AUBURN — Auburn’s Mayor Jason Levesque and Economic Development Director Michael Chammings have rescheduled their presentations at the Auburn Public Library to Tuesday, Oct. 23, to talk about their recent trip to China. The presentations will be at noon and at 7 p.m. People are encouraged to bring their lunch for the noontime meeting. Light refreshments […]
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Franco-American historian to speak at Auburn library
AUBURN — The Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society will be holding its fall membership meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Auburn Public Library’s Androscoggin Room. The meeting will include the election of officers and board members, and the drawings for the group’s annual raffle fundraiser. At the meeting’s conclusion a presentation by guest speaker […]
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October teen schedule at Auburn Public Library
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library announces its teen program events for October. Safe Voices Drop In Visit – 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4.Each month, Jennifer from Safe Voice will visit the Teen Space to chat about relationships and work on projects. Have a topic to discuss? Let us know. This program is just […]
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Pollinator garden gets new tree
Barbara Trafton, left, Jeri Maurer and Nancy Long plant a Autumn Brilliance shadblow in the new pollinator garden at the Auburn Public Library lawn on Wednesday morning. The garden marks the International Year of the Bird and features native plants that appeal to caterpillars, the preferred meal of migratory birds. The project is a collaboration […]
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Sharing a window to the world
Lyla Campbell, 2, left, and Addison Levesque, 4, share a laugh as they look out onto the world from their shared window in the children’s room at the Auburn Public Library on Wednesday morning. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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'Under the library:' New cafe opens at Auburn Library
AUBURN – Cibo means “food” in Italian. Sotto i Libri means “under the library.” Anything else you need to know about Auburn’s newest cafe? Cibo opened Monday on the lower level of the Auburn Public Library nearly two years after the popular Cafe LA closed in that space. At Cibo, if you want something exotic […]
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Year of the Bird and Migratory Bird Treaty Act centennial recognized
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library and the Stanton Bird Club recently received a joint resolution from the Maine State Legislature recognizing 2018 as the International Year of the Bird and the centennial of the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. With this designation by National Geographic and the National Audubon Society, the Year of the […]
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Auburn library receives Great Stories Club grant
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library has been selected as one of 100 libraries nationwide to take part in the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion program for underserved teens. The competitive grant is offered by the American Library Association with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. For the next year, the […]
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Maggie Trafton Authors for Young Readers presents Melissa Kim
AUBURN — In recognition of the International Year of the Bird, author Melissa Kim and Audubon educator Molly Woodring will have an author visit from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. Kim is the author of “A Snowy Owl Story,” the first title in the “Wildlife on the […]
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Auburn Public Library forms new group, Leaning Shed Crafters
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Libraryhas created a new weekly program designed to tap into creativity. Leaning Shed Crafters will meet the second Friday of each month for an hour of crafting and inventiveness. The first meeting of the group will be at noon on Friday, Sept. 14, at the library, 49 Spring St. With fall […]