New Activity Pass: Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Receive $10 off ticket price up to 6 tickets to the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Mass. The Merrimack Repertory Theatre is a professional, non-profit theatre company that has become known for its outstanding productions of mostly regional and world premieres. MRT hires the best-available professional directors, designers, and actors from major theatre centers around the country.
More Information
Request a pass...
- by phone at 424-4044
- online by sending an email with your name, the name of the activity pass, and the date you would like it reserved.
Note: Reserve requests are received and answered during regular library hours only.
Labels: activity passes, ReC RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
LIBRARY IS CLOSED
Wednesday
Adult Book Group @ 6:30PM
Join All Booked Up as they discuss The Life We Bury by Allen Eskers
Thursday
Drop-in Knitting Group from 6:00-8:00PM
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! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. Unraveled meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.
Pajama Story Time @ 6:30PM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for family story time fun. Bring a stuffed friend and, if you like, wear your jammies!
Friday
Infant Story Time @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for infants (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. This 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs.
Toddler Story Time @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit program for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time.
Adult Book Group @ 1:00PM
Join All Booked Up as they discuss The Life We Bury by Allen Eskers
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up, AM & PM: The Life We Bury by Allen Eskers
Book of the Month Club: TBA
Book Bunch: Rump by Liesl Shurtliff
Page Turners: Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
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New Activity Pass: USS Constitution Museum
Only yards away from “Old Ironsides,” the Museum takes adults, families and children of all ages on a 200-year voyage through their interactive galleries.
More Information
Request a pass...
- by phone at 424-4044
- online by sending an email with your name, the name of the activity pass, and the date you would like it reserved.
Note: Reserve requests are received and answered during regular library hours only.
Labels: activity passes, ReC RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
TuesdayPreschool Story Time @ 10:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Wednesday High School Drop-in Tabletop Role-Playing Game Night from 6:00-8:00PM
This drop-in fantasy/sci-fi role-play game group meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. New faces are always welcome!
Thursday
Drop-in Knitting Group from 6:00-8:00PM
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! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. Unraveled meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.
Friday
Infant Story Time @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for infants (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. This 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs.
Toddler Story Time @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit program for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up, AM & PM: The Life We Bury by Allen Eskers
Book of the Month Club: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Book Bunch: Rump by Liesl Shurtliff
Page Turners: Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
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New Activity Pass: Aviation Museum of NH
This museum offers a unique cultural experience, inspiring aviation enthusiasm in people of all ages.
More Information
Request a pass...
- by phone at 424-4044
- online by sending an email with your name, the name of the activity pass, and the date you would like it reserved.
Note: Reserve requests are received and answered during regular library hours only.
Labels: activity passes, ReC RooM News
Live Birds of Prey Event
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| Photo credit Rich Beauchesne, Seacoastonline |
Jane Kelly, a raptor
rehabilitator from Epping, presents a family program featuring three live birds
of prey on Tuesday, June 21st
in the Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria at 7:00PM.
Jane found her calling after finding 10
dead barred owls in a three month period, all hit by cars, on Route 101 between
Auburn and Hampton.
Since that time she became licensed in falconry and established On the Wing, a rehab center where she rehabilitates hawks, owls, vultures, osprey, falcons, kestrels and merlins.
Come hear her story and learn about the need for rehabilitating these majestic creatures following automobile collisions.
This free event is open to the public and appropriate for all age groups.
Labels: events/activities for adults, events/activities for kids, events/activities for teens, events/activities for tweens, programs, ReC RooM News
Kid's Book Group Reads Rump for June 15th
About the Book
In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse.
To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end.
Labels: book bunch, book discussion for kids, events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News
Pajama Story Time on June 2nd
Bring your kids, in pajamas or regular clothes, and enjoy stories, songs and other fun with Miss Carrie-Anne.
Children are welcome to bring a stuffed animal friend.
Labels: events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News, pajama story time, story time
Brewing in New Hampshire on Thursday Night
Presented by author/historian Glenn Knoblock, this event is free and open to the public, and is made possible through a grant from New Hampshire Humanities!
Labels: events/activities for adults, programs, ReC RooM News
Tween Book Group Reads Goodbye Stranger for June 9th
Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead is the next read for Page Turners, our book group for tweens in grades 6-8. Join the group on Thursday, June 9th @ 2:30PM for a snack, discussion and short activity.Copies of the book are available in both the Teen Area and Young Readers' Room.
About the Book
Love is __________.
It’s the beginning of seventh grade and Bridge, Emily, and Tab have a pact: no fighting. Bridge is an accident survivor who’s wondering why she’s still alive. Emily has new curves and an almost-boyfriend who wants a certain kind of picture. Tab sees through everybody’s games. Or so she tells the world. It’s also the beginning of seventh grade for Sherm Russo, and everything is different for him, too. When he gets to know Bridge, he wonders: what does it mean to fall for a girl—as a friend?
Meanwhile, on the approaching Valentine’s Day, an unnamed high school girl struggles with a betrayal. How long can she hide in plain sight?
This is a story about the bonds—and limits —of friendship.
Labels: book discussion for tweens, events/activities for tweens, KiDS' RooM News, page turners, TeeN RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
Kid's Make 'n Take Craft
Stop by the library to make "Fluffy the Flower Tree" to take home and enjoy!
Note: Make 'n Take crafts are not available during story times.
Tuesday
Drop-in Knitting Group from 6:00-8:00PM
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! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday of the month.
Preschool Story Time @ 10:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Wednesday
Kid's Book Group @ 4:00PM
Book Bunchers in grades 3-5 meet to discuss Treasure Hunters by James Patterson and complete a short activity.
CANCELED-Tween and Teen Drop-in Tabletop Game Night
Join us again next month on June 15th.
Thursday
Brewing in New Hampshire @ 7:00PM
Join us for an exploration of NH beer and ale brewing industry from Colonial days, when it was home- and tavern-based, to today's modern breweries and brew pubs.
Friday
Infant Story Time @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for infants (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. This 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs.
Toddler Story Time @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit program for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up, AM & PM: The Life We Bury by Allen Eskers
Book of the Month Club: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Book Bunch: Treasure Hunters by James Patterson
Page Turners: Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
Labels: this week
This Week @ Your Library...
Preschool Story Time @ 10:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Downloadable Book Training @ 6:30-8:00PM
Learn how to use Overdrive's free downloadable book service. Call to register.
Wednesday
Downloadable Book Training @ 2:00-3:30PM
Learn how to use Overdrive's free downloadable book service. Call to register.
High School Drop-in Tabletop Role-Playing Game Night from 6:00-8:00PM
This drop-in fantasy/sci-fi role-play game group meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. New faces are always welcome!
Thursday
Tween Book Group @ 2:30PM
Page Turners in grades 6-8 meet to discuss Keepers of the Labryinth by Erin Moulton, along with a snack and short activity.
Kid's Drop-in Tabletop Game Night from 6:00-8:00PM
You may drop-off** kids age 8-13 or stay and play with them! Led by Nick Ozmore, the tabletop game group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month and involves a wide selection of games on rotation. **Note: For children under 10 years of age, a parent or caregiver age 14 or older must remain in the building.
Drop-in Knitting Group from 6:00-8:00PM
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! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. Unraveled meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.
Friday
Infant Story Time @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for infants (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. This 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs.
Toddler Story Time @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit program for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up, AM & PM: The Life We Bury by Allen Eskers
Book of the Month Club: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Book Bunch: Treasure Hunters by James Patterson
Page Turners: Keepers of the Labryinth by Erin Moulton
Labels: this week
Adult Book Group Reads The Royal We for June 1st or 3rd
All Booked Up's selection for June is The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan. Join the Wednesday evening group on June 1st at 6:30PM or the Friday afternoon group on June 3rd at 1:00PM.Copies of the book are available on the Upper Level of the library.
About the Book
American Rebecca Porter was never one for fairy tales. Her twin sister, Lacey, has always been the romantic who fantasized about glamour and royalty, fame and fortune. Yet it's Bex who seeks adventure at Oxford and finds herself living down the hall from Prince Nicholas, Great Britain's future king. And when Bex can't resist falling for Nick, the person behind the prince, it propels her into a world she did not expect to inhabit, under a spotlight she is not prepared to face.
Dating Nick immerses Bex in ritzy society, dazzling ski trips, and dinners at Kensington Palace with him and his charming, troublesome brother, Freddie. But the relationship also comes with unimaginable baggage: hysterical tabloids, Nick's sparkling and far more suitable ex-girlfriends, and a royal family whose private life is much thornier and more tragic than anyone on the outside knows. The pressures are almost too much to bear, as Bex struggles to reconcile the man she loves with the monarch he's fated to become.
Which is how she gets into trouble.
Now, on the eve of the wedding of the century, Bex is faced with whether everything she's sacrificed for love-her career, her home, her family, maybe even herself-will have been for nothing.
Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
Circling the Sun is the Book of the Month in May
About the Book
Paula McLain, author of the phenomenal bestseller The Paris Wife, now returns with her keenly anticipated new novel, transporting readers to colonial Kenya in the 1920s. Circling the Sun
brings to life a fearless and captivating woman—Beryl Markham, a
record-setting aviator caught up in a passionate love triangle with
safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and Karen Blixen, who as Isak Dinesen
wrote the classic memoir Out of Africa.
Brought to Kenya from England as a child and then abandoned by her mother, Beryl is raised by both her father and the native Kipsigis tribe who share his estate. Her unconventional upbringing transforms Beryl into a bold young woman with a fierce love of all things wild and an inherent understanding of nature’s delicate balance. But even the wild child must grow up, and when everything Beryl knows and trusts dissolves, she is catapulted into a string of disastrous relationships.
Beryl forges her own path as a horse trainer, and her uncommon style attracts the eye of the Happy Valley set, a decadent, bohemian community of European expats who also live and love by their own set of rules. But it’s the ruggedly charismatic Denys Finch Hatton who ultimately helps Beryl navigate the uncharted territory of her own heart. The intensity of their love reveals Beryl’s truest self and her fate: to fly.
Brought to Kenya from England as a child and then abandoned by her mother, Beryl is raised by both her father and the native Kipsigis tribe who share his estate. Her unconventional upbringing transforms Beryl into a bold young woman with a fierce love of all things wild and an inherent understanding of nature’s delicate balance. But even the wild child must grow up, and when everything Beryl knows and trusts dissolves, she is catapulted into a string of disastrous relationships.
Beryl forges her own path as a horse trainer, and her uncommon style attracts the eye of the Happy Valley set, a decadent, bohemian community of European expats who also live and love by their own set of rules. But it’s the ruggedly charismatic Denys Finch Hatton who ultimately helps Beryl navigate the uncharted territory of her own heart. The intensity of their love reveals Beryl’s truest self and her fate: to fly.
Labels: book of the month club, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
Are You a Beer Connoisseur?
Explore the fascinating history of New Hampshire's beer and ale brewing industry from Colonial days, when it was home- and tavern-based, to today's modern breweries and brew pubs.
Hear about the state's earliest brewers, including the renowned Frank Jones, and the only brewery owned and operated by a woman before the modern era.
View unusual and rare photographs, illustrations and advertisements documenting the changing industry and the changing attitudes toward beer and alcohol consumption.
Both beer connoisseurs and "tea-totalers" are sure to enjoy this lecture.
This program is free and open to the public, and is made possible through a grant from New Hampshire Humanities!
Labels: events/activities for adults, programs, ReC RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
Drop-in Knitting Group from 10:00-Noon
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! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday of the month.
Preschool Story Time @ 10:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Wednesday
Adult Book Discussion Group @ 6:30PM
Join All Booked Up as they discuss The Life We Bury by Allen Eskers.
Friday
Infant Story Time @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for infants (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. This 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs.
Toddler Story Time @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit program for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time.
Adult Book Discussion Group @ 1:00PM
Join All Booked Up as they discuss The Life We Bury by Allen Eskers.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up, AM & PM: The Life We Bury by Allen Eskers
Book of the Month Club: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Book Bunch: Treasure Hunters by James Patterson
Page Turners: Keepers of the Labryinth by Erin Moulton
Labels: this week
Remember to READ 4 THe FuN oF iT @ Aaron Cutler Memorial Library!
