Adult Contemporary Board Game Night (18+)
2024-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Come join us for fun evening playing contemporary (“European style”) board games. We typically have 2-3 games going at any point, ranging from classics like Wingspan or Catan to the newest Kickstarter.

We meet from six to eight (or later), and welcome players new and old. Bring a favorite game to teach or come ready to learn a new one.

One weekend a month is a family game night, open to anyone 12 and up. Bring a family favorite game to share! Our 18+ group meets the other Wednesdays during the month.

Adult Seminar Series: Fall Prevention
2024-02-14 11:00 - 11:30
Getting older? Feeling unsteady on your feet for any reason? Join Melissa Parsons of HealthySV as she covers some of the basics of fall prevention that will benefit anyone with a fear of falling. She’ll also discuss a multi-week class that emphasizes practical strategies to reduce a fear of falling and increase activity levels. Participants learn how to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors, and exercise to increase strength and balance.

Come Make Very Hungry Caterpillars with KVCAP's Miss Jenny!
2024-02-21 11:00 - 12:00
Miss Jenny will read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and then everyone will make their very own, very hungry caterpillar to take home!

The Maine State Museum Presents It's All About Birds!
2024-02-23 13:00 - 15:00
Spend some time with Maine State Museum educators at the Pittsfield Public Library during February school vacation! The All About Birds! program will be held on Friday Feb. 23, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. This free family event is jam packed with hands-on activities inspired by our feathered friends. We will build nests, match beaks, fold origami, and more!
Designed for kids K-12, parental supervision required for K-Grade 4. No registration required. You can fly in at any point and rotate through the activities.
The Maine State Museum seeks to share what is meaningful about Maine and its place in the world, in order to inspire people to discover Maine’s past, understand its present, and imagine its future. The Museum, located in Augusta, is currently closed for massive building repairs.

Game Day with Mr. Wes
2024-03-09 13:00 - 15:00
Drop by any time between 1 and 3 PM to play fun games with Mr. Wes! In the Warren Community Room.

Adult Seminar Series: UMA Senior College Lifelong Learning
2024-03-13 11:00 - 12:30
UMA Senior College is a place where friendships begin and learning never ends! Come learn about the opportunities available to you through Senior College. Senior College provides a variety of activities and academic classes with no pressure—no tests, no grades. Just the opportunity to stay engaged and active for folks 50 and above. An average of 20 classes are offered each spring and fall semester and each semester runs for 8 weeks. All classes are free with an annual $25 membership fee. Subjects range from history to mediation, music to science, art to health, and much, much more. Join our book club, learn to play bridge, or maybe pétanque. While some classes are available in-person on the UMA campus in Augusta, others may be enjoyed from your home via Zoom.

Culture Club Celebrates Holi, the Festival of Colors!
2024-03-21 15:00 - 16:00
Holi is the Hindu celebration of spring and all its colors! It also honors the triumph of good over evil. Come hear the story of Prahlad’s ordeal by fire, and make a bonfire nightlight to take home. We’ll have stories, coloring and fun! Don’t forget to bring your passport back to get it stamped for this session’s trip to India!

Fix-It Cafe Planning Meeting
2024-03-23 13:00 - 15:00
Join Mr. Wes in helping to plan a Fix-It Cafe! Bring in a small item that needs repair, or bring your fixing expertise to help. This first meeting is intended to help plan future efforts – volunteers greatly appreciated!

Make Play-dough Pizzas with KVCAP's Miss Jenny!
2024-03-27 11:00 - 12:00
Miss Jenny will be here to read The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) – and then to make homemade play-dough pizzas with you! Everyone will go home with the recipe for homemade play-dough and a laminated play-dough mat for more fun at home.

FAMILY Contemporary Board Game Night (12+)
2024-03-27 18:00 - 20:00
Come join a great group of folks for fun with contemporary (European style) board games! We meet from six to eight (or later), and welcome players new and old. Bring a favorite game to teach or come ready to learn a new one.

Children 12 and older are welcome.

We're Having a Party! Come Watch the Eclipse with Us
2024-04-08 14:00 - 16:00
Pittsfield will see 99.3% totality during the April 8 eclipse – come celebrate this once in a lifetime event at the library! We’ll have FREE solar eclipse viewing glasses, eclipse crafts (make a pinhole viewer or decorate your eclipse glasses), and out of this world snacks. If the weather is bad, we’ll do our best to livestream the NASA feed.

Adult Seminar Series: HealthySV Presents Prescription Drug Safety
2024-04-10 11:00 - 12:30
Jessica Ouellette will cover prescription drug safety, including safely storing prescription medications as well as disposing of unused/unneeded prescription medications. This presentation includes necessary supplies to keep prescription drugs safely at home.

LIBRARY CLOSED: Patriots Day
2024-04-15
The library is closed in observance of Patriots Day.

Culture Club Celebrates Earth Day!
2024-04-17 15:00 - 16:00
Come join Culture Club in celebrating a true international holiday – Earth Day! Earth Day is a time to celebrate our planet and how we can take care of her. We’ll read a book (that you can take home!), make and decorate plant pots, and plant some seeds.

Team Trivia with Mr. Wes
2024-05-04 13:00 - 14:00
Come play team trivia with Mr. Wes! We will form teams and answer questions for all ages – come show your “smarts!”

Adult Seminar Series: Pathways to Living Well with HealthySV
2024-05-08 11:00 - 12:30
Melissa Parsons of HealthySV joins us to talk about a number of classes potentially available to library patrons : Living Well with Chronic Pain, Living Well with Diabetes, Living Well for Better Health, and A Matter of Balance. She’ll talk about what is involved in forming a class to be held here at the library, what each class covers, and who might benefit from each class. This event is free and open to the public.

"Coffeehouse" Open Mike with Mr. Wes
2024-05-11 13:00 - 15:00
Do you play music? Tell a couple of jokes? Stop by to strut your stuff!

An Evening with Maine Writer Matt Cost
2024-05-16 18:00 - 19:00
The Ann B. McGowan Maine Writers Series and the Pittsfield Public Library are proud to present at evening with local Maine author Matt Cost. Matt is the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of the Mainely Mystery series. The first book, Mainely Power, was selected as the Maine Humanities Council Read ME Fiction Book of 2020. This was followed by Mainely Fear, Mainely Money, Mainely Angst, and Mainely Wicked. His Clay Wolfe/Port Essex Mysteries include Wolfe Trap, Mind Trap, Mouse Trap, and Cosmic Trap, and now, Pirate Trap.
Cost’s love of histories and mysteries is combined in the novel, Velma Gone Awry, book one in his new series featuring private eye, 8 Ballo, set in 1920’s Brooklyn. The second book, City Gone Askew, will publish in August of 2024.
Matt will share the process of writing a book and how books evolve by discussing Pirate Trap, which is set here in Maine. Expect a lively session!

Cost lives in Brunswick, Maine, with his wife, Harper. There are four grown children: Brittany, Pearson, Miranda, and Ryan. A chocolate Lab and a basset hound round out the mix. He now spends his days at the computer, writing.

Music Appreciation with Mr. Wes
2024-05-18 13:00 - 14:30
Bring in your favorite song(s) to share with others – Mr. Wes will, too! Music speaks truth to our souls…

Happy 120th Birthday to the Library!
2024-05-21 14:00 - 16:00
Come enjoy cake and conversation as we celebrate the Pittsfield Public Library’s birthday – we turn 120 on May 19! We’ll have activities all month to celebrate our milestone.

Meet Neeps the Tortoise! Diane Madden reads her book Neeps and Tattie
2024-05-23 15:30 - 16:30
For World Turtle Day, Diane Madden will read her story about two rescued tortoises living on the shores of Loch Ness. Come meet Diane’s pet tortoise! The author will have copies of her book available for sale/signing. Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn more about turtles and tortoises.

FAMILY Contemporary Board Game Night
2024-05-29 18:00 - 20:00
Come join a great group of folks for fun with contemporary (European style) board games! We meet from six to eight (or later), and welcome players new and old. Bring a favorite game to teach or come ready to learn a new one. Children 12 and older are welcome one night a month – this month’s Family Night is May 29.

Adult Contemporary Board Game Night (18+)
2024-06-05 18:00 - 20:00
Come join a fun group of people to play contemporary (European style) board games! Adults 18+ only tonight. Recent games have included Sagrada, Wingspan, Sushi Go Party and Business Walrus. Bring a game to share or come prepared to learn a new one!

LEGO Playtime with Mr. Wes
2024-06-08 13:00 - 14:00
Come check out the library’s LEGO collection and build a masterpiece!

Adult Seminar Series: Come Help Found a Walking Club!
2024-06-12 11:00 - 12:30
Join your librarians and other interested parties to help plan a community walking club. Pittsfield is full of beautiful places to walk – let’s get out and enjoy them! We’ll talk about timing and routes, as well as discuss appropriate footwear, clothing, and balance aids.

Adult Contemporary Board Game Night (18+)
2024-06-12 18:30 - 20:00
Come join a fun group of people to play contemporary (European style) board games! Adults 18+ only 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!

An Evening with Maine Writer Tim O'Brien
2024-06-13 18:00 - 20:00
The Ann B. McGowan Maine Writers Series and the Pittsfield Public Library are proud to present an evening presentation by Tim O’Brien, author of The Maine Roadshow, a “lavishly illustrated [book] with nearly 450 photos, all taken by the author, during a five-year, thousands-of-mile journey exploring and documenting all corners of the state.”
A captivating speaker, Tim will regale the audience with a photo tour of some of his favorite Maine places, especially those local to our area! Come enjoy an evening exploring some of the little known and fascinating facets of our state. Tim’s books will be available for sale and signing during the event.

In his own words, “Tim O’Brien has worked in the communications side of the entertainment industry chronicling the latest and greatest that theme parks, amusement parks and attractions, roadside attractions, circuses, carnivals and sideshows have to offer. An industry specialist and award winning photojournalist, Tim has had more than 5,000 articles and more than 3,000 photos published. He has visited more than 500 amusement parks and attractions in 29 countries and has ridden nearly 600 different roller coasters…
For 10 years, Tim served as the national corporate spokesperson for Ripley Entertainment Inc. and had the privilege of showing off the company’s 90-plus attractions throughout the world. During that time, he served as editor of the venerable Ripley’s Believe It or Not! cartoon, and was producer and co-host of the Ripley Radio weekly broadcast creating more than 200 episodes over a five year period. Today he proudly holds the emeritus title of “Ambassador of Odd” with Ripley’s Believe It or Not!…
​When not traveling, he splits his time between Nashville, Tennessee and Belgrade, Maine with his wife, Kathleen and their two cats, Simon and Garfunkel.”

Fix-a-Bike Bicycle Repair Class with Bicycle Coalition of ME
2024-06-15 13:00 - 15:00
Are you ready to learn how to keep your bike in top condition? Register to take this free, two hour course sponsored by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Children 8+ are welcome with an adult. Bring your bicycle and a helmet! Spaces are limited, so send us an email to circulation@pittsfieldpubliclibrary.org to reserve your spot! Please include your name, a contact phone number, and the number of individuals registering in the body of the email.

LEGO Play Time with Mr. Wes
2024-06-22 13:00 - 14:00

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!
