Belfast Free Library

Belfast Free Library The Belfast Free Library has been serving Belfast and the surrounding communities since 1887 lending books, magazines, audio books, videos, music and more.

05/27/2026

Rare Revolutionary-era document anchors summer-long America 250 celebration at the Belfast Free Library.

Preschool Storytime at the Belfast Free Library, Friday, May 22 at 10:00am will welcome the unofficial start of summer w...
05/21/2026

Preschool Storytime at the Belfast Free Library,
Friday, May 22 at 10:00am will welcome the unofficial
start of summer with stories, songs, puppets, a film and a craft.

Join us tomorrow at 2pm to learn how to find your Revolutionary Patriot ancestors!
05/19/2026

Join us tomorrow at 2pm to learn how to find your Revolutionary Patriot ancestors!

Belfast Free Library Preschool Storytime welcomes the colors of nature awakening. Enjoy songs, books, puppets, a film an...
05/14/2026

Belfast Free Library Preschool Storytime welcomes the colors of nature awakening.
Enjoy songs, books, puppets, a film and a craft. Friday, May 15, at 10:00am in the Abbott Room on the Ground Floor.

The Belfast Free Library will build community with LEGO fans on Thursday, May 14 at 4:00 in the Abbott room on the grou...
05/13/2026

The Belfast Free Library will build community with LEGO fans on Thursday, May 14 at 4:00 in the Abbott room on the ground floor. LEGO Club will then reconvene in September.
Watch for Summer Reading coming soon!

Throughout the month of May, when you purchase a reusable Community Bag for $2.50 at the Hannaford located at 93 Lincoln...
05/06/2026

Throughout the month of May, when you purchase a reusable Community Bag for $2.50 at the Hannaford located at 93 Lincolnville Avenue in Belfast, $1 will be donated to the Belfast Free Library. Thank you for your support!

The Belfast Poet Laureate Audrey Gidman had the difficult task of judging 79 entries from Waldo county for the annual Be...
05/04/2026

The Belfast Poet Laureate Audrey Gidman had the difficult task of judging 79 entries from Waldo county for the annual Belfast Free Library youth poetry contest.

So many honorable mentions to reveal at the Monday Poetry Reception.

And the winners are:

Older group - Ages 11-18
1st place - Austen Holland, age 16, Dory Learning Center
2nd place - Dex Callas, age 15, Dory Learning Center
3rd place - Margot Melanson, age 12, Mount View Middle School

Younger group - Age 10 and younger
1st place - Averi Bishop, age 10, Edna Drinkwater School
2nd place - Joanna Mattox, age 10, Sweet Tree School
3rd place - Harper Merry, 5th grade, Nickerson Elementary

The Belfast Poet Laureate Audrey Gidman had the difficult task of judging 79 entries from Waldo county for the annual Be...
05/02/2026

The Belfast Poet Laureate Audrey Gidman had the difficult task of judging 79 entries from Waldo county for the annual Belfast Free Library youth poetry contest.

So many honorable mentions to reveal at the Monday Poetry Reception.

And the winners are:

Older group - Ages 11-18

1st place - Austen Holland, age 16, Dory Learning Center

2nd place - Dex Callas, age 15, Dory Learning Center

3rd place - Margot Melanson, age 12, Mount View Middle School

Younger group - Age 10 and younger

1st place - Averi Bishop, age 10, Edna Drinkwater School

2nd place - Joanna Mattox, age 10, Sweet Tree School

3rd place - Harper Merry, 5th grade, Nickerson Elementary

This summer, we want to celebrate with you!We are planning a summer full of events for our nation's 250th, leading up to...
04/30/2026

This summer, we want to celebrate with you!

We are planning a summer full of events for our nation's 250th, leading up to something very special: a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence is coming to the library on August 13-15!

More information about how to get your tickets will be available soon, so be sure to save the date. Check out our full list of events (including a day of colonial activities at the Boathouse/Steamboat Landing, a free movie at the Colonial, a concert on Brigham Green, lectures, activities, and more) at: https://belfastlibrary.org/series/revolutionary-maine/

Maine Historical Society

A new story has been placed in the Storywalk at City Park in Belfast. Start the book at the playground bridge and read a...
04/29/2026

A new story has been placed in the Storywalk at City Park in Belfast.
Start the book at the playground bridge and read as you walk the loop trail.

Do you have a purple thumb like Prunella?

Enjoy!

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106 High Street
Belfast, ME
04915

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Monday 9:30am - 8pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 12pm - 8pm
Thursday 9:30am - 6pm
Friday 9:30am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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+12073383884

Website

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