This Week @ Your Library...


This Week @ Your Library... 4/28/15
Borrow an Activity Pass This Week
Looking for something to do? Try one of these.
 
History Buffs on Tuesday @ 10:30
If you enjoy reading about history, this group is for you! This month's discussion is of The Captured by Scott Zesch.

Dungeons & Dragons Group 1 on Tuesday from 6:00-8:00PM
This multi-age group meets every other week.  For more information, call Kerri at 424-4044.

Preschool Story Time, Tiny Tales and Book Babies Resume Next Week
We'll see you next week after school vacation for more stories, songs and fun!

Activity Pass of the Month: Canterbury Shaker Village
Reserve the library's discount activity pass, which admits up to 2 adults for $6 each and children for $3 each, to the Canterbury Shaker Village. "Designated as a National Historic Landmark for its architectural integrity and significance, the Village has 25 restored original Shaker buildings, 4 reconstructed Shaker buildings, and 694 acres of forests, fields, gardens, nature trails, and mill ponds under permanent conservation easement." (http://www.shakers.org/about-us/our-mission/)

Current Book Group Titles
All Booked Up:  Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian
History Buffs:  The Captured by Scott Zesch
 Book of the Month: Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead
Book Bunch:   The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone
Page Turners:  The Great Wide Sea by M. H. Herlong
Readers of the Round Table: Paper Towns by John Green

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Stuffed Animal Sleepover Slideshow and Photos


2015 Stuffed Animal Sleepover Slideshow and Photos
On April 2nd, the library held a special story time in the Young Readers' Room.  Miss Carrie-Anne invited children to bring a stuffed friend to the library to listen to stories, sing songs, and then leave their stuffed friend for a sleepover.  

As you might imagine, the stuffies weren't very interested in sleeping.  They colored, played dress up, and quite frankly got into a bit of trouble.  Eventually they settled down for a much needed rest.

 In the morning, the stuffies were awoken early for a field trip to McQuesten Farm.  At the farm, they explored the green houses, took turns watering flowers, fed the goats and yes, some behaved a bit fresh.

 Returning to the library before it opened, the stuffies all lined up awaiting the return of their human friends to take them back home for hugs and snuggles.

 Miss Carrie-Anne created a scrapbook of photos to commemorate her 6th Annual Stuffed Animal Sleepover for everyone to enjoy.

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Tweens Read The Great Wide Sea for May


Tweens Read "The Great Wide Sea" for May 14, 2015Page Turners' May selection is The Great Wide Sea by M. H. Herlong. The 6th-8th grade book discussion group meets up on Thursday, May 14th at 2:30PM.  For extra convenience, participants may ride bus # 3 from LMS to the library.

 Copies of the book are available in both the Teen Area and Young Readers' Room.

 About the Book
Ben, Dylan, and Gerry are still mourning their mother?s death when their dad decides to buy a boat and take them on a year-long sailing trip. Tensions flare between Ben and his father, but they gradually learn to live together in close quarters. Then one morning the boys wake up to discover their father has disappeared?and they are lost. What happened to him? Where are they? And what will they do when a terrible storm looms on the horizon?

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Book Bunch Reads The Sixty-Eight Rooms for May


Book Bunch Reads The Sixty-Eight Rooms for May 20, 2015
Book Bunchers in grades 3-5 read The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone for their May 20th gathering at 4:00.  The book discussion will be followed by a short activity. Books are available in the Young Readers' Room on the lower level of the library.

About the Book
Almost everybody who has grown up in Chicago knows about the Thorne Rooms. Housed in the deep inside the Chicago Art Institute they are a collection of 68 exquisitely crafted miniature rooms. Each room is set in a different historic period, and every detail is perfect. Some might even say, the rooms are magic. Imagine—what if on a field trip, you discovered a key that allowed you to shrink so that you could sneak inside and explore the rooms' secrets? What if you discovered that others had done so before you? And that someone had left something important behind?

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Movie Night @ Your Library


Movie Night @ Your Library: "Into the Wild," May 13,2015
Make yourself comfortable in one of our Adirondack chairs, or bring your own fold-able chair, and watch Into the Woods, starring Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine and more. 

This tale finds  a childless baker and his wife tasked by a witch with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree. Rated PG. Read "Parents Guide" here.


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This Week @ Your Library...


This Week @ Your Library... 4/21/15 (image courtesy of imagechef.com)
Grab a Rocco's Reminder at the Circulation Desk
Take a day off from cooking on April 23rd and support the library at the same time! Eat-in or pick-up and 20% of your bill will be donated to the Friends of the Library. Have food delivered and 15% of your bill will be donated. You must mention the "Friends of Aaron Cutler Memorial Library" to donate. All proceeds benefit library services and programs. 

Drop-In Knitting Group on Tuesday from 10:00-noon
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring you project to the library and stitch with our group! Perfect for all skill levels. In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays of each month.

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

Dungeons & Dragons Group 2 on Tuesday from 6:00-8:00PM
This multi-age group meets every other week.  For more information, call Kerri at 424-4044.

 !!!Friends of the Library Day at Rocco's Pizza from 11:00AM-10:00PM!!!
Take the day off from cooking and support the library at the same time! Eat-in or pick-up and 20% of your bill will be donated to the Friends of the Library. Have food delivered and 15% of your bill will be donated. You must mention the "Friends of Aaron Cutler Memorial Library" to donate. All proceeds benefit library services and programs.
 
High School Book Group on Thursday @ 4:15PM
Readers of the Round Table meet to discuss Au Revoir Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber.

 Kids Tabletop Game Night on Thursday from 6:00-8:00PM
You may drop-off** kids age 8-13 or stay and play with them!  This new drop-in group continues the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. No registration required.  **For children under 10 yrs old, a parent or caregiver 14 yrs or older must remain in the building.

Drop-In Knitting Group on Thursday from 6:00-8:00PM
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring you project to the library and stitch with our group! Perfect for all skill levels. Unraveled meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.
 
Book Babies on Friday @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit 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.  Walk-ins also welcome.

Tiny Tales on Friday @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit story time for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register.  Walk-ins also welcome.

Activity Pass of the Month: Canterbury Shaker Village
Reserve the library's discount activity pass, which admits up to 2 adults for $6 each and children for $3 each, to the Canterbury Shaker Village. "Designated as a National Historic Landmark for its architectural integrity and significance, the Village has 25 restored original Shaker buildings, 4 reconstructed Shaker buildings, and 694 acres of forests, fields, gardens, nature trails, and mill ponds under permanent conservation easement." (http://www.shakers.org/about-us/our-mission/)


Current Book Group Titles
All Booked Up:  Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian Plus a chat with the author!
History Buffs:  The Captured by Scott Zesch
 Book of the Month: Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead
Book Bunch:   The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone
Page Turners:  The Great Wide Sea by M. H. Herlong
Readers of the Round Table: Au Revoir Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber

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"10 (More) Famous Poems Recited by Famous People"


Continue to celebrate National Poetry Month with 10 more famous poem recitations from BookRiot!


Here are Daniel Craig, Will.i.am, Stephen Fry and others reading Invictus by William Ernest Henley:

 

This time around we have...

 To read along, click on the links above.

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This Week @ Your Library


Grab a Rocco's Reminder at the Circulation Desk
Take a day off from cooking on April 23rd and support the library at the same time! Eat-in or pick-up and 20% of your bill will be donated to the Friends of the Library. Have food delivered and 15% of your bill will be donated. You must mention the "Friends of Aaron Cutler Memorial Library" to donate. All proceeds benefit library services and programs. 

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

Dungeons & Dragons Group 1 on Tuesday from 6:00-8:00PM
This multi-age group meets every other week.  For more information, call Kerri at 424-4044.

 Kid's Book Group on Wednesday @ 4:00PM
Book Buncher's in grades 3-5 meet to talk about Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings and complete a short activity.

Wine Making in NH on Wednesday @ 7:00PM
Join Amy LaBelle of LaBelle Winery for a look at wine making in New Hamsphire.

 Book Babies on Friday @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit 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.  Walk-ins also welcome.

Tiny Tales on Friday @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit story time for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register.  Walk-ins also welcome.

Activity Pass of the Month: Canterbury Shaker Village
Reserve the library's discount activity pass, which admits up to 2 adults for $6 each and children for $3 each, to the Canterbury Shaker Village. "Designated as a National Historic Landmark for its architectural integrity and significance, the Village has 25 restored original Shaker buildings, 4 reconstructed Shaker buildings, and 694 acres of forests, fields, gardens, nature trails, and mill ponds under permanent conservation easement." (http://www.shakers.org/about-us/our-mission/)


Current Book Group Titles
All Booked Up:  Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian Plus a chat with the author!
History Buffs:  The Captured by Scott Zesch
 Book of the Month: Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead
Book Bunch:   Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings
Page Turners:  The Great Wide Sea by M. H. Herlong
Readers of the Round Table: Au Revoir Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber

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"10 Famous Poems Recited by Famous Actors"


April is National Poetry Month and the folks at BookRiot gathered together a set of videos featuring famous actors reciting famous poems.


Here's Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) reading Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley:

 

Click here to find...

Click on a link above to read along with the actor!

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Astonish Me is April's Book of the Month


Astonish Me is April's Book of the Month
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead is our featured novel for April.  Copies are available in the "New Room" on the upper level of the library.

 About the Book
Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975. A flash of fame and a passionate love affair follow, but Joan knows that, onstage and off, she is destined to remain in the background. She will never possess Arslan, and she will never be a prima ballerina. She will rise no higher than the corps, one dancer among many.

After her relationship with Arslan sours, Joan plots to make a new life for herself. She quits ballet, marries a good man, and settles in California with him and their son, Harry. But as the years pass, Joan comes to understand that ballet isn’t finished with her yet, for there is no mistaking that Harry is a prodigy. Through Harry, Joan is pulled back into a world she thought she’d left behind—back into dangerous secrets, and back, inevitably, to Arslan.

Combining a sweeping, operatic plot with subtly observed characters, Maggie Shipstead gives us a novel of stunning intensity and deft psychological nuance. Gripping, dramatic, and brilliantly conjured, Astonish Me confirms Shipstead’s range and ability and raises provocative questions about the nature of talent, the choices we must make in search of fulfillment, and how we square the yearning for comfort with the demands of art.

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Friends of the Library Fundraiser @ Rocco's Pizza!


Take a day off from cooking and support the library at the same time!
Eat-in or pick-up and 20% of your bill will be donated to the Friends of the Library.
Have food delivered and 15% of your bill will be donated.
You must mention the "Friends of Aaron Cutler Memorial Library" to donate.
All proceeds benefit library services and programs.

Rocco's Pizza, Bar & Grill
11:00AM-10:00PM
297 Derry Road
Hudson, NH 03051
603-577-9866
http://www.roccospizzanh.com



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2015 Carnegie Medals Shortlists Announced


The six books shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction for adult readers published were announced today.  Winners will be announced on June 27th.  How many have you read?

Fiction Shortlist

 All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
available at library, as eBook and downloadable audio 
Nora Webster by Colm Toibin
available at library and as eBook
On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee
available to borrow from another library


Nonfiction Shortlist

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
available at library and as eBook
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
available to borrow from another library, as eBook and downloadable audio 
Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David by Lawrence Wright
available to borrow from another library and as eBook 

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This Week @ Your Library...


This Week @ Your Library... 4-7-15 (image courtesy of imagechef.com)
Drop-In Knitting Group on Tuesday from 10:00-Noon
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring you project to the library and stitch with our group! Perfect for all skill levels. In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays of each month.

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

Dungeons & Dragons Group 2 on Tuesday from 6:00-8:00PM
This multi-age group meets every other week.  For more information, call Kerri at 424-4044.

 Movie Night on Wednesday @ 7:00PM
Join us for a viewing of Unbroken, based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand.  Rated PG-13.

Tween Book Group on Thursday @ 2:30PM
Page Turners in grades 6-8 discuss One Came Home by Amy Timberlake along with a snack and short activity.

Kid's Tabletop Game Night on Thursday from 6:00-8:00PM
You may drop-off** kids age 8-13 or stay and play with them!  This new drop-in group continues the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. No registration required.  **For children under 10 yrs old, a parent or caregiver 14 yrs or older must remain in the building.

Drop-In Knitting Group on Thursday from 6:00-8:00PM
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring you project to the library and stitch with our group! Perfect for all skill levels. Unraveled meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.

 Book Babies on Friday @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit 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.  Walk-ins also welcome.

Tiny Tales on Friday @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit story time for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register.  Walk-ins also welcome.

Activity Pass of the Month: Canterbury Shaker Village
Reserve the library's discount activity pass, which admits up to 2 adults for $6 each and children for $3 each, to the Canterbury Shaker Village. "Designated as a National Historic Landmark for its architectural integrity and significance, the Village has 25 restored original Shaker buildings, 4 reconstructed Shaker buildings, and 694 acres of forests, fields, gardens, nature trails, and mill ponds under permanent conservation easement." (http://www.shakers.org/about-us/our-mission/)


Current Book Group Titles
All Booked Up:  Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian Plus a chat with the author!
History Buffs:  The Captured by Scott Zesch
 Book of the Month: Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead
Book Bunch:   Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings
Page Turners:  One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
Readers of the Round Table: Au Revoir Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber

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Kid's Tabletop Game Night is Off to a Great Start!


Kid's Tabletop Game Night is Off to a Great Start!
Game in progress: King of Tokyo
Kid's Tabletop Game Night began last Thursday.  Some of the games played include Forbidden Island, Connect 4, King of Tokyo, Ring-O-Flamingo, Takenoko and Ticket to Ride.

The next game night is April 9th from 6:00-8:00.  Children age 8-13 may be dropped-off** or families may also stay and play.

 Volunteer Nick Ozmore is our gamer in residence, supplying a wide array of tabletop games and his expertise.

See more photos here.

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