Magazines!

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Did you now the library has a number of magazine subscriptions?  Patrons can browse thru the collection or borrow them to take home and read at a more leisurely pace.  Have a look at New Hampshire magazine or Yankee to get some “local” info, keep up on current events with Newsweek, Time, or Consumer Reports, grab Outside or Mother Earth News for some outdoor play ideas and gardening suggestions or prepare for the outdoor cooking season with some new recipes from Food Network, Real Simple or Food and Wine. And of course there is always inspiration in Martha Stewart Living or Country Living! Don’t forget that Libby also has access to a number of periodicals.

Louise Penny, April 11th at 7:00

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Please join us for a discussion of the Louise Penny book series featuring Three Pines and Inspector Gamache. Louise Penny was a favorite of a long time member of our Friends group, Peg McCluskey. In memory and honor of Peg we have chosen to discuss this author/series. If you have never read her before we have multiple copies of the first in the series, Still Life as well as additional titles throughout the series available at the library.

Cross Country Skiing

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Get out and ski using your library card!  We have nordic ski passes again this season, Bear Notch Ski Touring has donated the Jean Garland pass for use by library patrons and we can also offer  a library pass to Jackson Ski Touring.  Please call the library for details, 603-374-2755

eBooks and Audiobooks!

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Don’t forget to take advantage of the access to eBooks and audiobooks that your library card provides.  Download the free Libby app and open up a library of new materials at your fingertips.  If you are interested in getting started and need some support call (603-374-2755), e-mail   () or stop in to the library.

LOCKED DOORS!

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We continue to work with JBES on ways to keep the students and faculty of the school and our patrons safe.  With the students back in school, the front door of the Library/School will be locked until the students have left the building at approximately 3:30.  We do have a doorbell at the front door and will respond as quickly as possible to get patrons into the library.  Thank you for your understanding.

1B1V – Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty 10/11 at 7:00

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Please join us on Tuesday, 10/11 at 7:00 pm for our discussion of Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty.  Morgan Talty, a member of the Penobscot Nation debuts with a riveting collection about what it means to be Penobscot in the twenty-first century and what it means to live, to survive, and to persevere after tragedy.  In twelve powerful stories, with humor, insight and compassion Talty tells the tales of family and community as they struggle with an uncertain future and painful past.  “A collection that examines the consequences and merits of inheritance, Night of the Living Rez is an unforgettable portrayal of an Indigenous community and marks the arrival of a standout talent in contemporary fiction”.  Books are available in the library.

Mark your calendars for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27th when the author will be on stage at the Majestic Theater in Conway with Laura Knoy, writer, speaker, journalist and former public radio talk show host.  For more information go to onebookonevalley.org

 

 

LOCKED DOORS!

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We continue to work with JBES on ways to keep the students and faculty of the school and our patrons safe.  With the students back in school, the front door of the Library/School will be locked until the students have left the building at approximately 3:30.  We do have a doorbell at the front door and will respond as quickly as possible to get patrons into the library.  Thank you for your understanding.

Veterans Day Tribute – 11/8 at 7 pm. The World Played Chess by Robert Dugoni (Barry is back!)

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Please join us and our favorite and regular Veteran’s Day discussion facilitator Barry Jandebeur on Tuesday, 11/7 at 7 pm.  We will be reading and discussion The World Played Chess by Robert Dugoni.  Called a “fearless and sensitive coming of age story” the novel tells the story of Vincent Bianco who has just graduated high school in 1979. He hopes to spend his summer before college earning some money for beer as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Decades later as he prepares for his own son to go off to college, the lessons of that summer―Vincent’s last taste of innocence and first taste of real life―unfold in a novel about “breaking away, shaping a life, and seeking one’s own destiny”.  Copies of the book are available at the library.

Magazines!

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Did you now the library has a number of magazine subscriptions?  Patrons can browse thru the collection or borrow them to take home and read at a more leisurely pace.  Have a look at New Hampshire magazine or Yankee to get some “local” info, keep up on current events with Newsweek, Time, or Consumer Reports, grab Outside or Mother Earth News for some outdoor play ideas and gardening suggestions or prepare for the outdoor cooking season with some new recipes from Food Network, Real Simple or Food and Wine. And of course there is always inspiration in Martha Stewart Living or Country Living!

Digging into Native History in NH – Sept., 13th at 7:00

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Digging Into Native History in New Hampshire

 

Please join us for this special program from New Hampshire Humanities sponsored by the Friends of the library.  “Abenaki history has been reduced to near-invisibility as a result of a conquering culture that placed little value on the Indian experience, and a strategy of self-preservation that required many Abenaki to go “underground”, concealing their true identities for generations to avoid discrimination and persecution.  Robert Goodby reveals archaeological evidence that shows their deep presence here, inches below the earth’s surface.  This educational program will heighten awareness of the Native condition in advance of the One Book One Valley Read, Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty.