Pittsfield Public Library

Game Day with Mr. Wes
2024-03-09 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Pittsfield Public Library, 110 Library St, Pittsfield, ME, 04967, United States
Drop by any time between 1 and 3 PM to play fun games with Mr. Wes! In the Warren Community Room.

Story Time Celebrates Johnny Appleseed
2024-03-11 10:30 - 11:30
Did you know that Johnny Appleseed was a real person? Come learn how he traveled across large parts of the United States planting apple trees!

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.

Adult Contemporary Board Game Night (18+)
2024-03-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-20 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.

Adults 18+ only for this meeting – our next family game night is 3/27.

Fun STEM Time Does Children's Crafts
2024-03-14 15:30 - 16:30
Join Mr. Wes in making St. Patrick’s Day crafts.

Story Time with Mr. Wes Celebrates Cows!
2024-03-18 10:30 - 11:30
Come learn all about cows with fun stories and crafts!

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!

Fun STEM Time Celebrates Incredible Kids!
2024-03-21 15:30 - 16:30
Join Mr. Wes in celebrating some incredible kids – including yourselves! Fun crafts and stories as always.

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!

Story Time Celebrates Hobbits!
2024-03-25 10:30 - 11:30
Anyone for Second breakfast? Come learn all about Tolkien’s reluctantly heroic race of diminutive homebodies. Fun games, stories, and crafts as always!

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.

Fun STEM Time Observes Something-on-a-Stick Day!
2024-03-28 15:30 - 16:30
Join Mr. Wes in making fun stick crafts!

Moonbear's Shadow Eclipse Science and Story
2024-04-03 15:00 - 16:00
Come hear all about Moonbear’s struggles to make his shadow behave – then you get a chance to be the sun. Can you make Moonbear’s shadow go where you want it to? Learn about how the moon and the sun’s shadows interact during eclipses. This is a great lead up to the April 8 eclipse for little ones.

Story Time Celebrates the Eclipse!
2024-04-08 10:30 - 11:30
Join Mr. Wes in celebrating the upcoming solar eclipse! Learn why you should never look directly at the sun.

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.

Fun STEM Time Celebrates Pet Day!
2024-04-11 15:30 - 16:30
Join Mr. Wes in celebrating all kinds of pets, from furry to feathery to scaly! Bring in pictures of your favorite pets – but please, leave the real animals 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.

Community Hero Day with KVCAP
2024-04-18 13:00 - 14:00
Come hear a Community Hero read a story! Celebrate the hardworking heroes that make our towns better.

Fun STEM Time Celebrates Poem in Your Pocket Day!
2024-04-18 15:30 - 16:30
Come hear Mr. Wes’ favorite poems – and maybe share your own!

Story Time Honors Earth Day
2024-04-22 10:30 - 11:30
Come learn more about Earth Day and ways to celebrate and honor Mother Earth.

Sensory Activities with KVCAP's Miss Jenny!
2024-04-24 11:00 - 12:00
Come read Where is the Green Sheep? with KVCAP’s Miss Jenny, and then explore a rainbow of sensory play activities!

Fun STEM Time Explores Telephones!
2024-04-25 15:30 - 16:30
Come learn all about telephones – their history and function.

Story Time Pays Homage to Horses!
2024-04-29 10:30 - 11:30
Come learn all about these fabulous beasts! Did you know that horses used to be tiny? Or that some modern horses can be seven feet tall at the shoulder?

Adult Contemporary Board Game Night (18+)
2024-05-01 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. Adults 18+ only for this meeting – our next family game night is 5/29.

Fun STEM Time Celebrates a Day of Reason!
2024-05-02 15:30 - 16:30
Come join Mr. Wes for fun with brain teasers, logic puzzles, and more!

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!”
