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Lewiston Public Library Weekly Newsletter Archive

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• March 7, 2022: Learn St. Patrick’s Day Irish | Front Desk by Kelly Yang chosen for Lewiston/Auburn Read
• February 28, 2022: In-Person Children’s Events Return | Registration Open for March Great Falls Forum
• February 14, 2022: We are Hiring | Catch up on past library programs via YouTube | Federal tax forms available
• February 7, 2022: Anonymous donation to our BookReach program | Homework Help updated hours | Black history month displays | Maine hibernators display
• January 31, 2022: Read your mind program returns | Tax forms available | Learn to read corner | Black history month with Kanopy
• January 24, 2022: Free Nordic Ski Passes | Great Falls Forum | Teen room upgrades
• January 18, 2022: Library open, masks required | North Star challenge | Receive notices by email or text
• January 10, 2022: Library closed | Learning Express
• January 3, 2022: Great Falls Forum | Recognizing Anne Kemper’s community contributions | Library closed
• December 27, 2021: Library Closed | Children’s department open by appointment | 2021 most watched films of 2021 on Kanopy
• December 20, 2021: Holiday hours | Keep kids entertained while library is closed | ancestry.com back to library building access only
• December 13, 2021: Request the purchase of an item
• December 6, 2021: Maine reciprocal borrowing
• November 29, 2021: Friends of LPL book sale
• November 15, 2021: Library to close for upgrades | Friends of LPL books ale | Teen manga battle winners
• November 8, 2021: Great Falls Forum with Rep. Charlotte Warren | Closed for Veterans Day
• November 1, 2021: Introducing ComicsPlus | Voting open for Teen Manga Battle and 2-Sentence Horror Story Contest
• October 25, 2021: Last chance to enter Teen Manga Battle and 2-Sentence Horror Story Contest | Library to Close for Upgrades
• October 18, 2021: Popcorn Making Kits available
• October 12, 2021: Storytime in Kennedy Park | Pinterest Book Recommendations
• October 4, 2021: Closed for Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Fall Book Sale
• September 27, 2021: Celebrating Banned Books Week
• September 20, 2021: Masks are Required in the Library | Fall Candidates’ Forum | Virtual Homework Help
• September 13, 2021: ArtVan is Back
• September 7, 2021: Great Falls Forum Starts Soon
• August 30, 2021: Closed for Labor Day | Bicentennial Coloring Banner almost done
• August 23, 2021: Summer Hours back to normal | Summer Reading Stats worth Bragging About
• August 16, 2021: No More Midday Closures | We are Hiring
• August 9, 2021: 2021 Summer Reading is Finished | Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival
• August 2, 2021: Final week of Summer Reading! | Nature’s Nightshift with the Center for Wildlife | Stargazing LIVE in Kennedy Park
• July 26, 2021: Tales of Tails from Around the World | “I Wish My Teacher Knew” Art Walk Reception | Judy Pancoast LIVE in Kennedy Park!
• July 19, 2021: Teen Game Master Academy | Tales of Tails from Around the World | Summer Book Sale
• July 12, 2021: “Mill Town” Virtual Book Discussion | Sparks’ Ark LIVE in Kennedy Park | Virtual Teen Game Master Academy
• July 6, 2021: Virtual Sea Mammal Yoga | Virtual Teen Gaming: Jackbox Games | Showtime Steve LIVE in Kennedy Park!
• June 28, 2021: 2021 Summer Reading | Butterfly Craft with Ms. Penny LIVE in Kennedy Park | World Mythology Trivia Night
• June 21, 2021:  2021 Summer Reading | All You Can Game: Virtual Teen Gaming | Fun Run band LIVE in Kennedy Park
• June 14, 2021: 2021 Summer Reading Starts! | Virtual Author Talk with Josh Gauthier | Mr. Drew & His Animals Too LIVE in Kennedy Park
• June 7, 2021: “Mill Town” Community Conversation | All You Can Game: Virtual Teen Gaming | 2021 Summer Reading at LPL
• June 1, 2021: Expanded Building Access | Book Chat with Quiet City Books | “Mill Town” Community Conversation | All You Can Game: Virtual Teen Gaming
• May 24, 2021: Memorial Day Closure | Final week of #TheLewistonRead | Virtual Babytime & Storytime
• May 17, 2021: Great Falls Forum with Cynthia McFadden | #TheLewistonRead Trivia Night | Local Writers Read
• May 10, 2021: The Lewiston Read! | Great Falls Forum with Cynthia McFadden | Maine State Park Passes
• May 5, 2021: The Lewiston Read! | Book Chat: Books that Defy Categories | Art Walk window display
• April 26, 2021: Read Your Mind with Lisa Allen-Agostini & I.W. Gregorio | Poetry Express | The Lewiston Read!
• April 20, 2021: Teen workshop with Maine Inside Out | Poetry Express | Read Your Mind author visit | The Lewiston Read!
• April 12, 2021: LPL Kids Nature Backpacks | Relation-Ship-It Teen Book Group | Maine Inside Out workshop for teens
• April 5, 2021: National Poetry Month at LPL | Great Falls Forum with Jared Golden | Maine Inside Out workshop for teens
• March 29, 2021: Read Your Mind with author Julia Drake | National Poetry Month at LPL | Browsing is Back!
• March 22, 2021: Browsing is Back! | Saturday hours return | Read Your Mind with author Julia Drake
• March 15, 2021: Great Falls Forum with Rose Barboza & Genius Black | Book Chat: Adult Fantasy Novels
• March 8, 2021: National Foreign Language Week | Kids’ Graphic Novel Book Box | Relation-Ship-It Teen Book Group
• March 1, 2021: Will Eisner Week | Susan Conley Presents LANDSLIDE | Book Chat: New Arrivals
• February 22, 2021: Read Your Mind with Adib Khorram, Mark Oshiro, & Julian Winters | Book Chat: Owned But Unread
• February 16, 2021: Great Falls Forum with Andrea Breau, Book Chat, Read Your Mind Virtual Author Visit
• February 8, 2021: Presidents’ Day Closure, Take the #BlackLitChallenge, Green Dot Workshops
• February 1, 2021: Green Dot Workshops, Art Van ArtBags, Take the North Star Challenge
• January 25, 2021: Read Your Mind – You Are Enough, Green Dot Workshops, Great Falls Forum with Andrea Breau
• January 19, 2021: Great Falls Forum with Dr. Nirav Shah, Art Van is Back, Read Your Mind – You Are Enough
• January 11, 2021: Moose Babytime & Storytime, Great Falls Forum with Dr. Nirav Shah, Read Your Mind – You Are Enough
• January 4, 2021: Book Chat – 2020 Favorites, Great Falls Forum with Dr. Nirav Shah
• December 28, 2020: Virtual Music Series – Songs & Stories with Jennifer Armstrong, Holiday Hours
• December 21, 2020: Virtual Music Series – Silly Songs with Judy Pancoast, Holiday Hours
• December 14, 2020: Virtual Author Visit with Lois Lowry, “Books to Keep You Warm” Live Chat
• December 7, 2020: Friends of the Library Annual Meeting, “We Play Too Much” Open Mic, Author visit with Lois Lowry
• November 30, 2020: December Kids & Teen Book Boxes, New Materials Book Chat, Virtual Author Visit with Lois Lowry
• November 23, 2020: A Place at the Table author visit, Read Your Mind – The Stepping Off Place, Native & Indigenous voices
• November 16, 2020: Election 2020 Great Falls Forum, Local Writers Read, Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan Author Visit
• November 9, 2020: Election 2020 Great Falls Forum, Read Your Mind The Stepping Off Place, Take & Make Kits
• November 2  2020: NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program, November Great Falls Forum, Read Your Mind YA Author Series
• October 26, 2020: Kids’ Read Aloud, NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program, Horror & Mystery Book Chat
• October 19, 2020: Local Writers Read – Fragments, Preschool Take & Make Kits, Horror & Mystery Book Chat
• October 13, 2020: Great Falls Forum with Emmanuel Kayembe, Sci Fi Book Chat, Walk-In Computer & Copier Services
• October 5, 2020: Sci Fi Book Chat, Great Falls Forum with Emmanuel Kayembe, Teen Book Boxes
• September 28, 2020: Banned Books Week, Kids’ Book Boxes, October Great Falls Forum
• September 21, 2020: “Stamped” Teen Discussion Project, International Authors Book Chat, Teen Book Boxes
• September 14, 2020: Great Falls Forum with Neil Comins, “Stamped” Teen Discussion Project
• September 8, 2020: Virtual Great Falls Forum, YA Fantasy Book Chat, LPL by Appointment
• August 31, 2020: Writing Franco America in English, Virtual Great Falls Forum, LPL by Appointment
• August 24, 2020: LPL by Appointment, Writing Franco America in English, Retelling Recommendations
• August 17, 2020: LPL by Appointment, Romance Book Chat, Novella Recommendations
• August 10, 2020: Themed Summer Reading Kits, Geneaology, Outlander Readalikes
• August 3, 2020: Book Chat with Diverse BookFinder, Storytime with Ms. Jackie
• LPL Newsletter: July 27, 2020
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• LPL Newsletter: July 13, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: July 6, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: June 29, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: June 22, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: June 15, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: June 8, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: June 1, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: May 26, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: May 18, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: May 11, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: May 4, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: April 27, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: April 20, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: April 13, 2020
• LPL Newsletter: April 6, 2020
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