A Carnegie Library serving the Pittsfield, Burnham, and Detroit communities
Come join us for a night of European-style board games. Bring a favorite or come prepared to learn a new one! Recent games have included Harmonies, Forest Shuffle, Cartographers, and more! The library sponsors this group every Wednesday evening. It is librarian led and intended for adults 18+. We welcome players new and old – […]
Come join the Library book club as they discuss Erik Larson's blockbuster work of nonfiction, The Devil in the White City. Following the lives of the man responsible for designing the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and the serial killer who lured his victims there, this exquisitely researched book reads like a work of fiction that's […]
Come join the educators from the LC Bates Museum as they do a deep dive into flowers and pollination! We'll explore the flower life cycle from seed to blossom, the different pollinators, and use models to explore the function and structure of flowers. Learn why pollinators are so important to growing the foods you love. […]
The 2026 Ann B. McGowan Maine Writers Series and the Pittsfield Public Library are proud to present an evening with local Maine writer Anne Britting Oleson. Born and raised in the southern part of the state, Anne Britting Oleson is a writer and teacher who now lives and works in Central Maine. She earned an […]
The 2026 Ann B. McGowan Maine Writers Series and the Pittsfield Public Library are proud to present an evening with local Maine writer Debra Colby. Debra has written in multiple genres, from novels to nonfiction. She is a life-long Maine resident with her formative years spent in Newport. A graduate of Nokomis Regional High School, […]
The 2026 Ann B. McGowan Maine Writers Series and the Pittsfield Public Library are proud to present an evening with local Maine writer Jeremy John Hayes. Join us as Jeremy discusses all things horror, publishing, and stories from his short horror story collection, The Possessing Hour. Experience a night filled with nightmarish talks and chilling […]