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Coe Brown Summer Reading Books are here! |
Coe Brown Summer Reading Books are ready to pick up at the Chesley Memorial Library.
Don't wait until the last couple of weeks to get them, you can only take them out for 2 weeks. Supplies are limited. |
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This Month's Calendar of Events
Make-and-Take Craft
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Come to the library on Wednesday, July 17 to make this cute "stained glass" galaxy craft.
Materials are provided while supplies last. |
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"Universe of Stories"
2019 Summer Reading Program has LAUNCHED!
At the library on July 3rd is first day of the reading program! We currently have the list of reading teams, bookmarks, stickers, origami stars, coloring pages, and decorations all with our "A Universe of Stories" theme in mind! These will all be at the library during the entirety of the program.
Also, on July 3, we also have our Make-And-Take Craft today of the Moon and Star Decorating Craft! Stop by the library to do yours!
You must Register at the library.
Summer Reading Program runs from June 26 - July 31.
Open for all ages, kids and adults. All events for this program are free of charge.
Join us as we learn more about outer space and NASA.
READING TEAMS!
Participants will join a team of readers facing our challenge. The challenge is to see which team can read the most books during the summer reading program. Reading teams will be announced at the first craft session on July 3. (If you register after July 3, you will be assigned to a reading team that will include others that sign up after that date as well.)
The winning team will be featured in a "Library Book of Stars" so every book read counts! There will be a party for all of our program participants.
We are planning weekly and on-going activities that will include space-related crafts, art projects, experiments, programs, and more.
Check out our Summer Reading Programs - click here
For more information, call the library at 942-5472
Also, on July 3, we also have our Make-And-Take Craft today of the Moon and Star Decorating Craft! Stop by the library to do yours!
You must Register at the library.
Summer Reading Program runs from June 26 - July 31.
Open for all ages, kids and adults. All events for this program are free of charge.
Join us as we learn more about outer space and NASA.
READING TEAMS!
Participants will join a team of readers facing our challenge. The challenge is to see which team can read the most books during the summer reading program. Reading teams will be announced at the first craft session on July 3. (If you register after July 3, you will be assigned to a reading team that will include others that sign up after that date as well.)
The winning team will be featured in a "Library Book of Stars" so every book read counts! There will be a party for all of our program participants.
We are planning weekly and on-going activities that will include space-related crafts, art projects, experiments, programs, and more.
Check out our Summer Reading Programs - click here
For more information, call the library at 942-5472
TUESDAY NIGHTS KNITTING GROUP
with SHARON
4:30pm to 6:30pm
Starting July 9, Sharon will be holding a knitting group on Tuesdays from 4:30pm to 6:30pm for all who knit, advanced or beginners!
Drop-ins are always welcome or you can call 942-5472 to schedule a session at a mutually convenient time.
Sharon is here to help you with your creations!
Drop-ins are always welcome or you can call 942-5472 to schedule a session at a mutually convenient time.
Sharon is here to help you with your creations!
American Flags worn and torn?
Bring your flags that are worn, torn, tattered, and battered into the library for proper disposal during library hours. We have a box to place them in and they will get disposed of properly.
DONUT DAY at the Library! First Saturday of the Month
Homemade, library-baked donuts will be available while supplies last on the first Saturday. Homemade/library-baked donuts will be available while supplies last. The library is open from 10am to 1pm on Saturdays so plan to arrive early and enjoy your donut before you check out what the library has to offer.
LOCAL WRITERS
Local writers — whether beginner, much published, or somewhere in between — are invited to attend free weekly writers’ workshop on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 3:30 pm at the Chesley Memorial Library. Sessions include group critique, writing exercises, and craft discussion. Some participants may want to come early or stay late for some quiet writing time. All genres welcome. Get some writing done this year, learn from each other, and have some fun, too! Local writers will take turns leading the group sessions.
The Chesley Memorial Library Board of Trustees will meet at the library on Friday, July 12, at 10:15 a.m.
There will be a Trustee Work Session on Monday, July 15th at 10:30am and 2:30pm.
There will be another Trustee Work Session Thursday, July 18th at 2:00pm
There will be a Trustee Work Session on Monday, July 15th at 10:30am and 2:30pm.
There will be another Trustee Work Session Thursday, July 18th at 2:00pm
The Friends of the Northwood Library will meet at the library on Monday, July 22, at 6:45 p.m.
Notary Services: As a courtesy to our patrons, the library offers free notary service.
It is recommended that patrons seeking notary service call the library prior to their visit to ensure that a notary is available at that time.
It is recommended that patrons seeking notary service call the library prior to their visit to ensure that a notary is available at that time.
Museum Passes offered at the library
Are you planning a to Boston? Why not use one of the Chesley Memorial Library’s museum passes? We have passes to the Boston Museum of Science, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts thanks to help from the Friends of the Northwood Libraries.
Also, thanks to the Friends of the Northwood Libraries, we also have passes to the Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover. Each pass works a little differently so call us at 942-5472 for updated information regarding passes.
Also, thanks to the Friends of the Northwood Libraries, we also have passes to the Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover. Each pass works a little differently so call us at 942-5472 for updated information regarding passes.
Bring Your Own 2 Liter Bottle to the Bean Hole Bash if you want to make and launch your own water rocket!
Join the Friends of the Northwood Library at the Bean Hole Bash at 10:30am - July 27th
The Friends of the Library will be “blasting off” at the Bean Hole Bash this summer! Join Rick Alleva, Ed.D., UNH Cooperative Extension, on Saturday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m. Build and launch a water powered rocket using a recycled two-liter bottle, a few household supplies, and a bike pump. Make the rocket your own with a cool design. Learn why some designs soar higher than others. Come have fun…up, up & away!
All ages welcome and families should plan to work as a team since children younger than 9 need an adult to help with the project. Plan to spend at least an hour to an hour and a half and please bring your own empty, clean two-liter bottles.
The Friends of the Library will be “blasting off” at the Bean Hole Bash this summer! Join Rick Alleva, Ed.D., UNH Cooperative Extension, on Saturday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m. Build and launch a water powered rocket using a recycled two-liter bottle, a few household supplies, and a bike pump. Make the rocket your own with a cool design. Learn why some designs soar higher than others. Come have fun…up, up & away!
All ages welcome and families should plan to work as a team since children younger than 9 need an adult to help with the project. Plan to spend at least an hour to an hour and a half and please bring your own empty, clean two-liter bottles.
Local Author, Karen Howe
was at here July 13!
"How Chubby the Cat was Found!"
By Karen Howe and Denise F. Brown.
Illustrated by Denise F. Brown of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
www.chubbythecat.com
Karen originally wanted to tell a story about how she came to love the cat she adopted from a neighbor, but after a vet visit, Chubby took off. When the cat finally came back, the cousins reworked the story to be about Chubby's disappearance.
The book's mission is how to go about finding your own pet and information on what to do that will assist in getting your pet back.
From Amazon: " This is the incredible true story of a brave little cat called Chubby who survives four weeks outside during the coldest month of the year. Temperatures were often below zero degrees, but his thick winter coat kept him warm during the snowstorms and when the wind blew on his face. Chubby is a smart cat. He knew how to hunt for food and find shelter to keep himself safe. It is a story of never giving up hope of finding him, with a happy ending. Great book for animal lovers. Readers love the full color map, Mission statement about helping people find a lost pet, Making a plan to find your lost pet, and photos of the real Chubby the cat who was named by a four-year-old girl when he was a roly poly kitten. "
By Karen Howe and Denise F. Brown.
Illustrated by Denise F. Brown of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
www.chubbythecat.com
Karen originally wanted to tell a story about how she came to love the cat she adopted from a neighbor, but after a vet visit, Chubby took off. When the cat finally came back, the cousins reworked the story to be about Chubby's disappearance.
The book's mission is how to go about finding your own pet and information on what to do that will assist in getting your pet back.
From Amazon: " This is the incredible true story of a brave little cat called Chubby who survives four weeks outside during the coldest month of the year. Temperatures were often below zero degrees, but his thick winter coat kept him warm during the snowstorms and when the wind blew on his face. Chubby is a smart cat. He knew how to hunt for food and find shelter to keep himself safe. It is a story of never giving up hope of finding him, with a happy ending. Great book for animal lovers. Readers love the full color map, Mission statement about helping people find a lost pet, Making a plan to find your lost pet, and photos of the real Chubby the cat who was named by a four-year-old girl when he was a roly poly kitten. "
Our summer visitor name has been drawn - it's ET!
Our latest addition to the "Universe of Stories" Summer Reading Program when you register for the program. The winning name is E.T.!
Thank you to all who participated in the drawing for naming our summer employee!
Thank you to all who participated in the drawing for naming our summer employee!
ONE-ON-ONE GENEALOGY SESSIONS
Discover your ancestors with Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest Online! Ancestry Library Edition is available at the Chesley Memorial Library; HeritageQuest Online can be used at the library and at home.
Visit our web site (chesleylib.com) for instructions on how to access HeritageQuest Online from home. If you need help navigating the genealogy databases, join local amateur genealogist Nancy Borman for FREE one-on-one genealogy sessions (beginning-level instruction) using Ancestry Library Edition, HeritageQuest, and other sources.
Please email Nancy at nancy.genealogy7@gmail.com to schedule your one-hour session at a mutually convenient time. Sessions will be held at the Chesley Memorial Library. If you do not have email, call us at 942-5472 and we will forward your contact information to Nancy. Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest are both sponsored by the Friends of the Northwood Libraries.
Visit our web site (chesleylib.com) for instructions on how to access HeritageQuest Online from home. If you need help navigating the genealogy databases, join local amateur genealogist Nancy Borman for FREE one-on-one genealogy sessions (beginning-level instruction) using Ancestry Library Edition, HeritageQuest, and other sources.
Please email Nancy at nancy.genealogy7@gmail.com to schedule your one-hour session at a mutually convenient time. Sessions will be held at the Chesley Memorial Library. If you do not have email, call us at 942-5472 and we will forward your contact information to Nancy. Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest are both sponsored by the Friends of the Northwood Libraries.
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Availability of ancestry.com and HeritageQuest is provided by the Friends of the Library.
Heritage Quest is also available for you to use from home or in the library. 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.)
Heritage Quest is also available for you to use from home or in the library. 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.)
SENIOR CAFÉ
Summer is almost here and the air conditioning will be on if it's hot, so get together with your friends and neighbors at the Chesley Memorial Library!
The Senior Café meets every Monday from 1:00-2:30 pm. so drop by to enjoy some delicious treats and a cup of tea or coffee while you socialize. You might even want to come early or stay later to check out the library’s books, movies, or magazines!
The Senior Café meets every Monday from 1:00-2:30 pm. so drop by to enjoy some delicious treats and a cup of tea or coffee while you socialize. You might even want to come early or stay later to check out the library’s books, movies, or magazines!
Afternoon Book Club
The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will meet at the Chesley Memorial Library on Wednesday, August 7, at 2:00 p.m. to discuss “The Swerve" by Stephen Greenblatt.
From Amazon: "One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Stephen Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it.
Nearly six hundred years ago, a short, genial, cannily alert man in his late thirties took a very old manuscript off a library shelf, saw with excitement what he had discovered, and ordered that it be copied. That book was the last surviving manuscript of an ancient Roman philosophical epic, On the Nature of Things, by Lucretius―a beautiful poem of the most dangerous ideas: that the universe functioned without the aid of gods, that religious fear was damaging to human life, and that matter was made up of very small particles in eternal motion, colliding and swerving in new directions."
Books that we have read for our afternoon book group over the last 10 years are listed on Pinterest!
Books we have read for our afternoon group:
pinterest.com/chesleylibrary/afternoon-book-discussion/
From Amazon: "One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Stephen Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it.
Nearly six hundred years ago, a short, genial, cannily alert man in his late thirties took a very old manuscript off a library shelf, saw with excitement what he had discovered, and ordered that it be copied. That book was the last surviving manuscript of an ancient Roman philosophical epic, On the Nature of Things, by Lucretius―a beautiful poem of the most dangerous ideas: that the universe functioned without the aid of gods, that religious fear was damaging to human life, and that matter was made up of very small particles in eternal motion, colliding and swerving in new directions."
Books that we have read for our afternoon book group over the last 10 years are listed on Pinterest!
Books we have read for our afternoon group:
pinterest.com/chesleylibrary/afternoon-book-discussion/
Evening Book Club
The Evening Book Discussion Group will meet on Wednesday, August 28, at Chesley Memorial Library at 7:00pm to discuss "Rise of the Rocket Girls" by Nathalia Holt
From Amazon: “In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible. For the first time, Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the stories of these women--known as "human computers"--who broke the boundaries of both gender and science. Based on extensive research and interviews with all the living members of the team, Rise of the Rocket Girls offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science: both where we've been, and the far reaches of space to which we're heading."
Books that we have read for our evening book group over the last 10 years are listed on Pinterest!
Books we have read for evening group:
pinterest.com/chesleylibrary/evening-book-discussion/
From Amazon: “In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible. For the first time, Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the stories of these women--known as "human computers"--who broke the boundaries of both gender and science. Based on extensive research and interviews with all the living members of the team, Rise of the Rocket Girls offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science: both where we've been, and the far reaches of space to which we're heading."
Books that we have read for our evening book group over the last 10 years are listed on Pinterest!
Books we have read for evening group:
pinterest.com/chesleylibrary/evening-book-discussion/
Sign your kids up to participate in the "1000 Books Before Kindergarten Club"
Give your child the tools to become a successful reader! Join the “1000 Books Club” sponsored by the Chesley Memorial Library with help from Northwood School teachers. The program is open to any child from birth to the start of kindergarten. Reading aloud to children at birth strengthens their language skills and builds their vocabulary – two important tools for learning to read when they enter kindergarten. Stop by the Chesley Memorial Library to register your child, learn more about the program, and receive a free canvas book bag for registering.
Our 1000 Books before kindergarten readers in 2019!
Congratulations to Emma, Eleanor, George and Lucy for reading a thousand books and more...
Congratulations Eleanor
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Congratulations George and Lucy
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Legos, Magformers and Brainflakes!
Available for use anytime the library is open, ask a Librarian to get them for you.
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.
learn more
in 1894
The town has 8 hogs.
The town has 336 cows.
The library collected $98.00 in fines.
learn more