Pittsfield Public Library

Puzzles & Pie
2022-02-16 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | ME
Need to get out of your house for a little bit? The library will have puzzles, crosswords, suduko and other brain teasers available for you to borrow or work on at the library, along with a piece of pie!

Book Discussion Group (In person)
2022-02-22 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | ME
We’ll be chatting about “Bel Canto” by Ann Patchett. Let us know if you’d like to reserve a copy of the book.

Online book discussion
2022-02-22 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | ME
We’ll be chatting about Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. Here’s the link to join us: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/83885951041

Drop In Craft Time FOR ALL AGES
2022-02-24 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | ME
Drop in to the library between 1 and 3pm today to make a cool craft! This is for ALL AGES. We’ll have age appropriate crafts for you the younger crowd, as well as for teens and adults. Join us for a fun activity!

Write a Legacy Letter
2022-03-15 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | ME
A legacy letter is a written document that allows you to share your life lessons, express your values and transmit your blessings to future generations. Jay Sherwin will introduce us to this concept and help us craft our own legacy letters. This workshop is via Zoom. Please register at this link: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcscuyoqjIuGdLdtqmib35KZpvvJTFRjCzq

Book Discussion (In Person)
2022-04-26 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | ME
The library’s book group will be discussing the non-fiction title, “The Professor and the Madman” by Simon Winchester. If you’d like to reserve a copy of the book, just let us know.
This event is in person in the Warren Community Room at the library.

Online Book Discussion
2022-04-26 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | ME
April’s book pick for discussion is “The Professor and the Madman” by Simon Winchester. Let us know if you’d like the library to reserve you a copy! This discussion is via Zoom. Click here to join: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/83884796667

June Book Discussion
2022-06-21 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | ME
The library will be discussing “Becoming Nicole: a transformation of an American family” by Amy Ellis Nutt. We will be meeting in the Warren Community Room. Please let us know if you’d like a copy of the book.

Conversing & Connecting
2022-08-16 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | ME
Conversing & Connecting is the Pittsfield Public Library’s book discussion group. All are welcome! Typically we meet in person on every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 4pm. We also meet via Zoom at 7pm on the same day (except for this month!).
If you’d like to order a copy to read or listen to, call the library at 487-5880 or email us at bat@pittsfieldpubliclibrary.org.
August’s book discussion pick is Beneficence by Meredith Hall. This is part of the ReadME book discussions sponsored by the Maine State Library and Maine Humanities Council.

Chat with Maine author, Meredith Hall
2022-08-24 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | ME
Join us via Zoom as we chat with Maine author, Meredith Hall, about her novel, Beneficence, as part of the Read ME program. This is a joint collaboration between the Newport Cultural Center and the Pittsfield Public Library.

Click HERE to register for this event. You’ll receive an email with the Zoom link for the event.

Read ME is a statewide summer reading program offered by the Maine Humanities Council and Maine State Library that gets Maine’s adults all reading the same books. Each year a well-known Maine author recommends two titles by lesser-known Maine authors with libraries and their patrons participating in a summer of reading and discussing the featured books.2022’s featured books—recommended by Christina Baker Kline—are Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran and Beneficence by Meredith Hall. The Maine Humanities Council is a statewide non-profit that uses books, poetry, and big ideas to bring people together to discuss issues of importance. MHC programs and grants encourage critical thinking and conversations across social, economic, and cultural boundaries

Career Center at the Library
2022-09-19 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | ME
The Maine Career Center is on the move! Michelle Pelletier from the Career Center will be at the library to assist you with job searching, creating resumes, interviewing skills, training and education assistance, as well as veterans’ services and job search assistance.
Please call Michelle at 707-2559 or the library at 487-5880, or email michelle.pelletier@maine.gov for more information or to sign up for assistance.

Conversing & Connecting
2022-09-20 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | ME
Join us for our September book discussion where we’ll be chatting about the classic graphic novel, Maus I: a survivor’s tale by Art Spiegelman. This book has been challenged or banned in a few places and since we’ll be meeting during Banned Books Week, it seemed like the perfect time to read it!
Let the library know if you’d like a copy of the book.

Conversing & Connecting ONLINE
2022-09-20 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | ME
Join us for our September book discussion where we’ll be chatting about the classic graphic novel, Maus I: a survivor’s tale by Art Spiegelman. This book has been challenged or banned in a few places and since we’ll be meeting during Banned Books Week, it seemed like the perfect time to read it!
You can click here to join the discussion via zoom: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/81730234319
Let the library know if you’d like a copy of the book.

Romance Author Fun!
2022-09-22 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | ME
Come and meet local romance author, Constance Ruth Clark, as she chats about her work and her publishing career. A book sale and signing will follow the event.
Light refreshments will be served.

Maine Turtles!
2022-09-29 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | ME
Learn about the variety of turtle species that call Maine their home! Fall is a very important season for these reptiles, you will learn about hatchings and their journey home, as well as how all turtles begin preparations for their winter slumber. You will meet ambassador turtles at the Center for Wildlife and be able to participate in this interactive zoom learning experience! We look forward to seeing you on September 29th at 6 pm, as we zoom live with Docent, Mari O’Neil, from the Nature Center at the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick, Maine!
To register for this Zoom program, click HERE.

Conversing & Connecting ONLINE
2022-12-20 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | ME
Join us for our December book discussion where we’ll be chatting about “The Red Garden” by Alice Hoffman. We’ll be meeting via zoom here: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/81730234319
Let the library know if you’d like a copy of the book.

Conversing & Connecting ONLINE
2023-01-17 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | ME
Join us for our January book discussion where we’ll be chatting about “Breath” by James Nestor. We’ll be meeting via zoom here: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/81730234319
Let the library know if you’d like a copy of the book.

Conversing & Connecting
2023-04-18 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | ME
Join us for our March book discussion where we’ll be chatting in person about “Between Two Kingdoms : a memoir of a life interrupted” by Suleika Jaouad.
Let the library know if you’d like a copy of the book.

Conversing & Connecting ONLINE
2023-04-18 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | ME
Join us for our April book discussion where we’ll be chatting about “Between Two Kingdoms : a memoir of a life interrupted” by Suleika Jaouad. We’ll be meeting via zoom here: https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/81730234319
Let the library know if you’d like a copy of the book.

Fiber Friends
2023-09-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-09-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-09-25 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Come join a friendly group of spinners, knitters and other fiber enthusiasts in the library’s community room for two hours of crafting in company. All skill levels welcome. Please contact Donna Laux at laux2@roadrunner.com with any questions about this group.

Pittsfield Public Library Book Group
2023-09-14 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
The Pittsfield Public Library Book Group will resume meetings beginning this September 14 at 3pm. Come join club members to discuss what you’ve read recently and what you’d like to read as a group going forward. For more information on the group, please contact Sue Leibowitz at 487-4556.

Adult Board Game Club Planning Meeting
2023-09-20 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Does you heart soar at the thought of playing Wingspan? Love to settle in with Catan? How about Scrabble, Splendor, Dominion or Ark Nova? Please join us to help plan an adult board game club. Bring a list of games you have, and a favorite to play. We’ll choose a day and time to meet going forward.
Please RSVP to Jill at circulation@pittsfieldpubliclibrary.org or let anyone at the front desk know you plan to attend. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Adult Board Game Club
2023-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Come join us for a fun evening playing old favorites or learning a new game! Bring a game to share if you have one, but if not, never fear – we’ll have Wingspan, Azul, Calico and others available to play. The club will be meeting in the library’s Teen Reading Room from 6-8 PM on the first and third Wednesday of each month.
Open to all community members 18 and older.

Pittsfield Public Library Book Club Meeting
2023-10-10 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
The group will be discussing Amor Towle’s Rules of Civility. If you are interested in talking about this month’s book or learning more about subsequent meetings, please contact Sue Leibowitz at (207) 487-5446. The book club meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 1 PM at the library.

Adult Board Game Night
2023-10-18 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Come join a great group of folks for fun with contemporary board games! We meet from six to eight(ish), and welcome players new and old. Bring a favorite game to teach or come ready to learn a new one. Adults 18+ only for our evening meetings – but we are looking for volunteers to run a group for 10+ during library hours!
The group is currently meeting on the first and third Wednesdays of the month in the Pittsfield Community Library Teen Room.

Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale
2023-10-19 10:00 - 18:00, 2023-10-20 10:00 - 18:00, 2023-10-21 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Books, books, books! We have hundreds of beautiful volumes for sale by donation, everything from children’s picture books to brand new box sets from top authors. Lots of mysteries, romances and thrillers, plenty of non-fiction, just a little bit of everything. Come check it out during library open hours Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All proceeds benefit library programs.
