AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St., has announced events for its Adult Summer Reading Program, running June through August. All of the activities revolve around this year’s national Collaborative Summer Reading Program theme, “Libraries Rock!” In addition to the programs, the library will have a continual display of books on musical artists, […]
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Guest readers engage second-graders in Farmington
FARMINGTON — As they ate their lunches. second-graders at W.G. Mallett School were focused Thursday on guest readers at the front of their classrooms. Readers Sue Farris and Shelley Chasse-Johndro of the University of Maine at Farmington were participating in the Maine Department of Education’s Read to ME Challenge. Farris’ reading of “Princess Cora and the Crocodile,” […]
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Getting a break from winter weather in Auburn
Mahaleigh Kimball, 6, writes in her journal and reads her book, “Puppy Pirates: Catnapped,” during Wednesday’s warm spell in Auburn where temperatures rose into the 60s. Kimball, a first-grader at Washburn Elementary School, was on winter break from school. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Jay library is hosting two adult reading groups
JAY — The Jay-Niles Memorial Library is sponsoring two adult reading groups, one focusing on Maine and the other a book and film group. In the Maine book group, the authors and/or the subject is Maine. The other group reads a book that has been adapted into a film, watches the film and discusses the […]
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Library is hosting Technology Petting Zoo next week
LIVERMORE FALLS — Treat Memorial Library is announcing spring events. A Technology Petting Zoo will be held Tuesday through Saturday, May 6 to 10. E-books and tablets are growing in popularity and devices are widely available. To provide hands-on familiarization and training with e-readers and tablets, the Maine State Library created the Technology Petting Zoo […]