LPL Newsletter 2/16/2021
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Highlights:
- Great Falls Forum with Andrea Breau: The 2020-2021 season of the Great Falls Forum continues on Thursday, February 18, featuring Youth Studies scholar Dr. Andrea Breau, on the topic “It’s a lot of pressure for us to understand this stuff: Lessons About Race and Place from Lewiston’s Teenagers.” The program will take place from 12 noon to 1 PM virtually via Zoom and streamed to the Lewiston Public Library Facebook page. Register here to attend!
- Read Your Mind: Read Your Mind is a monthly, virtual series focusing on teen mental health & wellness. In February we will host teen authors Adib Khorram, Mark Oshiro & Julian Winters to discuss how the intersection of masculinity, queerness, and racial and cultural identity impact teen mental health. Our community guest will be Maine Boys to Men. The program will take place on Wednesday, February 24th at 12 noon virtually via Zoom and streamed to the Lewiston Public Library Facebook page. Register here to attend!
- Green Dot Workshops: Green Dot Lewiston-Auburn is offering 2-hour bystander intervention training using Zoom. These are interactive, last about two hours, and are limited to 15 adult participants per session. Registration is required.
- Art Van: Thanks to a generous grant from the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation, we are so excited to be able to welcome back ArtVan to the Children’s Department through take & make art kits called ArtBags! You can pick up your very own ArtBag when you schedule a browsing appointment in the Children’s Department or via LPL To Go. No library card required. To schedule a browsing appointment or a pick up, please call 207-513-3133 or email us at lplkids@lewistonmaine.gov.
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.
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