LPL Newsletter 5/6/2024

What’s New? 

• We have museum and park passes. Museum and park passes are now available for reservation or checkout in the Children’s Department.
• Age-Friendly Survey for Older Lewiston Adults. Improve services for older adults, help make Lewiston a better place to age, address housing and transportation issues.

This Week @ LPL

• Community Art Submissions, starting Monday, May 6th at 3pm. We are inviting all ages to come to the Lewiston Public Library and create your own artwork inspired by Where Are You From? To participate, visit the library during the open hours listed below to create your own watercolor painting or clay sculpture.
  • Monday, May 6th and Tuesday, May 7th from 3pm to 6:30pm.
  • Wednesday, May 8th and Thursday, May 9th from 9:30am to 1:30pm
• Teen & Friends Magic: the Gathering Club, Tuesday, May 7th at 3pm. Are you a long time player of Magic: the Gathering? Do you enjoy Commander or Modern formats? Are you brand new and looking to see what it’s all about? New players will have the chance to make their first starter deck and receive guidance on how to play and test their skills against other teens!
• Community Art Exhibition, Saturday, May 11th at 11am. Join us for the our Grand Community Art Exhibition Day, with author Yamile Saied Méndez! In addition to the elaborately displayed community and school artwork, participants will enjoy an author talk, food, book giveaways and signing, and activities for kids.

Next Week @ LPL

• Sadie’s Fiber Arts Club: Yarn Painting, Wednesday, May 15th at 3:30pm. Kids will have the opportunity to create a hands-on fiber arts craft with local fiber artist, Sadie, in the Children’s Department at the Library.
• Crafting Circle, Wednesday, May 15th at 5pm. Have a craft you started that is now collecting dust? Ever admired a craft and wondered if anyone could teach it to you? Want a second opinion on a template or a crafting kit? Lewiston Public Library is hosting a crafting circle for people to come and bring a craft to work on. Come, meet, and learn from like-minded people. 
• Great Falls Forum, Thursday, May 16th at 12pm. Mission Working Dogs Explains All Things Service Dog. Christy will tell the story of the Mission Working Dogs organization and the impacts that service dogs can make in someone’s life.

Mark Your Calendar

• Memorial Day Closure. The library will be closed between Saturday, May 25th and Monday, May 27th. We will reopen at 9:30am on Tuesday, May 28th.

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