PREVIOUS EVENTS THIS YEAR
ADOPT-A-STUFFED-PUPPY EVENT
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NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES HAS INCLUDED CHESLEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY!Chesley Memorial Library in Northwood was designed by Maurice Witmer, a Portsmouth-based architect known for his Colonial revival designs in the mid-twentieth century. The library is one of the few known mid-century Colonial revival town libraries in the state. Built in 1954, its details include an ashlar granite veneer, a broken ram's head pediment above the entry and knotty pine interior paneling.
See it and other buildings by clicking here. |
Nocturnal Animals at the Masonic Hall was fun for all!
Dover Children’s Museum presented a wonderful children’s program of nocturnal animals for our Chesley Memorial Library at the Masonic Hall on Friday, September 20.
The presenter, Colie, answered questions about nocturnal animals before discussing all the things that night time animals have to adapt to the darkness. The children went to four different stations to have a hands on learning experience about the animals.
Station 1 held projects with footprints where children attempted to use stamp tools replicating paw prints into moon sand. The Station 2 had children make bracelets with different beads including glow-in-the-dark ones. At Station 3, children and parents got to smell scents and listen to sounds mimicking how a nocturnal animal would. The sounds were created by using two spoons lightly tapped together at different angles from a child while they tried to determine where the sound was coming from. Another challenge here was to take a flashlight and have one child close their eyes while a second child held the flashlight and aimed it into the other child's eyes when they opened them. The goal being to observe the reaction of the pupil in the eye to watch how it changes. Station 4 included the star constellations based on animals where children used pegs or string to make a constellation. See one of the stations here.
The presentation was wrapped up with children sharing what they learned. The final project was making circuits to light up their very own constellation drawings! There were several wonderfully decorated, colored, and lit up images from all the children who participated.
Everyone enjoyed doing the projects and were excited to take home several their projects and free gifts.
A huge thank you to all those that came and participated in this free library sponsored event!
The presenter, Colie, answered questions about nocturnal animals before discussing all the things that night time animals have to adapt to the darkness. The children went to four different stations to have a hands on learning experience about the animals.
Station 1 held projects with footprints where children attempted to use stamp tools replicating paw prints into moon sand. The Station 2 had children make bracelets with different beads including glow-in-the-dark ones. At Station 3, children and parents got to smell scents and listen to sounds mimicking how a nocturnal animal would. The sounds were created by using two spoons lightly tapped together at different angles from a child while they tried to determine where the sound was coming from. Another challenge here was to take a flashlight and have one child close their eyes while a second child held the flashlight and aimed it into the other child's eyes when they opened them. The goal being to observe the reaction of the pupil in the eye to watch how it changes. Station 4 included the star constellations based on animals where children used pegs or string to make a constellation. See one of the stations here.
The presentation was wrapped up with children sharing what they learned. The final project was making circuits to light up their very own constellation drawings! There were several wonderfully decorated, colored, and lit up images from all the children who participated.
Everyone enjoyed doing the projects and were excited to take home several their projects and free gifts.
A huge thank you to all those that came and participated in this free library sponsored event!
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OPEN HOUSE WITH AUTHOR, AARON RISI
Saturday, September 21
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The Chesley Memorial Library held a special Open House on Saturday, September 21, to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month.
We were joined by New Hampshire author, Aaron Risi, who read from his new book “A Moose with a Uke” and played his ukulele to provide lots of entertainment. You can listen to his songs here and here.
The children also got to try their hand at playing a ukulele with some instructions from Mr. Risi.
After the reading and the ukulele tries, children got a chance to draw Monty the Moose and his ukulele with some instructional help from Mr. Risi.
The children really seemed to like the reading and the book as well as the activities he provided for the them.
The adults and children also got to enjoy some wonderful cake and refreshments at the library for our Open House.
We were joined by New Hampshire author, Aaron Risi, who read from his new book “A Moose with a Uke” and played his ukulele to provide lots of entertainment. You can listen to his songs here and here.
The children also got to try their hand at playing a ukulele with some instructions from Mr. Risi.
After the reading and the ukulele tries, children got a chance to draw Monty the Moose and his ukulele with some instructional help from Mr. Risi.
The children really seemed to like the reading and the book as well as the activities he provided for the them.
The adults and children also got to enjoy some wonderful cake and refreshments at the library for our Open House.
BATTLE OF THE BOOK LAUNCHES!
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It was a Mother/Daughter Face-Off between Two Granite State Authors!
Champion of Yankee culture, weighing in at over a dozen books with fat awards, Rebecca Rule launched "THAT REMINDS ME OF A FUNNY STORY", a memoir/storytelling how-to/compendium of Yankee humor. Appropriate for all ages, but especially grown-ups. |
Wielding princess power and the magic of friendship, weighing in at three books with sparkly covers, was Adi Rule! She launched "HEARTS OF ICE", a wintry fantasy perfect for ages 8-12 and anyone young at heart.
The event was well attended with people of all ages. Yankee and Princess/Prince costumes appeared here and there. To read more about the authors and their books, click here. |
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Flu Clinic Shot
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