The Lincoln Public Library serves the residents of the Town of Lincoln, located in the Niagara wine district of southern Ontario. The Lincoln Public Library blog provides a forum for library users to learn about new programs, services and collections and to provide valuable feedback to the library staff and board.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
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
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
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
Monday, June 02, 2014
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.
9V and button cell non rechargeable batteries only, please.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Scrabble Club date has been changed to Thursdays!
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
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
Monday, May 12, 2014
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.
Friday, May 09, 2014
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
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.
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.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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
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
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
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!
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!)
(Remember: Cash or cheque only, please!)
http://www.lincoln.library.on.ca/sites/default/files/Temporary/ATasteofOurTown.pdf
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Easter Holiday Closures
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
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
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
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
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
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.
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.
Friday, April 04, 2014
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
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
Thursday, April 03, 2014
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
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
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