Due to the current constraints caused by the pandemic, we have rolled back in our Phased Re-opening Plan. Patrons can access our Curbside and Online Services only. Building is closed to public access until further notice.
Posted: November 23, 2020
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CHESLEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 TO OBSERVE THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
CALL (603)942-5472
to schedule a time for curbside:
pickup of books
or to utilize any other services -
to schedule a time for curbside:
pickup of books
or to utilize any other services -
Copy, Fax, Scanning, Printing and Notary
When:
Monday - 10:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 10:30am - 3:30pm
Saturday - 10:30am to 12:30pm
We continue to offer free wifi from outside the building - choose CMLPatron.
There is no password to sign on - accessible in our parking lot.
When:
Monday - 10:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 10:30am - 3:30pm
Saturday - 10:30am to 12:30pm
We continue to offer free wifi from outside the building - choose CMLPatron.
There is no password to sign on - accessible in our parking lot.
Events
Due to the current constraints caused by the pandemic, we have rolled back in our Phased Reopening Plan.
WHAT THAT MEANS TO YOU:
CURBSIDE SERVICES
We continue to offer access to an ebook/audio book digital library, various contact-free services, and virtual patron support. We encourage community members to continue to take advantage of these services. The library is prepared to move back to earlier service stages if we see the health, safety, and well-being of our staff members and community members would require this action. To provide services, we need to stay safe. Library Cards
Are you a new Northwood resident? If you've been living in Northwood but never took the time to join the Library now is the time. We are working hard to bring our community new and interesting materials and resources during this "STAY AT HOME" period of our lives. NEW PATRONS -
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Using The Library Online Catalog
For our e-books and other information, please click here. NARRATED STORY for kids provided by TumbleBooks, please click the banner below.
BORROW BOOKS FROM OTHER LIBRARIES.
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STORY WALK®
Chesley Memorial Library’s very first StoryWalk® was a success! Participants read “Bear Says Thanks” as they made their way from one reading station to another. The Storywalk® was held at the Route 4 Northwood Recreation Fields on Saturday, November 14. Children and their families were be able to enjoy the fresh air outside with an invigorating combination of exercise and reading to promote health and literacy. The reading stations were far apart enough to follow social distancing guidelines and masks were available if needed. There was no cost to attend and participating families will receive a book that they can pick up at the library.
“Bear Says Thanks” by Karma Wilson (illustrated by Jane Chapman) will set the mood for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday! Bear, all alone and bored in his cave, decides to hold a feast but his cupboards are empty. His friends arrive with food and remind him that although he may not have any food, he has stories to share and they are all thankful. The StoryWalk Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont, and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg Hubbard Library. The Chesley Memorial Library is able to offer the StoryWalk® program through a recurring grant from the Robert C. Grano Charitable Fund to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his father’s immigration to the United States on October 28, 1920. The StoryWalk® is the first program held as part of the “Joseph Grano Children’s Initiative” to promote exploration of the natural world, music, art, diverse cultures, adventure travel, and craftsmanship. Story Time is online,
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Tate and his November Turkey craft.
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Charlotte has let her creative imagination work on our October craft.
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Programs are still online, but we are pleased to announce that we are able to provide Take & Make Crafts for our younger patrons to pickup.
Call us at (603)942-5472 or email chesleylib@gmail.com if you would like to pick up a craft packet.
Schedule a pickup time for curbside pickup.
Call us at (603)942-5472 or email chesleylib@gmail.com if you would like to pick up a craft packet.
Schedule a pickup time for curbside pickup.
1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN READERS!
New readers from newborns to kindergartners are welcome to join in. Everyone of you can participate until you head off to start kindergarten.
Get involved with this program for 2020 - 2021 -
Signup online below.
Please contact us via email at chesleylib@gmail.com or call us at 942-5472 with any questions.
New readers from newborns to kindergartners are welcome to join in. Everyone of you can participate until you head off to start kindergarten.
Get involved with this program for 2020 - 2021 -
Signup online below.
Please contact us via email at chesleylib@gmail.com or call us at 942-5472 with any questions.
Seasoned Times is a positive, colorful site and an informative, entertaining resource for older adults. There are lots of FREE materials provided, including printable puzzles and coloring projects.
Learn more... https://seasonedtimes.com
Learn more... https://seasonedtimes.com
Educational Resources click here!
Availability of ancestry.com (library edition) and HeritageQuest are provided by the Friends of the Library.
Ancestry.com (l,ibrary edition) can only be used from within the library (or by wifi in our parking lot).
Heritage Quest is available for you to use from home. A password is required to access this website.
Call us at 603-942-5472 for the required password. (Available to library patrons in good standing.)
Ancestry.com (l,ibrary edition) can only be used from within the library (or by wifi in our parking lot).
Heritage Quest is available for you to use from home. A password is required to access this website.
Call us at 603-942-5472 for the required password. (Available to library patrons in good standing.)
Been wanting to do some family research? Enjoy FREE Genealogy Talks in December
Webinar
Jewish and African American Cemeteries as Borders Uncrossed
Live Broadcast: Tuesday, December 1, 4:00–5:00 PM (EST)
A Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Event
Presented by Dr. Kami Fletcher and Dr. Allan Amanik
Cost: FREE
Why do Americans tend to separate their dead along communal lines rooted in faith, race, ethnicity, or social standing? Join us for a presentation by Dr. Kami Fletcher and Dr. Allan Amanik, editors of the anthology Till Death Do Us Part: American Ethnic Cemeteries as Borders Uncrossed (University Press of Mississippi/Jackson, 2020) ...Read More
Register by December 1
American Inspiration Author Event
David S. Reynolds with Abe:
Abraham Lincoln in His Times
Live Broadcast: Thursday, December 3, 6:00 PM (EST)
Presented in partnership with Porter Square Books
Cost: FREE
Join us for a virtual presentation and discussion by David S. Reynolds, the author of a revelatory and enthralling new biography of our sixteenth President. Abe is the product of David Reynolds’s full-body immersion into the riotous tumult of American life in the decades before the Civil War...Read More
Register by December 3
American Inspiration Author Event
Nicholas Basbanes with Cross of Snow: The Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Live Broadcast: Monday, December 7, 6:00 PM (EST)
In conversation with Diana Korzenik, compiler of the Appleton Family Archives
Presented in partnership with the State Library of Massachusetts and GBH Forum Network
Cost: FREE
Enjoy a lively dialogue about the life and work of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) and his multi-talented second wife, Fanny Appleton Longfellow (1817–1861), featuring Nicholas A. Basbanes, author of Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Diana Korzenik, complier of the Appleton Family Archives... Read More
Register by December 7
Webinar
Finding the Living: Doing Descendancy Research
Live Broadcast: Thursday, December 10, 3:00–4:00 PM (EST)
Presented by Hallie Borstel
Cost: FREE
As family historians, we focus on tracing our ancestry further and further into the past, going back one generation at a time. There are, however, cases when we need to do the opposite and trace lines forward. In this webinar, Genealogist Hallie Borstel will discuss how descendancy research, i.e. tracing all descendants of an individual to the present... Read More
Register by December 10
Webinar
Winter and Christmas at Castle Howard
Live Broadcast: Thursday, December 11, 1:00–2:15 PM (EST)
Presented by Dr. Christopher Ridgway
Cost: FREE
Castle Howard is truly one of England’s finest country houses. Nestled in the Howardian Hills of Yorkshire’s idyllic countryside, the estate features more than 200 buildings and monuments, breathtaking architecture, astounding gardens, and has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years. Join Castle Howard Curator Dr. Christopher Ridgway for a virtual tour...Read More
Register by December 11
American Inspiration Author Event
Christina Schwarz with Bonnie
Live Broadcast: Wednesday, December 16, 6:00 PM (EST)
Moderator: Sandra Tsing Loh, writer, performer, comedienne
Cost: FREE
In this suspenseful, gorgeously detailed novel, the #1 New York Times bestselling author vividly evokes the life of Bonnie Parker, her fascinating love affair with Clyde Barrow, and their infamous, on-the-run partnership in crime. Born in a small town in western Texas, Bonnie was a natural performer and a star student, who dreamed of being a movie star, singer, or poet. Schwarz follows Bonnie from this promising start to her final month of shoot-outs ...Read More
Register by December 16
Webinar
Tips for Interviewing Relatives
Live Broadcast: Thursday, December 17, 3:00–4:00 PM (EST)
Presented by Stephanie Call, Associate Director of Archives and Education
Cost: FREE
The oral tradition of a family is perhaps just as important as the evidence you find in document-based research. Even if you learn that not all of the details are 100% accurate, these stories provide important clues to begin—or continue—your research, give life to names and dates on a page...Read More
Register by December 17
Jewish and African American Cemeteries as Borders Uncrossed
Live Broadcast: Tuesday, December 1, 4:00–5:00 PM (EST)
A Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Event
Presented by Dr. Kami Fletcher and Dr. Allan Amanik
Cost: FREE
Why do Americans tend to separate their dead along communal lines rooted in faith, race, ethnicity, or social standing? Join us for a presentation by Dr. Kami Fletcher and Dr. Allan Amanik, editors of the anthology Till Death Do Us Part: American Ethnic Cemeteries as Borders Uncrossed (University Press of Mississippi/Jackson, 2020) ...Read More
Register by December 1
American Inspiration Author Event
David S. Reynolds with Abe:
Abraham Lincoln in His Times
Live Broadcast: Thursday, December 3, 6:00 PM (EST)
Presented in partnership with Porter Square Books
Cost: FREE
Join us for a virtual presentation and discussion by David S. Reynolds, the author of a revelatory and enthralling new biography of our sixteenth President. Abe is the product of David Reynolds’s full-body immersion into the riotous tumult of American life in the decades before the Civil War...Read More
Register by December 3
American Inspiration Author Event
Nicholas Basbanes with Cross of Snow: The Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Live Broadcast: Monday, December 7, 6:00 PM (EST)
In conversation with Diana Korzenik, compiler of the Appleton Family Archives
Presented in partnership with the State Library of Massachusetts and GBH Forum Network
Cost: FREE
Enjoy a lively dialogue about the life and work of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) and his multi-talented second wife, Fanny Appleton Longfellow (1817–1861), featuring Nicholas A. Basbanes, author of Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Diana Korzenik, complier of the Appleton Family Archives... Read More
Register by December 7
Webinar
Finding the Living: Doing Descendancy Research
Live Broadcast: Thursday, December 10, 3:00–4:00 PM (EST)
Presented by Hallie Borstel
Cost: FREE
As family historians, we focus on tracing our ancestry further and further into the past, going back one generation at a time. There are, however, cases when we need to do the opposite and trace lines forward. In this webinar, Genealogist Hallie Borstel will discuss how descendancy research, i.e. tracing all descendants of an individual to the present... Read More
Register by December 10
Webinar
Winter and Christmas at Castle Howard
Live Broadcast: Thursday, December 11, 1:00–2:15 PM (EST)
Presented by Dr. Christopher Ridgway
Cost: FREE
Castle Howard is truly one of England’s finest country houses. Nestled in the Howardian Hills of Yorkshire’s idyllic countryside, the estate features more than 200 buildings and monuments, breathtaking architecture, astounding gardens, and has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years. Join Castle Howard Curator Dr. Christopher Ridgway for a virtual tour...Read More
Register by December 11
American Inspiration Author Event
Christina Schwarz with Bonnie
Live Broadcast: Wednesday, December 16, 6:00 PM (EST)
Moderator: Sandra Tsing Loh, writer, performer, comedienne
Cost: FREE
In this suspenseful, gorgeously detailed novel, the #1 New York Times bestselling author vividly evokes the life of Bonnie Parker, her fascinating love affair with Clyde Barrow, and their infamous, on-the-run partnership in crime. Born in a small town in western Texas, Bonnie was a natural performer and a star student, who dreamed of being a movie star, singer, or poet. Schwarz follows Bonnie from this promising start to her final month of shoot-outs ...Read More
Register by December 16
Webinar
Tips for Interviewing Relatives
Live Broadcast: Thursday, December 17, 3:00–4:00 PM (EST)
Presented by Stephanie Call, Associate Director of Archives and Education
Cost: FREE
The oral tradition of a family is perhaps just as important as the evidence you find in document-based research. Even if you learn that not all of the details are 100% accurate, these stories provide important clues to begin—or continue—your research, give life to names and dates on a page...Read More
Register by December 17
Virtual Tours and Documentaries click here!
The NH State Library created a resource guide on researching your NH family history online from home:
https://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/public/genealogy.html
Quick Links
The New Hampshire State Library is the first state library in America and was founded on January 25, 1717.
https://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/public/genealogy.html
Quick Links
The New Hampshire State Library is the first state library in America and was founded on January 25, 1717.
Children's Book Bins
At some New Hampshire libraries, children are enthusiastically using rolling book bins that display books at their level so they can easily find books of interest.
The Chesley Memorial Library does not have the funds to purchase book bins so the Friends of the Northwood Libraries has organized a fundraiser for this purpose.
Each book bin will cost $515, donations of any size will help us reach our goal of providing 15 or more bins. As an added incentive, for each contribution of $100 or more we will place a brass plate on a book bin that the contributor can personalize with up to 3 lines of text. The Chesley Memorial Library has forms for those wishing to personalize a brass plate. All contributions to the Friends of the Northwood Libraries are fully tax deductible.
The Chesley Memorial Library does not have the funds to purchase book bins so the Friends of the Northwood Libraries has organized a fundraiser for this purpose.
Each book bin will cost $515, donations of any size will help us reach our goal of providing 15 or more bins. As an added incentive, for each contribution of $100 or more we will place a brass plate on a book bin that the contributor can personalize with up to 3 lines of text. The Chesley Memorial Library has forms for those wishing to personalize a brass plate. All contributions to the Friends of the Northwood Libraries are fully tax deductible.
BOOK DISCUSSION
AFTERNOON BOOK DISCUSSION
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 2pm via Webex to discuss "Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story" by Wally Lamb.
From Amazon: "Wally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She’s Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin’ and Hopin’—an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. Poignant and hilarious, in a vein similar to Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story and David Sedaris’s The Santaland Diaries, Lamb’s Christmas tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello—a distant cousin of the iconic Annette!”
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 2pm via Webex to discuss "Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story" by Wally Lamb.
From Amazon: "Wally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She’s Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin’ and Hopin’—an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. Poignant and hilarious, in a vein similar to Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story and David Sedaris’s The Santaland Diaries, Lamb’s Christmas tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello—a distant cousin of the iconic Annette!”
EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION
The Evening Book Discussion Group will meet on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 7pm via Webex to discuss "Last Christmas in Paris" by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb.
From Amazon:"August 1914. England is at war. As Evie Elliott watches her brother, Will, and his best friend, Thomas Harding, depart for the front, she believes—as everyone does—that it will be over by Christmas, when the trio plan to celebrate the holiday among the romantic cafes of Paris.
But as history tells us, it all happened so differently…
Evie and Thomas experience a very different war. Frustrated by life as a privileged young lady, Evie longs to play a greater part in the conflict—but how?—and as Thomas struggles with the unimaginable realities of war he also faces personal battles back home where War Office regulations on press reporting cause trouble at his father’s newspaper business. Through their letters, Evie and Thomas share their greatest hopes and fears—and grow ever fonder from afar. Can love flourish amid the horror of the First World War, or will fate intervene?
Christmas 1968. With failing health, Thomas returns to Paris—a cherished packet of letters in hand—determined to lay to rest the ghosts of his past. But one final letter is waiting for him…”
The Evening Book Discussion Group will meet on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 7pm via Webex to discuss "Last Christmas in Paris" by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb.
From Amazon:"August 1914. England is at war. As Evie Elliott watches her brother, Will, and his best friend, Thomas Harding, depart for the front, she believes—as everyone does—that it will be over by Christmas, when the trio plan to celebrate the holiday among the romantic cafes of Paris.
But as history tells us, it all happened so differently…
Evie and Thomas experience a very different war. Frustrated by life as a privileged young lady, Evie longs to play a greater part in the conflict—but how?—and as Thomas struggles with the unimaginable realities of war he also faces personal battles back home where War Office regulations on press reporting cause trouble at his father’s newspaper business. Through their letters, Evie and Thomas share their greatest hopes and fears—and grow ever fonder from afar. Can love flourish amid the horror of the First World War, or will fate intervene?
Christmas 1968. With failing health, Thomas returns to Paris—a cherished packet of letters in hand—determined to lay to rest the ghosts of his past. But one final letter is waiting for him…”
1000 Books - DRIVE UP CELEBRATION Chesley Memorial Library
October 24, 2020
Chesley Memorial Library Drive Up Celebration!
We acknowledged our young readers who completed the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program and those participants entering Kindergarten by awarding each child with certificates and awards recognizing their successful completion of this wonderful Reading program.
Congratulations to:
Paisley D.
Lyla G.
Tate H.
Michael K.
Langston M.
Paisley O.
Christopher S.
Colin S.
Eliza S.
Hope W.
Thank You to everyone who made each child's efforts successful!
We acknowledged our young readers who completed the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program and those participants entering Kindergarten by awarding each child with certificates and awards recognizing their successful completion of this wonderful Reading program.
Congratulations to:
Paisley D.
Lyla G.
Tate H.
Michael K.
Langston M.
Paisley O.
Christopher S.
Colin S.
Eliza S.
Hope W.
Thank You to everyone who made each child's efforts successful!
December Youth Submit-a-thon
Join other students from across New Hampshire at this fun event! Find the encouragement you need to take your next steps toward becoming a published writer! Join your hosts, Taylore Aussiker, English teacher at White Mountain Regional High School, and Alexandria Peary, New Hampshire State Poet Laureate and English professor at Salem State University, along with your fellow New Hampshire students as we usher your creative writing into the publishing world:
• Find literary journals for your work
• Exchange tips on cover letters
• Gain advice on dealing with literary rejection
• Cheer on your fellow writers as they send out work
• Enjoy cameo appearances by published authors who’ll drop by to give encouragement*
• Participate in publishing games for prizes!
* We’re thrilled to say that Jodi Picoult, #1 Bestselling author of 25
novels, will be one of our Cameo Authors! Jodi Picoult’s book Small Great Things has sold more than 1.5 million copies, and her books have been translated into 34 languages.
Who: Open to New Hampshire residents ages 13-18
When: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 6-7:15 pm
Where: On Zoom
How to Join:
Follow Alex on Twitter @NHPoetLaureate
Join other students from across New Hampshire at this fun event! Find the encouragement you need to take your next steps toward becoming a published writer! Join your hosts, Taylore Aussiker, English teacher at White Mountain Regional High School, and Alexandria Peary, New Hampshire State Poet Laureate and English professor at Salem State University, along with your fellow New Hampshire students as we usher your creative writing into the publishing world:
• Find literary journals for your work
• Exchange tips on cover letters
• Gain advice on dealing with literary rejection
• Cheer on your fellow writers as they send out work
• Enjoy cameo appearances by published authors who’ll drop by to give encouragement*
• Participate in publishing games for prizes!
* We’re thrilled to say that Jodi Picoult, #1 Bestselling author of 25
novels, will be one of our Cameo Authors! Jodi Picoult’s book Small Great Things has sold more than 1.5 million copies, and her books have been translated into 34 languages.
Who: Open to New Hampshire residents ages 13-18
When: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 6-7:15 pm
Where: On Zoom
How to Join:
- Send a RSVP by November 30 to Alex at apeary@salemstate.edu
- In the subject line, put RSVP FOR SUBMIT-A-THON. In the body of the email, include your full name and middle/high school.
- Look for a Zoom invite in your email by the end of the day on December 1, 2020.
Follow Alex on Twitter @NHPoetLaureate
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JOSEPH GRANO CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE
Chesley Memorial Library receives grant from the
Robert C. Grano
Charitable Fund
The Chesley Memorial Library of Northwood, New Hampshire is pleased to announce that they will receive a recurring grant from the Robert C. Grano Charitable Fund, Gulf County, Florida to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his father's immigration to the United States on October 28, 1920.
The grant will be used to establish the "Joseph Grano Children's Initiative" to promote exploration of the natural world, music, art, diverse cultures, adventure travel, and craftsmanship.
Read more...
The grant will be used to establish the "Joseph Grano Children's Initiative" to promote exploration of the natural world, music, art, diverse cultures, adventure travel, and craftsmanship.
Read more...
Joseph and Theodora Grano
Northwood Fun Facts
Facts garnered from olde official Northwood Town Reports
For example...
in 1894
The town has 8 hogs.
The town has 336 cows.
The library collected $98.00 in fines.
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in 1894
The town has 8 hogs.
The town has 336 cows.
The library collected $98.00 in fines.
learn more
