**NEW** ASTRONOMY CLUB

Presented by: Gwendolyn Rench from

Ossipee Hill Farm & Observatory

Monthly on the 3rd Friday of each month at 4pm

Except the first one will be on Friday, May 1st

Then it will be the 3rd Friday each month.

Gwendolyn will discuss what is observable in the night sky that month and current events in Space exploration.

Friends of the Limerick Public Library

Yard/Plant sale - June 1, 2024 (time to be announced)

Indoor at the Brick Town Hall

Drop off Friday, May 31st (time to be announced) or by prior arrangment

call 207-793-8654

No clothes. No large pieces of furniture without prior arrangement.

Any Books, please donate to the library.

***SAVE THE DATE—JUNE 2024***

“Adventure Awaits at the Library”

Summer Reading Program

June 22nd—August 10th

We have many things planned including activities and      possibly some “in house” library programs.

Wk#1-Space Adventure

Wk#2-Fantasy/Dragon/Enchanted Forest

Wk#3-Wilderness/Camping/Nature/National Parks

Wk#4-Down Under-Australia

Wk#5-Ocean/Sea life

Wk#6-Olympic Library Games

Wk#7-Music Adventure

Starting, June 22nd, we will have the initial Summer Reading bag with handouts, bookmarks, passports for the summer adventure and information on how we will track the books read this year.  Please mark your calendar for this exciting fun program.

MAY CRAFTS AVAILABLE

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU - STAR WARS CRAFT 

AVAILABLE STARTING APRIL 29TH

MOTHER'S DAY CARDS TO MAKE AND/OR DECORATE AVAILABLE STARTING MAY 1ST                                              

MAY TAKE & MAKE CRAFTS - AVAILABLE STARTING MAY 28TH

IN-HOUSE SPRING CRAFT -

BUTTON FLOWERS

MAY 1ST, 3-6PM

Please call to reserve your child’s spot.  We will have 14 spots  available every hour—

3pm –14 spots, 4pm - 14 spots and 5pm—14 spots.

LIMERICK PUBLIC LIBRARY

NEW: CREATIVE WRITING GROUP

"RIVER OF WORDS"

Starting March 8th - 2nd & 4th Fridays from 2-4pm

Next on April 12th and April 26th

Meet Regularly to learn and share about writing fiction.

This may include short stories, novels, children books, and poetry.

Please bring a notebook, pen or fully charged/phone/tablet/laptop (electrical outlets are limited), and reading materials to share for critique.

"COOK THE BOOK"

Will meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from Noon-29pm

The First meeting is March 19th at Noon.  Bring your dish.

NEXT ON APRIL 16TH

Choose a recipe from the cookbook of the month and sign up so we can avoid duplicates.  Make a copy of the recipe, prepare your recipe (for at letast 10 servings) at home, then bring it to the library to share with others at the next month's gathering.  Please bring your own flatware, plate/bowl, glass, etc.  

HOMESCHOOL

MEET AND GREET

2nd Tuesday of the month

Starting March 12th at 11am

NEXT APRIL 9TH

Calling all homeschool families!

Homeschool families are invited to meet & greet

other home schoolers, to share their knowledge,

experiences, resources and brainstorm some   ideas for programs you might like to do with

each other.

Brainstorm, share resources, socialize and

just have fun at the library. All ages.

Limerick Public Library's New Kids Book Club!

Snack & Chat - Snacks Provided

Ages 8 - 12.  2nd Wednesday of every month from 4:00pm- 5:00pm

April 10th - City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

May 8th - Who Were the Wright Brothers by James Buckley, Jr.

June 12 - Owls in the Family by Farley Mowet

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The Digital Maine Library provides every resident of Maine with access to many online resources that include a collection of tull text articles and abstracts from Maine newspapers, journals and reference.  It also provides students, business people, public library patrons, and higher education students and educators the learning tools.  Gale Legal Forms - wills, estates, bankruptcy, divorce, tenant/landlord and many mor legal forms.

Learning Express Libraries (part of Digital Maine Library)

Wherever you want to go, Learing Express can help!  Learning Express offers free test and career preparation for students of all ages.  This resource is available for anyone anywhere in Maine. If you are outside of Maine, you can access it with your Limerick Public Library card number. 

Career Preparation  helps you prepare for professional licensing exams such as nursing, teaching, real estate, civil service, law enforcement,  ASVAB, and cosmetology.

High School Equivalency Center will get you ready to earn yor GED.

College Admissions prepares for PSAT, SAT, ACT, and all AP exams.

School Center has homework help for grade levels K-12.

College Students will find course-level placement practice as well as GRE, GMAT, MCAT and LSAT prep.

Adult Core Skills has personal enrichment courses, as well as preparations for becoming a U.S. citizen. 

Find tests, tutorials, ebooks, etc. for all ages.  Example:  GED tests, College Prep tests, prepare for different career tests, etc.

Click Here for Learning Express Access.

Also available as an app- head to your app store and search 'EBSCO LearningExpress'.