Maine’s Winter Animals

Join Ms. Alexis and their animal friends this month on the Lewiston Public Library YouTube channel and LPL Kids Facebook page, as they explore the strategies different Maine animals use to live through the winter.

• Hibernators premiers Thursday, Jan. 13^th at 6:30 PM
• Semi-Hibernators premiers Thursday, Jan. 20^th at 6:30 PM
• Awake All Winter premiers Thursday, Jan. 27^th at 6:30 PM.

While people retreat indoors to stay warm through the cold winter months, wild animals get no such luxury. On January 13, Beatrice Bat and Wallace Woodchuck stop by to tell us about animals who hibernate, or enter an extended sleep-like period, for the entire winter. The next week, Barnaby Bear and Bianca Beaver emerge from their dens to discuss animals who only semi-hibernate­, those who may sleep for extended periods but wake up on warmer days to eat. A week later, Fabian Fox and Milo Moose will tell us about animals who stay awake all winter, and show us how to identify the tracks they may leave behind.

Additional free coloring pages and a suggested booklist will be available in the Children’s Department.

Lewiston Public Library is located downtown at 200 Lisbon Street at the corner of Pine Street. For more information, contact them at 513-3133 or LPLKids@lewistonmaine.gov.