Community Calendar

Fundraiser for Senior Dog Rescue! Live Gallery readings by Louis Grassi, MEDIUM.
Raffle, auction, food trucks, dessert provided. T-shirts and Sweatshirts for sale. TICKETS $25 PER PERSON
Join the fun in supporting our dogs and help give these senior dogs wonderful final days. Many of the ones we currently have spent their youth in puppy mills. Now they can run free in a fenced-in yard, and spend their days being cuddled and loved.

CALL 207-829-3943 to learn more!

A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or dementia can feel overwhelming—but you are not alone.
Join us for Living Well After the Diagnosis, a free, supportive 12-week series designed to empower individuals and families living with memory loss. Together, we’ll explore ways to navigate this journey with strength, community, and dignity.

Topics include:
✔️ Coping with a new diagnosis
✔️ Combating stigma
✔️ Building support networks
✔️ Accessing local resources
✔️ Living a meaningful, connected life

Whether you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed, this space offers connection, information, and hope.
All are welcome. Registration is encouraged. Learn more and RSVP here: https://drive.google.com/.../10zsFZqZu.../view See less

Write encouraging notes to those in need of hope or send a note of gratitude to volunteers at local non-profits. All materials provided, plus heart stickers for participants as a reminder to honor their high-hearted compassion. “Share a Little Love, One Note at a Time.” Free.

Receive + Release + Reset + Restore Your Nervous System
- Sleep Better
- Ease Anxiety
- Reduce Stress
- Release Stuck Emotions
- Receive Rejuvenation

A weekly gathering of friends, coffee, and games, for patrons 55 and up. Don't forget to ask for your FREE cup of drip coffee or tea. A part of our Community Thursday programming.

Clark & Howell is proud to announce that they are a prime sponsor for the York Educational Foundation’s Annual Charity Golf Tournament held on October 9, 2025. To learn more, please visit the event page on the website.

A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or dementia can feel overwhelming—but you are not alone.
Join us for Living Well After the Diagnosis, a free, supportive 12-week series designed to empower individuals and families living with memory loss. Together, we’ll explore ways to navigate this journey with strength, community, and dignity.

Topics include:
✔️ Coping with a new diagnosis
✔️ Combating stigma
✔️ Building support networks
✔️ Accessing local resources
✔️ Living a meaningful, connected life

Whether you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed, this space offers connection, information, and hope.
All are welcome. Registration is encouraged. Learn more and RSVP here: https://drive.google.com/.../10zsFZqZu.../view See less

Join us for Bumps & Babies on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday every month starting June 4th from 10:30am to 11:30am in the Children’s Department.

Bumps & Babies is a support group that provides a safe, compassionate space for individuals navigating the emotional and physical challenges of pregnancy and the postpartum period. Members can share experiences, receive encouragement, and connect with others facing similar struggles, such as anxiety, depression, or the joys and adjustment to parenthood.

The group is often facilitated by a trained professional and may include resources on mental health, self-care, and infant care. It’s a place to feel seen, supported, and less alone during a deeply transformative time.

The Bumps & Babies program is in partnership with Community Concepts, WIC Maine, Western Maine Community Action, Maine Families and Public health Nursing.

Free. No registration required. Siblings are welcome.

For more information contact the Children’s Department at (207) 513-3503, LPLKids@lewistonmaine.gov

Need for Volunteer Literacy Tutors Remain Great
Tutor Certification Rescheduled for September & Available Online

BANGOR, Maine – Literacy Volunteers of Bangor (LVB) is recruiting new volunteer tutors to teach Bangor area adults who want to speak and understand English as well as read and write better. Certification training for new tutors has been rescheduled to start on October 15th with an information session from 6-8 p.m. at Eastern Maine Community College. A combination of in-person and online classes will follow over the following four weeks.

LVB’s redesigned Tutor Certification is flexible and engaging. The course includes a blend of online and in-person training as well as clear, self-directed learning assignments. Interested volunteers will need access to the internet and will attend some classes via Zoom. Staff are available to help prepare interested volunteers. The same Certification is also available completely online.

Many people may think tutoring requires teaching experience or the ability to speak another language. It requires neither. LVB seeks individuals who simply have the desire to help.

“We continue to have many adult students waiting for a tutor,” explains Mary Marin Taylor, Executive Director. "In particular, we’re looking for volunteers to tutor English to immigrants. Additionally, we need tutors to help adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities or who may advance slowly and who value the social aspect of reading to improve memory, learn words, and connect with others.”

Better English literacy affords a higher standard of living, access to better decision-making information, and a sense of belonging – all things we value. Volunteer tutors make this work possible by dedicating time and helping adult students develop fundamental skills.

Tutoring requires about 1-2 hours a week. Tutors meet with a student on a one-on-one basis, either in-person or remotely using a virtual meeting platform like Zoom. Examples of goals for adults who reach out to LVB include receiving a high school diploma, obtaining a driver’s license, securing a better job, voting for the first time, reading to children, or becoming a U.S citizen.

A training schedule, a registration link, and additional information are available on our website or call us at 207-947-8451.

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A weekly gathering of friends, coffee, and games, for patrons 55 and up. Don't forget to ask for your FREE cup of drip coffee or tea. A part of our Community Thursday programming.