Please join us to discuss our December selection, The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. New Members are always welcome! The discussion will take place in the conference room on the ground floor.
Date:
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Time:
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location:
Conference Room
In 1942, 127,000 JapaneseAmericans, many of whom were American citizens born in the United States, were incarcerated. Their crime? Living on the West Coast. They were incarcerated in internment camps (read concentration camps) in desolate areas of the United States. They were held because they looked different from the majority of Americans. Very few German-Americans and Italian-Americans were held as they didn’t stand out. How did it happen and what were the results? That’s what we will look at in this program.
This presentation will be led by Alan Elze, who has given classes at Senior College since 2005. Alan has taught over 75 classes for Senior College on a wide variety of subjects.
This program will take place, in person, in the Androscoggin Community Room.
This presentation, part of a fall series entitled Senior College in the Community, is made possible by a partnership with Senior College at USM Lewiston-Auburn College. Lewiston-Auburn Senior College has a long-standing relationship with community partners. After two years of Covid constraints, Senior College in the Community programming is once again being offered. In addition to this program, Senior College offers in person, Zoom, and hybrid enrichment classes. For more information about Senior College, visit usm.maine.edu/seniorcollege.
Date:
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Time:
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location:
Androscoggin Community Room
This course will cover the details regarding the first two organized refugee resettlement programs that introduced Maine’s first refugees: the 1961-63 Cuban refugee resettlements in Portland and the 1975 Vietnamese refugee resettlements that are more commonly identified as the first refugee resettlements in Maine history.
This talk will be presented by Phil Nadeau who served as a public administrator for 23 years and adjunct instructor at LA College in Lewiston; the Muskie School of Public service; and Penobscot Valley Senior College. His refugee research has been published, he’s spoken nationally; and he’s been interviewed by the national/international news media and programs on HBO and NPR.
This program will take place in person, in the Androscoggin Community Room.
This presentation, part of a fall series entitled Senior College in the Community, is made possible by a partnership with Senior College at USM Lewiston-Auburn College. Lewiston-Auburn Senior College has a long-standing relationship with community partners. After two years of Covid constraints, Senior College in the Community programming is once again being offered. In addition to this program, Senior College offers in person, Zoom, and hybrid enrichment classes. For more information about Senior College, visit usm.maine.edu/seniorcollege.
Date:
Tuesday Dec 6, 2022
Time:
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location:
Androscoggin Community Room
A Gathering of Celtic and Christmas is a mix of The Softer Side of Celtic along with famliar — and perhaps not so familiar — Christmas songs and tunes. It combines the music, stories and a wee bit of history from Scotland, Ireland and England. There will be singing, laughing, clapping and perhaps a bit of foot stomping in this interactive program!
Jeff Snow is a talented multi-instrumentalist who shares the music, and the stories behind the music. In concert, Jeff plays the guitar, autoharp, and bouzouki. He can also find his way around a drum set! More information about Jeff Snow can be found at http://www.jeffsnow.net/concerts.html.
This program is for adults and will take place in person, in the Androscoggin Community Room. For our planning purposes, please register here or by calling the Reference Desk at 207-333-6640, ext. 4.
Date:
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Time:
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location:
Androscoggin Community Room
There are many spaces available.
Fun Run, a Maine-based kindie-rock band, is excited to return to the Auburn Public Library this December. They will be playing family-friendly sing-along songs for children that their parents enjoy as well. Their songs tell stories that range from adventurous dogs and ladybugs to teaching kindness. A few holiday songs will be mixed in as well. A Fun Run show is an upbeat and interactive live musical performance. Best for kids in pre-k–grade 4. No registration is required.
Date:
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Time:
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location:
Androscoggin Community Room
Author Elizabeth Letts will join us, via Zoom, to talk about her book, “The ride of her life : the true story of a woman, her horse, and their last-chance journey across America.” This is of local interest, as the main character, Annie Wilkins, was from Minot, Maine. In 1954, Annie was 63, a farmer, who was down on her luck. She had lost her farm to foreclosure and her doctor had given her two years to live. Instead of taking the spot she was offered in the county charity home, she decided to try to fulfill a lifelong dream to see the Pacific Ocean — by traveling there on horseback! Annie’s journey took her through small towns and big cities and took her nearly two years, In her research for the book, which also took about two years, author Elizabeth Letts visited local libraries and historical societies in the towns Annie passed through. She will join us, via Zoom, to share her journey in researching and writing this book.
Registration is required and can be done by either clicking here or emailing dwallace@auburnpubliclibrary.org. The Zoom link for this program will be emailed to you on the day of the program, December 5.
Date:
Tuesday Dec. 5, 2022
Time:
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location:
Online via Zoom
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