The Library is Closed for Thanksgiving
2023-11-23

The Library is Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
2023-11-24

Teen Art Series #3~ Paint Your Pet
2023-11-27 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Abbott Room
This is going to be our 3rd program in the Belfast Free Library “Teen Art Series”. Please bring a picture of your pet, or a picture of an animal you love! We will then paint these beautiful creatures. Pure fun!!
Date~ November 27th
Time~ 4:30 to 5:30
Location~ Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library

The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
2023-11-28 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-12-05 09:30 - 11:00 | Abbott Room
The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and participants share work and discuss. Open to writers ages 18 & up. Email hello@mayastein.com for more information and to register.

Knit2Together
2023-11-29 16:00 | 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.

STEAM Ocean Xplorers - What Makes a Fish a Fish?
2023-11-30 15:30 - 17:00 | Abbott Room
STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers is a monthly program focused on the exploration of undersea and seaside wonders. Youth ages 8-12 are invited to join this partnership between the University of Maine’s 4-H program in Waldo County and the Belfast Free Library. Participants will engage in hands-on activities, meet scientists and students
This program is for ages 8-12 and requires registration.
Click here to register your child.
Ocean Xplorers

Preschool Storytimes
2023-12-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Abbott Room
Content is prepared for ages 3-6 with read alouds, felt and flannel stories, puppets, songs, fingerplay and action rhymes. Concludes with a short book-based film and an easy craft.

Teen Trivia Series #3~ The Hunger Games
2023-12-01 16:30 - 17:30 | Abbott Room
“May the odds be ever in your favor”, when you play this amazing trivia game!
Date~ December 1st
Time~ 4:30 to 5:30
Location~ The Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library

Maine Authors for Lewiston Book Signing
2023-12-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Abbott Room
Maine Authors for Lewiston, an informal group of more than 70 Maine authors, have banded together to support the victims of the recent tragedy in Lewiston. The group has organized a series of 10 book signings, all free and open to the public, so that people can purchase books and meet the authors. There will be fiction writers, children’s book authors, non-fiction writers, and poets among the participants. This is a wonderful opportunity for Maine book-lovers to support local authors, but, most importantly, to help our fellow Mainers as they begin to heal and recover.
All of the participating authors have agreed to donate all, or most, of their proceeds from these events to help the healing and recovery efforts in Lewiston. All are volunteering because they care.
The authors scheduled to appear at the Belfast Free Library are: Irene Drago, Bruce Pratt, Skip Simonds, Robert Klose, Jason Trask, Michael Norton, Ed Rice, Gregory Newton Brown, Lucky Platt,
Andrea Lani, Jeffrey Thomson, Tom Wells, Kelly Brooks-Bay, Danielle Bannister, Deb Shepherd, and David Florig.

Friends of the Library Booksale
2023-12-02 10:30 - 13:00 | Library Lobby
Book donations will be accepted at the sale, up to 12 good quality books per person. The Friends are looking for current fiction, cooking, gardening and children’s books.

CANCELLED: Wiggle and Rhyme
2023-12-04 10:00 | Abbott Room
CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER WEATHER
Content is prepared for birth through age 2. First 20 minutes are rhymes, songs and literacy followed by play time and bubbles for social time.

The Wheelbarrow Poets Meet
2023-12-05 09:30 - 11:00 | Conference Room

Music Together
2023-12-05 10:00 - 10:40 | Abbott Room
A music & movement class for ages 0-5 and their grownups
FREE

Author Talk with David Florig
2023-12-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Abbott Room
Maine author David Florig will discuss his debut novel, The Stones of Ailsa Craig.
Set in present-day Belfast, Maine and 1880s Scotland, the novel is a dark look into oneman’s loss, loneliness, and obsession with vengeance and justice. The Stones of Ailsa Craig is centered around theancient Scottish sport of curling and features a Foreword by Olympic curler Tara Peterson. Although curling provides the context, the novel is for fans of both historical fiction and mysteries.
