Events From 2015
Soups On at the Chesley Memorial Library!
Saturday, November 7, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Come and join the Friends of the library on Saturday, November 7, from 3 - 5 p.m. for a relaxing afternoon of entertainment by the former Deerfield Coffee House Quartet and enjoy a light supper of homemade soups and bread. Or…take your supper home! All proceeds go to the Friends of the Library for library purchases. We'll have six crock pots of a variety of soups including beef stew, pasta fagioli, fish chowder, corn chowder and others along with with corn breads, pumpkin breads,cookies and cider. |
Deerfield Coffee House Quartet
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This fundraiser is hosted by Friends of the Northwood Libraries. All donations will be used in support of Northwood's libraries.
Project Coyote
Speaker: Chris Schaler October 20 at 7 pm Free and Open to the Public Christine Schadler, M.S., Conservation Biology [Wild Canid Ecologist] Looking for a riveting and educational program on coyotes? Join us at the Chesley Memorial Library on Tuesday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m. for Chris Schadler’s coyote presentation! Chris is a Project Coyote representative for New Hampshire and Vermont. She is also a science advisor to the North East Wolf Coalition which promotes continued protection of wolves east of the Mississippi, holds a Masters in Conservation Biology, and taught Conservation Issues and Wolf Ecology at the University of New Hampshire. Wolf recovery was the focus of her early work, but Chris shifted her attention to the eastern coyote when she moved to New England. She chose a farm with known coyote problems to raise sheep and train her border collies. Using sound livestock management and common sense, she has avoided any predation for nearly two decades. A peaceful co-existence between coyote and livestock has grown an attentive audience for humane management. _________________________________________ Chris earned a Master of Science in Conservation Biology at Antioch University Graduate School. Her thesis focused on the natural recovery of the Eastern Timber Wolf in Michigan. |
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September OPEN HOUSE
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The Chesley Memorial Library hosted an Open House on Saturday, September 19, from 10:00-1:00 p.m. We started the morning with a delicious breakfast for our staff. All the food was wonderful and the chance to get all the librarians and trustees together was a real treat for all.
The Open House was a great success. We had patrons stopping in to enjoy cider and treats. Some renewed their library cards while others got their first library card. We shared stories of how the library had begun and discussed what we hoped it would become.It all went well, Thank you for your support! |
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from the BEAN HOLE BASH - July 24 & 25
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The 2015 Bean Hole Bash was a fun event this year. The Library had an Informational Table, a craft table and joined the Recreation Team in making the Touch A Truck happen.
Kids had their pictures taken at the Touch A Truck, then made picture frames to put those pictures in. If your picture was taken and you'd like a copy, please come to the library to let us know and to identify your photos. Thank you to all the staff volunteers who made this event possible this year. |
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Lindsay and her Puppet Pals-
Northwood Masonic Hall on Saturday, July 11th, from 2 - 3 pm.
Free to the Public.
For those who are young and all who are young at heart! Lovingly crafted, giant hand puppets and marionettes, some silly, all memorable come to life and enthrall all who watch. Join Lindsay and her friends at Northwood's Masonic Hall - don't miss this wonderful event.
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Lindsay and her Puppet Pals will be performing at:
Northwood Masonic Hall on Saturday, July 11th, from 2-3 pm.
Free to the Public.
Year round, Lindsay brings her Puppet Pals, lovingly crafted, giant hand puppets and marionettes, to child and family audiences across New England. Filled with silliness, crowd participation, and unique, memorable characters, this series of charming and positive short stories will delight the young and young at heart!
Funding for the Kids, Books, and the Arts event is provided by the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, CHILIS, Cogswell Benevolent Trust, and is supported in part by a grant from the NH State Council on the Arts & the National Endowment for the Arts as well as funds administered by the NH State Library and provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.
Northwood Masonic Hall on Saturday, July 11th, from 2-3 pm.
Free to the Public.
Year round, Lindsay brings her Puppet Pals, lovingly crafted, giant hand puppets and marionettes, to child and family audiences across New England. Filled with silliness, crowd participation, and unique, memorable characters, this series of charming and positive short stories will delight the young and young at heart!
Funding for the Kids, Books, and the Arts event is provided by the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, CHILIS, Cogswell Benevolent Trust, and is supported in part by a grant from the NH State Council on the Arts & the National Endowment for the Arts as well as funds administered by the NH State Library and provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.
Humor & Harmony
at the Masonic Hall
with Rebecca Rule and Cordwood
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The Chesley Memorial Library and the Friends of the Northwood Libraries sponsored "Humor & Harmony” featuring Rebecca Rule and Cordwood. They entertained a crowd of over 80 people at the Masonic Hall on Route 4 in Northwood on Saturday, May 9, from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Rebecca Rule, aka the Moose of Humor, is a humorist/writer who specializes in funny stories about New Hampshire. Rebecca Rule gathers and tells stories and she'll be telling some of her funniest ones for Humor and Harmony. Her latest book (and first picture book for children) is The Iciest,Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever, illustrated by Jennifer Thermes. Other books include: Moved and Seconded: NH Town Meeting and Could Have Been Worse: True Stories, Embellishments, and Outright Lies. She hosts Our Hometown, on NHPTV. Cordwood is a bluegrass and folk quartet made up of instrumental, vocal, and recording artists from Northwood, Strafford, and Deerfield. This is not your local neighborhood hobby band. They are a fine group of seasoned New England musicians. Each can hold his or her own at field picking or a back stage jam, and yet, as a band, they present a highly polished on-stage performance. All four members of Cordwood are storytellers and songwriters, creating original material for instrumentalists who can sing and harmonize, sometimes taking the lead vocal, other times hanging back and lending two, three, or even four part harmonies to a song. Cordwood provides a unique sound to both originals and the covers they perform. Their tunes remain heartfelt and down-home. The band’s material is a mixture of traditional bluegrass, folk, and swing. Cordwood is Wini Young on banjo and guitar, Walt Kutylowski on bass, Al Pratt on guitar, and Bob Young on mandolin, names you may remember from Big Chicken, The Deerfield Coffeehouse Band, and Fat Hands. |
Writer's Night Out
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In partnership with the Chesley Memorial Library in Northwood, Nottingham’s Blaisdell Memorial Library hosted the first of two biannual Writers’ Nights in 2015 at the Blaisdell Memorial Library on Wednesday, April 15th from 6:30 – 8:00pm.
Local authors James Patrick Kelly (Nottingham) and Rebecca Rule (Northwood) conducted an informal gathering to talk about what it takes to be a writer. Watch for our next get together this fall! |
Cornerstone VNA, a non-profit home, health and hospice agency is currently seeking individuals to join our "Circle of Caring" by becoming a companion volunteer. Companion volunteering is a rewarding experience that enriches the lives of others in our community as well as the lives of our volunteers. To learn more, we invite you to attend our Volunteer Information Session. Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP: Erika Lee, Assistant Director of Advancement 603-332-1133 x203. To learn more email: elee@cornerstonevna.org or go to www.cornerstonevna.org |
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Basic Genealogy Workshop
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led by David Ramsey at Chesley Memorial Library
Saturday, Mar. 14, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m Discover your family roots! The Chesley Memorial Library will hold a basic genealogy workshop led by David Ramsey on Saturday, March 14, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Spend an hour or two learning the basics of genealogy through Ancestry Library Edition. Participants will learn how to use the Ancestry programs to find information about their parents and grandparents. Please bring any information you have about your relatives…births, deaths, and marriages all help to narrow down a search. It’s fun to discover who came before us! “Where did previous generations come from? How did they live? What did they fight for? And how did their lives affect yours? Historical records and photos hold so many answers about the fascinating people in history. Ancestry Library Edition puts them at your fingertips, enabling both research and inviting critical thinking. Ancestry Library Edition provides access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos, plus local narratives, oral histories, indexes and other resources in over 30,000 databases that span from the 1500s to the 2000s.” The Chesley Memorial Library once again has access to Ancestry Library Edition thanks to the Friends of the Northwood Libraries. Join us for the basic genealogy workshop or stop in and use one of our public access computers to start your genealogy search today. |
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Protect your house and lifetime of savings...
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Elder Law Attorney Edward "Ted" Beasley held
a free legal seminar to discuss how to protect your house and lifetime of
savings from a prolonged nursing-home stay, how to avoid probate, plus
strategies for passing assets safely and efficiently. Attorney Beasley, former
chairman of the American Bar Association Elder Law Committee, presented this
lively and engaging seminar in everyday language. Chuck Stephen of Glenwood Investment Group offered his
top financial-planning tips. Held Tuesday, March 3rd from
1-3 p.m. at the Chesley Memorial Library. Please call 1-800-370-5010 for information on this program.
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