Pittsfield Public Library

Fun STEM Time Celebrates Summer: Beach Party!
2024-06-20 15:30 - 16:30 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Come celebrate the beginning of summer with a beach party!

LEGO Play Time with Mr. Wes
2024-06-22 13:00 - 14:00
Come check out the library’s LEGO collection and build a masterpiece!

Story Time Observes National Hydration Day
2024-06-24 10:30 - 11:30
Every part of your body needs water – how much is enough? Come find out with Mr. Wes!

Move and Play with KVCAP's Miss Jenny
2024-06-26 11:00 - 12:00
Come enjoy age appropriate activities tailored to kids aged birth to five years! All ages are welcome.

Family Contemporary Board Game Night (12+)
2024-06-26 18:00 - 20:00
Come join a fun group of people to play contemporary (European style) board games! Everyone 12 and older is welcome tonight. Recent games have included Sagrada, Wingspan, Sushi Go Party and Wingspan. Bring a game to share or come prepared to learn a new one!

Summer Reading Program Kickoff!
2024-06-27 13:00 - 14:00
Come sign up, pick up your reading logs and a schedule of events, and take home a free book! How many books do you plan on reading this summer? Our theme is “Read, Renew, Repeat,” and this summer’s events will celebrate conservation in all its forms!

Learn a Magic Trick with Mr. Wes!
2024-06-29 13:00 - 14:00
Knowing a few magic tricks is a great way to break the ice or start a conversation! Come learn from our resident magician, Mr. Wes! All ages welcome.

Story Time Celebrates Our Postal Workers!
2024-07-01 10:30 - 11:30
“Neither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of night shall stay these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds…” Getting mail is so much fun – don’t forget to thank your mail carrier!

LIBRARY CLOSED - Independence Day
2024-07-04 - 2024-07-05
The library will be CLOSED on Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day. The library will reopen at 10AM on Monday, July 8.
The library is closed on Saturdays in July and August. The library will reopen Saturdays on September 7.

Story Time Learns About Cows
2024-07-08 10:30 - 11:30
What do you call a magic cow? Moo-dini! But seriously – we owe a lot to cows. Come learn all about them.

Come Learn About Backyard Birds and Birdwatching from Maine Audubon
2024-07-09 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us for an evening learning all about Maine’s backyard birds – how to identify them, attract them, and enjoy them! Audubon staff will cover visual and auditory identification of the birds that call Maine backyards home, as well as discuss how to make your yard a welcoming haven for our feathered friends. They’ll discuss feeders, landscaping and avoiding bird strikes, as well as answer any questions you may have. Families are welcome – this program is free and open to the public.

Summer Reading Program: Read, Renew, Repeat
2024-07-11 13:00 - 14:00
This year’s summer reading theme is Read, Renew, Repeat. Join Mr. Wes for fun and activities centered on conservation!

Story Time Celebrates Fancy Nancy!
2024-07-15 10:30 - 11:30
Does reading some Fancy Nancy stories tickle your fancy? Join Mr. Wes in celebrating this fantastically fancy book character.

Library Family Fun Day!
2024-07-17 14:00 - 16:00
Come join us for outdoor fun and activities on the library grounds! Darling’s Ice Cream for a Cause will be here serving ice cream for donations to benefit the library, and KVCAP is bringing their popcorn machine. KVCAP, HealthySV and the Girl Scouts are bringing craft activities. We’ve got giant Yardzee, Sorry and Candyland, bubble wands, and more. Everybody is welcome. If the weather is lousy, we’ll still have a good time inside.

Summer Reading Investigates the Earth
2024-07-18 13:00 - 14:00
Come join Mr. Wes in learning about our home planet – it’s the only one we’ve got, so we need to take care of it. Let’s learn some fun, easy ways to take care of Mother Earth.

Story Time Investigates Polar Bears
2024-07-22 10:30 - 11:30
What’s white and hard to find? A polar bear in a snow storm! Did you know that polar bears are 12′ tall on their hind legs? Come find out why they rule the Arctic.

Move and Play with KVCAP's Miss Jenny!
2024-07-24 11:00 - 12:00
Come enjoy age appropriate activities tailored to kids aged birth to five years! Miss Jenny brings new movement games, sensory play and craft activities each month. All ages are welcome.

Summer Reading Program Investigates Water
2024-07-25 13:00 - 14:00
Water is essential for all forms of life. Come join us in investigating how we can all work to conserve it.

Story Time Celebrates Chocolate Milk
2024-07-29 10:30 - 11:30
Does chocolate milk come from brown cows? A lot of adults think so…but we know it doesn’t!
Come celebrate this drink that’s actually pretty good for a growing body…

No Place Like Home presented by the Maine Discovery Museum
2024-08-01 13:00 - 14:00
Explore the difference between biomes, habitats, ecosystems, and more and how animals are adapted to survive in their special places on our planet. Participants will engage with big science concepts by learning about specific insects and their habitats and ecology, and observe live insects. Each child will use what they learned by building a mini habitat for a pet cricket to take home.

Summer Reading Program: Fire
2024-08-08 13:00 - 14:00
It’s destructive and dangerous – and it’s also critical to our environment. Learn more about fire with Mr. Wes.

Story Time Celebrates Vinyl Records Day
2024-08-12 10:30 - 11:30
Join Mr. Wes in celebrating vinyl records – the great grandparents of CDs and MP3s! Did you know that a record spins faster on the outer edge than the inner edge? How is that possible?

Telescope Star Party with Northern Stars Planetarium
2024-08-13 20:30 - 22:00
It’s a go for the Star Party! The weather is cooperating, so we’ll meet on the library front steps at 8:30 then walk down into Manson Park together and meet Northern Stars Planetarium there. Dress for cool weather and consider bug spray!
Join Northern Stars in using its telescopes to share the wonders of deep space! They have a 8” Celestron telescope that they will keep on interesting objects such as visible planets, galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae. There will also be smaller telescopes for participants to try out. You will be instructed in their use and then allowed to try your hand at finding some interesting night sky wonders. What a great way to spend some time under the night sky!

Summer Reading Program Grand Finale
2024-08-15 13:00 - 14:00
Bring back your reading logs to turn in and win some prizes and get free books! Games and fun with Mr. Wes (don’t worry, no actual fireworks will be involved)

Story Time: National Aviation Day
2024-08-19 10:30 - 11:30
Join Mr. Wes in exploring airplanes and flight! Have you ever flown the friendly skies? Do you know who Amelia Earhart was? Come find out about this pioneering aviationist!

Create a Collage with Michael Albert!
2024-08-21 15:00 - 17:00
Collage artist Michael Albert brings his popular collage program back to the library – if you missed him last time, be sure to sign up early for this event! Participants are limited to 40 so be sure to register and reserve your spot(s).

American Pop Artist Michael Albert is nationally known for making collage artworks from Cereal boxes & other printed cardboard consumer brand packages. His work has been described as a cross between Pop Art, Cubism & Recycling with a wide range of subjects he explores including many text-based works. He just calls it “Art”.

Albert’s Pop is often referred to as “Modern” since he’s been creating it for the past 25 years and still creates new works on a regular basis. Albert’s “Portrait of An American Classic”, Frosted Flakes Box Collage was his official beginning as a Modern Pop Artist back in 1996. He calls that collage, ’The Birth of Cerealism’! Since that breakthrough creation, he has created over 700 collages from Cereal boxes like this, and thousands more with different themes, all artworks using the same everyday materials.

He will be bringing his nationally renowned “Modern Pop Art Experience” Art programs to over 75 cities in 12 states this summer. He has been running this art enrichment program for nearly two decades & has brought it to over 1,000 libraries, museums, arts events & schools in 43 states so far – it will be 48 after this summer!

This summer he will be returning to Maine for a few special pop art programs including a return visit to the Pittsfield Public Library on Wednesday August 21st from 3-5pm.
The “Modern Pop Art Experience” includes an ARTIST APPEARANCE (Meet the Artist!), SHORT ARTIST TALK & PRESENTATION – where Mr. Albert Introduces himself, shows examples of his works and tells the group about the project they are about to do – a HANDS-ON COLLAGE WORKSHOP where the participants get to create their own collages using the same materials he uses to create his works of art, and the program finishes with a FREE POSTER GIVEAWAY & SIGNING – Mr. Albert brings about 21 different prints (which he has self-published in limited quantities) for the each participant to choose from as a special gift for coming to the event.

Fun STEM Time Celebrates National Tooth Fairy Day
2024-08-22 15:30 - 16:30
Come join Mr. to learn about teeth – and the tooth fairy! Did you know that the tooth fairy is called El Ratoncito Perez in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries? It’s a little mouse that takes away your tooth and leaves a treat! What do you imagine the tooth fairy looks like?

Story Time Celebrates Autumn (a Little Early)
2024-08-26 10:30 - 11:30
Fall isn’t here yet, but let’s celebrate the return of school and cooler weather with some fun activities and adventures!

KVCAP's Miss Kristen Brings Her Playgroup to the Library!
2024-08-28 11:00 - 12:00
Come sing, dance, and play with age-appropriate activities for ages birth to five. Everyone is welcome! Miss Kristen will be filling in for Miss Jenny while she takes some well deserved vacation!

Fun STEM Time Observes National Lemon Day!
2024-08-29 15:30 - 16:30
Join Mr. Wes in experimenting with lemons! They don’t just make lemonade – they can make invisible ink, volcanoes, and batteries, too!
