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Author talk with Kevin Mills on “Breakwater”

Past Event ....... February 28^th, 2012 — 6:00 p.m.

Local author and Lewiston Sun Journal sports writer Kevin Mills will be presenting a book talk and signing in LPL’s Callahan Hall on Tuesday, February 28 at 6 p.m.  Mills will be talking about and reading from his latest novel, … continues …

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Book Discussion Lecture

Steve Blank Lecture Slides

This is a 20 megabyte file with 168 slides, so it may take some time to download. It is in Microsoft Powerpoint format. lecture slides

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business skills Lecture

Expert Steve Blank of Silicon Valley talks to Maine entrepreneurs

Past Event ....... February 15^th, 2012 — 6pm

Steve Blank, international celebrity entrepreneur, is the #1 entrepreneurship educator in Silicon Valley and is revolutionizing how startups can achieve success with minimal investment. He is the author of “Four Steps to the Epiphany”. He will be videoconferencing a presentation … continues …

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business skills Instruction Lecture

Local and Global: Notes From the Frontlines of the Climate Fight

Past Event ....... January 20^th, 2012 — 6:00 p.m.

Read / Listen / React / Strategize!  Join fellow community members to listen in on a live video feed featuring Bill McKibben, author, environmental activist and founder of 350.org and participate in a scholar-facilitated discussion following the lecture. The Lewiston Public … continues …

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Book Discussion Community Meeting Lecture

Great Falls Forum: “What’s a ‘Future Forum’ and What’s it Doing in L/A?”

Past Event ....... March 15^th, 2012 — 12:00 noon

Kathie Leonard, President & CEO of Auburn Manufacturing, and Gene Geiger, CEO of Geiger, are leading a local blue-ribbon panel that is carving out strategies to make Lewiston/Auburn a community of choice for business and cultural development. The L/A Future … continues …

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Great Falls Forum: Maine’s Film Industry

Past Event ....... February 16^th, 2012 — 12:00 noon

Lea Girardin, Former Director, Maine Film Office, will be presenting a talk entitled, “Visual Media Production: a Diverse and Growing Industry Just Right for Maine,”  on Thursday, February 16th at 12 noon. As one of the co-founders of Waterville’s Railroad Square … continues …

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Great Falls Forum: “Understanding Maine’s Food System: Life at the End of the Pipeline”

Past Event ....... January 19^th, 2012 — 12:00 noon

Mark B. Lapping, Executive Director at USM’s Muskie School of Public Service, will be speaking on his latest research interest of food security/insecurity with a talk entitled, “Understanding Maine’s Food System: Life at the End of the Pipeline.”  Details to … continues …

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Great Falls Forum: Establishing a Credible Government in Somalia

Past Event ....... November 17^th, 2011 — 12:00 noon

Thursday, Nov. 17, noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall, the Great Falls Forum lecture series will feature Prof. Ali Mohamed Aden, Director, Centre for  Democracy and Political Reconciliation in Somalia, speaking on “Establishing a Credible Government in Somalia.”  This … continues …

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L. L. Bean: the Man and His Company

Past Event ....... October 27^th, 2011 — 7:00 p.m.

Author James Witherell of Lewiston will be presenting an illustrated talk on his new book, L. L. Bean: the Man and His Company on Thursday evening, Oct 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library’s Callahan Hall.  The program is free … continues …

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Author of The Healing Of America to give talk

Past Event ....... November 8^th, 2011 — 5:30 pm

T.R. Reid, New York Times bestselling author of The Healing of America, will be speaking about how “most of the other industrialized democracies have achieved something the United States can’t seem to do: provide health care for everybody at a reasonable … continues …

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Book Discussion Lecture