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Berwick for a Lifetime's Aging Well Resource Center has joined up with AARP's Senior Planet to provide technology education opportunities for aging adults. Led by Circulation Manager Patrick Harrison, who is also a certified Senior Planet instructor, this informational session focused on cloud storage. Special thanks to BCM for filming this program.

Scroll through the galleries below to see the most recent adult fiction, non-fiction, and young adult books we have added to the collection Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction Young Adult

Author Molly Donlan visited the library to talk about her book Mundane Magic: A Lazy Witch’s Guide to Hacking Your Brain, Building a Daily Practice, and Getting Stuff Done and shared suggestions for adding more magic and whimsy to the household chores we dread most. Special thanks to BCM for filming this program.

We kicked off our summer reading program in June with a visit from the Center for Wildlife! As part of their Birds of Prey program, we got to me three of their animal ambassadors: an American kestrel, a barred owl and an eastern screech owl. Special thanks to BCM for filming this program.

Chef and author Kathy Gunst visited the library to talk about her book Notes from a Maine Kitchen, which has been the inspiration for the library's monthly spice kit program. Kathy read several excerpts from her cookbooks, shared stories, and ended her presentation with a demonstration of how to make chive oil. Special thanks to BCM for filming this program.

Author Edith Netter visited the library at the end of May to discuss her new book, The House at Schumannstrasse 7: A Holocaust Survivor’s Story, told in the voice of her grandmother, Alice. The book follows a German Jewish family through two world wars, the rise of Nazism, Kristallnacht, and the efforts that eventually allowed family members to escape Nazi Europe. Special thanks to BCM for recording this program.

Audra Byram from Orange Circle Farm visited the library recently for a special famer themed storytime. Audra shared some stories, talked about farming, and did a hands-on seed planting activity with the kids. Special thanks to BCM for recording this program.

Berwick for a Lifetime's Aging Well Resource Center has joined up with AARP's Senior Planet to provide technology education opportunities for aging adults. Led by Circulation Manager Patrick Harrison, who is also a certified Senior Planet instructor, this informational session focused on iPhone privacy settings. Special thanks to BCM for recording this program.