Story Time Fall Schedule
Book Babies
Begining Friday, September 30th
10:30AM
Tiny Tales
Beginning Friday, September 30th
11:30AM
Preschool Story Time
Begins Tuesday, September 20th
10:30AM
Preschool Story Time
Beginning Wednesday, September 21st
12:30PM
Pajama Story Time
Thursday, October 6th
Thursday, December 8th
6:30PM
Labels: KiDS' RooM News, pajama story time, story time
Congratulations to our Adult Summer Reading Club Prize Winners!
178 adults participated in the summer reading club this year. Woo-hoo! They read books and magazines, completed short weekly activities, participated in the Wellness Challenge, and/or played Summer Bingo earning raffle tickets for prizes along the way.Check out the list of prize winners:
Jean Van Stelten: $25 Market Basket
Fran Beloin: $25 Shaw's gift card
Sheila Huston: $50 Walmart gift card
Mary Hanson: $25 Hannaford gift card
Janine Danzi: $20 Common Man gift card
Lauren Lantagne: $25 Romano’s gift card
Paul Flynn: $25 Romano’s gift card
Doreen Harvey: Currier Museum of Art mini-membership
Kerri Antosca: Loon Mountain Resort gondola skyride
Jill Dalgety: $20 Northside Grille gift certicate
Julie Green: 2 trail passes at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Kathy Dyer: 2 passes to Water Country
Gloria MacDougall: $20 Janie's Uncommon Cafe
Tiffeny Mackinnon: $20 Innovation’s Day Spa gift card
Tina Harrison: $10 Northside Grille gift certicate
Donna Curtin: Loon Mountain Resort gondola skyride
Chris McKim: Currier Museum of Art mini-membership
Judy Boudreau: 2 passes to Boston Duck Tours
Lisa Cyr: 2 trail passes at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Kathleen Follis: Gift Package: Ice Cream at Lix, book bag, notepad and pen
Cristen Thorpe: Gift Package: Ice Cream at Lix, book bag, notepad and pen
Deb Tallarico: Gift Package: Ice Cream at Lix, book bag, notepad and pen
Laura Corbett: Gift Package: Ice Cream at Lix, book bag, notepad and pen
Hannah Spaulding: Exercise Your Mind insulated lunch bag, drink bottle, notepad and pen
Diane Jerry: Brain Games book
This Week @ Your Library...
Take a Look at Lynda
Find out how you can improve your job skills and more with Lynda.com, home of 4,680 online courses you can access for free with your library card.
Tuesday
Drop-In Knitting Group from 10:00AM-Noon
If you enjoy knitting or crocheting or would like to learn, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group. In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday of the month. No skill level is too low!
Friday
Adult Book Group @ 1:30PM
Join All Booked Up as they discuss .
Saturday
Library Closed
Library reopens on Saturdays beginning September 10th.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading...
All Booked Up , AM & PM Adult Book Groups: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Book of the Month Club: The Wildwater Walking Club by Claire Cook
Page Turners Tween Book Group: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Book Bunch Kid's Book Group: Swindle by Gordon Korman
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Kid's Book Group Reads Swindle for September 21st
Books are available in the Young Readers' Room.
About the Book
After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There are many things standing in their way -- a menacing guard dog, a high-tech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their inability to drive -- but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his . . . even if hijinks ensue.
This is Gordon Korman at his crowd-pleasing best, perfect for readers who like to hoot, howl, and heist.
Bonus
Should your hard to please 3rd-5th grader thoroughly enjoy this book, there are an additional 7 books in the series!
Labels: book bunch, book discussion for kids, events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
Ask Us How You Can Get Free Access to 4,680 Online Courses!
That's right. 4,680 online courses free with your library card!
Tuesday
Middle School Drop-In Role Playing Game Night from 4:00PM-8:00PM
Bring your friends for some fantasy/sci-fi fun!
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading...
All Booked Up, AM & PM Adult Book Groups: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Book of the Month Club: The Wildwater Walking Club by Claire Cook
Page Turners Tween Book Group: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Book Bunch Kid's Book Group: Swindle by Gordon Korman
Labels: this week
Tween Book Group Reads Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children for September 8th
Copies of the book are available in both the Teen Area upstairs and the Young Readers' Room downstairs.
About the Book
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs.
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.
Labels: book discussion for tweens, events/activities for tweens, KiDS' RooM News, page turners, TeeN RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
Drop Off School Supplies for Litchfield Students in Need
Donations of school supplies and backpacks for ages 5-18 are being collected. For more info, call Pat at 424-6636.
Meet Lynda...She Could Be Your New Best Friend
Stop in and ask about Lynda.com and what she can do to help you broaden your knowledge, develop new job skills and make you more confident.
Tuesday
Drop-In Knitting Group from 10:00AM-Noon
If you enjoy knitting or crocheting or would like to learn, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group! In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday of the month. No skill level is too low.
High School Drop-In Role Playing Game Night from 4:00PM-8:00PM
This drop-in fantasy/sci-fi role-playing group is led by Connor Robinson. New faces are always welcome. For more info, call Alex at 424-4044.
Wednesday
Kid's Book Group @ 4:00PM
Book Bunchers in grades 3-5 meet to discuss and complete a short activity.
Tween Drop-In Tabletop Game Night from 5:00PM-8:00PM
Led by Nick Ozmore, this tabletop game group is for tweens in grades 6-8 meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month with a wide variety of games. For more information, call Alex at 424-4044.
Thursday
Health Van Available from 10:30AM-12:30PM
Have your blood pressure checked, get your immunizations up to date or receive an HIV/HEP C test. For more information, call the Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services at 589-4500.
Saturday
Library Closed on Saturdays Until September 10th
Check out what our book groups are reading...
All Booked Up, AM & PM Adult Book Groups: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Book of the Month Club: The Wildwater Walking Club by Claire Cook
Page Turners Tween Book Group: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Book Bunch Kid's Book Group: Woof by Spencer Quinn
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School Supplies Wanted
Labels: miscellaneous, ReC RooM News
Public Health Van Comin to the Library
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Get your blood pressure checked, an immunization or HIV/HEP C test at the library from 10:30AM-12:30PM on the 3rd Thursday of each month. So convenient!
For more information, call the Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services at 589-4500.
Labels: iNFoRMaTioN BooTH News
Tonight's Concert Relocated to Campbell High School Auditorium
This concert is appropriate for all ages and is free and open to the public.
Labels: programs, ReC RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
Adult Summer Reading Club Activities
Pick up Summer Bingo Card #4, fill out a book summary, attend Wednesday's concert, read a book--these are all worth prize tickets! Adult summer reading club ends August 19th.
Tuesday
Middle School Drop-In Role Playing Game Night from 4:00-8:00PM
This drop-in fantasy/sci-fi role-play game group meets again on August 23rd. New faces always welcome!
Downloadable Book Training @ 2:00PM Learn how to use the library's free downloadable book service. Call 424-4044 to register any time before the class begins.
Wednesday
Downloadable Book Training @ 6:30PM
Learn how to use the library's free downloadable book service. Call 424-4044 to register any time before the class begins.
Jazz Concert on the Lawn from 6:00-8:30PM
Litchfield resident Scott Cavanagh and The Wide Avenue Cohort perform on the library lawn. This family friendly event is free and open to the public. Bring chairs or a blanket to sit on. Rain location: Campbell High School Auditorium.
Thursday
Tween Book Discussion Group @ 2:30PM
Page Turners in grades 6-8 meet to discuss Throwing Like a Girl by Weezie Kerr Mackey, 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 too! Led by Nick Ozmore, the tabletop game group meets the 2nd Thursday of the 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.
Check out what our book groups are reading...
All Booked Up, AM & PM groups: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Book of the Month Club: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Book Bunch: Woof by Spencer Quinn
Page Turners: Throwing Like a Girl by Weezie Kerr Mackey
Adult Book Group Reads All the Light We Cannot See for September 2nd & 7th
About the Book
Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.
In a mining town in Germany, the orphan Werner grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments, a talent that wins him a place at a brutal academy for Hitler Youth, then a special assignment to track the resistance. More and more aware of the human cost of his intelligence, Werner travels through the heart of the war and, finally, into Saint-Malo, where his story and Marie-Laure’s converge.
Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News
Do You Know Lynda?
lynda.com: "Be Anything" TV Spot from George Bradshaw on Vimeo.
Do you know Lynda? Lynda is a tutor that is available 24/7 for your learning needs. Would you like to learn about home computing, internet basics, iPhone, photography, business, animation, video editing, music production, logo design, cloud computing...well, you see where I'm going here.
Lynda.com currently offers 4,680 video courses including these topics and many, many more. As a Cutler Memorial Library cardholder you can access Lynda.com free of charge with your 14-digit library card number and password. (That's a savings of $25-$35 per month.)
Courses can be accessed through any computer or mobile device with an internet connection whether it's from home, the library, or wherever else you might be.
I recently took the "How To Use Lynda.com" course and am currently taking "Windows 10 Essential Training" as the library just moved from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and I want to stay current.
Want to see what Lynda has to offer you? Click click here or on ReFeReNCe RooM in the navigation bar above, create an account and start browsing. If you are looking for a topic and can't find it, please feel free to contact us for assistance.
Then spread the word: Lynda's in town!
Labels: online learning, ReFeReNCe RooM News
Tween & Teen Week 5 Winner
Labels: events/activities for teens, events/activities for tweens, summer reading club for tweens and teens, TeeN RooM News
Borrow The Millyard Museum Activity Pass
Did you know you can visit Millyard Museum in Manchester, NH using the library's activity pass and receive 4 admissions free? That's a savings of up to $8.00 per person!
Current exhibits include:- Woven in time: 11,000 Years at Amoskeag Falls
- The Rise of Manchester, a photo exhibit ending August 29th
The Millyard Museum is part of the Manchester Historic Association (MHA) which has some great programs of its own each month.
Labels: activity passes, ReC RooM News
The Wild Water Walking Club is the Book of the Month in August
About the Book
After losing her boyfriend and her job in one fell swoop, Noreen has no idea what her next step is. So she puts on a new pair of sneakers and a seriously outdated pair of exercise pants, and walks. Before long she's joined by two neighbors as lost as she is and figures out time flies and fitness is actually fun when you're walking with friends. Throw in a road trip to Seattle for a lavender festival, a career-coaching group that looks like a bad sequel to The Breakfast Club, some terrific romantic comedy twists and turns, a quirky multigenerational cast of supporting characters, and the result is a tribute to female friendship that will inspire you to pick up the phone and call all your old friends-or maybe even start your own walking group.
Labels: book of the month club, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
Summer Reading Club Ice Cream Finale on Friday
Don't forget--Friday is the Summer Reading Club Ice Cream Finale at 2:00PM for the Kid's and Tweens & Teen programs.Please RSVP by Wednesday at 8:00PM so we know how much ice cream to bring in!
All raffle tickets must be submitted by noon of Friday to be eligible for the raffle.
Labels: summer reading club for kids, summer reading club for tweens and teens
This Week @ Your Library...
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Last Tween & Teen Craft-to-Go, all week
Drop in to create a domino key chain or necklace.
Soccer Clinic with the Coaches, Wednesday @ 6:30PM
Get ready for soccer fun as a few of Litchfield's finest soccer coaches join us for drills and instruction. (Weather permitting.)
End of the Season Ice Cream Finale, Friday from 2:00-3:00PM
Join us for the final event for kids, tweens and teens. Enjoy ice cream sundaes, be present as raffle prizes are drawn, and receive final prizes. (Rain location: Griffin Memorial School Cafeteria)
See What Else is Happening This Week
Check out the library's event calendar for additional events taking place this week!
Check out what our book groups are reading...
All Booked Up, AM & PM groups: The Marriage of Opposites
Book of the Month Club: The Wild Water Walking by Claire Cook
Book Bunch: Woof by Spencer Quinn
Page Turners: Throwing Like a Girl by Weezie Kerr Mackey
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Remember to READ 4 THe FuN oF iT @ Aaron Cutler Memorial Library!
