OPEN HOUSE - 2018 Director of the Year
Thank You, Everyone who attended our OPEN HOUSE at the library on Saturday, October 27!
The library had a lot to celebrate this year. Library Director Donna Bunker received an award for being named New Hampshire Librarian of the Year for 2018. The outpouring of support for Donna was awesome. It was such a pleasure to spend some special moments with patrons new and old.
Several of our 1000 Book Readers attended which warmed our hearts, they grow so fast! The 1000 Books before kindergarten is a great program helping these young folks gain a solid footing in the pursuit of literacy.
The library had a lot to celebrate this year. Library Director Donna Bunker received an award for being named New Hampshire Librarian of the Year for 2018. The outpouring of support for Donna was awesome. It was such a pleasure to spend some special moments with patrons new and old.
Several of our 1000 Book Readers attended which warmed our hearts, they grow so fast! The 1000 Books before kindergarten is a great program helping these young folks gain a solid footing in the pursuit of literacy.
Ukulele Workshop...
UKULELE BEGINNERS
“Sing-n-Strum” at the library on Thursday, October 11, from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Bonita Hibbard and her ukulele students held a “Sing-n-Strum” at the library on Thursday, October 11, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Everyone enjoyed this event.
Boni is a member of Silver Strummers in Dover, Southern NH Ukulele Group (SNHUG), and Tampa Bay Ukulele Society (TBUS) in Florida. If you like ukulele music and you like to sing, plan to join us for this free event.
Boni is a member of Silver Strummers in Dover, Southern NH Ukulele Group (SNHUG), and Tampa Bay Ukulele Society (TBUS) in Florida. If you like ukulele music and you like to sing, plan to join us for this free event.
Sing & Strum...
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All About Mason Bees - Sept 19 at 6 pm
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Master Gardener Ruth Droescher from the UNH Extension’s Speakers Bureau presented a fascinating program about mason bees at the Chesley Memorial Library last month. Mason bees are native to the United States and take less money, space, and time to raise than honeybees. If you have a wall, fence, or tree that faces south, you can raise mason bees! They are more effective pollinators than honeybees and they are not aggressive. Male mason bees do not have stingers and stings from female mason bees are very rare and feel more like a mosquito bite than a bee sting. If you missed the program but would like more information, the library has the book “Mason Bee Revolution: How the Hardest Working Bee Can Save the World One Backyard At a Time” by Dave Hunter available to check out.
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IN MEMORY OF MEG MCGOLDRICK
The Chesley Memorial Trustees and staff worked with Meg for several years as she improved our front door garden. She and her husband, Ted, spent many hours in the front garden and in advising us on our children's gardens. Meg kept Honey Bees at her home and loved her Northwood home and its beautiful gardens. We recently learned about Mason Bees and thought they would be a wonderful addition to our library yard in memory of our dear Library friend, Meg McGoldrick.
The Mason Bee is known as a gentle bee that lives a solitary life. The bees are native to our area and are known for their cohabitation with humans. They reside in tubes of wood and pack their eggs in a special nutritious mud that sustains their young. The Mason Bee is considered the hardest working bee as they simply pollinate and do not produce honey or a hive. Thus, we will have more food with their assistance with no fear of stinging. We have added a book to our Library on the Mason Bees (Mason Bee Revolution: How the Hardest Working Bee Can Save the World One Backyard at a Time by Dave Hunter and Jill Lightner) should you wish to consider them for your home as well. |
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Rebecca led off with her yankee yarns and Joel added spice to her repertoire with stories about beans, cuttin cheese and ladies hats from Calef's Country Store days. Cordwood's notes were clear, clean and crisp. They strummed, picked and plucked their guitars, banjos and washboard to some really fun bluegrass. The crowd loved it all clapping so loudly that the noise resounded off the old masonic halls walls. Great music and commentary filled the room for over 2 hours. It was a night to remember.
The Chesley Memorial Library and the Friends of the Northwood Libraries sponsored "Humor & Harmony” at the Masonic Hall on Route 4 in Northwood on Saturday, May 19, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. ----------------------------------------------- Cordwood is a bluegrass and folk quartet made up of instrumental, vocal, and recording artists from Northwood, Durham, 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 Scovill 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. |
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FREE Writer's Workshops
March 6th thru April 10th (Tuesdays)
2 - 3:30 pm
SPRING WRITERS
Local writers — whether you are a beginner, much published, or somewhere in between — are invited to a free weekly writers’ workshop, Tuesdays from 2:00 to 3:30 pm at the Chesley Memorial Library, beginning March 6 and ending April 10.
Depending on the interests of participants (to be discussed at the first meeting), sessions could 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. Let’s get some writing done this spring, learn from each other, and have some fun, too!
All writers welcome, no registration required.
March 6th thru April 10th (Tuesdays)
2 - 3:30 pm
SPRING WRITERS
Local writers — whether you are a beginner, much published, or somewhere in between — are invited to a free weekly writers’ workshop, Tuesdays from 2:00 to 3:30 pm at the Chesley Memorial Library, beginning March 6 and ending April 10.
Depending on the interests of participants (to be discussed at the first meeting), sessions could 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. Let’s get some writing done this spring, learn from each other, and have some fun, too!
All writers welcome, no registration required.
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TICK TALK was well worth attending
The New Hampshire Division of Public Health services provided an informational presentation on tickborne diseases. The presentation covered topics including: the signs and symptoms of tickborne diseases that cause illness in New Hampshire; the epidemiology and distribution of tickborne diseases in New Hampshire and throughout the United States; steps to take to prevent tick bites and transmission of tickborne diseases; and proper tick removal and disposal.
For more information: https://tickfreenh.org/ and http://tickencounter.org/
For more information: https://tickfreenh.org/ and http://tickencounter.org/
Here are two of the informational pieces provided by our speaker.
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Photo Exhibit will be displayed from November 2017 through January 2018
The Chesley Memorial Library will display a “ChildVoice” exhibit during November featuring work from three photographers: Pulitzer Prize- winning photojournalist, Mary Chind-Willie, Dr. Larry Lindell, and Dr. Neil Mandsager.
ChildVoice has empowered men, women, and children – once rejected and abused – and transformed them into individuals of strength, hope, and dignity. These personal journeys of courage and faith have been captured in verse, photo, and video by visitors to ChildVoice’s Lukome Center in
northern Uganda.
Nottingham resident Conrad Mandsager founded ChildVoice in 2006 to restore the voices of children silenced by war in northern Uganda. At that time, more than 30,000 children had been abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and forced to become soldiers. Of the children who were able to escape, many returned home to face innumerable hardships, from post-traumatic stress disorder to a lack of educational opportunities.
Since 2007, ChildVoice’s Lukome Center has provided a therapeutic community for adolescent girls including former child soldiers and sex slaves, war orphans, child mothers, and other highly vulnerable girls in northern Uganda. At the Center, girls are able to recover from the trauma of war and receive the educational and vocational training they so desperately need to rebuild their lives.
While Uganda is no longer at war, the effects of years of conflict have left generations of families struggling to recover from trauma and poverty.
Today, there are 35 conflict zones around the world where children are growing up in war-torn communities. ChildVoice is working diligently to expand its services to include war-affected children in
South Sudan, Nigeria, and beyond.
ChildVoice has empowered men, women, and children – once rejected and abused – and transformed them into individuals of strength, hope, and dignity. These personal journeys of courage and faith have been captured in verse, photo, and video by visitors to ChildVoice’s Lukome Center in
northern Uganda.
Nottingham resident Conrad Mandsager founded ChildVoice in 2006 to restore the voices of children silenced by war in northern Uganda. At that time, more than 30,000 children had been abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and forced to become soldiers. Of the children who were able to escape, many returned home to face innumerable hardships, from post-traumatic stress disorder to a lack of educational opportunities.
Since 2007, ChildVoice’s Lukome Center has provided a therapeutic community for adolescent girls including former child soldiers and sex slaves, war orphans, child mothers, and other highly vulnerable girls in northern Uganda. At the Center, girls are able to recover from the trauma of war and receive the educational and vocational training they so desperately need to rebuild their lives.
While Uganda is no longer at war, the effects of years of conflict have left generations of families struggling to recover from trauma and poverty.
Today, there are 35 conflict zones around the world where children are growing up in war-torn communities. ChildVoice is working diligently to expand its services to include war-affected children in
South Sudan, Nigeria, and beyond.
Bobcats in NH was presented by
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Adult male bobcat in Bow, NH;
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- Bobcats and Fishercats are mortal enemies
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Mr. Allen led us through the history of wildlife in NH starting with the first settlers, pointing out how when the first settlers landed there seemed to be an overwhelming abundance of wildlife, forest and resources here. But as time went on the abundant resources were being used up. He went on to tell us how it was decided that "we the people" needed to become responsible for the care and management of all resources from wildlife to land and water. That was the start of our Conservation branch of the government.
Don told us that the most common wildcat in North America is the Bobcat. The Bobcat gets its common name from its characteristic stubby, or “bobbed,” tail. The tail is only 4-7 inches in length with 2 or 3 black bars and a black tip above, while the underside is pale or white. The bobcat is smaller than a lynx.
New Hampshire Fish & Game partnered with the University of New Hampshire initiating a comprehensive bobcat study with on the ground work starting in the fall of 2009. Distribution, population abundance, habitat use, habitat connectivity, and methods to index populations were studied. This comprehensive research project was completed December 2014 and has provided a wealth of knowledge about bobcats in New Hampshire.
We would like to thank our speaker from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Mr. Don Allen and the Northwood Masons for the use of the Masonic Hall for this event.. This free program was sponsored by the Chesley Memorial Library.
Don told us that the most common wildcat in North America is the Bobcat. The Bobcat gets its common name from its characteristic stubby, or “bobbed,” tail. The tail is only 4-7 inches in length with 2 or 3 black bars and a black tip above, while the underside is pale or white. The bobcat is smaller than a lynx.
New Hampshire Fish & Game partnered with the University of New Hampshire initiating a comprehensive bobcat study with on the ground work starting in the fall of 2009. Distribution, population abundance, habitat use, habitat connectivity, and methods to index populations were studied. This comprehensive research project was completed December 2014 and has provided a wealth of knowledge about bobcats in New Hampshire.
We would like to thank our speaker from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Mr. Don Allen and the Northwood Masons for the use of the Masonic Hall for this event.. This free program was sponsored by the Chesley Memorial Library.
BIRDS OF PREY WITH JANE KELLY
was at Chesley Memorial Library on
Thursday, June 22, at 6:00 p.m. with an impressive group of raptors.
If you have photos from this event and wouldn't mind sharing them with us please send them via email to chesleylib@gmail.com or contact us at 942-5472.
Jane Kelly from On the Wing presented “Birds of Prey” Together, they offered a glimpse into the complex relationships between raptors and humans and the reasons why protection and rehabilitation are so important.
On the Wing is a raptor rehab center located in Epping. The facility is dedicated to the rescue and care of injured raptors. With the support of partners Tim and Selvi Lampman of Veterinary Emergency and Surgery Hospital, plus training in a variety of workshops and over three years of volunteer work at a Maine wildlife center, Jane is state and federally licensed to practice falconry, educate with, and rehabilitate raptors. Her work has been featured in a variety of newspaper and magazine articles, radio interviews, and television appearances
Describing how she became interested in her work, Kelly says: “Six years ago, in a two month period, I found 10 dead barred owls, all hit by cars, on the shoulder of Route 101. From a long interest in the outdoors, I felt a need to advocate for animals, specializing in raptors. The volunteer work and training came soon after. To gain more knowledge of raptors, I took up the sport of falconry, which has been an incredible journey physically, spiritually, and mentally. I am honored to be in the presence of these amazing creatures and to educate all age groups in making a difference for wildlife.”
On the Wing is a raptor rehab center located in Epping. The facility is dedicated to the rescue and care of injured raptors. With the support of partners Tim and Selvi Lampman of Veterinary Emergency and Surgery Hospital, plus training in a variety of workshops and over three years of volunteer work at a Maine wildlife center, Jane is state and federally licensed to practice falconry, educate with, and rehabilitate raptors. Her work has been featured in a variety of newspaper and magazine articles, radio interviews, and television appearances
Describing how she became interested in her work, Kelly says: “Six years ago, in a two month period, I found 10 dead barred owls, all hit by cars, on the shoulder of Route 101. From a long interest in the outdoors, I felt a need to advocate for animals, specializing in raptors. The volunteer work and training came soon after. To gain more knowledge of raptors, I took up the sport of falconry, which has been an incredible journey physically, spiritually, and mentally. I am honored to be in the presence of these amazing creatures and to educate all age groups in making a difference for wildlife.”
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OPEN HOUSE - Tuesday, May 30, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. "The Road Not Taken"
The Chesley Memorial Library Board of Trustees will hold an Open House to celebrate the traveling art exhibit The Road Not Taken, Artistic Impressions of the Poetry of Robert Frost, art by New Hampshire artists Inge Seaboyer, Judy Krassowski and Corinne Dodge. The Open House will be held at the Chesley Memorial Library on Tuesday, May 30, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Northwood School fourth graders will also be displaying projects from their New Hampshire unit. The Road Not Taken will remain on display at the library until the end of June.
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Humor&Harmony was a hit! The Chesley Memorial Library and the Friends of the Northwood Libraries sponsored "Humor&Harmony” featuring Rebecca Rule, Cordwood and local legend from Calef's Country store of old - Joel! The show was held at the Masonic Hall on Route 4 in Northwood on Saturday, May 20, from 7 - 9 p.m.
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EDWARDIAN CHRISTMAS TEA - Tuesday, December 20, 3:30 p.m.
Mrs. Gordon (aka Rita Parisi) was our hostess for a delightful Edwardian Christmas Tea at the Chesley Memorial Library on Monday, December 20, at 3:30 p.m. Mrs. Gordon’s guests enjoyed some holiday cheer as they were transported back in time to Christmas 1908… and of course they enjoyed a variety of tea and tea cakes along with the tales of Christmas past! Mrs. Gordon shared her plans for the holiday season as well as stories of her adventures from a recent shopping trip to Boston. We hope to bring Mrs. Gordon back as our hostess again next year since her guests all had such a lovely time.
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Rita Parisi has been entertaining audiences for over 19 years in the New England area. In 2002, she founded Waterfall Productions to create shows that highlight her passion for theatre as well as history, literature and costuming. She has had the pleasure of performing these shows all over New England, New York, New Jersey and Florida. Rita is also actively involved in the independent film scene in Boston and some of her films have been debuted at the Boston International Film Festival and Cannes film Festival. She is a member of the largest acting union in the country SAG/AFTRA formerly the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
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Rita Parisi has been entertaining audiences for over 19 years in the New England area. In 2002, she founded Waterfall Productions to create shows that highlight her passion for theatre as well as history, literature and costuming. She has had the pleasure of performing these shows all over New England, New York, New Jersey and Florida. Rita is also actively involved in the independent film scene in Boston and some of her films have been debuted at the Boston International Film Festival and Cannes film Festival. She is a member of the largest acting union in the country SAG/AFTRA formerly the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
Our 2nd annual Soup's On was a great success! Thank You for supporting us.
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The Friends of Northwood Library hosted the 2nd annual "Soup's On" with a choice of homemade warm, tasty soups, breads, dessert and a wee bit of fiddle music provided by Steve Schose. Steve is a Northwood resident from the Gulf Road area.
A big Thank You goes to our sign-maker for the great signs, Maxine Paine-Fowler. The Friends had a great time and we're looking forward to doing it again next year. |
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Writer's Night Out returned in October
On Thursday, October 6, 7 - 8:30pm
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Acclaimed local authors James Patrick Kelly (Nottingham) and Rebecca Rule (Northwood) led an informal gathering to gain additional writing inspiration! The group discussed what they are working on, what they are reading, where you can submit your work, and talked about writing inspiration! Writers’ Night Out is co-sponsored by the Chesley Memorial Library and the Blaisdell Memorial Library.
For folks interested in learning more, feel free to contact either the Blaisdell or Chesley Memorial Libraries at:
blaisdellml@comcast.net/tel: 679-8484
chesleylib@gmail.com/tel:942-5472
For folks interested in learning more, feel free to contact either the Blaisdell or Chesley Memorial Libraries at:
blaisdellml@comcast.net/tel: 679-8484
chesleylib@gmail.com/tel:942-5472
MEET THE PHARMACIST
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“Meet the Pharmacist” at the Chesley Memorial Library was held on Monday, September 19, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. (sponsored by Hannaford pharmacy). We learned the answers to questions like:
- What should I do with my old prescriptions medicines? - I take vitamins, can they interact with my meds? - Are there meds that should not be taken together? - When should Probiotics be taken, with food or not? - How long can I keep an antibiotic if I don't use it all up? We got answers to questions like these and more...if you have a question call the pharmicist, you will get a valid answer from your local Hannaford pharmacy team! |
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MEDICARE 101
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A Benefits Counselor/Medicare Specialist from ServiceLink of Rockingham County (Portsmouth office) will present a “New to Medicare Workshop” at the Chesley Memorial Library on Thursday, June 9, at 6 pm. The presentation will provide an overview of the basics of Original Medicare (Parts A and B), prescription drug coverage (Part D), Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C), Supplemental/Medigap insurance and fraud prevention. To register for this free workshop, call Servicelink at 334-6594.
drew a sell out crowd on
Saturday, May 21, from 7 - 9 p.m.
at the Masonic Hall on Rte 4 in Northwood
Humor & Harmony came back with a bang! The Chesley Memorial Library and the Friends of the Northwood Libraries hosted "Humor & Harmony” featuring Rebecca Rule and Cordwood.
Rebecca was in rare form, she told stories of days gone by adding in a lot of new home grown stories from a few of our local folk. Cordwood played excellent blue grass music and has a new member "Wolfie" who makes a washboard sing!
Rebecca Rule 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.
Cordwood: 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 five 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.
Rebecca was in rare form, she told stories of days gone by adding in a lot of new home grown stories from a few of our local folk. Cordwood played excellent blue grass music and has a new member "Wolfie" who makes a washboard sing!
Rebecca Rule 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.
Cordwood: 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 five 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.
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Writer's Night Out - a lively and extremely interesting hour and a half of Writer's Shop Talk was held on Thursday, March 24 from 7 - 8:30 p.m
Acclaimed local authors Rebecca Rule (from Northwood) and James Patrick Kelly (from Nottingham) hosted an informal gathering of writers that included fledgling writers (just getting started) to seasoned writers. Their dialogue ranged from how to's, experiences, making connections, resources and what's being worked on, what's being read, and where works are being submitted. The NH Writer's Project is the place to find many of these resources.
It was a lively and extremely interesting hour and a half. If you get the chance to attend a Writer's Night Out - try to attend, it's well worth your time especially if you are dreaming of becoming or are an active writer. The program was co-sponsored by the Chesley Memorial Library and the Blaisdell Memorial Library. |
The Social Black Bear - presented by Ben Kilham drew a packed house!
“The Social Black Bear:
What Bears Have Taught Me About Being Human”
Ben's unquestionable love and passion for his friends "the Black Bears" was evident in every word he spoke. Most of his adult life has been spent with them. He has learned about bear culture, from their birth to end of life and shared his insights with us. How they communicate, choose mates and how females establish their territory. He spoke of how they establish a matriarchal hierarchy and how males are more nomadic.We learned that each bear has to double its weight by winter to prepare for hibernation. That their focus is food, food, food like loads of ant nests, bugs, bulbs like "jack in the pulpits" and most of all not people. So if you have food in compost piles, bird feeders (black oiled seeds) or garbage outside that bear nose will find it if they're hunting for a meal.
To learn more about Ben and Black Bears go to http://benkilham.com
What Bears Have Taught Me About Being Human”
Ben's unquestionable love and passion for his friends "the Black Bears" was evident in every word he spoke. Most of his adult life has been spent with them. He has learned about bear culture, from their birth to end of life and shared his insights with us. How they communicate, choose mates and how females establish their territory. He spoke of how they establish a matriarchal hierarchy and how males are more nomadic.We learned that each bear has to double its weight by winter to prepare for hibernation. That their focus is food, food, food like loads of ant nests, bugs, bulbs like "jack in the pulpits" and most of all not people. So if you have food in compost piles, bird feeders (black oiled seeds) or garbage outside that bear nose will find it if they're hunting for a meal.
To learn more about Ben and Black Bears go to http://benkilham.com
The Winner of the Bear Basket was...
Sawyer Hill!
The Moth
Moth-based Storytelling Night:
"True stories, told live. The Moth is a podcast that brings people together to tell different stories from their lives, all around a common theme. They can be funny, sad, heartwarming, or anywhere in between.
For Coe-Brown senior Meredith Roman's senior project, she will be holding a Moth-based storytelling night with the theme of "Love." The event will be held on Thursday, February 11 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
Donations will be accepted to help support The Moth podcast, and everyone is welcome to come watch, listen, and tell stories. If you would like to tell a story, please contact Meredith at meredith.l.roman@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!"
"True stories, told live. The Moth is a podcast that brings people together to tell different stories from their lives, all around a common theme. They can be funny, sad, heartwarming, or anywhere in between.
For Coe-Brown senior Meredith Roman's senior project, she will be holding a Moth-based storytelling night with the theme of "Love." The event will be held on Thursday, February 11 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
Donations will be accepted to help support The Moth podcast, and everyone is welcome to come watch, listen, and tell stories. If you would like to tell a story, please contact Meredith at meredith.l.roman@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!"
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 shred 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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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
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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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Protect your house and lifetime of savings...
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.
Basic Genealogy Workshop
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.
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.
Kids, Did You Come and meet "Mary Poppins" in person?
Mary Poppins (aka Linda Peck) visited the Chesley Memorial Library with her carpet bag full of hats, scarves, umbrellas that fly, a giant hat rack, and more, she told magical stories that delighted the audience members of all ages.
As all grownups know Mary hails from London, England, where she worked as a Nanny for Mr. & Mrs. Banks. Her charges Jane and Michael, delightful children you know, simply materialized from the audience that gathered around her.
Mary kept us all entertained not only with her fine English accent and very odd dress but with a carpetbag full of magic tricks done with balloons, peacock feathers, carousel-balancing wheels, feather dusters, dishes and more.
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 and 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 Services.
Mary Poppins (aka Linda Peck) visited the Chesley Memorial Library with her carpet bag full of hats, scarves, umbrellas that fly, a giant hat rack, and more, she told magical stories that delighted the audience members of all ages.
As all grownups know Mary hails from London, England, where she worked as a Nanny for Mr. & Mrs. Banks. Her charges Jane and Michael, delightful children you know, simply materialized from the audience that gathered around her.
Mary kept us all entertained not only with her fine English accent and very odd dress but with a carpetbag full of magic tricks done with balloons, peacock feathers, carousel-balancing wheels, feather dusters, dishes and more.
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 and 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 Services.
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Chesley Memorial Library would like to say thank you to everyone that stopped by the "Touch a Truck" event overseen by CML library staff; Sharon Young and Miranda Avery. A big thank you to all the trucks from Tasker's Well, Northwood Oil, Nardi Construction, Tim's Truck Capital, Northwood Fire & Rescue, Strafford Fire & Rescue, NH Forests & Lands and Northwood Police Dept.
Diane and Donna ran the Craft Table and had a blast crafting with the kids. |
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Thanks again to everyone, let's do it again next year!
New Library Sign
Chesley Memorial Library unveiled it's new sign on September 15. All that attended the unveiling were thrilled with how great it looks.
The new sign combined with it's large message board will provide a great way to promote library happenings.
Watch for it as you come to the intersection of Rte.4 and Rte. 43 to find out what future events are being planned at your library in Northwood, New Hampshire.
Thank you, all of you, for your generous donations. You, our friends and patrons made this happen!
The new sign combined with it's large message board will provide a great way to promote library happenings.
Watch for it as you come to the intersection of Rte.4 and Rte. 43 to find out what future events are being planned at your library in Northwood, New Hampshire.
Thank you, all of you, for your generous donations. You, our friends and patrons made this happen!
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25th Anniversary Celebration!
Chesley Memorial Library proudly honored one of our own recently. Donna Bunker, CML's Director has dedicated 25 years of service to Chesley Memorial Library and it's town's people. She has directed the Library's growth since coming on board in 1987 when it was half the size it is today. Under her guidance the library services have been greatly expanded. Today you can come to your local library to get books to read of all genre, participate in library related activities, sit at 1 of 4 computers to search the Web or write your next novel, borrow movies on DVD, download e-books or get assistance in researching town history.
The Open House was a huge success. It seemed like the entire town came out to celebrate with Donna. Well wishers of every age were present. Thank you all of you for making this event one that she'll long remember!
Chesley Memorial Library proudly honored one of our own recently. Donna Bunker, CML's Director has dedicated 25 years of service to Chesley Memorial Library and it's town's people. She has directed the Library's growth since coming on board in 1987 when it was half the size it is today. Under her guidance the library services have been greatly expanded. Today you can come to your local library to get books to read of all genre, participate in library related activities, sit at 1 of 4 computers to search the Web or write your next novel, borrow movies on DVD, download e-books or get assistance in researching town history.
The Open House was a huge success. It seemed like the entire town came out to celebrate with Donna. Well wishers of every age were present. Thank you all of you for making this event one that she'll long remember!