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MAY PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST: Take a photo to showcase your talent in Lorain Public Library System’s May photo contest! Entry forms and rules are available at LorainPublicLibrary.org and in all of our libraries. Pictures may be dropped off at any LPLS library, emailed, or entered via social media including Facebook and Twitter. Use #LPLSphotocontest. Photos must be taken in May. No people may appear in the pictures. Prizes will be awarded for different age groups, from third-graders through adults. Get your camera flashin’ for your chance to win a gift card or camera bag!
BOOK SALE: Attend the Friends of the Lorain Public Library, Inc. Book Sale at Lorain Public Library System’s Main Library. The sale opens to the public on Friday, May 9, 2014, from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. The sale continues Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m., Monday, May 12 from 9 a.m. till 8:30 p.m., and Tuesday, May 13 from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. Tuesday is Penny Day. All remaining items will sell for 1 cent each.
Lorain Friends members are welcome to attend the preview sale on Thursday, May 8 from 5 till 8 p.m. New members may join, or former members may renew their annual memberships that evening. For more information, call the Main Library at 440-244-1192 or 1-800-322-READ, ext. 450. The Main Library is located at 351 W. Sixth St., Lorain.
WORD FOR BEGINNERS: Receive an introduction to Microsoft Office Word 2007 at Lorain Public Library System’s Main Library on Saturday, May 10 at 3 p.m. Participants will learn ways to format and edit documents, among other skills. Preregistration is required and is available online at LorainPublicLibrary.org or by calling the Main Library at 440-244-1192 or 1-800-322-READ, ext. 450.
AWARD-WINNING ENTERTAINER AT LIBRARY: Laura Doherty, winner of a Parents’ Choice Award™ for her CD “Kids in the City,” will acoustically rock your kid’s world at Lorain Public Library System’s Main Library on Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. This Chicago-based artist will deliver her highly interactive show including dancing, singing, maraca shakin’ and more! The whole family will enjoy her breezy folk-pop tunes.
Don’t miss Doherty performing songs from her brand new CD “In a Heartbeat,” her third release. Kids will get to sing along with her puppet characters Jazzasaurus, the baby dinosaur, and Domingo the Flamingo. Preregistration is required and is available online at LorainPublicLibrary.org or by calling the Main Library at 440-244-1192 or 1-800-322-READ, ext. 449.
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