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toppageOctober 2011

 

 

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Adult Programs
Young Adult Programs
Children's Programs
Wadleigh Memorial Library

 

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Wadleigh Library Trustees

 Next Meeting:
Tuesday, October 18
7:00pm-8:30pm
Friends of the Library
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, October 26 7:00pm

 

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Wadleigh Happenings

 

Our new knitting group meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy the fellowship of other knitters and meet Gail, our new knitting coordinator. This is a drop-in group; novices and experts are welcome.

 

This year marks the 150th Anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. We have invited a guest lecturer to speak about New Hampshire towns in the Civil War, specifically about happenings on the home front. Join us on October 11th at 7 p.m.

 

The 2011-2012 Acoustic Cafe Season kicks off on October 15th with The Littlest Birds. Performance starts at 7:30 p.m. Free & open to all.

 

Staff member Olga will have her many crafts on display in the Library this month. Be sure to stop in to see examples of felting, polymer clay, zentangle, and more.

 

October 25th is "Halloween Day" in the Children's Room. All-day crafts and evening pajama storytime will begin the Halloween festivities.

 

Drop-in storytimes Monday mornings for kids under the age of four are ongoing; see the schedule and age ranges below for details.

Library News

Due to budget cuts at the NH State Library, our van delivery service has been cut by 40%. This vital service gives us access to library materials we could not otherwise afford; it also enables us -- and NH's 200+ other libraries -- to ship and receive items throughout the state so that we can fill your requests in a timely manner. Last year the van service delivered nearly 1 million items to library patrons.

 

While we sincerely regret the inconvenience, please expect that your requests may now take longer to fill. If you need something quickly, you may still use your Wadleigh Library card at any other library in the GMILCS consortium. For more information and a list of other GMILCS libraries, see www.gmilcs.org/services.asp. To voice your concerns over recent and possible future cuts to the van service, we have bookmarks available at the front desk listing contact information for our legislators.

Adult Programs

New Hampshire Towns
in the Civil War

Tuesday, October 11th at 7 p.m.
Keyes Meeting Room 

  

Civil War Soldier

This year we remember the 150th

Anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War with a program focusing on the home front. Professor Daniell will describe both formal town actions and non-governmental community responses. Specific topics include rewarding men who enlisted; helping citizens avoid military service; ostracizing war opponents; organizing aid societies; celebrating military victories; and post war memorialization. Whenever possible Professor Daniell will illustrate his general observations with examples drawn from the history of the town of Milford.
 

Jere DaniellJere Daniell Professor of History Emeritus, Dartmouth College has published extensively on New Hampshire politics, colonial history, and the New England frontier.

This program is funded through a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council and is open to the public.

Call the library at 673-2408 to reserve your space.  

Registration for this event is strongly suggested. Please join us, all are welcome!

Acoustic Cafe presents
The Littlest Birds

Saturday, October 15th at 7:30 p.m.
Main Floor

 

The Acoustic Cafe kicks off its 12th season with The Littlest Birds!

 

Littlest BirdsThe Littlest Birds nest in the Eastern Sierra of California. Both cellist David Huebner and banjo player Sharon Martinson bring decades of classical music training to their catalog of original music, old time, bluegrass, country, and folk classics.  The warmth and depth of sound created by the cello and banjo arrangement will surprise and delight you as it blends with their smooth vocal harmonies.

 

The Acoustic Caf� series is generously sponsored by the Friends & Trustees of the Wadleigh Memorial Library.

 

Free & open to the public. Smoke-free. Doors open @ 7pm; performances begin @ 7:30pm. Coffee & light refreshments available.

 

Donations benefit the Wadleigh Memorial Library.

Location: Main Floor

Book Group Discussion

Tuesday, October 25th at 7 p.m.
AV Room

 

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

Little Bee  

A haunting novel about the tenuous friendship that blooms between two disparate strangers--one an illegal Nigerian refugee, the other a recent widow from suburban London.   
Copies are available at the circulation desk. Newcomers always welcome.

knittingKnit 1, Crochet 2

2nd & 4th Mondays of the Month

6:30 p.m. 
Keyes Meeting Room

 

Are you looking for other yarn addicts? Do your Monday nights seem dull? Look no further! We are hosting drop in stitch-fests on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month between 6:30-8:30pm. Don't have a project in mind? Can't seem to finish that scarf for Grandma? Or are you a complete beginner with an itch to stitch? Bring your project in & be inspired; if you're a beginner, your local craft store can help you select a project & requisite supplies. There will be no formal instruction but 'knitwits' are a helpful bunch and love indoctrinating the uninitiated into the cult of knitting. Tea, helpful company & oodles of knitting books will be served. 

Dr. Who Fan Club

October 4th, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Keyes Meeting Room

Dr. Who TardisDo you enjoy TIME TRAVEL? Do you know what a TARDIS is? Then here's a club for you!  This is a NEW club for Doctor Who fans of all ages! Join others who share your obsession for Dr. Who for snacks and discussion. Interested but can't make it? Email [email protected].

Young Adult News

Monthly Teen Programs

 

Anime Geeks R Us Anime Club 
2nd Tuesday of the month
Tuesday, October 11th, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Hang out and discuss your favorite anime or manga series and participate in related games and activities.

 

Wii Wednesdays
2nd Wednesday of the month
Wednesday, October 12th, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
2 hours of gaming on the Wii & PS2, as well as other wireless (board) games! Bring your DS, PSP, and any games rated T or lower to share.

 

Teen Writing Club 
2nd Thursday of the month
Thursday, October 13th, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Join us for some writing exercises and share your work! 

 

Teen Book Clubs

 

Ship Breaker

Chicks with Sticks

1st Thursday of the Month
October 6th, 3:00 p.m.

This month's selection is Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi. Bring your current knitting project and enjoy some snacks and discussion about the book. New members and beginning knitters welcome! Copies are available on the teen display. Chicks with Sticks is for grades 7 & up.

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The True Meaning of SmekdayPizza & Pages

3rd Thursday of the Month
October 20th, 3:30 p.m.

This month's selection is The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. Enjoy some pizza while discussing the book! Copies are available on the teen display. Pizza & Pages is for grades 5 & up.

 

Teen Halloween Party
Haunted Hogwarts

Monday, October 31st at 6 - 8 p.m.
Keyes Meeting Room
 
Come dressed in your wizarding robes or disguised as a Muggle! Show off your Harry Potter trivia knowledge, drink Butterbeer, make chocolate wands, and join in other HP-related games.
 
Registration starts October 1st.
Children's Programs

storytime bookStory School with
Miss Mary Beth

Story School is an hour long program
for the 4 to 6 year olds.  They will listen to stories, sing songs, do movement games, and a theme-related craft. This program is 60 minutes long. 

 

There are two spaces left for the Thursday Story School! Registration is required, so sign up today.

 

Thursdays @ 10 a.m. 

Sept. 15, 22, 29

Oct. 13, 20, 27
Nov. 3, 10, 17
No Storytime on October 6th

  

Register online @ www.wadleighlibrary.org

or call 673-2408. 

 

You must be a Milford Card Holder in order to register for storytimes.  We reserve the right to cancel any program with an insufficient number of registrants.

Story Times with Miss Joan

 

Baby Lapsit - Birth - 18 months

baby in lap

We will read together, bounce, tickle, blow bubbles and have lots of fun from 10-10:30am, then it's "stay and play" from 10:30-11.

 

Wednesdays @ 10 a.m.

August 31 - November 30

NO Storytime November 23rd 

No Registration Required.

Older & younger siblings are always welcome.

 

Just for the 18 - 24 month olds

We will read together, sing & more from 10 -10:30 a.m. and then it's "stay and play" from 10:30 -11 a.m.

 

Mondays @ 10 a.m.

September 12, 19, 26

October 3, 17, 24, 31

November 7  

NO Storytime October 10th and November 14th. 

No Registration Required.

Older & younger siblings are always welcome.

 

Just for the 2 - 3 1/2 year olds
This program is 30 minutes long. We'll read stories, do fingerplays, dance, blow bubbles and have lots of fun. 

 

Mondays @ 10:30am

Sept. 12, 19, 26

Oct. 3, 17, 24, 31
Nov. 7
No Story time on Oct. 14th. 
No Registration Required.
Older & younger siblings are always welcome.

Make and Take Halloween Crafts

Tuesday, October 25
11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Children's Room
 

craftsKids of all ages are invited to stop by the Children's Room and create some cool crafts for Halloween.

 

Registration is not required. All are welcome!

Halloween Pajama Storytime

Tuesday, October 25 
6:30 p.m.
Children's Room

 

Put on your PJs and join Miss Mary Beth and MiPajamasss Joan for Halloween stories and fun. 

Please note that Registration is required for this program and begins October 11th.

"It takes two to speak the truth, --one to speak, and another to hear." 

- Henry David Thoreau, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, 1849.

 

"It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.

- Abraham Maslow, The Psychology of Science: A Reconnaissaince, 1966.