• Lecture by Professor Liam Riordan, “What Should We Remember about the Declaration of Independence?”

    Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    This illustrated lecture sets the 250th commemoration of the American Revolution in both a historical and contemporary context. What did the Declaration of Independence mean in 1776? Equally important, what should it mean to us today? Liam Riordan is Department Chair and Adelaide and Alan Bird Professor of History at the University of Maine. He...

  • Read to a Dog at Belfast Free Library this Summer!

    Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    Readers can drop in, pick a book and pick a certified therapy dog and READ! Reading to a dog has been proven to increase reading fluency and reduce reading anxiety. Thursdays July 9, 16, and 23 from 10:30-11:30 am at Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast. For more information, www.belfastlibrary.org or 207-338-3884, ext 26

    Free
  • Early Literacy Connections in Belfast City Park!

    Belfast City Park Northport Avenue, Belfast, ME, United States

    Belfast Free Library hosts four July Friday storytimes in Belfast City Park near the playground. Content is prepared for babies through age 6 with stories, puppets, songs and connections. Join us at City Park on Fridays July 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 10 am. In case of rain meet at the Belfast Free Library,...

    Free
  • “Reading is Magic” show with Magician Wes Booth

    Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    Belfast Free Library Summer Reading program Plant a Seed, Read! presents a free family magic show starring magician Wes Booth on Monday, July 13 at 3 pm. Join us for whimsy and wonder as we discover the magic of reading at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast. For more information, www.belfastlibrary.org or 207-338-3884,...

    Free
  • Jonathan Lowder’s Truckhouse, 1776-1779: History and Archaeology of a Revolutionary War Trading Post, with Chip Lagerbom

    Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    The series of programs, "Revolutionary Belfast" continues at the Belfast Free Library continues with this talk with author and AP U.S. History teacher Charles H. "Chip" Lagerbom. In this illustrated presentation Lagerbom will describe the discovery and history of Jonathan Lowder's Truckhouse which was built along the banks of Penobscot River near present-day Veazie. he...

  • Read to a Dog at Belfast Free Library this Summer!

    Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    Readers can drop in, pick a book and pick a certified therapy dog and READ! Reading to a dog has been proven to increase reading fluency and reduce reading anxiety. Thursdays July 9, 16, and 23 from 10:30-11:30 am at Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast. For more information, www.belfastlibrary.org or 207-338-3884, ext 26

    Free
  • Teen Writing Table at the Belfast Free Library

    Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    Teens aged 11-17 are invited to an hour of no pressure writing together with others on Thursday July 16 from 3:00-4:00 pm. Come gather with fellow writers and share your projects, get feedback or just hang out to write. Notebooks and prompts will be supplied. For more information, www.belfastlibrary.org or 207-338-3884, ext 26.

    Free
  • Early Literacy Connections in Belfast City Park!

    Belfast City Park Northport Avenue, Belfast, ME, United States

    Belfast Free Library hosts four July Friday storytimes in Belfast City Park near the playground. Content is prepared for babies through age 6 with stories, puppets, songs and connections. Join us at City Park on Fridays July 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 10 am. In case of rain meet at the Belfast Free Library,...

    Free
  • Free Film at the Colonial Theater “1776”

    Colonial Theatre 163 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    Join the Belfast Free Library at the Colonial Theatre for a screening of the musical "1776", in anticipation of the Dunlap Broadside's visit to Waldo County! The Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of Independence, one of 26 surviving copies printed on July 4, 1776, will be on display at the Library on August 14th and...

  • Birdsacre Presentation in Belfast

    Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    Join the Belfast Free Library and Birdsacre of Ellsworth for an event to discover the amazing minds of the ambassador raptors of Birdsacre. This program will be held Wednesday, July 22 from 2-3 pm. For more information, www.belfastlibrary.org or 207-338-3884, ext 26.

    Free
  • Read to a Dog at Belfast Free Library this Summer!

    Belfast Free Library 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    Readers can drop in, pick a book and pick a certified therapy dog and READ! Reading to a dog has been proven to increase reading fluency and reduce reading anxiety. Thursdays July 9, 16, and 23 from 10:30-11:30 am at Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast. For more information, www.belfastlibrary.org or 207-338-3884, ext 26

    Free
  • Early Literacy Connections in Belfast City Park!

    Belfast City Park Northport Avenue, Belfast, ME, United States

    Belfast Free Library hosts four July Friday storytimes in Belfast City Park near the playground. Content is prepared for babies through age 6 with stories, puppets, songs and connections. Join us at City Park on Fridays July 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 10 am. In case of rain meet at the Belfast Free Library,...

    Free