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Be Creative @ Your
Library
Get ready for
the Summer Reading Program at the Lewiston Public
Library. This year’s theme is “Be Creative @ Your
Library!”
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Kick
off concert with Nan Hoffman |
July 1st
@5:30 |
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I’ve Got Rhythm with Karima Amin |
July
6th
@ 5:30 |
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Nioga
Story Teller Erin McCarthy |
July 7
@10:30 |
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Niagara
County Mounted Police |
July 8th @1:00
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Ham It Up with Kids On The Block |
July 14th @2:00 |
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Lewiston
Police K-9 Unit |
July 15th
@1:00 |
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Now You See It with Rivershore Artists
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July 20th @6:00
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Nioga
Story Teller Erin McCarthy |
July 21
@10:30 |
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US
Coast Guard and Coasty |
July 22nd
@1:00 |
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Now You See It with Ron Cain the
Magician |
July 27th @6:00
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NYSPA
Timone and Pumba Safety Smart Goes Green |
July 29th
@1:00 |
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Dance and Move with the Lewiston Dance
Center and Presti Martial Arts Studio |
August 3rd @6:00 |
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Nioga
Story Teller Erin McCarthy |
August 4
@10:30 |
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Lewiston
#1 Fire Company |
August 5th
@1:00 |
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Free Play
at the Library |
August 10th
@6:00 |
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NYSPA
Electric Safety- Kato’s Electrical Safety |
August 12th
@1:00 |
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Summer
Reading Talent Show |
August 17th
@6:00 |
Registration is required for all events. All sign up
sheets are in the children’s room.
Sign up in the Children's Room for all programs.
Any questions, please
e-mail Ann Siejka.
We need
your help to make our Summer Reading Program a success!
Click here to see the materials
needed. |
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Dead Beats Society
Monday, July 6th at 6:00
Anyone interested in assisting with the digitization
process of the obituary collection is welcome to
attend! This exciting project is sponsored by the Jon
F. Popkey Genealogy Room and is part of a continuing
effort to allow easier access to family history
records. Call Michelle at the library for details, or
email
Michelle
Kratts! |
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Following Your Characters
The Lewiston Public Library
proudly presents a series of creative writing
workshops by Liz Thelen
Mrs. Thelen is a Senior
Communications Specialist, CTG M.F.A., Creative Writing
(Poetry), Purdue University, 1999 B.A., English, Purdue
University, 1994.
Thursdays July 9, 16, 23 and 30
@6:30
Participants will write and revise one short story,
using writing exercises to build compelling characters
and follow where they lead. Participants will read and
respond to each other's work. Using contemporary short
stories as models, the course will also discuss the
craft of writing and tips for fruitful revision.
Each creative nonfiction workshop
will build on the skills learned and the writing
completed during the previous workshops. Therefore,
writers are encouraged to attend all sessions.
The events are free and open to
the public. Space is limited and registration is
required @ 754-4720.
This series is made
possible with funds from the Arts Niagara
Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New
York State Council on the Arts, administered by the
Tonawandas’ Council on the Arts/Carnegie Art Center. |
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Mom’s Book Chat
Join us for a new book discussion
group at the Lewiston Public Library. Our next meeting will
be Wednesday 7/15 @ 7:00. We will discuss
The Road by
Cormac
McCarthy
Expectant moms, new moms, veteran
moms… all are welcome! Child care is available and
refreshments are served.
Register today @ the circulation desk
or email
Michelle Kratts!
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Nonfiction Writing
Workshops
The Lewiston Public Library
proudly presents a series of creative writing workshops
by Stephanie Boone, Writing Tutor, Niagara
University Office of Academic Support, M.F.A. in
Creative Writing, Nonfiction, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ
July 29- Memoirs
August 5- Short Opinion Essays
August 12- Movie reviews
August 19- Book Reviews
@ 2 p.m.
Each creative nonfiction workshop will build on the
skills learned and the writing completed during the
previous workshops. Therefore, writers are encouraged
to attend all sessions.
The events are free and open to
the public. Space is limited and registration is
required @ 754-4720.
This series is made possible
with funds from the Arts Niagara Decentralization
Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council
on the Arts, administered by the Tonawandas’ Council on
the Arts/Carnegie Art Center. |
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Coffin
Club
Our next
meeting will be
Thursday,
July 30th @ 6:00
We will discuss Blood Line -
Book Two by
Kate Cary
Refreshments are served.
Register today @ the circulation desk or email
Michelle
Kratts! |
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1001
Books You Must Read Before You Die
Join our new
book club and each month read a novel that has changed the
world. Titles were chosen by a team of international critics
and literary luminaries and represent the best of the best.
Thursday,
July 30th @ 6:00
We will be discussing the book
“The
Murder of Roger Ackroyd”
by Agatha Christie. All are welcome. Titles available upon
request. Refreshments are served and childcare provided.
For more
information, please email
Michelle Kratts!
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Book Lover’s Calendar Sale
The Friends of the Library are
selling copies of the 2009 Book Lover’s Page-a-Day
Calendar.
Filled with 365 days worth
of good authors, good books and good reading, the calendar
is available at the Library circulation desk. The cost is $5
per copy. |
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Knitting Group
Bring your needles and yarn!
Every Friday -
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Register at the
Circulation Desk. For more information,
please contact Ellen Comerford @ 754-4144. |
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Lewiston Writer's Group
The group consists of several aspiring writers,
who like to meet regularly to receive feedback on our work, and also to
exchange ideas and information. Join us every other Monday @ 6 p.m.
For
more information, please contact Debra
Sherman at 754-8408 or email DLSHERMAN1@yahoo.com |
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Lewiston Book Club
This month’s book, “The Ballroom on Magnolia Street” by
Sharon Owen,
will be available at the library.
July 7th @ 1:30
The book club meets the first Tuesday of the month. For
further information, contact Anita Mallimo at 754-7714 |
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Annual Book Sale
The Friends of the
Lewiston Public Library host an
Annual Used Book Sale at the Red Brick Municipal Building -
North 4th Street & Onondaga Street @ Gym
Friday, August 7th 5:00 - 8:00 Wine & Cheese Preview Night Members Only (new members are welcome to
joint at the door)
Entrance Fee: $5 for everyone to help support our library
Saturday, August 8th 9:00
- 6:00
Sunday, August 9th 9:00 -
4:00 Bag Sale Day - $5 a Bag
(we provide the bag)
Items for sale include fiction,
non-fiction, CDs, children's materials, movies
and
audio books.
The Friends of the
Lewiston Public Library also maintain a Used Book Room all
year long, it's open during library hours.
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Annual
Friends/Brickyard Drive By BBQ/Bake Sale
Direct from the traveling smoke
ovens of Lewiston’s Brickyard, the Friends will be holding its
annual DriveBy BBQ and Bake Sale.
Sunday, September 20 11:30 -
3:30 @Red Brick School
Before sitting down to watch T.O. and the
Bills, why not drive by and pick up a dinner or two. |
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Book Donations
Donations of books,
audio books, CDs & movies are accepted during regular
library hours at the Circulation Desk. These items are
evaluated and on occasion added into the Library's
collection. Items not added to the collection are sold
by the Friends of the Library to generate funds to purchase
new materials. We cannot accept encyclopedias,
textbooks, moldy/smoky or strong smelling items.
Please call ahead of time if you have a large donation. |
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