Winter 2025/26 Book Discussions
Celebrating Science
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
September 20th
Prodigial Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
October 18th
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
November 15th
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
December 20th
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
January 17th
Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby van Pelt
February 21st
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
March 21st
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
April 18th
What If We Get It Right? by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
May 16th
All Discussions begin at 3:30 PM.
Copies for all titles available for checkout.
All are welcome to participate.
Lego Club
Every Wednesday @ 2:45 PM
Come down to the library and build something truly remarkable, every Wednesday! All all welcome to participate, all school year long!
Storytime!
Every Friday @ 2:45 PM
Join us every Friday after school for a snack, a story, and good company. All are welcome to come and listen to a tale, all school year long!
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative
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The Alice L. Pendleton Library is a proud member of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative and obtained certification as a Sustainable Library in the summer of 2025.
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) provides library leaders with a proven path forward to co-create libraries and communities that will thrive in the coming years. The Sustainable Library Certification Program and the SLI community of practice has enabled the ALP Library to become more environmentally sound, socially equitable and economically feasible.
Examples of the Library's commitment to sustainable practices include: being Net Zero with heat pumps, solar panels, insulation and LED lighting: participating in the local farmers' market to support island businesses (at the same time promoting literacy); and holding an annual book sale that not only helps off-set the burden to taxpayers but also repurposes discarded and donated books.
Don't See What You Want in the Library?
Here's How to Get It!
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Inter-library Loan
In most cases, we can request a book from another library and have it within a few days. Just ask at the circulation desk.
Request for Purchase
We love getting requests and recommendations! If we think a book, DVD, magazine, newspaper, game, or database should be in the ALPL collection, we’ll buy it and let you know when it is available for check-out. You can make requests by clicking here.
Cloud Library
Hundreds of e-books and audio books are available on Cloud Library through our website. Just go to alplibrary.org, click on “On-line Resources,” and scroll down to Cloud Library. Once you enter your library card number and download the appropriate app, you can access fiction, non-fiction, best sellers, classics, young adult, and childrens’ books and enjoy these resources on your personal media devices.
For more information how you can help to support this program, how to enroll your child, or more information on how it works, you can visit Imagination Library or call Belfast Free Library Director Steven Norman at (207)338-3884.