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Saturday Storytime!

Past Event ....... August 25th, 2012 — 10:30am

Join us for Saturday Storytime!

Mrs. A the Storylady presents stories, songs, fingerplay, and crafts for ages 2-5! Siblings always welcome. For more information, call 513-3133.

French Language Storytime!

Past Event ....... April 28th, 2011 — 6pm

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Special guest Vanessa Hermann will offer a French language storytime in the Children’s Dept.  We hope this will be a monthly event for native speakers and to help families who are trying to teach their children French.  Hermann will use … continues …

Abdi the Storyteller

Past Event ....... February 12th, 2011 — 3:30pm

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Come listen to Abdi tell stories in both English and Somali, with our own Mrs. A “Storylady” putting in a guest appearance. Come listen to Abdi the Storyteller. Listeners will hear stories in both English and Somali, with our own … continues …

Author Mark LaFlamme & Readings from the Crypt…

Past Event ....... October 29th, 2009 — 6:30 pm

Thursday, Oct. 29, 6:30 p.m. in Callahan Hall, “Readings from the Crypt, and Beyond…,” a special Halloween-season literary event featuring selected “spooky” readings from the works of horror writer Mark LaFlamme presented by a cast of noted Maine actors. A … continues …

Literary Reading

Past Event ....... February 12th, 2009 — 7:00 pm

Click here for a 5 minute video of Katalin Vecsey reading from Seed of Sarah at LPL. Thursday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. in Callahan Hall, a reading of selections from Judith Isaacson’s acclaimed Holocaust book Seed of Sarah: Memoirs of … continues …

Holiday Sing-Along

Past Event ....... December 22nd, 2008 — 6:00 pm

On Monday December 22nd from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., the Lewiston Public Library Children’s Dept will host our 5th annual Holiday Sing-Along. This year’s event will feature Beth Almquist, Matt Loosigian, and Jake Paris leading familiar holiday favorites with guitar, … continues …

Author Talk: Colin Sargent

Past Event ....... November 25th, 2008 — 7:00 pm

Tuesday, November 25, 7 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library, Maine writer Colin Sargent will read excerpts from his just-published historical novel, Museum of Human Beings, about the life of Sacagawea’s son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. A question-&-answer … continues …

“Knitting Out Loud” : Reading Yarns and Spinning Tales

Past Event ....... July 17th, 2008 — 7:00 pm

Thursday, July 17, 7 p.m. in Callahan Hall, “Knitting Out Loud,” an hour-long program of stories and readings by veteran knitter and raconteur Kathy Goldner, exploring the world of knitting past and present, illustrated by photographs, knitted items and antiques … continues …

Book Reading: “The Diary of a Maidservant”

Past Event ....... March 26th, 2008 — 7:00 pm

Wednesday, March 26, 7 p.m. in the Couture Room, a program of readings from the Indian novel “The Diary of a Maidservant,” presented by its English-language translator Sagaree Sengupta, a member of the Asian Studies faculty at Bates College. Free. … continues …