LPL Newsletter 7/19/2021

• Want to get started with role-playing games, but don't know where to begin? Enroll in our Game Master Academy! By playing a session of Monster of the Week with Game Master Gabe, students of GM Academy will strengthen their group facilitation, story telling, and environment creation abilities. Because the training focuses on social skills rather than specific game mechanics, GM Academy graduates will leave with the tools they need to run any role-playing game they would like, from Dungeons & Dragons to Lasers & Feelings. Ready to get started? Enroll online here! Spots are limited, so make sure to register to save your seat. Game Master Academy will be hosted on Thursday, July 22nd from 4-6pm our Teen Discord Server and Foundry Virtual Tabletop. GM Academy participants who are not yet Discord members will be sent server sign-up information upon registering for this program. All participants must be 13 years of age or older, and be rising middle or high school students (or equivalent).

• Gather around for Tales of Tails from Around the World, live and in-person in the Couture Room at LPL! Want to watch from home? You still can! This event will be simultaneously live-streamed on our Facebook page at Facebook.com/LewistonLibrary. Join LPL and Blackstone Storytelling for an evening of folktales from around the globe. Be captivated by Phyllis Blackstone as she performs folktales and leads us in discussion of their histories and universal truths. To register for this event or for more information, please contact the LPL Reference Desk at 207-513-3135 or [email protected]

• Babytime & Storytime are animal-themed for Summer Reading! Join Ms. Jackie on Tuesday, July 20 at 10:30am as she reads books about MAMMALS, our theme for this week! Ms. Jackie will be reading via our VIRTUAL weekly combo of Babytime & Preschool Storytime: a fun, interactive activity for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers that helps introduce children to the world of books, learning, and the library. This weekly program takes place via Zoom - to register, please call the Children's Department at 207-513-3133 or email [email protected].

• Are you looking for a gaming group? You're in luck - it's all fun and games at the Teen Library this summer! In partnership with Portland Public Library, LPL Teen presents All You Can Game, an ongoing, online game night. Hop on Discord for a new multiplayer game every other Wednesday at 4:30pm, June through August. Join us on Wednesday, July 7th for trivia on Kahoot! Email us at [email protected], send us a message on our @lplonline Instagram, or get in touch with Teen Library staff on our Discord server to reserve your seat!

• An orangutan and a dog become best friends? A hippo and a tortoise? What?!?? Learn about these and other unusual animal friends with Ms. Ivy. Questions? Please call or email us at 207-513-3133 or [email protected]

• From a COVID school year, Lewiston High School 's Art Department presents 'I Wish My Teacher Knew,' a collection of digitally created and shared art work, stories, poems, and collages created by our local students. The prompt gave students a guiding point for their work which will be displayed at the library until August 15, visible through the windows and accessible for viewing inside. Take a walk through the minds of our youth during the tumultuous 2020-2021 school year. Join us on Friday, July 30th from 5-6pm for a special Art Walk LA reception, featuring some of the student artists from the exhibit and their teacher, Deanna Ehrhardt.

• Summer Book Sale!

  The Friends of the Library are proud to announce the return of the lobby book sale! For a limited time, books are 10 for $1 and AV items are 5 for $1. All VHS and cassette tapes are free. We have a wide variety of materials from which to choose so come visit us soon. Please note that due to a large volume of inventory, the Library is not accepting new donations at this time.

• This year's theme is 'Tails and Tales,' and the program will run from June 13-August 7, with reading programs for children, teens, and adults. Check out our website for more information and calendars. This year, children, teen, and adults are using a PASSPORT system to track reading and activities for prizes. Pick up a passport (Kids on the 3rd floor, Teen on the 2nd floor, Adult on the 1st floor - or print your own from our website using the links above), complete any 4 activities, and turn it in to be entered into prize drawings! Children and Teens also get a to choose a free book for every passport completed. All ages can complete as many passports they want during the eight weeks of summer reading. Questions? Please call 207-513-3134 or email us at LPLReference@lewistonmaine.gov

Following the pilot edition in 2019 which was cut short by the pandemic, the Maine Reciprocal Borrowing Program (MRBP) has returned! This program will enable Lewiston patrons to check out items at nearly 40 libraries across Maine including Lisbon, Topsham, and even the State Library, potentially with the other participants joining soon. Starting July 1, 2021 this system allows members to use Lewiston Library cards at any MRBP locations on a walk-in basis instead of ordering items and waiting for an interlibrary loan delivery. Patrons are required to have their physical library cards to checkout and returns can be made either at the borrowing or home library. There are different types of libraries participating including public, university, health and other specializations. For more information, please contact the Lending Department at [email protected] or 513-3134 or visit our website.

LPL To Go is still available!

Although we are now open for browsing at certain times of day, LPL To Go is still available 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 Pine Street door. For more information head to the LPL To Go page, email our librarians, or call the Lending Services desk at (207) 513-3134.