BELFAST — Tuesday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m., the Belfast Free Library will host “Our Maine Fibershed: Change your Fiber, Help the Climate” with Pat Harpell. The program, which is co-sponsored by the Waldo County Climate Action Coalition, will take place in the Abbott Room with a Zoom option. To register for the Zoom, go to https://belfastlibrary.org/events/ and find the listing.

Pat Harpell, co-founder of the Maine Fibershed, will talk about easy ways that individuals can make a sea change of difference with their fiber choices. She will discuss how to differentiate fresh carbon from fossil carbon fibers, and how a Soil-to-Soil system works, the importance of local fiber to our economy, and how raw wool is being used to replenish soil.

Harpell will lead a “tour” of Maine’s rich fiber farms via a garland of local fiber swatches that range from alpaca to yak, and describe what is needed to go from shorn sheep to a locally-made garment.

Learn how the Maine Fibershed plays a role in carbon sequestration, diminished greenhouse gas emissions, erosion control, flood and drought mitigation and income equity throughout the local fiber supply chain.

This program is free and open to all. For more information please call the Belfast Free Library at 207- 338-3884 ext.10.