This Week @ Your Library...
Preschool Story Time on Wednesday @ 12:30PM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
High School Book Group on Thursday @ 4:15PM
Readers of the Round Table meet to discuss Paper Towns by John Green.
Kid's Drop-In 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 Thursday 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: Charmingfare Farm
Reserve the library's discount activity pass, which allows you to purchase up to 8 Zoo admissions for $7 each, a $10 savings. Charmingfare Farm is home to many of the traditional agricultural animals you would expect to see on a farm, as well as wildlife exhibits featuring many of North America's greatest predators. Throughout the day a variety of rides, demonstrations and activities are also offered. You can even pack a picnic lunch to enjoy at the farm.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up: Runner by Patrick Lee
History Buffs: Into Africa by Martin Dugard
Book of the Month: Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Book Bunch: Prairie Evers by Ellen Airgood
Page Turners: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Readers of the Round Table: Paper Towns by John Green
Labels: this week
Kid's Book Group Reads Prairie Evers for June
About the Book
Prairie Evers is finding that socialization isn't all it's cracked up to be. She's been homeschooled by her granny and has learned the most from traipsing through nature. But now she has to attend public school, and feels just like her chickens—cooped up and subject to the pecking order. School is a jolt for Prairie until she meets Ivy, her first true friend. But while raising chickens and the great outdoors have given Prairie wisdom and perspective, nothing has prepared her for the give and take of friendship. When Prairie finds out that Ivy's home may not be the best place for Ivy, Prairie must corral all her optimism and determination to hatch a plan to help.
Labels: book bunch, book discussion for kids, events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News
Last Chance to Use Shaker Village Discount Pass
Labels: activity passes, rec room
Library CLOSED Tuesday, May 26th
Labels: iNFoRMaTioN BooTH News, library closings
This Week @ Your Library...
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 Tuesday 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!
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Role Playing Games 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.
Easter Coyote in New England on Tuesday @ 7:00PM, CHS
Hear about the fascinating ecology and surprising behavior of the eastern coyote, and how we can coexist. A presentation by Chris Schadler of Project Coyote.
Kid's Book Group on Wednesday @ 4:00PMBook Buncher's in grades 3-5 meet to talk about The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone and complete a short activity.
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: Charmingfare Farm
Reserve the library's discount activity pass, which allows you to purchase up to 8 Zoo admissions for $7 each, a $10 savings. Charmingfare Farm is home to many of the traditional agricultural animals you would expect to see on a farm, as well as wildlife exhibits featuring many of North America's greatest predators. Throughout the day a variety of rides, demonstrations and activities are also offered. You can even pack a picnic lunch to enjoy at the farm.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up: Runner by Patrick Lee
History Buffs: Into Africa by Martin Dugard
Book of the Month: Landline by Rainbow Rowell
Book Bunch: The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone
Page Turners: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Readers of the Round Table: Paper Towns by John Green
Labels: this week
Tweens Read Steelheart for June 11th
Copies of the book are available in both the Teen Area and Young Readers' Room.
About the Book
Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary people extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics.
Epics are no friends of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man, you must crush his will.
Now, in what was once Chicago, an astonishingly powerful Epic named Steelheart has installed himself as emperor. Steelheart possesses the strength of ten men and can control the elements. It is said that no bullet can harm him, no sword can split his skin, and no fire can burn him. He is invincible. Nobody fights back . . . nobody but the Reckoners.
A shadowy group of ordinary humans, the Reckoners spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in.
When Steelheart came to Chicago, he killed David’s father. For years, like the Reckoners, David has been studying, and planning, and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.
He has seen Steelheart bleed.
And he wants revenge.
Labels: book discussion for tweens, events/activities for tweens, KiDS' RooM News, page turners, TeeN RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
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.
Movie Night on Wednesday @ 7:00PM
Join us for a viewing of Into the Woods. Rated PG-13.
Tween Book Group on Thursday @ 2:30PM
Page Turners in grades 6-8 discuss The Great Wide Sea by M. H. Herlong 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 Thursday 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: Charmingfare Farm
Reserve the library's discount activity pass, which allows you to purchase up to 8 Zoo admissions for $7 each, a $10 savings. Charmingfare Farm is home to many of the traditional agricultural animals you would expect to see on a farm, as well as wildlife exhibits featuring many of North America's greatest predators. Throughout the day a variety of rides, demonstrations and activities are also offered. You can even pack a picnic lunch to enjoy at the farm.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up: Runner by Patrick Lee
History Buffs: Into Africa by Martin Dugard
Book of the Month: Landline by Rainbow Rowell
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
Labels: this week
Adult Book Group Reads Runner for June
Runner by Patrick Lee is the title of choice for All Booked Up's June 3rd meeting at 6:30PM.
Copies of the book are available on the Upper Level of the library.About the Book
In Patrick Lee's Runner, Sam Dryden, ex--Special Forces, lives a quiet life in a small town on the coast of Southern California. While out?on a run?in the middle of the night, he encounters a young girl on the seaside boardwalk. Barefoot and terrified, she's running from a group of heavily armed men with one clear goal: to kill her. Dryden learns that the twelve-year-old can only remember the past two months, during which she's been kept in a secret prison by forces within the government. Beyond her own name, Rachel, she knows only that she has a skill that makes her very dangerous to these men and those in charge of them.
Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
Eastern Coyote Presentation on Tuesday, May 19th
No mater which side of the fence you sit on, you'll want to join us on Tuesday, May 19th at 7:00PM in the Campbell High School Auditorium for Becoming Wolf: The Eastern Coyote in New England.
Chris Schadler of Project Coyote discusses the facinating ecology and surprising behavior of the eastern coyote, and how we can coexist.
Schadler is the New Hampshire and Vermont Representative for Project Coyote, a national group promoting coexistence with coyotes through science, education and advocacy. She divides her time between teaching on the NH Seacoast, working on her book and talking to groups about the eastern coyote and eastern wolf.
This event is free and open to the public.
Labels: events/activities for adults, events/activities for teens, events/activities for tweens, programs, ReC RooM News
Landline is the Book of the Month in May
Landline by Rainbow Rowell is our featured novel for May. Copies are available in the "New Room" on the upper level of the library.
About the Book
Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it's been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply--but that almost seems beside the point now.
Maybe that was always beside the point.
Two days before they're supposed to visit Neal's family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can't go. She's a TV writer, and something's come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her--Neal is always a little upset with Georgie--but she doesn't expect to him to pack up the kids and go without her.
When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she's finally done it. If she's ruined everything.
That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It's not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she's been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts. . . .
Is that what she's supposed to do?
Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?
Labels: book of the month club, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
Ruth Rendell Passes Away
If you're not familiar with her work, NoveList Plus suggests beginning with Kissing the Gunner's Daughter (Wexford mystery series), and A Sight for Sore Eyes (psychological suspense).
Rendell's novels are available for loan at the library, through Interlibrary Loan, and on the NH Downloadable Books site.
Labels: about the author, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
This Week @ Your Library...
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.
Adult Book Discussion Group on Wednesday @ 6:30PM
All Booked Up discusses Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian.
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: Charmingfare Farm
Reserve the library's discount activity pass, which allows you to purchase up to 8 Zoo admissions for $7 each, a $10 savings. Charmingfare Farm is home to many of the traditional agricultural animals you would expect to see on a farm, as well as wildlife exhibits featuring many of North America's greatest predators. Throughout the day a variety of rides, demonstrations and activities are also offered. You can even pack a picnic lunch to enjoy at the farm.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up: Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian (this week)
History Buffs: Into Africa by Martin Dugard
Book of the Month: Landline by Rainbow Rowell
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
Labels: this week
History Buffs Read Into Africa for May
About the Book
With the utterance of a single line—“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?”—a
remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the
most famous encounters in exploration history. But the true story behind
Dr. David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley is one that
has escaped telling. Into Africa is an extraordinarily researched
account of a thrilling adventure—defined by alarming foolishness,
intense courage, and raw human achievement.
In the mid-1860s, exploration had
reached a plateau. The seas and continents had been mapped, the globe
circumnavigated. Yet one vexing puzzle remained unsolved: what was the
source of the mighty Nile river? Aiming to settle the mystery once and
for all, Great Britain called upon its legendary explorer, Dr. David
Livingstone, who had spent years in Africa as a missionary. In March
1866, Livingstone steered a massive expedition into the heart of Africa.
In his path lay nearly impenetrable, uncharted terrain, hostile
cannibals, and deadly predators. Within weeks, the explorer had vanished
without a trace. Years passed with no word.
While debate raged in England
over whether Livingstone could be found—or rescued—from a place as
daunting as Africa, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the brash American
newspaper tycoon, hatched a plan to capitalize on the world’s
fascination with the missing legend. He would send a young journalist,
Henry Morton Stanley, into Africa to search for Livingstone. A drifter
with great ambition, but little success to show for it, Stanley
undertook his assignment with gusto, filing reports that would one day
captivate readers and dominate the front page of the New York Herald.
Tracing the amazing journeys of
Livingstone and Stanley in alternating chapters, author Martin Dugard
captures with breathtaking immediacy the perils and challenges these men
faced. Woven into the narrative, Dugard tells an equally compelling
story of the remarkable transformation that occurred over the course of
nine years, as Stanley rose in power and prominence and Livingstone
found himself alone and in mortal danger. The first book to draw on
modern research and to explore the combination of adventure, politics,
and larger-than-life personalities involved, Into Africa is a riveting read.
Labels: book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, history buffs, ReaDiNG RooM News
High School Book Group Reads Paper Towns
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Readers of the Round Table, a high school book discussion group, reads Paper Towns by John Green for their May 28th gathering at 4:15PM. Copies of the book are available in the Teen Area on the upper level of the library. Need a ride? Campbell High School students can take the late bus from school to the library. About the Book When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night—dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows her. Margo’s always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she’s always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they’re for Q. |
Labels: book discussion for teens, events/activities for tweens, readers of the round table, TeeN RooM News
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