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Hours
M-W-F: 10 am - 6 pm
T-Th: 10 am - 8 pm
Sat: 10 am - 4 pm
Closed Sundays in the summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Sunday hours will resume after Labor Day. Thank you, Sunday Volunteers!
The Library will be closed Monday, September 2 for Labor Day.
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| Peterborough Library by the Numbers |
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810
Hours logged by more than 80 young participants during the 2013 Summer Children's Program.
210
Number of children signed up for the Library's Summer Dig Into Reading Events.
1,342
Number of e-books checked out through the Peterborough Library in 2012.
11,031
Number of downloadable e-books available to Library patrons through Overdrive, the NH State Library e-book service.
6,548
Number of internet hours clocked in 2012 on the four public-use computers at the Peterborough Library.
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Library Staff
Michael Price
Director
Assistant Director
Reference Librarian
Children's Librarian
At the Front Desk
Lisa Cutter
Judith Page
Annagreta Swanson
Ann Harrison
Dyane Young
Paula Amrich
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Library Trustees
Meetings are generally the fourth Thursday of the month at 2:00 pm at the Library. The public is welcome.
Trustee minutes are posted on the Town website and on the Library bulletin board.
Library Trustees:
Marcia Patten, Chair
Ron Bowman
Randy Brown
David L. Simpson, Jr.
David Weir
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Hope you're enjoying these beautiful summer days and nights. Over the past few months, we've had hundreds of kids of all ages in and out of the Library for the summer children's programs, which wind down this weekend with storyteller Angela Klingler. Our Story Times and other activities start back up in September.
We quickly filled July's Zentangle session, with a substantial waiting list, so we're bringing it back on Tuesday, August 20. Call the Library or check the calendar and our Blog for details and latest updates.
We would love to hear from you. Let us know what you think, and what you want. We have an online suggestion box
-- and of course we're always available by phone, email or face-to-face at the Library.
If you know someone who might enjoy our newsletter, please take a moment to forward this email to them. Thanks.
See you at the Library!
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Celebrate Summer with Storyteller Angela Klingler, Saturday, August 3 at 10:30 am
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 Join us for a one-hour storytelling program of wonder tales and folktales, megafauna geomyth, and northeastern woodland Native American legends. Storyteller Angela Klingler will regale participants with tales of turtle, woodchuck, rabbit, fox and salamander, as well as their habitat and fellow cast of creatures.
The program includes a participatory circle story retold with puppets and props, and stories enhanced with elf frame drum, cedar flute and rattle instruments. This is the final event of our Summer Dig Into Reading Program, much of which has been generously funded by the Friends of the Library.
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Worm Wednesdays Work Out Well
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 Everyone was pleased with results at the final Worm Wednesday gathering on July 31. Over the past six weeks, youngsters have been studying and tending the worms as part of the Dig Into Summer Reading program at the Library
On the final day, the kids checked on the worm bins' moisture levels, fed the worms, and gave them one last inspection before saying farewell. The worms, and their compost, will now be living at Cornucopia and South Meadow Middle School.
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Do You Doodle? Try Zentangle on Aug 20
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 Looking for something fun and relaxing to do this summer? Need a little stress relief? Why not try Zentangle! July's session was filled to the brim, so we're bringing it back on Tuesday, August 20 at 7 pm. Join Susanne Binnie, artist and teacher, for this Zentangle workshop at the Peterborough Town Library.
This workshop is free, thanks to the Friends of the Library, but spaces are limited. To sign up, you can visit or call the Library at 603-924-8040, or send an email to library@townofpeterborough.us. Learn more about Zentangle at www.zentangle.com.
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TumbleBook Offers Families Animated Online Children's Books from Home
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Parents and kids can access hundreds of ebooks, games, and puzzles from home via TumbleBook. You don't even need a library card to use this online service. This free program provides enrichment to students who are reading independently and support to students who require skill building with a variety of exercises.
Give this free service a try - click here or on the icon below to access the Library's account. We would love to know what you think.
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Library Online Help Sessions Continue 1st and 3rd Mondays in August
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 Wrestling with online and internet site challenges? Bring your laptop and join Brian Hackert, Reference Librarian, for informal gatherings to tackle these challenges on the first and third Monday evenings, August 5 and 19, in the Library's meeting hall.
Brian answers questions, walks people through things step by step, reveals digital capabilities and suggests topics that might be of interest.
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Reminder: The Library will be closed on Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day.
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If you know someone who might enjoy our newsletter, please take a moment to forward this email to them. Thanks.
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Sat, Aug 3 10:30 am
Celebration with storyteller Angel Klingler, final event of the Summer Reading Program.
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Pizza & Pages
Kids Book Group
WE'RE ON VACATION
Pizza & Pages takes break in July and August, but will be back in the fall, starting on September 19.
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Library Book Group for Adults
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The Art of Fielding
by Chad Harbach
Wed, Aug 28 at 7 pm
Fri, Aug 30 at 11 am
Chad Harbach's debut novel is as much about literary fiction as it is about baseball. Written with intelligence and filled with the tenderness of youth, The Art of Fielding is an expansive, warm-hearted novel about ambition and its limits, about family and friendship and love, and about commitment - to oneself and to others.
Wed, Aug 28 at 7 pm
Fri, Aug 30 at 11 am
Copies available at front desk. Contact Brian for more information.
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August Exhibit
Paintings by Shannon Sternweis
August Showcase
Nature's Fairy Houses, created by Regina Sternweis
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We would be pleased to spotlight your work or special collection. Both Exhibit and Showcase slots are available. Please contact Carolyn Carter at 924-8040.
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Kyes-Sage
Library Book Shop
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Friends of the Library Used Books
Filled with Good Reads for You! 
Kyes Sage Hours:
Thu, 10 am -7:30 pm
Fri, 10 am - 5 pm
Sat, 10 am - 1 pm
Open April - November. Proceeds support Library programs.
Thank you, Friends!
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