Friday, February 2 from to 2 to 4 p.m.

First Friday Play-Doh Fun

Saturday, February 3 at 10 a.m.

Meet the Author: Laurie Apgar Chandler

Monday, February 5 at 6:30 p.m.

Rockin’ Readers: Loki’s Wolves by Kelley Armstrong

Tuesday, February 6 at 3:30 p.m

Teen Book Group

Wednesday, February 7 at 4 p.m.

LGBT+ Teen Group

Wednesday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Lithgow Book Club: The Stranger in the Woods

by Michael Finkel

With special guest: DA Maeghan Maloney

Thursday, February 8 at 3:30 p.m.

MAKE/ART: Anti-Valentine’s Cards

Tuesday, February 13 at 3:30 p.m.

Teen Writers’ Group

Wednesday, February 14 at 6 p.m.

Food for Thought

Thursday, February 15 at 3:30 p.m.

Barks and Books

Monday, February 19

Library closed for Presidents’ Day

Tuesday, February 20 at 3:30 p.m.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting

Wednesday, February 21 at 4 p.m.

LGBT+ Teen Group

Wednesday, February 21 at 5:30 p.m.

Pokemon Pros

Thursday, February 22 t 3:30 p.m.

Comix Club: Anime and snacks

Thursday, February 22 from 6 to 7 p.m.

The Tween Scene: “Get a Clue”

Friday, February 23 from 1 to 4 p.m.

4-H Programs for Kids Ages 8 to 14

Tuesday, February 27 at 3:30 p.m.

Teen Craft: Exquisite Corpse Blocks

Inspire Your Imagination, Widen Your World

Lithgow Public Library

45 Winthrop Street, Augusta

February 2018 Newsletter

Volume 18, Edition 2

Library Hours: Monday - Thursday:

9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. to Noon

(207)- 626 - 2415

www.lithgow.lib.me.us

LIKE us on FACEBOOK!

Thank You for your Donations!

A HUGE thank you to everyone for your overwhelming generosity and kindness during our donation drive for Backpacks for Homeless Youth,

in partnership with Mindful Queer Collective and Lithgow's own LGBT+ Teen Group. Our goal was to complete three backpacks. With all of the donations

we received, we were able to put together EIGHT FULL BACKPACKS and there are enough supplies to get a running start on many more.

All of your donations will go toward helping teens in crisis.

Thank you all so much for support for this worthy cause.

Meet

Laurie Apgar Chandler

Author of:

Upwards: The Story of the First

Woman to Solo Thru-Paddle the

Northern Forest Canoe Trail

Saturday, February 3 at 10 a.m.

Lithgow’s Community Room

The Stranger in the Woods

by Michael Finkel Wed., Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m.

We will be joined by Maeghan Maloney,

the District Attorney who prosecuted

the case of the North Pond Hermit.

Free and open to the public! Lithgow’s Community Room

Barks and Books

Thursday, Feb. 15 at 3:30 p.m.

Barks and Books is a reader dog

program for readers ages 6 and up. Each

child will have 15 minutes to read aloud to

the dogs from a book of their choice (bring

your own or use one of ours). The dogs are

trained, volunteer therapy dogs from the

Kennebec Chapter of Love on a Leash who love being read to.

This program runs through May. There are

limited time slots per program, so we

encourage you to sign up ahead of time.

To pre-register, please contact

Youth Services.

Friends of Lithgow Library Board

Melanie Baillargeon Staci Fortunato Wick Johnson David Madore Emily Mullen Jenny Small Scott Small

Patty Tardiff

Rockin’ Readers

Monday, Feb. 5

A book group for 3rd - 6th graders. See Kathy for more details.

FIRST LEGO League gives elementary and middle school students and their adult

coaches the opportunity to work and create together to solve a common problem.

Challenged to research a real-world problem, then create an original solution for that

problem, plus design and build a robot using a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® kit within a common

set of rules to accomplish “missions” on a playing field, brings out the best in students and adults alike. The theme changes each

season, requiring teams to be extraordinarily creative. This free program is open to kids

ages 8-14. Meetings will be held in the library's Community Meeting Room.

Meeting Dates: Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m.

2/13, 2/27, 3/13 and 3/20

Book discussion group for ages 3 to 8 and

their caregivers. Please see Kate in

Youth Services if you are interested

Food for Thought Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. Ages 8 to 12

Participants will solve a crime as they

explore the science behind criminal

investigations. Hands-on activities

include learning investigative

techniques like fingerprinting, and

the basics of forensic science.

MAKE/ART Thursday, Feb. 8 at 3:30 p.m.

Teen Room

Anti-Valentine’s

Cards

Teen

Craft

Exquisite

Corpse

Blocks

Tuesday, Feb. 27

3:30 p.m.

4-H Programs for Kids Ages 8-14 Friday, February 23 in the Community Room

How To Make a Great Speech!

1 to 2:30 p.m.

Speaking in front of people made easier and way more fun.

To Be Announced!

2:30 to 4 p.m.

Vote at the library for your top choice! It could be Cake Decorating, Sumo Wrestling Lego Robots, or

Marshmallow Catapults! You get to decide. The top voted program will be announced in mid-February.