Beflast Free Library

Presentation by Andrew Watkins about his planned Bike Ride for 2020 from Key West FL to Calais ME.
2019-10-08 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Abbott Room
Come learn about Andrew Watkins’ ride in support of the East Coast Greenway Alliance.
What is the Greenway? What are its Benefits? Why would I ride it? How can you be involved?
Belfast resident Andrew Watkins, an alumnae of the Trek Across Maine, has taken several long rides to benefit
various causes. He is readying himself to take a 3,000 mile ride to benefit the East Coast Greenway Alliance, both for fund-raising and visibility.

Sea Level Rise: How Should We Respond in Belfast?
2019-10-07 18:00 - 20:00
This is an opportunity for Belfast Community members to express their views.
Sponsored by the City of Belfast Climate Crisis Committee.
Come to the first of a series of public discussions concerning climate change. This meeting will focus on sea level rise and how it will affect Belfast.

Celebrate World Card Making Day
2019-10-05 10:30 - 13:30 | Abbott Room
Make a beautiful card to celebrate World Card Making Day with card maker Lynda Falconer. Drop by the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library and learn how. Sign up for the door prize drawing to win some crafty happiness. No experience or craftiness necessary. We’ll teach you how! This free event is geared toward adults, but older children may participate with a parent or guardian. All materials are provided for this Make and Take. Come join the fun!
This program is part of the Downtown Belfast Fall Festival, come on down and check out the many activities!

Mini Book Sale
2019-10-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Library Lobby
The Friends of the Belfast Free Library hold a mini booksale the first Saturday of every month.

Citizens Climate Lobby
2019-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
CLIMATE CRISIS MOVIE: “AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER”
The Belfast Area Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby screens the riveting and rousing follow-up to “An Inconvenient Truth”, showing just how close we are to a real energy revolution. While the stakes have never been higher, the perils of climate change can be overcome with human ingenuity and passion. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to all.

Empty Place at the Table
2019-10-03 10:00 - 17:00
Empty Place At the Table is a display honoring and remembering those who were killed by their abusers. The display is sponsored by New Hope for Women.
The display consists of the victims’ place settings, as well as personal tokens that represent who they were as people. A powerful display, Empty Place At the Table, brings light to the severity of Domestic Violence in Maine and the Midcoast region.

Midcoast Exploration of Consciousness
2019-10-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Abbott Room
Do Neuron firings account for all aspects of memory?
Charlie Crane will lead us in a discussion of the mysteries of memory. The amount of information stored in our memories is vast and specific yet not perfect (at least for most of us). How does the brain do it? This is the mystery.

Exploring the End of Sustainability and the Rise of Restoration with Susie O'Keeffe
2019-10-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Susie O’Keeffe will lead a discussion concerning the root causes of humanity’s ecological impact. Since the 1970’s 60% of the wildlife on the planet has been lost due to human activities. The planet’s vital life systems, including the climate, the oceans and forests are collapsing. For most, this is devastating news, and yet envisioning a way to end this carnage seems impossible.
As a Research Associate at the College of the Atlantic, Susie O’Keeffe is focused on understanding the underlying reasons for this catastrophe, and exploring the cultural changes required to move us from a system of destruction and domination, to one of restoration and reciprocity. The talk will explore what O’Keeffe has outlined as the four central elements of reciprocity, and how these can replace the idea of sustaining our current system with a new paradigm based on the restoration of the natural world.

Apples and the Art of Detection with John Bunker.
2019-09-24 18:30 - 20:00
John Bunker has released his new book all about his passion for apples and being a preeminent apple explorer, or detective.
This will be a great presentation! You don’t want to miss it.

Cartooning Club
2019-09-24 15:30 - 16:30
Cartooning Club with James Quigley
Explore drawing techniques and exercises to develop the imagination: Comic strips, autobiographical illustration, transforming stories to sequential art, and more. All skill levels are welcome and encouraged. Drawing materials provided.
Drop-in program. Join anytime. Ages 8 and up.
Recommended for grades 3 and up. Younger kids are welcome to attend with an adult.

Teen Vlogging Workshop
2019-09-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Third Floor
Come learn how to make your own vlog, with professional instructor Rachel Epperly. Two session workshop, where you will film and edit your video. Using all brand new video equipment from our Makerspace!

Chess Club
2019-09-20 12:30 - 14:00
BFL Chess Club — With Bruce Haffner
12:30 – 1:30 All players
1:30 – 2:00 Advanced players
Grades 3 – 5. All are welcome. Drop in program. No pre-registration required.

Putting Meat on the Bones: Discovering the Stories of Your Ancestors' Lives
2019-09-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Abbott Room
Ted Steele, genealogist and past President of the St. Louis Genealogical Society, will use case studies to demonstrate how, after you have constructed your family tree, you can use a multitude of sources to discover who your ancestors were and what they did during their lifetimes.

All are welcome! Light refreshments will be served.

Let's Talk About It Book Discussion
2019-09-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Re-imagining the American Family
The Belfast Free Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Let’s Talk About It”, a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the library. This program is provided by the Maine Humanities Council’s Maine Center for the Book in cooperation with the Maine State Library.

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, will be out first book to discuss.
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Teen Movie Matinee "The Sun is Also a Star" (PG-13)
2019-09-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Abbott Room
