February Featured Artist: The Library Art Gallery is hosting artwork by students at the Lincoln Public Schools, grades 6-8, from February 1st through 28th. Learn about art gallery here <https://lincolnpl.org/programs-events/art-gallery/>!
Lincoln250 @ the LPL Display: Enslaved in the American Revolution Enslaved men played a pivotal role in the American Revolution, often journeying hundreds of miles to assist in the fight for freedom only to return home to enslavement. In Lincoln, that dichotomy was reflected poignantly in the experience of a young man named Peter Nelson. An enslaved person in Lincoln, he would serve in the Continental Army on two occasions, in 1777 and 1778, joining a fight for freedom that was not his own. Peter’s experience represents a complicated part of America’s early history. Learn more about the exhibit here! <https://lincolnpl.org/programs-events/special-online-displays-recorded-programs/lincoln250-library-exhibits-events/> December Highlighted Resources - Highlighted Museum Pass: New England Aquarium - Click here for the flyer! <https://lincolnpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Carousel-Museum-Passes1.png> The New England Aquarium is home to thousands of aquatic animals, from the giant Pacific octopus to Northern fur seals to little blue penguins. NEA offers a shark and ray touch tank and the Giant Ocean Tank, a four-story coral reef! About the Library Pass: Half-price admission for up to 4 individuals. Reserve the pass here! <https://lincolnpl.org/services/museum-passes/> - Highlighted Research Tool: Little Pim- Click here for the flyer! <https://lincolnpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Handouts-Postcard-US-1.png>Little Pim is a language learning program for children ages 0–6 that is available through Mango Languages. The program is designed to help children learn a new language through play! Learn one of the many offered languages including Spanish, French, Italian, German, Mandarin, Japanese, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, English (ESL), Korean, and Portuguese! Here are just a few of the many events happening at LPL in February: Reading for Racial and Social Justice (Adults) We Are Each Other's Harvest, By Natalie Baszile Monday, February 10, 7:00-8:00 PM, Tarbell Room & ZOOM <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/reading-for-racial-and-social-justice-30/>Hardcovers will be available at the Circulation Desk two weeks before the meeting. It may also be available as a Libby eBook and a Libby digital audiobook. New members, previous members, and drop-ins always welcome! To receive meeting notifications and the Zoom link, please visit the page here <https://c45b8245.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFAGC-bWE9p6L6ouTPFdRYv4UT7Ul5jXigcFFTvq1jtppHhQdYAdo2C40AdxHsVn993vxhMwlRKfkOVFQumgxrJbYLbDjxuo1eUT_des9jgZPq0VWsY118_x16XBUmUEZ5upGYah59OdZkI6eYm5Hg0YH9_ZtkCKx_tsrnrnLx_kNHwDQIMyex37rE4q4hWApA-_hCsiEeC5x4> and sign up for the Reading for Racial and Social Justice newsletter. Please email Robin at rrapop...@minlib.net with any questions. Middle School Book Group (Grades 6-8) Wednesday, February 12, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Tarbell Room <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/middle-school-book-group-5/>Come join other middle schoolers to chat about what you've been reading (and watching and listening to) recently and get suggestions from other kids to add to your TBR. Enjoy snacks and drinks as you chat. There will be an online way to join in (byo snacks!). Let me know during registration if you'll need the zoom link (there will be a question). Registration is strongly encouraged for snack purposes, but drop ins are welcome. Register here! <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/middle-school-book-group-5/> Author Talk - Rich Higgins (Adults) - Click for event flyer! <https://lincolnpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/0.png> Thursday, February 13, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, Tarbell Room <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/author-talk-rich-higgins/> Author Talk with Rich Higgins on his book "Thoreau's God." Thoreau was a harsh critic of the "respectable" Christianity of his day, but he was also a mystic with a deep reverence for the sacredness of life. This book explores his innate spirituality and his search for communion with a divine mystery that was at once immanent in the natural world and yet transcendent. No registration required. Fantastical Folklore of Flowers Friday, February 14, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, Bemis Hall (15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln) <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/fantastical-folklore-of-flowers/> Storyteller Diane Edgecomb and harper Margot Chamberlain celebrate flowers and the stories that have been told about them through the ages with this enchanting performance. From the dramatic to the sublime to the humorous, world stories about flowers are deeply entertaining. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lincoln Library <https://lincolnpl.org/foll/> and the Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging. Special thanks to the Lincoln Cultural Council. Lincoln250 Series: Entangled Lives, Black and White with Don Hafner Thursday, February 27, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, ZOOM <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/lincoln250-speaker-series-2/> In the 18th century, the town of Lincoln had dozens of Black residents, enslaved and free, who helped the town thrive. They plowed the fields, hoed the gardens, and harvested the food. They did the cooking, they did the laundry, they cared for the children, they tended the sick and the elderly. They worked the blacksmith shops and the sawmills, made the nails and cut the boards that built Lincoln’s first meeting house and built houses that still stand in Lincoln. More than a hundred white residents of Lincoln lived in a household with an enslaved person. They lived entangled lives, Black and white, enslaved and free. Come hear what we know about their lives with historian Don Hafner. Register here! <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/lincoln250-speaker-series-2/> Sponsored by the Friends of Lincoln Library <https://lincolnpl.org/foll/>. February Holidays The Library will be closed on Monday, February 17, in recognition of Presidents' Day. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday, February 18. Looking for more events at the Library? 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