Let's Go Fly a Kite Contest Winners


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And the winners are... Kaela Dillow, age 5, with a blue wind sock kite; Kaleb Pelletier, age 7, with a Star Wars kite; and Danielle Ledoux, age 9, with an Agent P kite! All 30 kites were fabulous, and as always, the judges had a very difficult time. Stop by the library to see the entries before they fly off!

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Create-It Winners


bath matCongratulations to Doreen Harvey and Debbie Bois, winners in our Create-It contest.

Doreen made a bath mat using the fabric from an old sweatshirt she no longer wore.




seaside candle holderDebbie made a seaside candle holder from seashells, an old flower pot, and a small tray.



Both took home $3 in Friends of the Library Book Bucks good at any of their book sales.

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Are You a Survivor?


photo courtesy of xymonau on sxc.huTweens and Teens can now register for Supernatural Survivor @ the library! Teams will test their skills as they try to survive the Isle of Doom. Register if you dare...

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Surf-It Week 5


surfing photo courtesyof felipedan on sxc.huGive Ricky Raccoon a hand with his recycling. Print this page and color it in. Drop it off at the library and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

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Sink Your Teeth Into a Good Book Weekly Raffle Winner


image courtesy of imagechef.comCongratulations to Rachel Stanhope, winner of Week 4's raffle prize. Rachel will get to munch on a large cheese pizza from Professor's Pizza before heading over to O'Neil Cinemas to see a movie.

There are 3 weeks remaining in the Tween & Teen summer reading club. That's 3 more chances to win pizza and a movie. Make sure you maximize your chance of winning by participating in all of the activities each week!

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Get Your Green On Weekly Winner


image courtesy of imagechef.com Kazumi Francis is the latest Weekly Raffle winner in the Get Your Green On summer reading club! Kaz chose the Perennial Garden Wild Flower Blend and Fine Credit Card from the Gift Shop.

Wish you could win too? It's easy to enter. Just let us know what books you finish each week, complete a simple activity at the library, and/or write a book review, and we'll give you raffle tickets. We're dying to give them away, so why not help us out?

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This Week in Summer Reading...


Summertime and the Reading is Easy! (age 3 - 5th grade)

Reptiles on the Move
Be at the Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria Tuesday night at 6:30 for alligators, lizards, and snakes--oh my! Bring your friends.

Sunny Stories
Join Miss Carrie-Anne on the lawn Wednesday morning at 10:30 for stories and fun. Bring a blanket to sit on. (Weather permitting.)

Summertime Story Starter Contest
Create a summertime story using our starter lines. Stories are due Friday at 6:00. Complete details are in the activity guide. Earn 4 points.

Beehive Kiddie Crafters
Kids age 3 - 5 will create fingerprint beehives on Friday morning at 10:30. Registration is required. Call for availability.

Frog Frenzy
Don't miss your chance to play the Frog Frenzy Game each week. Just bring in your point log, pick your lucky frogs, and earn bonus points.


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Video Vamping
Videos and photo montages are due Friday at 6:00 pm. Earn 1 weekly raffle ticket and have lots of fun.

Marble Magnets Craft to Go
Grab a craft kit to take home. Choose from 18 designs and make a set of 6 marble magnets. Earn one weekly raffle ticket.

Where's Batty?
Batty is still flying around town checking out the sights. Figure out where he is this week and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

I Vant to Suck Your Blood
It seems our Vamp is having a hard time figuring how much blood he needs this week. Give him a helping hand and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

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Get Your Green On @ Cutler Library! (adults)

Bottle Mania
If you can count to 25, you can do this week's activity. Grab a form at the Circulation Desk and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Review-It
Read anything good? Read anything bad? Review it and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket. Review forms are available at the library and online.

Surf-It
Watch this website for this week's online activity worth 1 weekly raffle ticket.

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More Great Summer Reading Scrapbooks


scrapbookSummer Memories Creative Crew

Wildlife Encounters for Tweens and Teens

Marble Magnets Kid's Club

Hook, Line & Sinker Kiddie Crafters

Summer Scenes Creative Crew

See other great scrapbooks located near the bottom of the sidebar!

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New Downloadable Audiobooks @ Your Library!


The following titles have recently been added to the New Hampshire Downloadable Audio Book collection:

book coverAdult Fiction
Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan
Black Hills by Nora Roberts
The Blue Hour by T. Jefferson Parker
Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
Burn by Linda Howard
By Heresies Distressed by David Weber
Cherry Bomb by J.A. Konrath
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells
The Cutting by James Hayman
The Defector by Daniel Silva
The Devil's Garden by Ralph Peters
The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles
book coverDie For You by Lisa Unger
Dismantled by Jennifer McMahon
Figures in Silk by Vanora Bennett
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Guardian of Lies by Paul Madriani
Hard Stop by Chris Knopf
Hothouse Flower and the 9 Plants of Desire by Margot Berwin
Killer Summer by Ridley Pearson
Last Known Address by Theresa Schwegel
Mars by Ben Bova
Nobody Move by Denis Johnson
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
Storm Cycle by Iris Johansen
Trust Me by Jeff Abbott
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
Undone by Karin Slaughter

book coverAdult Non-Ficiton
1968: the Year That Rocked the World by Mark Kurlansky
AC/DC: the Savage Tale of the First Standards War by Tom McNichol
The Basque History of the World by Mark Kurlansky
Cheap: the High Cost of Discount Culture by Ellen Ruppel Shell
Farm City: the Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter
Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
Life Inc. by Douglas Rushkof
The Mental Floss History of the World: an Irreverent Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits by Steve Wiegand
Tears in the Darkness: the Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath by Michael Norman

book coverTeen Fiction
Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L.A. Meyer


book coverChildren's Fiction
Captain Nobody by Dean Pitchford
Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew by Ursula Vernon
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead







Download these books for free via New Hampshire Downloadable Audio Books. For more information, read Downloadable Audio Books Free!


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New Stuff @ Your Library!


It's so busy in the summer, there's barely anytime for cataloging new stuff! I mainly try to get the new fiction out, and anything else that was requested or on reserve. Here's a list of what's already on the shelf. There's more awaiting processing.

book coverAdult Fiction:
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
First Family by David Baldacci
The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews
Knockout by Catherine Coulter
Return to Sullivans Island by Dorothea Benton Frank
The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly (audiobook)
Swimsuit by James Patterson

Adult Non-Fiction:
Columbine by David Cullen
Liberty and Tyranny: a Conservative Manifesto by Mark Levin
A Lion Called Christian by Anthony Burke

Adult Reference:
Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia

book coverTeen Fiction:
Vampire Kisses 6: Royal Blood by Ellen Schreiber

Children's Fiction:
Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson
The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis






Check the online catalog for availability. If the title you want has already been checked-out, place it on reserve through the online catalog or at the Circulation Desk.

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Reptiles on the Move Next Week


photo courtesy of reptiles on the moveSlithering snakes! Reptiles on the Move will arrive in Litchfield next week! Don't miss the fun. We'll be waiting for you at the Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, July 28th. Bring your family; bring your friends!

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Survive the Isle of Doom


photo courtesyof xymonau on sxc.huThink you can survive a night on the Isle of Doom? Tweens and Teens in grades 6 and up are dared to find out! Should you choose to rise to the challenge, you'll find yourself dealing with, well, let's just say, "scary stuff." If I say anymore, I'm afraid you'll chicken out. (Cluck-cluck-cluck.)

To survive on the Isle of Doom, your team will have to work together to complete 10 tasks, and points will be awarded based on your performance. The team with the most points at the end of the event will be declared the Ultimate Supernatural Survivors!

Sound intriguing? Horrifying? Bone chilling? Then join us on Tuesday, August 4th at 6:30 pm and find out what you're made of. Registration is required.

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Are You a Video Vamp?


photo courtesy of Maffu on sxc.huWe're looking for Tweens and Teens who like to vamp for the camera!

Using a video recorder, cell phone, or digital camera, make a video clip depicting a supernatural event involving vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc. You can make it up, or simply create an adaptation of a scene from a book or movie. Play it solo or with a group of friends. Clips should be at least 1 minute in length.

When you've finished your Video Vamping, bring it to the library between July 28th and 31st. Show it to any librarian for 1 weekly raffle ticket. Email it to us at cutler_library@comcast.net so we can post it online and get 2 weekly raffle tickets. And yes, one video made by multiple friends equals raffle tickets for each person.

Don't have access to video? Not to worry. Create a photo montage with a minimum of 10 photos and bring them in or email them to us.

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Wildlife Encounters Tonight


image courtesy of imagechef.comBring your Tweens and Teens in grades 6 and up to tonight's Wildlife Encounters show at LMS.

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Sink Your Teeth Into a Good Book Weekly Raffle Winner


image courtesy of imagechef.comThis week's movie and large cheese pizza goes to teen summer reader Alex Trevains! Alex will be enjoying the hospitality of Professor's Pizza and O'Neil Cinemas. Way to go!

Want the chance to win the next movie and pizza? All you have to do is participate in any or all of the tween and teen activities scattered around the library, and/or read great books. It's never too late to join in the fun!

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Get Your Green On Weekly Winner


image courtesy of imagechef.comCongratulations to Judy Vaughan, the latest winner in our Get Your Green On weekly raffle! Having 8 marvelous gifts to choose from in our Gift Shop, Judy chose a shopping bag and gift card from Trader Joe's.

If you are an adult, make sure you ask for tickets for each book you read, whether you borrow it from us, buy it, or swap with a friend. Those little tickets are your shot at fun prizes.

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Surf-It Week 4


surfing photo courtesy of felipedan on sxc.huEarn 1 weekly raffle ticket in Get Your Green On by picking a clover and bringing it to the library along with this week's coupon.

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Get in a Flip Book Frenzy This Week!


flip bookTweens and Teens--it's time to make those spooky or supernatural flip books.

What's a flip book, you ask? "A flip book is a simple 'moving picture' toy made as a small bound book with pages or frames with individual photos or pictures to show a series of movement. When the pages are quickly flipped the images will look as if the scene is moving." (Rosson House Museum) So, you'll want to decide on what you'd like to illustrate, then keep it simple so it's easier to animate. Be sure to use a minimum of 5 index cards, and bring it to the library by 6:00 pm on Friday. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

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This Week in Summer Reading...


Summertime and the Reading is Easy! (age 3 - 5th grade)

Stump the Librarian Week
Think you can stump the librarian? Tell any librarian 3 things about a book you have read, and if the librarian can't guess the name of the book, you win a prize!

Flying High Take 'n Make
Pick up a colorful dragonfly craft kit on Tuesday or Thursday. Earn 4 points.

Marble Magnet Kid's Club
Children age 6-8 will create fabulous sunny marble magnets on Tuesday at 10:30 am. Registration is required, so call for availability.

Sunny Stories
Bring your family to the library on Wednesday at 10:30 am for stories and other fun. Bring a blanket and join us on the library lawn. (Weather permitting.)

Summer Memories Creative Crew
Kids age 9-11 make terrific scrapbooks from paper lunch bags to hold their sweet summer memories on Friday at 10:30 am. Registration is required, so call for availability.


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Flip Book Frenzy
Make a spooky supernatural flip book from at least 5 index cards and bring it to the library. Earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Wildlife Encounters
Bring your friends to meet all manner of creepy animals in the Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria on Tuesday at 6:30. This event is only for Tweens and Teens in grades 6 and up.

Knives, Forks and Spoons
Find your way out of the maze and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Where's Batty?
Batty is on the move once again. Can you figure out where he is? Give it a shot and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

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Get Your Green On @ Cutler Library! (adults)

Don't Be Wasteful
Can you figure out our list of "green" words? Use the missing consonants to complete the words and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Create-It
Create an item by repurposing something you already own and combining some recyclables. Bring it to the library by 6:00 pm on Friday. Earn 2 weekly raffle tickets.

Surf-It
Watch the website for this week's exclusive online activity worth 1 weekly raffle ticket!

You Could Be Better Off
Grab a copy of July's Book of the Month, Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology by Eric Brende. Read it for 1 weekly raffle ticket, and provide a written answer to one of the provided questions for an additional weekly raffle ticket.

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Stitches Signed Autographs @ the Library


stitches at the libraryStitches, the mascot of the American Defenders of NH, paid a visit to the library last week and attended Sunny Stories on the lawn. Stitches met children and signed autographs, and brought a friend to help out with the storytelling. Check out our scrapbook.

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Mr. Phil Never Lets Us Down


balloon twisting at the libraryOnce again, Mr. Phil delighted us with his artful balloon twisting and witty repartee! The library lawn was strewn with family after family twisting balloons, grimacing in fear of popping, and smiling when they didn't. More than 400 balloons were distributed to 115 people who twisted them into dogs, hats, horns, swords, and more. Check out our scrapbook!

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Board Meeting Minutes and Reports


meeting image courtesy of clipartheaven.comThe approved minutes, and other reports, from the June 8, 2009 Board of Trustees Meeting are now available for viewing.

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Create-It Just For Fun


you can still find soda can hats! click on the photo to check it out.When I was a kid, you could go to a craft fair and find soda cans crocheted together to make hats. My grandmother made Oscar the Grouch finger puppets that were nestled in trash cans made from used 35mm film containers. I even saw a chess set once that was made from used individual communion cups and plastic jewels. (That one had me questioning old age...) While all of that sounded pretty clever 35 years ago, I'm pretty sure you can come up with something even better today.

So look around your house and think about how you can turn trash into treasure. Perhaps you can create an accessory for yourself, your home, or garden by repurpose an item you no longer use or creating something new from recyclables. Then bring it to the library and enter in the Create-It Contest as part of the Get Your Green On summer reading club for adults. You'll earn 2 weekly raffle tickets and the chance to be judged Best in Show! Entries are due by 6:00 pm on Friday, July 24th.

So before you throw out that whatchamajig, stop and think of a new way to use it!

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Get Your Green On Weekly Winner


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Kerri Sullivan is this week's winner in the Get Your Green On Weekly Raffle. Kerri chose a fabulous Go Green aluminum water bootle from the Gift Shop. Get your tickets in this week and you too could be a winner!

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Sink Your Teeth Into a Good Book Weekly Winner


imgae courtesy of imagechef.comCongratulations to Harrison Hidalgo, winner of the weekly raffle in the Sink Your Teeth Into a Good Book summer reading club. Harrrison won a cheese pizza at Professor's Pizza and a movie pass to O'Neil Cinemas. Enjoy!

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Surf-It Week 3


surfing photo courtesyof felipedan on sxc.huSurf-It this week with Cut It Out, the online activity for Get Your Green On @ Cutler Library! Spell out "Reduce Reusue Recyle" on your coupon using letters from newspapers and/or magazines, and bring it to the library. Earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

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Enjoy the Wildlife!


python photo courtesy of kraykerDon't forget, Wildife Encounters will be at the Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria on Tuesday, July 21st at 6:30 pm for our Tweens and Teens in grades 6 and up. Bring a friends--it's guaranteed to be a slithering good time.

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This Week in Summer Reading...


Summertime and the Reading is Easy! (age 3 - 5th grade)

Meet Stitches at Sunny Stories
Enjoy a few picture books on Wednesday at 10:30 on the library lawn, and meet Stitches, the mascot of the American Defenders of NH, and one of the players. Bring a blanket to sit on. (Rain location: Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria.)

Let's Go Fly a Kite Art Contest
Design, build and decorate a kite, and bring it to the library. Directions are in the summer reading activity guide. Entries are due by 6:00 pm on Friday. Earn 4 points on your Point Log.

Mr. Phil's Balloon Twisting Workshop
We've all come to know and love Mr. Phil, balloon twister extraordinaire. He'll be back this Thursday at 6:30 pm on the library lawn to teach us more balloon twisting tricks. (Rain location: Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria.)

Hook, Line & Sinker Kiddie Crafters
Children ages 3-5 will make their own wiggly fishing game this Friday at 10:30 am. Registration is required. Call for availability.

Reptile Reveal
How well do you know your reptiles? Correctly identify 5 of the 8 photos in the Young Readers' Room and earn 2 points on your Point Log.


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Beaded Book Thong Craft to Go
Pick up a bookmark kit to take home and make. Two styles are available--one for girls and one for boys. Earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Where's Batty?
Have you been keeping track of Batty's adventures? Figure out where Batty's at this week and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Twilight Teaser
You know them in costume, but will you recognize them dressed as themselves? Name the Twilight movie characters from our photo and earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Where's the Wolf?
Do you have an inner werewolf? Connect the dots to find out. Earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

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Get Your Green On @ Cutler Library! (adults)

Fossil Fuel is For Dinosaurs
Match the pictures of dinosaurs to their names. Earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Review-It
Share your thoughts on what you read. Pick up a form at the library, download one, or use the online form. Completed reviews are posted on the upstairs bulletin board. Earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

Read a Book with a Green Cover
Earn 1 bonus raffle ticket when you read a book with a predominantly green cover.

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BOLO: 4 Frogs Have Hopped Away


milk carton image courtesy of imagechef.com Be On the LookOut for 4 missing frogs: 3 pink and 1 green! The 4 frogs were last seen sitting on their lily pads in the Young Readers' Room. They may or may not have been plotting their escape.

If you were in the children's room today, you or your child may have seen something that can help us find our frogs. Please call the frog hotline at 424-4044 if you think you can help. The identities of all callers will be kept confidential.

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Super Why Was Super Popular!


super why at the librarySuper Why visited the library on Wednesday, along with Heather from New Hampshire Public Television, for Sunny Stories on the lawn. After hearing stories and making masks, the children got to meet Super Why and have their picture taken with him. There were many hugs, smiles, and high-fives! See pictures here.

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Why Not Get Your Balloons in a Twist?


mr. philThat's right! Our beloved Mr. Phil is coming soon! He will be twisting balloons, crackin' wise, and entertaining us all on Thursday, July 16th at 6:30 pm on the library lawn. Don't miss this chance to learn new twisting tricks!

Now some of you may remember the 2007 fiasco when the balloons kept popping right and left because the lawn wasn't mowed in time. Not to fear--this year we have scheduled the Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria as a back up location just in case it happens again... (I'm sure Mr. Phil is heaving a sigh of relief!)

Bring a blanket to sit on, and as always, children under age 6 will need their parent's help.

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Slithering Serpents, Things with Fangs...


python photo courtesy of wildlife encountersDid I get your attention? If you are a Tween or Teen in grades 6 and up, you'll want to mark your calendar for Tuesday, July 21st. That's when Wildlife Encounters comes to the Litchfield Middle School just for you! They will be bringing a monitor lizard, python, tarantula and more, for you to see up close and personal--if you dare! See you in the cafeteria at 6:30 pm. Earn 1 weekly raffle ticket.

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Come Meet Stitches on July 15th!


photo courtesy of American Defenders of NHHave you heard about the new American Defenders baseball team in Nashua? And about their team mascot, Stitches? Well, Stitches will be visiting the library on Wednesday, July 15th during our 10:30 am Sunny Stories, and he's bringing a baseball player too! How cool is that? (Rain location is Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria.)

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Get Your Green On Weekly Winner


image courtesy of imagechef.comClaiming she never wins anything, Sharron Theberge took home the 1st prize in the Get Your Green On Weekly Raffle. Sharron chose the book Green Housekeeping by Ellen Sandbeck from the Gift Shop.

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Sink Your Teeth Into a Good Book Weekly Raffle Winner


image courtesy of imagechef.comCongratulations to Alana Rochford! Not only did she guess the exact number of garlic cloves, but her ticket was also drawn in the Sink Your Teeth Into a Good Book Weekly Raffle. This young lady has some serious mojo working! Alana won a cheese pizza to Professor's Pizza and a movie pass to O'Neil Cinemas. Way to go!

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Congratulations to the Best Darn Guessers Around!


image courtesy of imagechef.comThe winner of the She Sells Seashells Contest is Nicholas Heller with a guess of 140! Actual number of seashells in the container: 143. So very close!

Speaking of close, Alana Rochford is the winner of the Garlic Contest with a guess of 42 cloves. Actual number of cloves in the 3 bulbs: 42! You can't get any closer than that.

Unless you consider a tie to be closer. Rhonda Landrau and Mary Pacheco tied with a guess of 73 each in the Show Me the Money Contest. Actual number of "dollar bills": 73. Talk about right on the money!

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Surf-It Week 2


surfing image courtesy of felipedanIf you're Getting Your Green On @ the library, your Week 2 Surf-It activity is a bit of Pictionary. Please draw "wind power" on this coupon, and bring it to the library for 1 weekly raffle ticket!

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Get a Move on With Reptiles on the Move!


photo courtesy of reptiles on the moveMark your calendars for Tuesday, July 28th @ 6:30 pm. That's when Reptiles on the Move will appear at the Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria! Join us for some family fun as we learn about snakes, lizards, an alligator, and more. And yes, you will get to touch the animals!


Supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Library and donations from the Byrne Foundation, CHILIS, Cogswell Benevolent Trust, and the NH Library Association.
edited 7-8-09

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