LPL Newsletter 12/7/2020

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Highlights:

  • Friends of the Lewiston Public Library Annual Meeting: On Tuesday, December 8th, join the Friends of the Lewiston Public Library for a talk featuring Maine Sunday Telegram columnist Victoria Hugo-Vidal. The program will take place from 6-7 PM virtually via Zoom and streamed to the Lewiston Public Library Facebook page. Register here to attend! For more information, contact the LPL Adult & Teen Services desk at 513-3135 or LPLReference@LewistonMaine.Gov.
  • We Play Too Much: LPL Teen is excited to partner with local youth organization Maine Inside Out for their first virtual open mic event! You are invited to MIO’s Virtual Open Mic on Wednesday, December 9th! 6-7pm is open to young people and participants planning to share their art. 7-8:30pm open to audience members and live streaming on Facebook, YouTube and Give Butter. Register here to attend! Questions about this event can be sent to Noah@maineinsideout.org
  • Virtual author visit with Lois Lowry: Join Lewiston Public Library and Lois Lowry for a discussion about her two novels published in 2020, On the Horizon and The Willoughbys Return. The program will take place on Monday, December 14th from 3:30-4:30 PM virtually via Zoom. Register here to attend! For more information, please contact the Lewiston Public Library Children’s Department at 513-3133 or lplkids@lewistonmaine.gov.
  • Book Chat: Make suggestions, share your thoughts, find resources, and get personalized recommendations from our librarians! Our last book chat was all about New Books for December. You can watch last week’s recorded broadcast and follow along with the list of titles we mentioned.
  • Computer Science Education Week: CSEdWeek is an opportunity for everyone to learn about computer science and the value of equity in computer science education, and also to celebrate the contributions of the students, educators, innovators, and creators in the field. We’re proud to help elevate #CSforSocialJustice this year – keep an eye out for social media posts each day this week!

LPL To Go is now appointment free! We have made a slight change to process and appointments are no longer required for hold pick-up. Simply call the Lending desk at (207) 513-3134 when you arrive and staff will check out your items and meet you at the door. For more information head to the LPL To Go page, email our librarians, or call the Lending Services desk at (207) 513-3134.

Lewiston Public Library is now offering expanded library services inside the building, including limited walk-in  services at specific times! Learn more about computer services and children’s room visits at LPL by Appointment.

Browse our online archives, streaming movies, language learning, geneaology resources, research databases, and more at LibraryLA.org.

Keep up with everything the library adds. See our newest Adult & Teen books and Children’s books.

Check the full newsletter for additional information. 

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Written on: Dec 08, 2020