AUBURN —  The Auburn Public Library will host “Decorating the White House: an Insider’s Experience” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in the Androscoggin Community Room.

Joan Macri, a former American history teacher in Lewiston, was one of 88 volunteers who spent three days decorating the White House this past holiday season. A unique experience, Macri will share how she was chosen and describe some of the decorations used to celebrate the holiday season at the White House. The 2015 holiday theme was “A Timeless Tradition.”

The decorations throughout the White House inspire visitors to celebrate long-held traditions while also creating new memories. The 2015 White House decorations also paid tribute to the armed forces and their families. Every state and territory was represented with a snowflake dangling from the ceiling in the East Colonnade.

A long-standing holiday tradition — the White House crèche — graced the East Room. The nativity scene, made of terra cotta and intricately carved wood, was fashioned in Naples, Italy, in the 18th century. Donated to the White House in the 1960s, this piece has sat in the East Room for the holidays for more than 45 years, spanning nine administrations.

The event is free and open to the public.

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