Pittsfield Public Library

Adult Board Game Night (18+)
2026-05-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-27 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
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 6 Nimmt, 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 – bring a favorite game to teach or come ready to learn!
We’re back to meeting upstairs – please join us in the reading room.

Book Club Reads In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
2026-05-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Come join the library book club as they discuss Jennifer Weiner’s popular novel, In Her Shoes. The book follows the lives of two estranged sisters who share nothing but their shoe size – or do they?

LEGO Club!
2026-05-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Come have fun with the library’s collection of LEGOs! What can you build? Free and open to all ages.

An(other) Evening With Arend Thibodeau
2026-05-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
The Ann B. McGowan Maine Writers Series and the Pittsfield Public Library are proud to present a second evening with local Maine writer and photographer Arend Thibodeau. Most recently, Arend is the author and photographer of Maine’s Military Might and The Aroostook Arms Race, which capture in photographs the remains of Maine’s past strategic importance to military maneuvering.

Arend will present a fascinating slide show of his photographic work, as well as discuss his books, copies of which will be available for sale or signing at the talk. Come prepared to see a hidden side of Maine few have been privileged to discover!

In his own words, “Arend resides in Harmony, Maine with his wife and has been a professional photographer since 1996. His award-winning photography has been featured in galleries as far away as Greece and he has been published in multiple genres ranging from wildlife to portraiture. As a writer, Arend has published poetry, non-fiction, and academic works. He graduated summa cum laude with a degree in English Literature and he holds a membership in multiple honor societies, including Sigma Tau Delta, The International English Honor Society. When not working in the field, or writing, Arend enjoys teaching photography and playing bass with local rock bands.”

Come learn Kinusaiga with us! Registration required, 12 and older only.
2026-05-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Come learn the art of kinusaiga (Japanese no sew fabric art) with us! There is no teacher for this class – instead, expect a group of people united by a desire to figure this craft out together! Librarian Jill has completed a few projects, though, so she sure knows a bunch of things not to do!

In kinusaiga, a pattern is drawn onto foam board and then scored. Fabric scraps are then placed over the sections and the edges tucked in, creating the look of stained glass with fabric! This is a great craft for using up fabric scraps.

The library will supply foam board and adhesive (for a smoother look), as well as some fabric scraps. Please bring a seam ripper or letter opener, fabric scissors, utility knife, a simple stained glass pattern and fabric scraps with you.

There is no fee for the class, but preregistration is required as class size is limited to 12. Participants must be 12 or older.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY
2026-05-25

Adult Board Game Night (18+)
2026-06-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
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 RoboRally, 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 – bring a favorite game to teach or come ready to learn!
We’re back to meeting upstairs – please join us in the reading room.

Library Book Club Reads Amanda Peters' Novel The Berry Pickers
2026-06-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Come join the library Book Club as they discuss Amanda Peters award-winning novel The Berry Pickers. This lauded debut novel traces the lives of two Mi’kmaq siblings separated when four year old Ruthie is stolen from her family and raised by a white family. Brother Joe, six at the time of Ruthie’s disappearance, never forgives himself for her loss. Their separate lives and eventual reunion are powerfully told by author Peters, herself of both Mi’kmaq and settler ancestry.
The library book club meets monthly on the second Thursday at 1PM. Books are chosen for the next meeting at the close of the current discussion. Come join us!

LEGO Club
2026-06-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
What can you build with the library’s collection of LEGOs? Only your imagination knows! LEGO time is free and open to all ages.

Miss Hanna Makes Tissue Paper Mosaic Wishing Jars!
2026-06-16 15:00 - 16:00 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Come join Miss Hanna is making tissue paper mosaic wishing jars! This fun craft is free and everyone is invited. Miss Hanna brings a free craft to the library on the third Tuesday of every month – mark your calendars and come have fun!

An Evening with Maine Author Beverly D. Knowles
2026-06-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
The 2026 Ann B. McGowan Maine Writers Series and the Pittsfield Public Library are proud to present an evening with local Maine novelist Beverly D. Knowles. Beverly is the author of Echoes from Deane Mountain and Threads of Deception, the first two books in a planned trilogy following one family’s fictionalized history in Temple, Maine.

She writes: “Into woods on a windy day, I walked. A visit to the ancestral graveyards was my destination. Recalling the generational stories, the memories as I stood upon the Deane Homestead, the land, buildings, orchard overcome by time and by nature. The only evidence of a neighborhood that once flourished near Varnum Pond in Temple, Maine were the stones; gravestones and crumbling stone walls.

Inspired by the swaying branches, by our family roots deeply planted on this land, the ancestors of the Deane family must not be lost in time, but remembered. In Echoes from Deane Mountain, the reader follows Jennie’s story, a journey back to thisland, back to the place of childhood, her troubled heart seeking.

Inspiration builds and may be found in the writing of a first book, as it was for the creation of the second, Threads of Deception—Elizabeth’s story, a story of Aroostook County. To complete the trilogy: Simon’s story is a work in progress.”

Beverly will have her books available for sale and signing at the event, which is free and open to the public. Come support your local authors!

Come Meet the Butterfly Guy! Pollinator Presentation by Jerry Schneider
2026-06-25 15:30 - 16:30 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Come to a fascinating program all about butterflies and their crucial role as pollinators. What butterflies are there in Maine, and what can we do to attract them and to help them raise their young? How can we create pollinator habitats?
After the presentation, make yourself a stunning butterfly t-shirt! Bring a plain colored cotton or cotton-blend t-shirt (anything but black or dark blue) and go home with a work of nature art you create yourself! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=310637634172331

Jerry Schneider is the inventor of the Butterfly Game, and has served on the steering committee of the Vermont Butterfly Atlas Project. He has been presenting about pollinators to schools and libraries across New England for many years.

Free and open to the public.

An Evening with Maine Author Kristen Clanton
2026-07-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
The 2026 Ann B. McGowan Maine Writers Series and the Pittsfield Public Library are proud to present an evening with local Maine novelist Kristen Clanton. Kristen teaches humanities at MCI and coaches cheerleading when not writing.

Kristen’s debut work is the young adult horror novel The Swallows. Set in the Black Mountain region, The Swallows explores the town of Fullmouth, where local mothers have started dying. At first, the panicked citizens believe the deaths are suicides. Yet fifteen-year-old Pearl is unconvinced. Pearl has known visions her whole life, known the feeling of when the darkness shifts inside her, and her power comes to surface.

But having recently moved to Fullmouth, the supernatural is suddenly magnified. She now finds herself able to commune with ghosts. She sees visions of how mothers will die. Relying on these powers, Pearl faces a daunting foe and the responsibility of saving the town. The only question is … will she be too late? Built on history, folk tradition, and witchcraft, The Swallows is a horror novel that explores a small town’s connection to the spiritual world and the families that fill it.

Kristen Clanton was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. She earned a dual BA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Tampa, and traveled west for a while, earning her MFA from the University of Nebraska. Her poetry and short fiction have been published in numerous journals, including Arkana, BlazeVOX, South Florida Poetry Journal, and the Sugar House Review, and she has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

Kristen will have her works available for sale and signing at the event, which is free and open to the public. Come support your local authors!

Fraud Awareness & Prevention Workshop
2026-07-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Join the Somerset Economic Development Corporation and AARP Maine for a FREE one hour workshop on identifying and avoiding common scams – on the internet and off.

We are all bombarded with call, emails, texts and more every day, many from people and organizations we’ve never heard of. How do you sift the wheat from the chaff and identify the bad actors? How can you keep yourself and your information safe, online and off? Come to this workshop and find out!

Free and open to the public; registration is optional and attendees are welcome to just walk in. In the Warren Community room of the Pittsfield Public Library.

L.C. Bates Museum Presents Pollinators!
2026-08-05 15:30 - 16:30 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
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.

Free and open to the public.

An Evening with Maine Writer Anne Britting Oleson
2026-08-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
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 MFA in writing from USM’s Stonecoast program, and has been awarded a Tiffany Farm Writing Residency, two Hewnoaks Artist Residencies, and an Amtrak Residency. Her books include three poetry chapbooks (The Church of St. Materiana, The Beauty of It, and Alley of Dreams) as well as nine novels.

Three of those novels are set in the Maine in which Anne grew up: The Book of the Mandolin Player, Cow Palace, and The Springs. Her other books are mystery/adventure novels which are set in the UK, a place to which she is a constant visitor; these include Dovecote, Tapiser, and the Aventurine Morrow series. All of the novels feature strong central female characters.

Anne has three children, seven grandchildren, and two cats. Writing books is all she’s ever wanted to do.

Anne will have her works available for sale and signing at the event, which is free and open to the public. Come support your local authors!

An Evening with Maine Writer Debra Colby
2026-09-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
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, Deb is the author of five books and is currently working on the third and final installment of the Madison and Boudreaux saga, two families who were first introduced to readers in Deb’s first novel, 7 Days.

Deb’s short stories have appeared in national and state publications. She is also an accomplished essayist and poet whose work has been featured in literary compilations and state competitions.

Debra will have her works available for sale and signing at the event, which is free and open to the public. Come support your local authors!

An Evening with Maine Writer Jeremy John Hayes
2026-10-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
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 horror stories—without a campfire in sight.

In his own words, “Jeremy John Hayes is a horror writer with skeletons in his closet. They are from Spirit Halloween. His most recent horror collection, The Possessing Hour, has received praise from readers as ‘unhinged’ and ‘a true variety pack of horror.’

He graduated from Suffolk University in Boston with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism degree and currently resides in central Maine. Jeremy has contributed to various sports and entertainment websites, including BuzzFeed and GiveMeSport.”

Jeremy will have his works available for sale and signing at the event, which is free and open to the public. Come support your local authors!
