, actions we can take together in the coming year or two, and more significant infrastructure improvements that we want to make happen in the future. Join us October 18th for this the second in our series of community climate conversations that began on June 14th seeking public input to develop a climate action plan (CAP) for Belfast. The purpose of a CAP is to document citizens’ values and priorities to guide decisions and lay out a timeline of actions to increase community resilience. This discussion, moderated by the ABCD team will focus on storm water impacts from big storms and flooding.
Register for the hybrid zoom option here.

Genealogy group meeting
2022-10-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Abbott Room
Monthly meeting of the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society.
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.

Peace and Social Justice Forum/Waldo County Film Presentation
2022-10-19 18:00 - 19:45 | Abbott Room
In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2022 the Peace and Social Justice Forum/Waldo County in collaboration with Rural Action Group Against Racism (RAGAR) present the film Voices from the Barrens, Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty.
Filmmaker Nancy Ghertner documents the wild blueberry harvest of the Wabanaki Indigenous People from the USA and Canada as the tribes are challenged to balance blueberry hand raking traditions with the economics of the world market. Following the film we will offer a link for people to attend an online panel discussion with REACH Wabanaki Wellness Coordinator Brian Altvater, and filmmaker Nancy Ghertner the following evening, October 20, at 6:30 pm. This documentary was filmed from 2014-2019, released in 2020, and has been part of nine film festivals throughout New England.
Join us, as we gather safely for this community viewing of an important Maine film.
~Peace and Social Justice Forum/Waldo County and RAGAR fmi peace.and.justice.waldo@gmail.com

LEGO Club
2022-10-20 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-11-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Abbott Room

Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition Program
2022-10-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Water Sampling in Belfast Bay: Its Health and Concerns for the Bay
with John Tipping, Lotic Inc.

More information coming….

Halloween Storytelling at the Gazebo
2022-10-25 17:00 - 18:00 | Gazebo at Steamboat Landing
Halloween Storytelling

Learn to Make a Tote Bag with Jane Mclean
2022-11-03 14:00 - 15:30 | Abbott Room
Do you want to learn to make your own reusable fabric tote bag? Are you puzzled about adding a lining? Join sewist Jane Mclean in the Abbott Room as she demonstrates how to create lined and unlined bags from a variety of cost effective materials. She will show how to add pockets, box bottoms, closures, and a waterproof lining. Written instructions will be provided.
