2020 Adult SRP Recommendations
LPL Adult Summer Reading Program:
Recommended Readings and Multimedia
Badge #1: Wabanaki History: Native Narrative
To earn this badge, consider reading one of these:
- Selections from Dawnland Voices, edited by Siobhan Senier (Assorted genres)
- Selections from 3 Nations Anthology edited by Valerie Lawson (Assorted genres)
- Selections from Women of the Dawn, Bunny McBride (Nonfiction)
- Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection, Vol. 1, edited by Hope Nicholson (Graphic novel)
or watching Linda Aldrich ‘s “Final Appeal” courtesy of Poems from Here
Many thanks to the Maine Humanities Council for curating this list.
Badge #2: Foot Bridge: Making Connections
To earn this badge, consider reading this:
- Remembering Lewiston-Auburn on the Mighty Androscoggin: River Views by David A. Sargent (Nonfiction)
or watching Building Bridges: The Dedication of the Bernard Lown Peace Bridge, October 17, 2008
For more items to borrow on this topic, see Minerva Keyword Search: Lewiston + Auburn + Bridge
Badge #3: Great Falls: Power of Nature
To earn this badge, consider reading one of these:
- Maine’s Waterfalls: A Comprehensive Guide by Patricia Hughes (Nonfiction)
- On Wilderness: Voices from Maine, edited by Phyllis Austin, Dean Bennett, and Robert Kimber (Assorted genres)
- Androscoggin Too: The Pejepscot Poems by Robert M. Chute (Poetry)
Badge #4: Little Canada: Place in the World
To earn this badge, you may want to try reading one of these:
- The Enclave by Suzanne R. Roy (Fiction)
- Out of “Little Canada” : the assimilation of Sainte-Famille Parish by Mark Paul Richard (Nonfiction)
- Duhamel, Ideas of Order in Little Canada by Bill Tremblay (Poetry)
or watching Franco Films, a Lewiston Middle School 8th Grade French Class Production, 2001-2005
Don’t forget — Inter Library Loan is available again! Call 207.513.3134 or email lplcirc@gmail.com for assistance.
Check back soon for more suggestions and more badges!
