Pittsfield Public Library

Fraud Prevention & Awareness Workshop presented by SEDC and AARP Maine
2026-09-08 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
RESCHEDULED from July!
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.

Adult Board Game Night (18+)
2026-09-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-09-30 18:00 - 20:00
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.

An Evening with Maine Writer Debra Colby
2026-09-16 18:00 - 19:30
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!

Adult Board Game Night (18+)
2026-09-16 18:00 - 20:00
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, Pocket Wingspan, 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.

Adult Board Game Night (18+)
2026-09-23 18:00 - 20:00
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 Sanctuary, 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.

An Evening with Maine Writer Jeremy John Hayes
2026-10-07 18:00 - 19:30
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!

An Evening with Maine Writer Corey J. Cook
2026-10-21 18:00 - 19:30
The 2026 Ann B. McGowan Maine Writers Series and the Pittsfield Public Library are proud to present an evening with local Maine writer Corey Cook of Burnham.

Corey J. Cook is an Indigenous American author from the Mi’kmaq Tribe whose work explores survival, loss, and the unseen forces that shape who we become. Drawing inspiration from the wilderness of Maine and the deep-rooted traditions of the Mi’kmaq people, his writing blends raw realism with spiritual depth, where the line between the physical world and the unseen is never quite clear.

His debut novel, Ghost Father, Wild Son, follows a young boy forced into the unforgiving wild after tragedy, where survival becomes more than endurance, it becomes transformation. Cook’s stories are known for their grit, emotional intensity, and unflinching honesty, pulling readers into landscapes that are as dangerous as they are sacred.

Beyond writing, Cook is deeply connected to themes of resilience, mentorship, and personal struggle. His work reflects a belief that the wilderness does not just test a person, it reveals them. He writes for those who understand that some journeys are not about finding your way back, but about becoming something new.

Corey 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!
