Aaron Cutler Memorial Library

•  Discover how dog sledding developed in New Hampshire and how the Chinook played a major role in this story.  
• Find out how man and his relationship with dogs won out over machines on several famous polar expeditions. 
• Learn the history of Arthur Walden and his Chinooks, the State Dog of NH. 
• Meet Tug, Cottrell's chinook, and see how a sled dog is harnessed.

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This Week @ Your Library...

Preschool Story Time on Tuesday at 10:30 or Wednesday at 12:30
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!

Harnessing History: NH's State Dog the Chinook on Wednesday at 7:00, LMS
Join Bob Cottrell and his dog Tug to discover NH's sled dog history.

Page Turners on Thursday at 2:30
6th-8th graders gather for a snack, a discussion of the Gideon: the Catpurse by Linda Buckley-Archer, and a quick activity.  New faces are always welcome!

Unraveled on Thursday from 6:00-8:00
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group! Unraveled meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.

NEW!! Book Babies on Friday at 10:30
Book Babies is a lapsit program for babies (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers.  The 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs.  Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register.

NEW!! Tiny Tales on Friday at 11:30
This is a reminder for those who are registered for Tiny Tales, a story time for toddlers (ages 12-35 months) and their caregivers that bridges baby story time and preschool story time. 

Currently Available Book Group Titles
All Booked Up:  Proof of Heaven by Dr. Eben Alexander
History Buffs: Nothing Like It In The World by Stephen Ambrose
Book of the Month:  Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well by Sam Sifton
Book Bunch:  Dominic by William Steig
Page Turners:  Gideon: The Catpurse by Linda Buckley-Archer (This week)

Labels: this week

 

All Booked Up Reads Proof of Heaven for December

Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander is All Booked Up's selection for their December 4th meeting at 6:30 p.m. Copies of the title are available upstairs at the Circulation Desk.

About the Book

A SCIENTIST’S CASE FOR THE AFTERLIFE

Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel real, but are simply fantasies produced by brains under extreme stress.

Then, Dr. Alexander’s own brain was attacked by a rare illness. The part of the brain that controls thought and emotion—and in essence makes us human—shut down completely. For seven days he lay in a coma. Then, as his doctors considered stopping treatment, Alexander’s eyes popped open. He had come back.

Alexander’s recovery is a medical miracle. But the real miracle of his story lies elsewhere. While his body lay in coma, Alexander journeyed beyond this world and encountered an angelic being who guided him into the deepest realms of super-physical existence. There he met, and spoke with, the Divine source of the universe itself.

Alexander’s story is not a fantasy. Before he underwent his journey, he could not reconcile his knowledge of neuroscience with any belief in heaven, God, or the soul. Today Alexander is a doctor who believes that true health can be achieved only when we realize that God and the soul are real and that death is not the end of personal existence but only a transition.

This story would be remarkable no matter who it happened to. That it happened to Dr. Alexander makes it revolutionary. No scientist or person of faith will be able to ignore it. Reading it will change your life.

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Coming Soon: The New Healthcare Law and You

Join Sarah Kelsea for an informative look at the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, November 20th at 7:00 p.m. in the library.

Whether you have health insurance or no coverage at all, find out what the health care law means for you and your family. Learn more about the law’s benefits, protections and new coverage options. 

This program is presented by AARP.

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Next Week: Harnessing History with Bob Cottrell

Join Bob Cottrell on Wednesday, November 13th at 7:00 in the Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria for this look at NH history.

•  Discover how dog sledding developed in New Hampshire and how the Chinook played a major role in this story.  
• Find out how man and his relationship with dogs won out over machines on several famous polar expeditions. 
• Learn the history of Arthur Walden and his Chinooks, the State Dog of NH. 
• Meet Tug, Cottrell's chinook, and see how a sled dog is harnessed.

This program is funded by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council, with local support from the Aaron Cutler Memorial Library.

Labels: events/activities for adults, programs, ReC RooM News

 

This Week @ Your Library...

Preschool Story Time on Tuesday at 10:30 or Wednesday at 12:30
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!

NEW TIME: In Stitches on Tuesday from 10:00-12:00
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group! In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays of each month.

All Booked Up on Wednesday at 6:30
Join this month's discussion of Go With Me by Castle Freeman!

Pajama Story Time on Thursday at 6:30
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for family story time fun.  Don't forget to wear your jammies and bring a stuffed friend. 

NEW!! Book Babies on Friday at 10:30
Book Babies is a lapsit program for babies (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers.  The 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs.  Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register.

NEW!! Tiny Tales on Friday at 11:30
This is a reminder for those who are registered for Tiny Tales, a story time for toddlers (ages 12-35 months) and their caregivers that bridges baby story time and preschool story time. 

Currently Available Book Group Titles
All Booked Up:  Go With Me by Castle Freeman (This Wednesday @ 6:30)
History Buffs: Nothing Like It In The World by Stephen Ambrose
Book of the Month:  Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well by Sam Sifton
Book Bunch:  Dominic by William Steig
Page Turners:  Gideon: The Catpurse by Linda Buckley-Archer

Labels: this week

 

Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well is the Book of the Month for November

November's featured title is Thanksgiving: How to Cook it Well by Sam Sifton. Copies of this book are available at the Upper Level Circulation Desk.

About the Book
From one of America’s finest food writers, the former restaurant critic for The New York Times, comes a definitive, timeless guide to Thanksgiving dinner—preparing it, surviving it, and pulling it off in style.

From the planning of the meal to the washing of the last plate, Thanksgiving poses more—and more vexing—problems for the home cook than any other holiday. In this smartly written, beautifully illustrated, recipe-filled book, Sam Sifton, the Times’s resident Thanksgiving expert, delivers a message of great comfort and solace: There is no need for fear. You can cook a great meal on Thanksgiving. You can have a great time.

With simple, fool-proof recipes for classic Thanksgiving staples, as well as new takes on old standbys, this book will show you that the fourth Thursday of November does not have to be a day of kitchen stress and family drama, of dry stuffing and sad, cratered pies. You can make a better turkey than anyone has ever served you in your life, and you can serve it with gravy that is not lumpy or bland but a salty balm, rich in flavor, that transforms all it touches. Here are recipes for exciting side dishes and robust pies and festive cocktails, instructions for setting the table and setting the mood, as well as cooking techniques and menu ideas that will serve you all year long, whenever you are throwing a big party. Written for novice and experienced cooks alike, Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well is your guide to making Thanksgiving the best holiday of the year. It is not fantasy. If you prepare, it will happen. And this book will show you how. 

Coming Next Month: My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr

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Remember to READ 4 THe FuN oF iT @ Aaron Cutler Memorial Library!