4TH ANNUAL LEWISTON/AUBURN READ: COMMUNITY ART EXHIBITION DAY

Welcome to the 4th Annual Lewiston/Auburn Community Read with the Lewiston and Auburn Public Libraries. This year’s book pick is Where Are You From? by author Yamile Saied Méndez.

The Community Read initiative is in partnership with the Lewiston and Auburn Public Schools and the City of Lewiston.

This initiative would not be possible this year without the support and sponsorship from The Friends of the Lewiston Public Library.

Join us for the grand Community Art Exhibition Day with author Yamile Saied Méndez on Saturday, May 11th at 11AM in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library.

In addition to the elaborately displayed community and school artwork, participants will enjoy an author talk, food, book giveaways and signing, and activities for kids.

This event is free for all ages and no registration is required.

Yamile (sha-MEE-lay) Saied Méndez is the author of many books for young readers and adults, including Furia, a Reese’s YA Book Club selection. Her books have received many accolades such as the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard, Whitney Award, Cybils Award, Américas Award, Bank Street Spanish Language Book Awards, among others. She was born and raised in Rosario, Argentina, but has lived most of her life in Utah. An inaugural Walter Dean Myers Grant recipient, she’s also a graduate of Voices of Our Nations (VONA) and the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA Writing for Children’s and Young Adult program. Yamile is also a founding member of Las Musas, the first collective of women and nonbinary Latine authors.

To learn more about the initiative and related programs at the Lewiston Public Library, visit https://lplonline.org/events/2024-la-read/ or contact the Lewiston Public Library’s Children’s Department at 207-513-3133 or LPLKids@lewistonmaine.gov