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Your favorite story time, but bigger! Recommended for ages 0-6. No registration necessary.

Chess players of all ages and abilities are encouraged to come check out the library’s new Chess Club. Members of the L-S Chess Club will be hosting, so come learn if you’re interested or play if you’re ready for a challenge. Bring your own board or play with one of ours. For ages 5+. Click here to register.

Families with young children are invited to listen to some stories and learn some songs. No registration required.

Kids ages 7+ are invited to join Boston cartoonist and comic artist LJ-Baptiste for a three-week workshop on Monday nights in July to learn how comics are made. You will also create your own comics and original characters using techniques from pros in comics and manga as well. All supplies will be provided by the library. Registration required; participants are encouraged to register for all three workshop sessions. Register here.

Come play Dungeons and Dragons in the library with DM Nikolas Metcalf. Registration required; for ages 11+. Register here.

For kids in grades 1–6 (no one under age 5). The Whalemobile team will take you inside the belly of Nile, a life-size inflatable whale, to explore the captivating world of these majestic creatures.

• Register here for 4–4:30 p.m.
• Register here for 4:30–5 p.m.
• Register here for 5–5:30 p.m.
• Register here for 5:30–6 p.m.

See the Disney musical Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (1997, rated PG) starring Brandy, Whitney Houston and Bernadette Peters on Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 3:30 p.m. All ages; popcorn provided. No registration required.

See the Disney musical Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (1997, rated PG) starring Brandy, Whitney Houston and Bernadette Peters on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 3:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Public Library. Popcorn provided. All ages welcome; no registration required.

Join mindfulness teacher Lauren for a calming Monday lunch break meditation held via Zoom. Practice clearing your mind, being in the present moment, and reducing stress in these 30-minute classes. Participants will be introduced, and guided through, a different type of meditation each class. Click here to register for one, a few, or all sessions.

Adults are welcome to find a quiet, comfortable space to relax and join mindfulness teacher Lauren for a calming Monday lunch break meditation on Zoom from 12:30–1 p.m. Click for series flier. Register here for any or all sessions:

• • Nervous System Relaxation — Monday, Sept. 16
  • Nature Visualization — Monday, Sept. 23
  • Movement Meditation — Monday, Sept. 30

 “Journey to Victoria Falls and Okurango Delta” with Lincoln resident Ed Tam is part of the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services “Lincoln Academy” series.

Meet Michael Ansara, political organizer, activist, and poet at an election kickoff meeting of the Lincoln Democratic Town Committee on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Bemis Hall (coffee at 9:45 a.m., talk at 10 a.m.). Come and be inspired, hear ways to help elect the Dems, and get your questions answered.

Adults are welcome to find a quiet, comfortable space to relax and join mindfulness teacher Lauren for a calming Mindful Mondays Meditation Series lunch break meditation on Zoom from 12:30–1 p.m. Click for series flier. Register here for any or all sessions:

• Nervous System Relaxation — Monday, Sept. 16
• Nature Visualization — Monday, Sept. 23
• Movement Meditation — Monday, Sept. 30

Sponsored by the Lincoln Public Library.

Get together with friends and families of all ages for a board gaming afternoon at the library on All kinds of games will be provided or bring your own. Ages 6+, no registration necessary.

Jodi Gorman, registered dietitian/nutritionist and owner of Happy Jars Lifestyle, will lead a class for children 8+ to create and taste simple, nutritious smoothies. Participants will go home with sensational smoothie recipe ideas. Please let us know about any dietary restrictions when signing up. Register here.

Local author Bob Ainsworth shares the story of swindlers from ancient Greece to today. art of the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services “Lincoln Academy” series.

Adults are welcome to find a quiet, comfortable space to relax and join mindfulness teacher Lauren for a calming Mindful Mondays Meditation Series lunch break meditation on Zoom from 12:30–1 p.m. Click for series flier. Register here for any or all sessions:

• Nervous System Relaxation — Monday, Sept. 16
• Nature Visualization — Monday, Sept. 23
• Movement Meditation — Monday, Sept. 30

Sponsored by the Lincoln Public Library.

Author Bev Stohl shares her story of running the MIT office of the renowned linguist and social critic Noam Chomsky for nearly two and a half decades. Part of the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services “Lincoln Academy” series.

Adults are welcome to find a quiet, comfortable space to relax and join mindfulness teacher Lauren for a calming Mindful Mondays Meditation Series lunch break meditation on Zoom from 12:30–1 p.m. Click for series flier. Register here for any or all sessions:

• Nervous System Relaxation — Monday, Sept. 16
• Nature Visualization — Monday, Sept. 23
• Movement Meditation — Monday, Sept. 30

Sponsored by the Lincoln Public Library.

Click here for details.  No registration required.