Fall Program Registration begins Monday September 15 at both Libraries

Children must be the minimum age by the end of the session.

 

 Babies & Books (6 to 19 months)

 

Stories, songs, finger plays and rhymes in a special program designed for your baby and you.

 

Mondays, 10 – 11 am, Fleming

September 29 to November 17

(no program October 13)

     $14 for the 7-week session. Please register.

 

Tales for Two (20 to 35 months)

You and your toddler will enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, a simple craft and free play activities together.

 

Tuesdays, 10 – 11 am, Fleming

Thursdays, 10 – 11 am, MFR

September 30/October 2 to November 18/20

$16 for the 8-week session. Please register.

 

Story Time (ages 3 to 5)

 

An hour filled with stories, finger plays, songs, a simple craft and free play activities. Caregivers are  required to remain in the library during the program.

 

Wednesdays, 10 – 11 am, Fleming

Thursdays, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, MFR

October 1/2 to November 19/20

$16 for the 8-week session

Please register.

 

Veronika Reiser's 25th Anniversary at LPL

Please join us in the meeting room of the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library on Thursday September 11, anytime between 2 and 4 to help celebrate Veronika Reiser’s 25 years with Lincoln Public Library.
Veronika started working in the old Vineland Library on First Avenue (now the Niagara Academy of Tennis) on September 11, 1989. At the time, the library shared the building with the tennis club. Veronika also worked at the old Jordan Library.
In the mid-1990s, in addition to her work helping the public, Veronika took over organizing the LPL art shows, having been on the executive of the former Lincoln Regional Arts Council. She continues to coordinate the shows at both LPL locations. She also became the library’s first employee whose specialty is local history. The collection at the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library in Vineland has flourished under her supervision, and people contact her from all over to ask questions about Lincoln and Niagara history. She also organizes the library’s popular Local History Talks and is active in the community, as a member of the Museum Volunteer Association Board and Friends of Lincoln’s History.
Please join us on the 11th. There will be cake!

Always wanted to be a Super Hero, but don't know how

The last summer program of 2014 is on Monday August 25..... You can become a Super Hero!

Can anyone be a superhero? Which superpowers will work for you? Do you need a sidekick? There are lots of decisions to make before taking the superhero oath, making your disguise and going crime fighting.

Fleming Library @ 10 am

Moses F. Rittenhouse Library @ 3pm

Material fee: $2.00

Creative Bug Program

Spots available in Bombs Away!

Creative Bug Program

Spots are still available in the Bombs Away! Creative Bug Crafts program. Wednesday, August 13 at 1pm for children ages 4-7. Cost is $5 per child. Please register at the Fleming Library, 905-563-7014.


http://www.creativebug.ca/

TD Summer Reading Club

Just one week to go before the end of 2014 TD Summer Reading Program.

 Have you finished yet?

 

 

Create a T-Shirt Program has been cancelled

Sorry due to low registration, the Teen Create a T-Shirt Program has been cancelled for Monday August 11th at both libraries.

Chess Club

Every Wednesday at the Fleming Library from 3:30-4:30pm is Chess Club!

 

Thank-you Mr. Evans for volunteering to run this great Club!

Duct Tape Creations Teen Program

Please register for the Teen Programs without you we can not run them.

So far, Mythbusters and the Priced Right programs have been cancelled. 

Duct Tape Creations still has spots available at both locations on Monday July 28th.

At the Fleming Library the program starts at 10:30 am and 3 pm at the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library.

 

Sign up today! The material fee is only $2.00

Happy Summer 2014!

Our Summer Programs are in full swing!

 It has been busy at the New Fleming Library!

There are only few spaces left the Owl Foundation Special Presentation on  Wednesday August 6, 2014 at 10am for Children going into Grades One to Six.

Eureka! Little Learns, Creative Bug Crafts and Eureka! Wacky Wednesdays are all full!

There are still spaces in the Teen Programs on Mondays.

The material fee is $2.00 per program.

• Monday July 28 -  Duct Tape Creations

• Monday August 11 -  Create a T-Shirt

• Monday August 25 - Become a Superhero

 You can still register and participate in all our Summer Reading Programs.

• Eureka TD Summer Reading Club for ages 2 - 12 

• Eureka Teen Reading Club for ages 11 - 18

• Adult Reading Club for ages 19 and up

 

Grand Opening Sat. June 21, 2014

A SPECIAL INVITATION

 

To join His Worship

Mayor Bill Hodgson and Council at the

Grand Opening Ceremony of the

Town of Lincoln Community Complex

On Saturday, June 21, 2014


10:00 am - noon

5020 Serena Drive, Beamsville

10:00 am - Greetings

10:20 am- Ribbon Cutting

10:30 am – Facility Tours

 

 

The Fleming Library Location at 4996 Beam Street is Officially Closed

 Here are some pictures taken by Karin the last day the Beamsville Location was open.

New Battery Reycling

Recycle your used single-use batteries at your library. It's easy. Tape the positive terminals or put the batteries in a plastic bag, bring them in and put them in the container provided. AA, AAA, C, D, 6V
9V and button cell non rechargeable batteries only, please.

Scrabble Club date has been changed to Thursdays!

Come out to the Fleming Library on Thursdays to play Scrabble at 1:30 pm.

Everyone is welcome to come out and play!

No Chess Club this Wednesday May 14th

Sorry Everyone,

Mr Evans will not be able to come this Wednesday so there is no chess club. Next week chess club will be at 3:30 at the Fleming Library.

Thanks

Container Gardening with Wendy of Master Gardeners of Niagara

Container Gardening with Master Gardeners of Niagara See how to create a herb, shade and vegetable container garden at the Lincoln Public Library. Everyone is welcome to this free event. Please register in person or by phone 905-563-7014 or email info@lincoln.library.on.ca. Thank-you to Wendy of the Master Gardeners of Niagara who will be presenting this fabulous topic. Come out to the Lincoln Public Library, 4996 Beam Street, Beamsville, on Tuesday May 13 at 7pm and learn how to create a container garden.

Almost there....New Fleming Library.....

Local History Talk Saturday May 10th at the Jordan Museum

2014 Local History Talks
200+ Years of Settlement in Niagara

Saturday May 10, 10am to Noon

The United Empire Loyalists in Niagara...
Rod and Bev Craig from the Col. Butler Branch of the United Empire Loyalists

 and

The Arrival of the Russian Mennonites in Canada
Presented by Henry Wiebe, Founder of St. Ann's Community Church and former minister at Vineland Mennonite Brethren Church

 

 

Thank-you to Everyone who was involved with A Taste of Our Town

 

Rave review for A Taste of Our Town. Thank you Mark Dawson, Grimsby Lincoln News!

http://www.niagarathisweek.com/opinion-story/4502548-talk-of-the-town-for-years-to-come/ …

Talk of the town for years to come
...
Grimsby Lincoln News

By Mark Dawson

“A Taste of Our Town will become the talk of the town for years to come,” said the ubiquitous Margaret Andrewes at one point during last Saturday’s fundraising event at Twenty Valley Golf Club. In fact, I think she said it twice to make sure Jennifer Hopkins of Hopkins IDA Pharmacy was listening.

She was, and judging by the look on her face it must have been a proud moment. What a great way for her to celebrate her Vineland pharmacy’s 65th anniversary and at the same time, give a big boost to the Our Town Our Time campaign for the Town of Lincoln’s Community Complex.

Reached by phone on Monday, Jennifer said she had been looking for an opportunity to bring the George Lake Big Band to the area for an event and thought it would be a good fit for the Library Fundraising Group.

It definitely was. Thanks to her generosity, the band was there in all its 19-piece glory - trombones, trumpets and saxophones, guitars, percussion and vocalists. You rarely see a mass of musicianship performing at that level anymore, and it added a lot of class to what was already a classy evening.

Under the direction of Steve Pettafor, the band delivered an interactive selection of both contemporary and classic music that was pretty infectious. In a rare lapse of judgement, they even had yours truly up on the dance floor. Many have never seen that, and those that have are forever changed.

An event like this one owes a great deal to many people. Congratulations to Jennifer and the rest of the Library Fundraising Group: Elizabeth Wagner, Jill Nicholson, John Kralt, Kumbir Vandeyar, Donna Burton, Stewart Capell, Joyce Harrison and Pauline Wilts for pulling it off.

There were dozens of others who offered their time or talents or who donated items to the live and silent auctions. And speaking of talents, I suspect Rick Rittenhouse may secretly fear that Ron Kielstra of E.P.R. Kielstra & Company Chartered Accountants will be getting into the auction game. Ron ran the live auction with flair and energy, keeping things moving and I believe, possibly bidding against himself at one point.

The Dawsons bid briefly on a signed and framed Sidney Crosby limited edition print, finally and reluctantly letting it go. Maybe if he’d scored at least one goal in the playoffs (as of this writing) my resolve would been stronger. We also felt moved for reasons I can’t explain now to bid on a matched pair of cardinal photographs, a seaside watercolour and a ladies’ laptop luggage bag with wheels. We came away without these items, but we certainly did experience the power of the collective will in that room.

Looking around on Saturday night, it was clear there was, as Mayor Bill Hodgson put it later, a good cross section of caring people from the Town of Lincoln and beyond who were there to lend their support to the Community Complex, due to open next month. I would also agree with Jennifer that there was a “warm and fuzzy feeling” in the room, and not just because of the bottles of Ridgepoint and Daniel Lenko wines on the tables.

A last word of appreciation to my colleague Jessica Moore and her husband Drew for joining us at our table on Saturday and to Jim Giddens and the staff of Twenty Valley Golf and Country Club for a great meal. We’ve had a good relationship with Twenty Valley for a number of years and I’d encourage those who haven’t been there for a while to pay them a visit – I see they’ve got a nice brunch planned for Mother’s Day and you’d be hard pressed to find a nicer spot.

*****

We had a baby shower at our home on Sunday as we’re expecting a grandchild in July. My job, other than staying out of the way, was to blow up what felt like about 50 balloons, which were used to festoon various rooms. Okay, I just liked the way that sounded, but there was actually some festooning going on.

I spent much of the ensuing three hours, light-headed, in the basement watching the Raptors come up short against Brooklyn, then, when the last crustless egg salad sandwich had been consumed and I got the all clear to return to ground level, I was asked to burst the balloons.

As I chased them around the dining room floor with a pair of scissors, I concluded that it was an allegory for some aspects of life. We knock ourselves out for some very temporary things, inflating them in size and importance, only to see them burst a short time later when we realize they have no staying power.

I will keep this in mind next time I’m tempted to cheer for the Maple Leafs.

2014 Local History Talks

 

2014 Local History Talks 

200+ Years of Settlement in Niagara

 

Saturday May 3, 2014 

10 am - 12 pm

FREE

 

Held at the School House

Jordan Historical Museum of the Twenty

3800 Main St., Jordan

 

 

 

The Underground Railroad to Niagara

Gerry Rodney from the Central Ontario
 Network for Black History

and

History of the Dutch in Canada

The research and art behind

Brian Romagnoli’s Mural in Grimsby

 

Saturday May 10, 2014 

10 am - 12 pm

FREE

The United Empire Loyalists in Niagara

Rod and Bev Craig from the Col. Butler Branch of the United Empire Loyalists

 

and

The Arrival of the Russian Mennonites in Canada 

Presented by Henry Wiebe, Founder of

St. Ann’s Community Church and former

minister at Vineland Mennonite Brethren Church

 

For more Information please contact 905.562.5711 or

905.563.563.7014

info@lincoln.library.onca 

 

Free. For more information:

905.562.5711 or 905.563.7104                                             info@lincoln.library.on.ca

info

 

 

 

A Taste of Our Town Dinner & Dance May 3, 2014

 

A Taste of Our Town Dinner, Dance

Twenty Valley Golf & Country Club

Saturday May 3, 2014

 

Help support the New Library and Arena

 Only $100.00 per ticket for a Fantastic Evening!

 

Buy your tickets for the Event of the Year

 

Some of the items for Auction

 

Live auction items:

Dinner for 8 with wine pairings at the Mark Picone Culinary Studio

Matched pair of framed photographs of cardinals

Sidney Crosby signed and framed limited edition print

Radio controlled toy package


Silent auction items:

A wide variety of gift certificates and passes to attractions

Original artwork and photographs

Foursome of golf with carts

Shaw Festival tickets

Blue Jays tickets

Signed copies of books

Stained glass

Several pieces of antique Dunn Bennett china

Royal Doulton figurine

Several bottles of wines and wine tasting opportunities

Collector plates

Small appliances – Coffeemakers and a Panini press

Jewellery

Men’s and Ladies’ apparel

And many, many more exciting things!

You’ll just have to buy a ticket, and

see them yourself!

(Remember: Cash or cheque only, please!)

 

http://www.lincoln.library.on.ca/sites/default/files/Temporary/ATasteofOurTown.pdf

Easter Holiday Closures

Both library branches will be closed April 18 for Good Friday and April 21 for Easter Monday.

We will be open regular hours on Saturday April 19.

 

Happy Easter!

 

 

A Taste of Our Town Fundraising for the New Library & Arena Community Complex

A Taste of Our Town
Dinner, Dance & Auction

Twenty Valley Golf & Country Club
Vineland, ON

  Saturday May 3, 2014

Featuring: The George Lake Big Band

Saturday May 3, 2014
Cocktails: 5:45 pm Dinner: 6:30 pm

Ticket Price: $100 per person
Table of 8: $750

To purchase tickets please call The Fleming Library 905-563-7014
Cash or Cheque (Town of Lincoln: OTOTC)

A fundraiser in Support of the Town of Lincoln Community Complex
Brought to You by the Library Fundraising Group

 

 

Senior's Wii Bowling

Strikes, Spares and Fun!

2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the Month

1pm at the Fleming Library 4996 Beam Street, Beamsville, Ontario

Free

Please register by calling 905.56.7014 or email info@lincoln.library.on.ca

Check out the pictures of the last Teen VS Senior Wii Bowling Tournament on the library's Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lincoln-Public-Library/115678635175024

Container Gardening with Master Gardeners of Niagara

See how to create a herb, shade and vegetable container garden at the Lincoln Public Library.
 
Everyone is welcome to this free event.  
Please register in person or  by phone 905-563-7014 or email info@lincoln.library.on.ca.
 
Thank-you to Wendy of the Master Gardeners of Niagara who will be presenting this fabulous topic.
 
Come out to the Lincoln Public Library, 4996 Beam Street, Beamsville,  on Tuesday May 13 at 7pm and learn how to create a container garden.

Tech Time

Need some help downloading eBooks and audiobooks, searching the library's catalogue or using our databases?
Sign up for a one-on-one 1/2 hour session with staff!

Tuesdays, 2:30 & 3 pm, Fleming
Wednesdays, 5 & 6 pm, MFR
Thursdays, 2:30 & 3 pm, MFR

Forest of Reading Book Clubs

Attention Blue Spruce and Silver Birch Club Members!

Don't forget to vote for your favourite nominated book at either LPL location

between April 22 and 26.

Forest of Reading Winner's Celebration

Friday May 23, 4-5pm, Fleming
Games, activities and a snack! Please register. $2 per child

Anime Club for Tweens & Teens

April is Anime Month!

Are in your grades 6-12 and love Anime?

Then this Monday Afterschool Club is for you!

Come out and meet other Anime Enthusiasts from 3:30-4:30pm!

Here is a list of topics we will be offering.

April 7 - All About Manga & Anime
April 14 -  Let’s Draw
April 28 - Candy Sushi

 The fee is $5 for all  three sessions

The program is held at Fleming Library, 4996 Beam Street, Beamsville

Please register. Spaces are still available.

If you have any questions, please contact Margaret at 905-563-7014 or daley@lincoln.library.on.ca

 

Story Hour

Story Hour is a program filled with stories, rhymes, games, songs, crafts and more. Each week there is a different theme which is reflected in all aspects of the program, even in the show and tell. Children ages 3 to 5 years are introduced  to books and stories in a classroom like setting. Gross motor and fine motor skills are addressed in all the sessions.

Simple concepts such as letter and number recognition and a love of books are taught by Miss Leanne in a fun and creative way.

 

We ask that the caregivers to please remain in the library during the program.

 

This 8-week session is offered at both library locations from April 2- May 21. Please register, there is $16 fee.  There are spaces still available at both locations.

 

Wednesday, 10am -11am, Fleming Library - 4996 Beam St. Beamsville

Thursdays, 1:30pm-2:30pm, Moses F. Rittenhouse Library - 4080 John Charles Blvd. Vineland

 

If you have any questions on our Early Literacy Programs please contact Leanne at 905-563-7014 or good@lincoln.library.on.ca

Tales for Two

TALES FOR TWO

A time for your child (20 months -3 years) and yourself/caregiver to come to the library and discover books, songs, felt board stories and more. This fantastic program, taught by Miss Leanne, explores all aspects of literacy in an entertaining  and imaginative manner.

 

The spring session runs on Tuesdays from April 1 - May 20th at the Fleming Library, 4996 Beam Street, Beamsville.

The fee is $10 for the 8-week session. Please register. There are spaces still available.

 

If you have any questions about the Lincoln Public Library's Early Learning Initiatives such as Tales for Two or Story Time please contact Leanne at 905-905-563-7014 or good@lincoln.library.on.ca

 

 

Spring Programs 2014

BABIES & BOOKS

Introduce your baby to stories, songs and finger plays. Miss Jennifer takes you and your baby (6-19 months) on an adventure of fun and magical times. Find out about teachable moments during this special program.

 This session is open to parents, caregivers, grandparents, aunts, uncles and babies beginning Mondays, 10-11am at the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library at 4080 John Charles Blvd. Vineland. The program runs from March 31 to May 12. There is a $12 fee for this 6-week session. Please register. There are still spaces available.

 

If you have any questions about our Early Literacy Program - Babies & Books  please contact Jennifer at 905-563-7014 or dinning@lincoln.library.on.ca

 

An Invitation to "A Taste of Our Town"

The Library Fundraising Group invites you to attend its signature event – "A Taste of Our Town", in support of the "Our Town, Our Time" Capital Campaign.



The event will be held on May 3, 2014, at the Twenty Valley Golf and Country Club, and will include a dinner and silent auction.



There will also be a dance, featuring the music of the George Lake Big Band from Toronto.

The title sponsor for our event is Hopkins I.D.A. Pharmacy from Vineland, in celebration of its 65 years serving the Town of Lincoln.



Tickets are $100 each, or a table of 8 for $750, and will be available shortly.

Cocktails will begin at 5:45 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.


Donations for the silent auction would be welcomed. If you have any, you can contact the Chair of the Library Fundraising Group, Elizabeth Wagner, at 905-563-7854 or ewagner@vaxxine.com.

Winter Registrations are on Now!

The Lincoln Public Library is taking registrations for the winter sessions of the following programs: Babies and Books, Tales for Two, Preschool Storytime, Terrific Tuesdays for 5 to 8 year olds , Saturday Morning Craft Club for 9 to 12 year olds, Snowman Craft Club for Teens, Murder, Mystery and Mayhem Club for Teens and Drama Club for Teens.


More information can be found on our website: http://www.lincoln.library.on.ca/node/16841

Lincoln Winter Scenes Notecards

Just in time for Christmas!  The Lincoln Public Library is selling beautiful notecards with Lincoln winter scenes taken by library staff member and photographer James Wagner.  All proceeds from the sales go to the 'Our Town, Our Time" capital fundraising campaign for the new Town of Lincoln Community Complex.

Come in to either library location in Beamsville or Vineland to pick up your cards today!

See the cards here:
http://www.lincoln.library.on.ca/sites/default/files/Temporary/NoteCardsPoster_0.pdf

Children's and Teen Program Registration

There is still room in most of our children's and teen programs for the fall. 

For more information, contact either the Fleming (Beamsville) Library at 905-563-7014 or the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library at 905-562-5711.

Preschool Program Registration

Registration for the Fall Preschool Programs starts Tuesday September 3.  The registration form is available on the library's website - http://tinyurl.com/llbopao or at the either the Fleming (Beamsville) or Moses F. Rittenhouse (Vineland) locations.

The schedule of programs can be found at this link - http://www.lincoln.library.on.ca/Children

For more information, contact either the Fleming Library - 905-563-3975 or the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library - 905-562-5711.

 

Summer Reading Club Registration is Underway

Now that school is out, it's time to register for the Summer Reading Club.  The theme for this year is 'Go'.  We will be travelling to places close and far and some that may be out of this world.  The Club starts July 2.

For more information on our exciting summer program, contact the Fleming Library (Beamsville) 905-563-7014 or the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library (Vineland) 905-562-5711to find out more.

TD Summer Reading Club Registration - June 24

Welcome Summer! TD Summer Reading Club registration starts June 24 at 10:00 a.m. at both Beamsville and Vineland locations.

Introductory Scrabble

Come to the Beamsville Library and find out more about our new Scrabble Club.   Play a few games and get acquainted with some of the other members.  We will meet Tuesday June 25 at 3:30 p.m.  For more information, contact Jill at 905-563-7014.

Local History Talks

Join us at the Jordan Museum Schoolhouse this Saturday, May 4, at 10:00 a.m. to learn more about Lincoln's agricultural history. Dr. Helen Fisher will be discussing Grape Cultivation and Linda Crago will present an overview on Heritage Seeds.  In addition, Veronika Reiser from the Lincoln Public Library, will show some images from the Library's digital collection on our agricultural past.

For more information, contact Veronika Reiser at 905-562-5711.

Community Complex Groundbreaking Ceremony - April 12

The Official Community Complex Groundbreaking Ceremony will take place on April 12 at 11:00 a.m. near the current Centennial Arena in Beamsville. 

All are welcome to attend.

Lincoln Public Library Back to Regular Hours

The Lincoln Public Library has resumed regular hours. 

Preschool Program Registration On Now!

The Lincoln Public Library is now taking registrations for Babies and Books, Tales for Twos and Storytime. Programs start the week of April 8.

Check the website for more information.

http://www.lincoln.library.on.ca/node/15233

Teen Art Show Opening - March 16

Teen Art Show Opening Saturday March 16 from 2 to 4. Check out the great art by local teens. See you there! http://tinyurl.com/albwaor

Still room in March Break Programs

There is still space for more March Break Program registrations. Call us or come in today! http://tinyurl.com/cyed7cx