Beflast Free Library

Belfast Poetry Festival
2021-10-16 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Program on Zoom
2021 Schedule & Details
Saturday, October 16th
Afternoon Workshops
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Body of Language: A Generative Poetry Workshop with Julia Bouwsma via Zoom
Listening for Revision: A Poetry Editing Workshop with Maya Stein via Zoom
Mining Words: A Generative Poetry Workshop with Judy Kaber, IN PERSON at Waterfall Arts, 256 High Street, Belfast
Evening Showcase on Zoom: Register here for the link
6:30 pm – 8 pm Poetry, Performance, and Visual Arts Multimedia Show
Reading of the winning poems of the 2021 Maine Postmark Poetry Contest
2021 Featured Poets, Performers, and Artists
Julia Bouwsma and Asata Radcliffe
Myronn Hardy and Anita Clearfield
Kristen Lindquist and Anna Strickland
Jefferson Navicky and Rebecca Goodale
Jan Bindas-Tenney and Ling-Wen Tsai
2021 Festival Image
The image for this year’s festival, shown above, is “ASO Living Ancestor” by Asata Radcliffe, photographed by Justin Levesque. For more information about the installation, see here.
The 16th annual festival is made possible with support from First National Bank, The Maine Review, the Belfast Free Library, the City of Belfast, Waterfall Arts, and the office of the Belfast Poet Laureate.
Visit belfastpoetry.com for more information.

The 2021 Belfast Poetry Festival

Friday Youth Chess Club
2021-10-15 12:30 - 14:00, 2021-10-08 12:30 - 14:00
Friday Chess Club at Belfast Free Library 2021.docx

Friday Family Storytime & Craft
2021-10-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-10-08 10:00 - 11:00

Knit2Together
2021-10-13 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-10-06 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-09-29 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-09-22 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-09-15 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

Kids & Teen Paint Your Own Pumpkin
2021-10-12 15:30 - 16:30 | Plaza in front of the Library

Library Closed
2021-10-11
The Library will be CLOSED for Indigenous People’s Day.

Storm Surge in the Penobscot Bay and River: Observations and Lessons Learned
2021-09-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual Program on Zoom
A presentation with Preston Spicer, PhD Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Maine
Register for the zoom link here
Storm surges can be a threat to life and property in coastal regions during tropical and mid-latitude storm events. The State of Maine is most prone to storm surges resulting from mid-latitude winter storms, typically called “nor’easters”. When nor’easters track far enough inland, there is often a strong wind directed from the south over coastal Maine which enhances surge in Maine’s many estuaries. We present observations of surge during two of these “windstorms” in one of the states largest estuaries: the Penobscot Bay and River system. We discuss the unique citizen scientist monitored water level network, which was created to capture these observations, as well as some interesting findings from each storm.

Genealogy Group Meeting
2021-09-15 14:00 - 15:30
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.
