Food Bank Always Needs Donations!
The library continues to be a drop-off site for the local food bank in Peterborough. Donations have dwindled a bit in the last few weeks so next time you go shopping, consider buying an extra jar of peanut butter or any of these other items for the food bank: instant oatmeal, applesauce, pineapple, Spam, spaghetti and spaghetti sauce, pears/peaches/fruit cocktail all 15 oz. cans, canned soups, stews, and/or vegetables, evaporated and/or condensed milk, and pancake mix. Thank you!
Tuesdays March 31, April 7, 14, 28 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Nature Writing and Art for Middle School Students
Express yourself through observing and noticing the unfolding of nature around you. Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and Hancock Children's Librarian Britton Kennedy for 4 afternoons of roving and rambling through the quiet bends and curves of Hancock in search of natural inspiration. Writing, drawing and creating individually and together, we'll awaken our senses to the world around us. Celebrate National Poetry Month and Earth Day through art. For students in grades 5 through 8. At the Hancock Town Library (students from GBS can take the bus to the library). Cost $40 members/$60 non-members. Co sponsored with the Hancock Town Library. Call 525-3394 to register.
Thursday April 2nd at 7:00 pm
The Great Sheep Boom and its Enduring Legacy
on the NH Landscape ~ A NH Humanities Program
In a brief 30-year period in the early 19th century the New Hampshire countryside became home to hundreds of thousands of sheep. Production of wool became a lucrative business, generating fortunes and providing the only era of true agricultural prosperity in the state's history. It left behind a legacy of fine architecture and thousands of miles of rugged stonewalls. Farmers overcame enormous challenges to make sheep husbandry succeed, but force from behond New Hampshire were to doom the industry, with social consequences that would last a century. Steve Taylor traces this history and its impacts on New Hampshire today. Steve Taylor is a farmer, journalist and longtime public official. He operates a dairy and maple farm in Meriden Village, has been a newpaper reporter and editor and served a quarter century as New Hampshire's commissioner of agriculture. He is a lifelong student of the state's rural culture. This program is co-sponsored by the Hancock Historical Society and made possible by a grant from the NH Humanities Council. For more information, call the library at 525-4411.
Tuesday April 7th at 7:00 pm
First Tuesday Book Club
Join us as we discuss the book Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life by Steven Johnson. Next month's book will be Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky, a series of novellas written contemporaneously with the events they describe, the occupation of France during World War II. Nemirovsky's daughters discovered and published the book in 2004, 62 years after Nemirovsky's death at Auschwitz in 1942.
Thursday April 9th at 7:00 pm
Borderlands of Northern New England with Edie Clark
Does spending millions on increased security along our Canadian border make us any safer? Last summer, Edie Clark traveled the length of what was once known as "the friendliest border in the world" and reported on what she found for Yankee magazine (see the March/April 2009 issue - it's here at the library). Hear her stories. Edie Clark has written extensively about New England in award-winning feature stories for Yankee magazine for the past thirty years.
Saturday April 11th, 10 - 11:30 am
Art Time with Melody Zahn Russell
Running the second Saturday of every month through June, the library will host Melody Zahn Russell, MEd and her World Tales art classes. Every class will include a story, a demonstration and art activity inspired by different cultures. There will be watercolor, drawing and collage opportunities. Suggested ages 5-10. There is a $15 fee per child per class. Please register at least a week prior to class. Call the library at 525-4411.
Wednesday April 15th at 7:00 pm
State Representatives Report on the Legislative Session
State Representatives Philip Harvey, Ronald Mack, and Gilman Shattuck will be at the library to report on the 2009 legislative session and answer your questions.
Friday April 17th at 7:00 pm
Cheap Date Night Film: La Femme Nikita
"From director Luc Besson comes this 1990 thriller about a vicious street punk turned sexy, sophisticated and lethally dangerous assassin. Starring Anne Parillaud, Jeanne Moreau and Jean Reno, La Femme Nikita is "slick, stylish and tremendously entertaining" (New York Times)!" In French with English subtitles. Free admission and popcorn thanks to the Friends of the Library.
Monday April 20th 7 - 9 pm
Spring Break: ROCK BAND@THE LIBRARY!
ROCK BAND will return to the Hancock Town Library for Spring Break. Be prepared to sing, play the drums, guitar and bass for a rocking two hours! Bring your friends. There will be junk food.
Wednesday April 22nd, 10 - 11:15 am
Earth Day Poetry Workshop for Children
with NH poet Alice B. Fogel
On Earth Day, come celebrate the bounty and beauty of nature with poetry. We'll read a few poems about our earth, including one on what it might look like to creatures from outer space; we'll talk about what the poems make us see or feel or think of; and then we'll write some poems of our own. Bring your notebook and pencils, and an object from nature-a seed, an acorn, a feather, a rock-anything you like. If you're interested in science, nature, words, or wonder, you'll have a good time observing the world through poems on this Earth Day. Suitable for children ages 7 - 11. Alice Fogel is a poet, teacher, and artist-in-the-schools whose most recent book of poems, Be That Empty, was #8 on the national poetry best-seller list for 4 weeks in 2008. She lives in Acworth, NH. Please register at the library (or call us at 525-4411) in advance as class size is limited.
Thursday April 23rd at 7:00 pm
Resume & Cover Letter Workshop
with UNH Career Counselor Louise Ewing
What are today's employers looking for in a resume and cover letter? How can you present your talents and experience in the best way? Learn how to make your resume sharper and your cover letter more convincing with Louise Ewing, career counselor at the University of New Hampshire. While Ms. Ewing won't be able to work on individual resumes, she will cover a wide range of helpful information. Louise Ewing works with students, alumni, and staff members who are in different stages of their career development. She is currently in her fourth, but not final, career. This program was made possible by the University of New Hampshire Speakers Bureau.
Friday April 24th at 7:00 pm
Spring Break Movie: WALL E
"After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, the curious and lovable WALL E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named Eve. Join them and a hilarious cast of characters on a fantastic journey across the universe." Free popcorn!
Coming in May....
Monday May 4th at 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Kind and Firm: Setting Limits for Your Young Children
Register today with the Grapevine: 588-2620
In this discussion for parents of children under 6, we will be talking about what makes a reasonable limit for kids this age regarding use of language, play behavior, following directions, understanding family rules. We'll discuss the importance of creating a positive environment, of being clear about expectations, and of following through consistently . We want children to take their parents seriously without parents having to be "mean" about it!
Thursday May 7th at 7:00 pm
Cows & Communities with Steve Taylor
Co-sponsored with the Hancock Historical Society
Friday May 8th at 7:00 pm
Arrivals and Departures -- a celebration of life's great and small changes in poetry, prose and music with Jane Eklund, Howard Mansfield, Sy Montgomery, Julia Older and Steve Schuch. Co-sponsored and hosted by the Harris Center.
Thursday May 21st at 7:00 pm
The Hourglass Readers present Cyrano de Bergerac
Thursday May 28th at 7:00 pm
Judith Stout's tour with the Peace Corps
Don't foget, we now offer the loan of a Kill-A-Watt and an MP3 player (you provide your own earbuds). Call ahead to see if these items are available.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Library Events - March 2009
Kill-A-Watt Now Available at Hancock Town Library
Thanks to the Friends of the Library, the library now owns a Kill-A-Watt to lend! The Kill-A-Watt is a simple device used to measure the energy use of various appliances in your home. Solve those electric bill mysteries - find out which electrical devices and appliances are running up your electric bill. Stop by the library and check it out!
Food Bank Drop-off
The Hancock Town Library is a drop-off site for the Peterborough Food Bank, thanks to the delivery efforts of our very generous, prefers-to-remain-anonymous, volunteer. If others would like to help with deliveries to Peterborough once or twice a month, please contact Amy at the library (525-4411). Meanwhile, the Food Bank has seen demand shoot up over the past two years: in January of 2007 they served 262 people, January of 2008 it was 348, and January of 2009 it was 420. This month the food bank is in particular need of the following items: instant oatmeal, applesauce, pineapple, Spam, pears/peaches/fruit cocktail all 15 oz. cans, evaporated and/or condensed milk, and pancake mix. Hancock's been doing a great job
with the donations - let's keep it up!
Children's Programming:
Wednesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 from 3:15-4:30 pm
Libra-Landia
Join Harris Center Naturalist Susie Spikol and Hancock Children's Librarian Britton Kennedy in creating small worlds drawn from children's books and your own imagination. These tiny worlds created by your own hands and creativity will be tucked into the nooks and crannies of the town library for all visitors to find. Bring the Littles to life, breath life into the Borrowers, or make up your own tiny cosmos in this hands-on design and creation program. For students in 1st through 4th grade who like working with small details and hand crafts. At the Hancock Town Library (students from HES can take the bus to the library). Cost $40 members/$60 non-members. Co-sponsored with the Hancock Town Library. Call 525-3394 to register or email spikol@harriscenter.org
Saturdays March 7, 14, 21, & 28 from 10 - 11:30 am
Environmental Art Classes for Children Ages 7-10
What do bear, otter, woodchuck and moose do in the winter? Come find out while painting, making masks, creating snow globes and building tunnels with art instructors Char Russell and Rachael Johnson. Please call the library at 525-4411 to register. There is a small materials fee: $15 for the entire month or $10 per class. Co-sponsored by the Audubon Society and the Hancock Town Library.
Thursday March 12 at 7:00 pm
Irish Storytelling with Michael Sullivan
Ireland is the land of storytelling. On March 12, come experience Irish folklore with Master Storyteller Michael Sullivan. Hear tales of kings and heroes, faeries and vagabonds, giants and monsters, with a little Irish verse thrown in for good measure. It is a pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration of Old Ireland for the whole family. Refreshments. Free and open to all.
Tuesdays, March 31, April 7, 14, 28 from 3:00-4:30 pm
Nature Writing and Art
Express yourself through observing and noticing the unfolding of nature around you. Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and Hancock Children's Librarian Britton Kennedy for 4 afternoons of roving and rambling through the quiet bends and curves of Hancock in search of natural inspiration. Writing, drawing and creating individually and together, we'll awaken our senses to the world around us. Celebrate National Poetry Month and Earth Day through art. For students in grades 5 through 8. At the Hancock Town Library (students from GBS can take the bus to the library). Cost $40 members/$60 non-members. Co sponsored with the Hancock Town Library. Call 525-3394 to register or email spikol@harriscenter.org.
For the Grown-ups.
Tuesday March 3 at 7:00 pm
First Tuesday Book Club
Join us as we read the short stories of New Hampshire author Rebecca Rule in her book, The Best Revenge. Copies are available at the front desk. Next month's book will be Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life by Steven Johnson. Ask for it at the front desk.
Sunday March 8 at 2:00 pm
Town Candidate Forum
Candidates for town offices will gather at the library to answer your questions. Candidates are: Roberta LaPlante, Select Board; Martha Lawrence and Linda Coughlin, Water Rent Collector; Kurt Grassett, Water Commissioner; Richard Warner, Common Commissioner; Mary Garland, Library Trustee; Hunt Dowse, Trustee of the Trust Funds; and Ray Pierce, Cemetery Trustee. Ric Haskins will moderate.
Friday March 13 at 7:00 pm
Caesar: The Man from Venus
Join us near the Ides of March to meet Julius Caesar as he grows up in a Rome that is recovering from one civil war and headed for another. Sebastian Lockwood portrays Caesar in a grippping living history program. Caesar will discuss the powerful women in his life who will help him achieve his destiny: his mother, Aurelia; his aunt, Julia; his wives; and his great love, Servilia. This is the man who claims descent from the Goddess Venus herself. Hear him describe his rise to power in Rome, his great adventures, his time in Gaul, and finally, after he crosses the Rubicon, his war with Pompey that will leave him the most powerful man in the world. Here is your opportunity to ask the great man questions about his times and how they relate to ours. Mr. Lockwood has an M.A. in Social Anthropology and an M.A. in Education from Cambridge University. He also earned a B.A. in English and American Literature at Boston University and teaches in Lesley University's Creative Arts program and at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.
Friday March 20 at 7:00 pm
Cheap Date Night Film: Get Smart
Steve Carell is Maxwell Smart, the novice agent often out of his depth but never out of options in this action comedy pitting him against the nuclear scheme of the evil spy group KAOS. Anne Hathaway partners with Max as ever-capable Agent 99. Free admission and popcorn thanks to the Friends of the Library.
Sunday March 22 at 1:30 pm at the Harris Center
Film: A Sense of Wonder
See the Harris Center calendar for a full description of this event.
Fridays for six weeks beginning March 27 from 8:00 - 9:00 am
Meditation Classes with Pamela Erdmann
Interesting research has been developed over the last ten years indicating that meditation may have many benefits for maintaining health and well-being. There is now solid evidence that a regular meditation practice can aid the immune system's functioning as well as break cycles of depression and OCD and possibly reverse age related changes in the brain. This six week course can be a beginning to establishing a regular practice or a "jump start" for folks who wish to restart their meditation practice. No experience is necessary, only a curiosity and desire to be active in maintaining one's health. We will meet weekly for one hour for six weeks. It is asked that participants be willing to make the commitment to practicing for a minimum of twenty minutes daily in between sessions. There is a $10.00 materials fee and you must register in advance as class size is limited. Please stop by or call the library (525-4411) to register.
Saturday March 28 at 2:00 pm
Twixt Om and Amen with Nila Gandhi-Schwatlo
Nila Gandhi-Schwatlo will speak about her life growing up between two cultures, Asian Indian and American. Ms. Gandhi-Schwatlo grew up in Calcutta and Navsari, moving to Manhattan as a young woman and then eventually to New England. All are welcome.
Coming in April.
Thursday April 2 at 7:00 pm
The Great Sheep Boom and its Enduring Legacy on the NH Landscap with Steve Taylor, a New Hamphsire Humanities Council Program, co-sponsored with the Hancock Historical Society.
Thursday April 9 at 7:00 pm
Borderlands of Northern New England with Edie Clark.
Saturday April 11, 10-11:30 am
World Tales Art Class with Melody Zahn Russell
Wednesday April 22, 10 am
Poetry Workshop for Children ages 6-10 with poet Alice B. Fogel
Thursday April 23 at 7:00 pm
Resume and Cover Letter Workshop with Louise Ewing, UNH Career Counselor
Don't forget to check out our website at http://hancocktownlibrary.blogspot.com/. And if you enjoy audio books, you can download them for free at http://nh.lib.overdrive.com. Check at the front desk for the password. We even have an MP3 player that you can borrow if you'd like (you must supply your own earbuds).
Thanks to the Friends of the Library, the library now owns a Kill-A-Watt to lend! The Kill-A-Watt is a simple device used to measure the energy use of various appliances in your home. Solve those electric bill mysteries - find out which electrical devices and appliances are running up your electric bill. Stop by the library and check it out!
Food Bank Drop-off
The Hancock Town Library is a drop-off site for the Peterborough Food Bank, thanks to the delivery efforts of our very generous, prefers-to-remain-anonymous, volunteer. If others would like to help with deliveries to Peterborough once or twice a month, please contact Amy at the library (525-4411). Meanwhile, the Food Bank has seen demand shoot up over the past two years: in January of 2007 they served 262 people, January of 2008 it was 348, and January of 2009 it was 420. This month the food bank is in particular need of the following items: instant oatmeal, applesauce, pineapple, Spam, pears/peaches/fruit cocktail all 15 oz. cans, evaporated and/or condensed milk, and pancake mix. Hancock's been doing a great job
with the donations - let's keep it up!
Children's Programming:
Wednesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 from 3:15-4:30 pm
Libra-Landia
Join Harris Center Naturalist Susie Spikol and Hancock Children's Librarian Britton Kennedy in creating small worlds drawn from children's books and your own imagination. These tiny worlds created by your own hands and creativity will be tucked into the nooks and crannies of the town library for all visitors to find. Bring the Littles to life, breath life into the Borrowers, or make up your own tiny cosmos in this hands-on design and creation program. For students in 1st through 4th grade who like working with small details and hand crafts. At the Hancock Town Library (students from HES can take the bus to the library). Cost $40 members/$60 non-members. Co-sponsored with the Hancock Town Library. Call 525-3394 to register or email spikol@harriscenter.org
Saturdays March 7, 14, 21, & 28 from 10 - 11:30 am
Environmental Art Classes for Children Ages 7-10
What do bear, otter, woodchuck and moose do in the winter? Come find out while painting, making masks, creating snow globes and building tunnels with art instructors Char Russell and Rachael Johnson. Please call the library at 525-4411 to register. There is a small materials fee: $15 for the entire month or $10 per class. Co-sponsored by the Audubon Society and the Hancock Town Library.
Thursday March 12 at 7:00 pm
Irish Storytelling with Michael Sullivan
Ireland is the land of storytelling. On March 12, come experience Irish folklore with Master Storyteller Michael Sullivan. Hear tales of kings and heroes, faeries and vagabonds, giants and monsters, with a little Irish verse thrown in for good measure. It is a pre-St. Patrick's Day celebration of Old Ireland for the whole family. Refreshments. Free and open to all.
Tuesdays, March 31, April 7, 14, 28 from 3:00-4:30 pm
Nature Writing and Art
Express yourself through observing and noticing the unfolding of nature around you. Join Harris Center naturalist Susie Spikol and Hancock Children's Librarian Britton Kennedy for 4 afternoons of roving and rambling through the quiet bends and curves of Hancock in search of natural inspiration. Writing, drawing and creating individually and together, we'll awaken our senses to the world around us. Celebrate National Poetry Month and Earth Day through art. For students in grades 5 through 8. At the Hancock Town Library (students from GBS can take the bus to the library). Cost $40 members/$60 non-members. Co sponsored with the Hancock Town Library. Call 525-3394 to register or email spikol@harriscenter.org.
For the Grown-ups.
Tuesday March 3 at 7:00 pm
First Tuesday Book Club
Join us as we read the short stories of New Hampshire author Rebecca Rule in her book, The Best Revenge. Copies are available at the front desk. Next month's book will be Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life by Steven Johnson. Ask for it at the front desk.
Sunday March 8 at 2:00 pm
Town Candidate Forum
Candidates for town offices will gather at the library to answer your questions. Candidates are: Roberta LaPlante, Select Board; Martha Lawrence and Linda Coughlin, Water Rent Collector; Kurt Grassett, Water Commissioner; Richard Warner, Common Commissioner; Mary Garland, Library Trustee; Hunt Dowse, Trustee of the Trust Funds; and Ray Pierce, Cemetery Trustee. Ric Haskins will moderate.
Friday March 13 at 7:00 pm
Caesar: The Man from Venus
Join us near the Ides of March to meet Julius Caesar as he grows up in a Rome that is recovering from one civil war and headed for another. Sebastian Lockwood portrays Caesar in a grippping living history program. Caesar will discuss the powerful women in his life who will help him achieve his destiny: his mother, Aurelia; his aunt, Julia; his wives; and his great love, Servilia. This is the man who claims descent from the Goddess Venus herself. Hear him describe his rise to power in Rome, his great adventures, his time in Gaul, and finally, after he crosses the Rubicon, his war with Pompey that will leave him the most powerful man in the world. Here is your opportunity to ask the great man questions about his times and how they relate to ours. Mr. Lockwood has an M.A. in Social Anthropology and an M.A. in Education from Cambridge University. He also earned a B.A. in English and American Literature at Boston University and teaches in Lesley University's Creative Arts program and at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.
Friday March 20 at 7:00 pm
Cheap Date Night Film: Get Smart
Steve Carell is Maxwell Smart, the novice agent often out of his depth but never out of options in this action comedy pitting him against the nuclear scheme of the evil spy group KAOS. Anne Hathaway partners with Max as ever-capable Agent 99. Free admission and popcorn thanks to the Friends of the Library.
Sunday March 22 at 1:30 pm at the Harris Center
Film: A Sense of Wonder
See the Harris Center calendar for a full description of this event.
Fridays for six weeks beginning March 27 from 8:00 - 9:00 am
Meditation Classes with Pamela Erdmann
Interesting research has been developed over the last ten years indicating that meditation may have many benefits for maintaining health and well-being. There is now solid evidence that a regular meditation practice can aid the immune system's functioning as well as break cycles of depression and OCD and possibly reverse age related changes in the brain. This six week course can be a beginning to establishing a regular practice or a "jump start" for folks who wish to restart their meditation practice. No experience is necessary, only a curiosity and desire to be active in maintaining one's health. We will meet weekly for one hour for six weeks. It is asked that participants be willing to make the commitment to practicing for a minimum of twenty minutes daily in between sessions. There is a $10.00 materials fee and you must register in advance as class size is limited. Please stop by or call the library (525-4411) to register.
Saturday March 28 at 2:00 pm
Twixt Om and Amen with Nila Gandhi-Schwatlo
Nila Gandhi-Schwatlo will speak about her life growing up between two cultures, Asian Indian and American. Ms. Gandhi-Schwatlo grew up in Calcutta and Navsari, moving to Manhattan as a young woman and then eventually to New England. All are welcome.
Coming in April.
Thursday April 2 at 7:00 pm
The Great Sheep Boom and its Enduring Legacy on the NH Landscap with Steve Taylor, a New Hamphsire Humanities Council Program, co-sponsored with the Hancock Historical Society.
Thursday April 9 at 7:00 pm
Borderlands of Northern New England with Edie Clark.
Saturday April 11, 10-11:30 am
World Tales Art Class with Melody Zahn Russell
Wednesday April 22, 10 am
Poetry Workshop for Children ages 6-10 with poet Alice B. Fogel
Thursday April 23 at 7:00 pm
Resume and Cover Letter Workshop with Louise Ewing, UNH Career Counselor
Don't forget to check out our website at http://hancocktownlibrary.blogspot.com/. And if you enjoy audio books, you can download them for free at http://nh.lib.overdrive.com. Check at the front desk for the password. We even have an MP3 player that you can borrow if you'd like (you must supply your own earbuds).
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