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Protect Yourself from Scams & Fraud
The Lincoln Public Library will be hosting Amy Schram from the Better Business Bureau on May 17th, Thursday at 6:00 PM. The presentation will focus on major scams currently circulating. Major Red Flags will be revealed as well as the steps everyone can take to protect themselves and their identity. The presentation should last around 30 min. followed by a question and answer session. Please stop by the Reference Desk to register or call 333-2422, ext. 22.

Friends' Perennial Plant Swap, Book Sale, and Raffle!
The Friends of the Lincoln Public Library will host its annual Perennial Plant Swap on Saturday, May 19th, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM, rain or shine. All are welcome to participate. Here’s how:

• Bring perennials, herbs or bulbs. 
• Include at least three bulbs per pot or a good size division.
• Use pots at least 4” in diameter.
• Please label your plants clearly with the plant name and any other useful information : color, height, time of bloom, light needs, care, etc.

When you bring your plants, you will receive a card with the number of plants you brought. You can choose the same number of plants.

The Friends will also be holding a book sale on May 19th from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Program Room. All proceeds will benefit the library. You can also support the library by purchasing a raffle ticket for a Kindle Fire! Your $5.00 ticket donation includes a 2012 Membership to the Friends of the Lincoln Public Library.

The drawing will be held on June 14th. Second prize is a $50 gift card to Amazon, and third place will win a $25 gift card to Amazon.

Family Crafts are for the Birds — Build a Birdhouse!
The Lincoln Public Library will be holding a family craft on Wednesday May 23rd at 5:30 PM. Families are invited to build a wooden birdhouse and to decorate it. Teens welcome! Lots of room for creativity! Please bring a hammer if possible - small is OK! Please stop by the Reference Desk to register or call 333-2422 x17. Registration is limited so reserve your spot now.

Children's Room Blog
The Lincoln Public Library has just started a new Children's Room blog called Bits & Barks from Bow Wow! Check it out!

Book Discussion
The Lincoln Public Library hosts a book discussion group that meets on the last Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM in the Program Room. All are welcome to attend. On May 31st, we will be discussing The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

A beautiful and timeless story about friendship, secrets, and the human spirit, The Secret Garden tells the story of orphaned Mary Lennox, who is sent to live in her uncle's house on the Yorkshire moors. Her uncle's wife died tragically ten years earlier, and the house is an unhappy one. Miserable and lonely, Mary starts to explore the house's gardens and she discovers a key to the secret garden her uncle had sealed off when his wife died. There she discovers a secret so important, so enchanting, that it will change her life forever.

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