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Wadleigh Memorial Library
49 Nashua Street
Milford, NH 03055
603-249-0645
Hours
Mon - Thurs 9:30 - 8:30
Friday 9:30 - 5
Saturday 9 - 1
Sunday 1 - 5 (Sep - May)
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Wadleigh Library Trustees
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, June 18
7 p.m.
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Friends of the Library
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, June 26
7 p.m.
Would you like to help support the fundraising efforts of the Friends?
Call Jill at 603-860-6639 for more information or to volunteer time.
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Suggestions or Feedback
If you have any suggestions for new library programs or feedback on our newsletter content or format, send us an email. |
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Book Sale
June 10 - June 15
$3 a bag
We're having a special sale just in time for summer vacation. Get your beach reads here!
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New! Fax Service
We are pleased to announce that Fax Service is now available at the Wadleigh Memorial Library.
$1 per page
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Alternative Press
Did you know?
Alternative Press Magazine is the ultimate authority on new music and style. Alternative Press is packed with celebrity and anti-celebrity interviews, exclusive photos, in-depth and (often brutally) honest reviews and so much more that only Alternative Press can give you.
Available for checkout from the Wadleigh Library!
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Closed Sundays until Labor Day
Reminder
The Wadleigh Memorial Library will be closed Sundays during the summer.
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Wednesday, June 12
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Keyes Meeting Room
The Work of 1000 -- a 30-minute documentary complemented by a personal discussion
 with the film's central figure, citizen activist Marion Stoddart -- provides a gripping profile of an ordinary person who realized her power to make a difference. The film,The Work of 1000, shares Marion's exhilarating story of her work to clean up the Nashua River, once one of the 10 most polluted rivers in America. Marion will speak about what local citizens can do to help complete the vision of the Nashua River Watershed Association's Nashua River Greenway Program, which aims to permanently protect a corridor along both banks of the Nashua River, its main tributaries, and its smaller streams.
Register now for this free event!
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A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes
Wednesday, June 19
7 p.m.
Keyes Meeting Room
Northern New England is full of reminders of past lives: stone walls, old foundations, a century-old lilac struggling to survive as the forest reclaims a once-sunny dooryard. What forces shaped settlement, and later abandonment, of these places? Adair Mulligan explores the rich story to be discovered in what remains behind.
See how one town has set out to create an inventory of its cellar holes, piecing together the clues in the landscape. Such a project can help landowners know what to do if they have archaeological sites on their land and help stimulate interest in a town's future through its past.
Adair Mulligan has a runaway curiosity about the natural and cultural history of northern New England. Executive director of the Hanover Conservancy, she served for 20 years as Conservation Director of the Connecticut River Joint Commissions.
This program is funded in part by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
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Adult Summer Reading
Begins Monday, June 25
 Back by popular demand, the Adult Summer Reading Club returns at the end of the month. Register for Summer Reading at the Front Desk with your name and phone number or email. Then fill out a raffle ticket for each successive book you read during the summer. A raffle prize will be drawn each week until the program ends on August 10th. Every entry will be entered in our Grand Prize Drawing to take place in August.
To complement this year's theme of Groundbreaking Reads we have scheduled a series of programs that promote ideas surrounding life underground, both human and wildlife, subterranean experiences, and gardening and sustainable agriculture.
This program is sponsored by Giorgio's Ristorante, Pasta Loft, Papa Joe's Humble Kitchen and Amigo's Mexican Cantina.
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Evening Book Group
Tuesday, June 25
7 p.m.
A.V. Room
This month's selection is Five Thousand Days Like This One by Jane Brox.
"Amid the turmoil after her father's death-decisions to be made, the future of the family farm to be settled-Jane Brox, using her acclaimed "compassion, honesty, and restraint" (The Boston Globe), begins a search for her family's story. The search soon leads her to the quintessentially American history of New England's Merrimack Valley, its farmers, and the immigrant workers caught up in the industrial textile age." Publishers Summary
Copies are available at the Circulation Desk. Newcomers welcome.
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Spanish Conversation Group
Tuesdays
7 - 8 p.m.
Conference Room
Do you want to practice your Spanish? Here's your opportunity with this drop-in group. Join Sandra Pleisch to brush up on your Spanish language skills or to have a chance to use your Spanish. If you have an interest in using the Spanish language, you're just the person we're looking for, so come on over!
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Knit 1, Crochet 2
1st Monday of each Month*
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Keyes Meeting Room Are you looking for other yarn addicts? Do your Monday nights seem dull? Look no further! 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 to indoctrinate the uninitiated into the cult of knitting.
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Teen Summer Reading Kick-Off:
Jurassic Party
Friday, June 21
1 - 3:30 p.m.
Keyes Meeting Room  Go WAY beneath the surface...
Watch the movie! Make amber soap & fossil rocks! Feel free to bring a comfy cushion or pillow to sit on for your movie viewing pleasure.
Registration recommended. This event is for grades 6-12.
**This movie is rated PG-13 for intense science fiction terror. There is also some mild profanity. Please check with your parents to make sure it is okay for you to watch this movie.**
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Teen Craft: Rock Necklaces
 Tuesday, June 25 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Keyes Meeting RoomTurn ordinary rocks into cool necklaces. All materials provided.
Registration begins June 1.
This program is for teens in grades 6-12.
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Teen Book Clubs
Chicks with Sticks
 1st Thursday of the Month
June 6, 3 p.m.
This month's selection is The Sweetest Spell by Suzanne Selfors.
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.
Pizza & Pages
 3rd Thursday of the Month
June 20, 3:30 p.m.
This month's selection is The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann.
Enjoy some pizza while discussing the book! Copies are available on the teen display. Pizza & Pages is for grades 5 & up.
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Monthly Teen Programs
Dr. Who Fan Club
1st Tuesday of the month
Tuesday, June 4
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Join others who share your obsession for Dr. Who for snacks and discussion. Interested but can't make it? Email wadleighya@gmail.com.
Anime Geeks R Us Anime Club
2nd Tuesday of the month
Tuesday, June 11
3:30 - 4:30 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, June 12
2:45 - 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.
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Summer Reading Kick-Off Party
Friday, June 21
6 - 7 p.m.
Join us at Heron Pond to see the fabulous magician Mike Bent in his show, Readers of the Lost Ark. Watch phenomenal magic tricks while reliving your favorite parts of some fantastic books. This event is open to all ages. Seating is first come, first served.
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 Tie Die Monday, June 24
5 - 7 p.m. Join us on the library lawn for some tie-dyeing fun! Bring one white clothing item of your choice and use the dyes and rubber bands provided to make an incredible creation! Registration is required. All ages welcome. |
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Gardening Party
 Wednesday, June 26
10 - 11 a.m. We will be planting some fantastic plants during this garden party! We will also be starting a science experiment that you can take home to see just how plants grow! Registration is required. All ages welcome. |
Family Storytime for all ages!
 Mondays, 10 - 10:30 a.m.
Children's Room
Join us for fingerplays, stories, dancing and singing at this all ages storytime! No registration needed.
No registration required. Starts Monday, June 24.
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Keyes Field Storytime for all ages!
 Fridays, 11 - 12 p.m.
Keyes Field
Join us in Keyes Field for an outdoor storytime. Afterwards we will play with bubbles or a parachute!
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