*Per order of Lincoln Board of Health and Lincoln Select board, in-person Town services will be temporarily paused, effective Monday 1/10 through Friday 1/21. The library building will be closed to the public. Curbside pickup, phone, and email reference services will be available during this time.*
*Please visit our **FAQ page <https://us506.directrouter.com/~hgpozntp/about/library-phase-iii-reopening-information-2>** for more information about our changes in service!* *Temporary hours of operation:* Monday 1:00 pm - 7:30 pm Tuesday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday 9:00 am - 7:30 pm Thursday 9:00 am - 7:30 pm Friday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm *Holiday Hours* The Lincoln Public Library will be closed all day on Monday, January 17, 2022, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. *Saturday Hours* Saturday hours will run through June 26, 2022. *Sunday Hours* Sunday hours will run through April 25, 2022. *Other Upcoming Events: * Our programming will continue as scheduled. Please see our calendar <https://us506.directrouter.com/~hgpozntp/events/program-calendar>for more information about our programs! “The Road to Segregation: Lincoln, Route 128, Suburban Liberals and the Long Roots of Inequality” <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/the-road-to-segregation-lincoln-route-128-suburban-liberals-and-the-long-roots-of-inequality/> *Thursday, January 13, 7:00pm – 9:00pm* *Zoom* “The Road to Segregation: Lincoln, Route 128, Suburban Liberals and the Long Roots of Inequality” with Dr. Lily Geismer Department of History Claremont McKenna College What: How did Boston’s western suburbs become the largely white and affluent communities they are in 2022? Dr. Geismer examines the results of post-war federal policies and local suburbanization and their impacts on race and class in residential patterns in Lincoln and surrounding towns. Have our liberal commitments prevented the kinds of structural changes we need today for a more equitable society? Which Towns: Boston western suburbs along Boston’s Route 128 “Technology Highway” specifically · Lincoln · Concord · Lexington · Newton · Brookline Who: Dr. Lily Geismer, Associate Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College, and author of *Don’t Blame Us, Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party* (Princeton University Press, 2015) and *Left Behind: The Democrats’ Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality*. Dr. Geismer focuses on 20th century political and urban history. Introduction by: Dr. Elise Lemire, author of Black Walden, writes “This is local history at its finest, both particular in its questions and far reaching with its answers. I will never see my hometown of Lincoln, Massachusetts, in quite the same way again.” Sponsored by: First Parish Lincoln’s Racial Justice Advocates, the Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln WIDE (Welcome, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity), an organization of Lincoln residents, and the Lincoln Historical Society. Please Join Us! *Zoom Link*: See https://www.fplincoln.org/calendar/ eBook Help <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/ebook-help-68/> *Friday, January 14, 2:00 pm– 3:00 pm* *Zoom* Learn how to read or listen to library books on a Kindle or iPhone! Kate Tranquada and Elizabeth Creighton will show you how to borrow eBooks and audiobooks from the Lincoln Public Library. They’re available for troubleshooting too. Contact Kate at ktranqu...@minlib.net to get the Zoom link or call 781-259-8465 x 3. Opera for Everyone with Erika Reitshamer: Salzburg <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/opera-for-everyone-with-erika-reitshamer-salzburg/> *Saturday, January 15, 2:00pm – 3:00pm* *Zoom* *Opera for Everyone continues with Erika Reitshamer* *Salzburg Austria; City of Mozart and The Sound of Music. Let's stroll in the footsteps of young Mozart, stop at the Festival Sites, and visit the many locations where The Sound of Music was filmed.* *Our opera lecturer, Erika Reitshamer, returns to Lincoln Library. She continues to enlighten, inspire, and entertain Lifetime Learners, while passing along her vast knowledge of opera and opera lore to Boston’s educational institutions.* *This program has been made possible by the Friends of The Lincoln Public Library <https://www.lincolnpl.org/about/friends>* *Zoom links will be announced closer to presentation day.* *Other dates in 4-part series:* *Jan. 22 & Feb. 12* *4th Grade Book Gro*up <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/4th-grade-book-club-4/> *Thursday, January 20* *3:30pm – 4:15pm* *Zoom* Book discussion for 4th graders. This group meets on the third Thursday of every month. Call the library to register and reserve this month’s selection. eBook Help <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/ebook-help-69/> *Friday, January 21, 2:00 pm– 3:00 pm* *Zoom* Learn how to read or listen to library books on a Kindle or iPhone! Kate Tranquada and Elizabeth Creighton will show you how to borrow eBooks and audiobooks from the Lincoln Public Library. They’re available for troubleshooting too. Contact Kate at ktranqu...@minlib.net to get the Zoom link or call 781-259-8465 x 3. Opera for Everyone with Erika Reitshamer: Don Pasquale <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/opera-for-everyone-with-erika-reitshamer-don-pasquale/> *Saturday, January 22, 2:00pm – 3:00pm* *Zoom* *Opera for Everyone continues with Erika Reitshamer* *Don Pasquale* *Comic opera by Gaetano Donizetti. Come and enjoy a delightful opera buffa with a happy ending that will put a smile on your face! Cast: Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, and John Del Carlo.* *Our opera lecturer, Erika Reitshamer, returns to Lincoln Library. She continues to enlighten, inspire and entertain Lifetime Learners, while passing along her vast knowledge of opera and opera lore to Boston’s educational institutions.* *This program has been made possible by the **Friends of The Lincoln Public Library* <https://www.lincolnpl.org/about/friends> *Free and open to all. Zoom information will be shared closer to event day.* Mystery Mondays <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/mystery-mondays-16/> *Monday, January 24 7:00 – 8:15pm* *Zoom* This week’s book is *Murder and Mendelssohn*, by Kerry Greenwood. For Zoom information, please email Lisa at lrothenb...@minlib.net Storytime <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/storytime-8/> *Tuesday, January 25, 10:00am – 10:30am* *Tarbell Room, Lincoln Library* Storytime has moved inside! Bring your mask and join us in the Library’s magazine room where there is plenty of space to social distance. For babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. 5th/6th Grade Book Club <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/4-5th-grade-book-club/> *Tuesday, January 25* *3:30 – 4:15pm* *Tarbell Room, Lincoln Public Library* 5th/6th Grade Book Club Please contact sfeat...@minlib.net for more information. *Looking Ahead!* Artist’s Gardens in New England <https://lincolnpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/artists-gardens-in-new-england/> *Thursday, January 27, 7:00pm – 8:30pm* *Zoom* Some of our most beloved painters, sculptors and authors were inspired by the gardens they created. Visit the private havens of Edith Wharton, Julian Alden Weir, Childe Hassam, Daniel Chester French, Emily Dickinson, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Celia Thaxter and others. Jana Milbocker is the principal of Enchanted Gardens, a lecturer and author. She combines horticulture, design, and travel tips to educate, inspire and delight both new and seasoned gardeners. Jana loves to visit gardens and historic sites in the U.S. and abroad, and share her trips through her books, photos and blog. She published The Garden Tourist: 120 Destination Gardens and Nurseries in the Northeast in 2018, The Garden Tourist’s New England in 2020, and is currently developing The Garden Tourist’s Florida. The 2-acre garden surrounding her Victorian home features more than 140 varieties of trees and shrubs, perennial gardens, peony and rose beds, water features and shady retreats. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Lincoln Public Library <https://www.lincolnpl.org/about/friends> *To receive the zoom information please register for the program.* *Registration for this event opens Tuesday, January 4 9:00 AM.* Robin Rapoport Reference Librarian (in the library Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) Lincoln Public Library 3 Bedford Road Lincoln, MA 01773 781-259-8465 My pronouns are she/her/hers
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