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News and Events

 

Book Trailers
Create a Book Trailer to promote your favorite book!  Choose your favorite book and make a short video that would entice someone else to read it. We provide the laptops, you supply the creativity. This event will be held in two sessions and is open to grades 6 and up. The first session will be on Thursday, July 27th and the second session will be on Thursday, August 3rd, both starting at 2:30. Please call or stop-by Reference to register.  Reference Desk 333-2422 ext. 22.

 

 

Summer Reading Registration
Sign up now for one of our Build a Better World Summer Reading Programs!

Track your reading, library visits and do a few activities to earn points that you can turn in for prizes! There are programs for all ages; adults, teens, and children.

Register online at lpl.readsquared.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Movie -- The LEGO Movie
Need a break from the heat? Come to the Children's room for a fun summer movie! Showing at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM on Thursday, July 27th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Throwback Thursdays -- Movie Showing
Attention all 80’s fans! We’re heading back in time at the movies on Thursday nights this Summer at the library. We’ll be showing Gremlins on August 3rd on the big screen at 6:00 PM in the Program Room. Each person who attends will have a chance to win a prize. Wicked!

An inventor gives his son an odd little creature which multiplies into monsters which wreck the town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly Book Discussion
The Lincoln Public Library hosts a book discussion group that meets on the last Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM in the Program Room. All are welcome to attend. On July 27th we will be discussing Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf.

A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a man and a woman who, in advanced age, come together to wrestle with the events of their lives and their hopes for the imminent future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday Flicks
Looking for something to do on a Friday morning? The Lincoln Public Library is showing Everybody Loves Somebody on August 4th at 10:00 AM on the big screen in the Program Room.

A Mexican-American woman attends a family wedding, and takes along a white coworker as her date. However, the situation gets more complicated when an old flame of hers shows up at the event. (PG-13, 100 min.)

 

 

 

 

Cookbook Book Club

Do you like to read and cook? Join us for the Cookbook Book Club! The next meeting is Monday, Aug. 7th at 6 PM. We're reading and making recipes from The New England Open House Cookbook by Sarah Leah Chase

Each member brings a dish from the book. The leader keeps track of the recipes and we all sample each other's food on the night of the meeting! Cookbooks are ready to be borrowed for the meeting at the library's checkout desk.

Additional information about the group is included when you check out the book. For more information or questions, call or email Robin Nyzio, Rnyzio@lincolnlibrary.com or 333-2422 x20. 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly Craft for Adults & Teens
Do you like to make things? Join the Monthly Craft for Adults & Teens group which meets at the library. This month's craft:This month's craft: Yarn & Felt CD Coasters!  Using old CDs, yarn, felt and glue, we'll transform an object destined for the trash into a usable item! The library supplies the materials but if you have felt you can contribute, please contact Robin: rnyzio@lincolnlibrary.com, 333-2422, ext. 20.

The same craft is offered twice, Monday, August 21st at 6:30 PM or Tuesday, August 22nd at 10:00 AM, so be sure and choose the day that works best for you. Please register by stopping by or calling the reference desk 333-2422 x22.

 

 

 

 

The Lincoln Public Library is now subscribing to Ancestry Library Edition!
Ancestry® Library Edition, distributed exclusively by ProQuest and powered by Ancestry.com, delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more from countries all over the world. This online database is available to patrons within the library.

 

 

 

 

Launchpads Now Available!
Introducing Playaway Launchpads -- learning tablets that both kids and adults will love. Each Launchpad is pre-loaded with high-quality, ad-free learning apps and games. No connectivity or downloading is required for use. Check one out for 3 weeks today!

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Over 500 online continuing education courses are now available through Universal Class. Learn on your own time at your own pace. Universal Class offers courses on a wide range of subjects. A Lincoln Public Library card is required to access Universal Class. Questions? Please call the library at 333-2422, ext. 19 for more information.

 

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