The Word, The Poem, The Note & The Song
The Word, The Poem, The Note and The Song in improvisation, invention, possibility and surprise.Come to an evening of beauty, grace and mystery where Poets and Musicians will weave their sounds together. Poets: Becky Sakellariou and Rodger Martin. Musicians: Frank Wallace and Amy Knight. Free and open to all.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Library Events for June 2012
Pumpkin Patch
You may have noticed that the small field behind the library has been plowed (thanks to Leo Cormier). The Library along with the Cornucopia Project and children from HES are planning (and planting) a pumpkin patch! Hopefully, we’ll be able to have our own little pumpkin fest in the fall. Maybe even line Main Street with pumpkins come Halloween. If you’d like to volunteer just a little bit of time to help tend our pumpkin patch, please call us (525-4411) and let us know; we could use your help. And grow some of your own pumpkins this year – who knows what we can do with all those pumpkins come October!
Veggie Swap on Tuesdays @ the Hancock Town Library
Speaking of growing things, if you have a little too much of something in your garden this year, bring some (not too much!) of the extra to the library on Tuesdays (we’re open 10 – 7). Others may be looking for just that thing. Radishes and greens in late spring, peas at the 4th of July, zucchini and cukes in August – whatever! We’ll put them on the front desk and see what happens. If no one needs them, we’ll make sure the extras get taken to the food bank in Peterborough. Thank you!
Summer Reading Program for the Grown-Ups!
The Hancock Town Library is hosting our first ever Summer Reading Program for Grown-ups! The theme is Between the Covers. We’ll start June 18 and run through August 3, same as the Summer Reading Program for the children. For every LIBRARY book you read (this includes downloadable audios or ebooks that you get from the library’s Overdrive site online) you can enter a raffle for great prizes. Watch our blog (http://hancocktownlibrary.blogspot.com/) or our Facebook page for more information!
FRIDAY JUNE 1st at 7:30 pm
The Word, The Poem, The Note and The Song
The Word, The Poem and The Song in improvisation, invention, possibility and surprise.Come to an evening of beauty, grace and mystery where Poets and Musicians will weave their sounds together. Poets: Becky Sakellariou and Rodger Martin. Musicians: Frank Wallace and Amy Knight. Free and open to all.
Tuesday June 5th at 7:00 pm
First Tuesday Book Club
The last meeting before taking a break for summer! We will discuss the book Obsessive Genius:The Inner World of Marie Curie by Barbara Goldsmith. Join us.
Thursday June 7th at 7:00 pm
It Don't Mean a Thing… the Music of Ella Fitzgerald with Nanette Perrotte
The singer that all other singers call the best – Ella Fitzgerald. This is the story of a young woman who against impossible odds achieved fame as a Jazz singer by the age of seventeen. She would go on to perform around the world for another 58 years. Nanette Perrotte tells Ella's story and sings her signature songs: Loverman, It Don't Mean a Thing, Misty, Tisket a Tasket, and Azure Blue. Nanette Perrotte has a BA in Jazz Compostion from the Berklee College of Music, an MA Ed from Lesley University and has been a professional Jazz singer for 25 years. She now teaches Music History and Voice at both Endicott College and The New Hampshire Institute of Art. She is the director and founder of the John Singer Sargent Choir as well as being a member of Hancock's Norway Pond Festival Singers. This new performance allows Perrotte to combine her singing, storytelling and teaching talents to bring together Ella Fitzgerald's masterful work and complex life story. Free and open to all. Not to be missed!
From the Children's Room
Rennie Timm, Children’s Librarian
Summer Reading Program is just around the corner!
CALLING ALL DREAMERS! Readers of all ages will explore the night this summer as the Hancock Town Library presents “Dream Big—READ! This summer’s theme is all about things nocturnal—dreams, stars and planets, bats, owls, spooky stories, and more. The 2012 Summer Reading Program is free and open to children of all abilities, babies through young adult, with programs, prize drawings, story hours, and more. Families are invited to join the Read-to Me-portion of the program. We’ll begin June 18 and run through August 3, with a finale performance by Norman Ng, the Magician at 7pm. Sign up will begin June 13th at our HES assembly with Ken Sheldon and will be ongoing. Stop in the library to pick up a flyer of summer events and your registration packet.
Thursdays, June 7, 14, 21 &28 at 10:30am
Laptop Toddler Storytime
Walking and talking, this toddler story time is an interactive program for all pre-schoolers and their parents or care providers. We’ll share books, rhymes, songs, finger play & movement. Our goal is to foster an early love of books and literacy. At the end of the program, there will be playtime for parents and caregivers to share books, puzzles, or other literacy activities with their toddler. Dress comfortably as we will be sitting on the floor in the Children’s Room. No registration required, feel free to drop in anytime.
Thursday, June 21 at 11:30pm
Night Night
Join us for games and activities centered around the theme “nighttime-bedtime”. Many visitors make appearances at night in children’s stories and folklore. Mr. Sandman, the Tooth Fairy, the elves from “The Elves and the Shoemaker”, even Santa Claus. We’ll read stories, sing songs and make crafts to take home. Registration Preferred, call, email or sign up in Children’s Room.
Wednesday, June 20 & 27 at 3:00pm
Family Summer Movie Series
FREE POPCORN and air conditioning to stay cool.
Tuesday, June 26 at 4:00pm
Nocturnal Animals with Susie Spikol-Faber
Come find out how some animals stay up all night. Discover how a bobcat's eyes are different than yours and just how a fox can use its ears and snout to locate prey on the darkest nights. Howl at the moon and hunt by starlight through stories, games and observation. Recommended for children ages 6-12. Parents are welcome to join in the fun with younger children. Registration Preferred, call, email or sign up in Children’s Room.
Volunteers Wanted: have a special skill or talent you would like to share with young children or teens, contact the Children’s Librarian. Ideas that come to mind- yoga instructor, theatre, writers, artists, chess players, etc.
Coming in July….
Archery with Lucy Morris
Wonders of Wildlife -Habits and Habitats sponsored by NH Fish & Game
The Dream Big Theatre Venture, a workshop with Jason Lambert
Night Walk with Susie Spikol-Faber
You may have noticed that the small field behind the library has been plowed (thanks to Leo Cormier). The Library along with the Cornucopia Project and children from HES are planning (and planting) a pumpkin patch! Hopefully, we’ll be able to have our own little pumpkin fest in the fall. Maybe even line Main Street with pumpkins come Halloween. If you’d like to volunteer just a little bit of time to help tend our pumpkin patch, please call us (525-4411) and let us know; we could use your help. And grow some of your own pumpkins this year – who knows what we can do with all those pumpkins come October!
Veggie Swap on Tuesdays @ the Hancock Town Library
Speaking of growing things, if you have a little too much of something in your garden this year, bring some (not too much!) of the extra to the library on Tuesdays (we’re open 10 – 7). Others may be looking for just that thing. Radishes and greens in late spring, peas at the 4th of July, zucchini and cukes in August – whatever! We’ll put them on the front desk and see what happens. If no one needs them, we’ll make sure the extras get taken to the food bank in Peterborough. Thank you!
Summer Reading Program for the Grown-Ups!
The Hancock Town Library is hosting our first ever Summer Reading Program for Grown-ups! The theme is Between the Covers. We’ll start June 18 and run through August 3, same as the Summer Reading Program for the children. For every LIBRARY book you read (this includes downloadable audios or ebooks that you get from the library’s Overdrive site online) you can enter a raffle for great prizes. Watch our blog (http://hancocktownlibrary.blogspot.com/) or our Facebook page for more information!
FRIDAY JUNE 1st at 7:30 pm
The Word, The Poem, The Note and The Song
The Word, The Poem and The Song in improvisation, invention, possibility and surprise.Come to an evening of beauty, grace and mystery where Poets and Musicians will weave their sounds together. Poets: Becky Sakellariou and Rodger Martin. Musicians: Frank Wallace and Amy Knight. Free and open to all.
Tuesday June 5th at 7:00 pm
First Tuesday Book Club
The last meeting before taking a break for summer! We will discuss the book Obsessive Genius:The Inner World of Marie Curie by Barbara Goldsmith. Join us.
Thursday June 7th at 7:00 pm
It Don't Mean a Thing… the Music of Ella Fitzgerald with Nanette Perrotte
The singer that all other singers call the best – Ella Fitzgerald. This is the story of a young woman who against impossible odds achieved fame as a Jazz singer by the age of seventeen. She would go on to perform around the world for another 58 years. Nanette Perrotte tells Ella's story and sings her signature songs: Loverman, It Don't Mean a Thing, Misty, Tisket a Tasket, and Azure Blue. Nanette Perrotte has a BA in Jazz Compostion from the Berklee College of Music, an MA Ed from Lesley University and has been a professional Jazz singer for 25 years. She now teaches Music History and Voice at both Endicott College and The New Hampshire Institute of Art. She is the director and founder of the John Singer Sargent Choir as well as being a member of Hancock's Norway Pond Festival Singers. This new performance allows Perrotte to combine her singing, storytelling and teaching talents to bring together Ella Fitzgerald's masterful work and complex life story. Free and open to all. Not to be missed!
From the Children's Room
Rennie Timm, Children’s Librarian
Summer Reading Program is just around the corner!
CALLING ALL DREAMERS! Readers of all ages will explore the night this summer as the Hancock Town Library presents “Dream Big—READ! This summer’s theme is all about things nocturnal—dreams, stars and planets, bats, owls, spooky stories, and more. The 2012 Summer Reading Program is free and open to children of all abilities, babies through young adult, with programs, prize drawings, story hours, and more. Families are invited to join the Read-to Me-portion of the program. We’ll begin June 18 and run through August 3, with a finale performance by Norman Ng, the Magician at 7pm. Sign up will begin June 13th at our HES assembly with Ken Sheldon and will be ongoing. Stop in the library to pick up a flyer of summer events and your registration packet.
Thursdays, June 7, 14, 21 &28 at 10:30am
Laptop Toddler Storytime
Walking and talking, this toddler story time is an interactive program for all pre-schoolers and their parents or care providers. We’ll share books, rhymes, songs, finger play & movement. Our goal is to foster an early love of books and literacy. At the end of the program, there will be playtime for parents and caregivers to share books, puzzles, or other literacy activities with their toddler. Dress comfortably as we will be sitting on the floor in the Children’s Room. No registration required, feel free to drop in anytime.
Thursday, June 21 at 11:30pm
Night Night
Join us for games and activities centered around the theme “nighttime-bedtime”. Many visitors make appearances at night in children’s stories and folklore. Mr. Sandman, the Tooth Fairy, the elves from “The Elves and the Shoemaker”, even Santa Claus. We’ll read stories, sing songs and make crafts to take home. Registration Preferred, call, email or sign up in Children’s Room.
Wednesday, June 20 & 27 at 3:00pm
Family Summer Movie Series
FREE POPCORN and air conditioning to stay cool.
Tuesday, June 26 at 4:00pm
Nocturnal Animals with Susie Spikol-Faber
Come find out how some animals stay up all night. Discover how a bobcat's eyes are different than yours and just how a fox can use its ears and snout to locate prey on the darkest nights. Howl at the moon and hunt by starlight through stories, games and observation. Recommended for children ages 6-12. Parents are welcome to join in the fun with younger children. Registration Preferred, call, email or sign up in Children’s Room.
Volunteers Wanted: have a special skill or talent you would like to share with young children or teens, contact the Children’s Librarian. Ideas that come to mind- yoga instructor, theatre, writers, artists, chess players, etc.
Coming in July….
Archery with Lucy Morris
Wonders of Wildlife -Habits and Habitats sponsored by NH Fish & Game
The Dream Big Theatre Venture, a workshop with Jason Lambert
Night Walk with Susie Spikol-Faber
Pumpkin Patch!
Thanks to the Cornucopia Project and the children of Hancock Elementary School, the pumpkin patch behind the library has been planted. But we need volunteers to keep it going! Can you volunteer to help water and/or weed the pumpkin patch with us? Many hands make light work. Our goal is to grow enough pumpkins to have a small pumpkin festival this fall. Help us out...and grow your own this summer as well!! Call us if you can volunteer to help: 525-4411. Talk to Amy or Rennie. Thanks!!!
Minutes Trustees Meeting April
MINUTES
HANCOCK LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
April 25, 2012
Present: Mary Garland, Amy Markus, Laurie Bryan, Peter Ryner
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am.
The April minutes were approved.
There was no Treasurer's report.
As a continuance of a discussion during the April meeting, the Board concluded that while the windows in the Children's library wing would eventually need to be replaced, that expense can reasonably be postponed for a few years, and it is appropriate to proceed with painting the interior frames of these windows to add color to the room, as proposed by Mary and Amy.
There was continued expression of concern regarding the Bank of America, and it was agreed that this should be discussed when the Board meets with a representative of the Trustee of Trust Funds during a yet to be scheduled annual update.
Directors' Report Amy reported that at a recent State librarian meeting the State Attorney General's office reminded those in attendance that State law requires that all libraries must use gross budgeting. While the Hancock Library in effect uses that approach in the preparation of its budget, the official Library budget shown in the official Town budget does not use a gross budget approach. It was reported that this issue has been discussed with the Board of Selectmen in the past, but the Selectmen until now have chosen to not use this technique. It was agreed that this should at some point again be discussed with the Board of Selectmen.
The library conference also emphasized the value and importance of written policies and the Board agreed that Hancock Library's policies should be reviewed, updated and perhaps expanded. Amy will take the lead on this project.
Amy stated that the reference section of the Library is no longer utilized, virtually all reference searches are done on the Internet. She feels that many of the reference materials can be eliminated and the reference section should be re-designed to accommodate more computer usage. She assured the Board that some essential reference materials will be maintained but incorporated with the general collection of books.
Contributions for the annual book sale have picked up.
Amy will be on vacation for part of May.
The Board agreed to shift the time of Board meetings to the last Wednesday of the month at 9: 00 am.
Submitted by Peter Ryner
HANCOCK LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
April 25, 2012
Present: Mary Garland, Amy Markus, Laurie Bryan, Peter Ryner
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am.
The April minutes were approved.
There was no Treasurer's report.
As a continuance of a discussion during the April meeting, the Board concluded that while the windows in the Children's library wing would eventually need to be replaced, that expense can reasonably be postponed for a few years, and it is appropriate to proceed with painting the interior frames of these windows to add color to the room, as proposed by Mary and Amy.
There was continued expression of concern regarding the Bank of America, and it was agreed that this should be discussed when the Board meets with a representative of the Trustee of Trust Funds during a yet to be scheduled annual update.
Directors' Report Amy reported that at a recent State librarian meeting the State Attorney General's office reminded those in attendance that State law requires that all libraries must use gross budgeting. While the Hancock Library in effect uses that approach in the preparation of its budget, the official Library budget shown in the official Town budget does not use a gross budget approach. It was reported that this issue has been discussed with the Board of Selectmen in the past, but the Selectmen until now have chosen to not use this technique. It was agreed that this should at some point again be discussed with the Board of Selectmen.
The library conference also emphasized the value and importance of written policies and the Board agreed that Hancock Library's policies should be reviewed, updated and perhaps expanded. Amy will take the lead on this project.
Amy stated that the reference section of the Library is no longer utilized, virtually all reference searches are done on the Internet. She feels that many of the reference materials can be eliminated and the reference section should be re-designed to accommodate more computer usage. She assured the Board that some essential reference materials will be maintained but incorporated with the general collection of books.
Contributions for the annual book sale have picked up.
Amy will be on vacation for part of May.
The Board agreed to shift the time of Board meetings to the last Wednesday of the month at 9: 00 am.
Submitted by Peter Ryner
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Free Concert Tonight @ 7:00 pm!
Fishtraks recording artists, Two Old Friends are back by popular demand. Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins, original founders of Northeast Winds, are once again delighting audiences young and old with music from Ireland, the mountains, and the sea. With banjo, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodran, octave mandolin, and heart-warming vocal harmonies, Two Old Friends tell a story in music of how immigrants came to this country from Ireland, Scotland, and Great Britain, bringing their melodies and instruments; and they show how the old time country ballads of the Appalachians are rooted in these tunes. A Two Old Friends performance will give you plaintive ballads and foot-stomping shout tunes; soaring mandolin solos, gospel sing-alongs, and story-telling. There is something for everyone. Free and open to all thanks to a grant from the NH Humanities Council which nurtures the joy of learning and inspired community engagement by bringing life-enhancing ideas from the humanities to the people of New Hampshire. Don’t miss this one!
Monday, May 7, 2012
Pumpkin Patch!
The library, in conjunction with the Cornucopia Project and children from HES, will be planting a pumpkin patch behind the library in hopes that we can have our own little Hancock Pumpkin Fest in the fall. If you'd like to help, join us on Friday May 11th at 3:15 pm to prepare the pumpkin plot for planting (say that fast 10 times)! We could use volunteers for just an hour or so.
Children's Librarian Rennie Timm and Cornucopia Project Executive Director Kin Schilling plan this year's Library Pumpkin Patch.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Vintage Photos of Librarians
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Library Events for May 2012
Don’t forget that we have a Nook to lend anytime. Talk to Amy about the details. And a Kindle Fire is coming soon!
Tuesday May 1st
@ 7:00 pm
First Tuesday Book
Club
Join us as we discuss My
Life in France by Julia Child. You never know, there might be some boeuf
bourguignon!
Wednesday May 9th @
7:00 pm
Cleaning Up – When An
Elderly Hoarder Departs and You’re Left Holding the Bags
The elderly father
of a good friend of Peterborough
resident Jim Van Valkenburgh was placed into an eldercare facility many states
away from his home of 57 years. Jim was chosen to head up the emptying of
the extremely cluttered home. In the four weeks of this project many
lessons were learned about hoarder psychology, sifting through trash for
valuables and pieces of family history, large scale recycling, 20 yard
dumpsters, the Salvation Army, Craig's List, "metal cruisers", used
book stores, and consignment shops. Jim Van Valkenburgh is past President of
the Peterborough Historical Society, currently VP of Sales & Marketing at
Froling Energy, and an active member of the Peterborough Kiwanis Club. Free and
open to all.
Wednesday May 10th @ 7:00 pm
Two Old Friends Mac McHale & Emery
Hutchins
Fishtraks recording artists, Two Old Friends are back by
popular demand. Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins, original founders of Northeast
Winds, are once again delighting audiences young and old with music from Ireland,
the mountains, and the sea. With banjo, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodran,
octave mandolin, and heart-warming vocal harmonies, Two Old Friends tell a
story in music of how immigrants came to this country from Ireland, Scotland,
and Great Britain, bringing
their melodies and instruments; and they show how the old time country
ballads of the Appalachians are rooted
in these tunes. A Two Old Friends performance will give you plaintive ballads
and foot-stomping shout tunes; soaring mandolin solos, gospel sing-alongs, and
story-telling. There is something for everyone. Free and open to all
thanks to a grant from the NH Humanities Council which nurtures the joy of
learning and inspired community engagement by bringing life-enhancing ideas
from the humanities to the people of New
Hampshire. Don’t miss this one!
Friday May 18th
@ 7:00 pm
Friends Friday
Foreign Film
This month’s film is Central Station, a moving Brazilian
film from 1999. “In the opening scenes
of Central Station, colorful crowds of Brazilians stream into and out of
a Rio de Janeiro
train, pushing through doors and windows. You're immediately pulled into the
brutal vitality of a nation in motion, setting the tone for a picturesque road
movie that charts Brazil's renaissance in a little boy's search for his father
and an old woman's emotional reawakening.” -- Kathleen Murphy,
Amazon.com Free admission & popcorn thanks to Friends of the Library!
Coming June 7th
– an evening of Ella Fitzgerald!
From the Children's
Room
Rennie Timm, Children’s Librarian
Thursdays, May
3,10,17,24 & 31 at 10:30am
Laptop Toddler
Storytime
Walking and talking, this toddler story time is an
interactive program for all pre-schoolers and their parents or care providers.
We’ll share books, rhymes, songs, finger play & movement. Our goal is to
foster an early love of books and literacy. At the end of the program, there
will be playtime for parents and caregivers to share books, puzzles, or other
literacy activities with their toddler. Dress comfortably as we will be sitting
on the floor in the Children’s Room. No registration required, feel free to
drop in anytime.
Tuesday, May 1 at
3:15–4:15pm
Block Party:Lego® Fun
for Kindergarten through Second grade
Join us for an afternoon snack and let your imagination run
wild. Hands-on learning opportunity
to explore how things work. LEGO® bricks are provided by the
library. This session is for early elementary children. No registration
required, feel free to drop in anytime.
Tuesday, May 8 at
3:15-4:30pm
Potato Printing for
First through Fourth Grade with Melody
Zahn Russell
Come and discover wonderful prints that are possible to
create with potatoes! We will have a demonstration and then print Mother’s Day
cards. Mrs. Russell’s POTATOES! Space Limited. Registration REQUIRED, call, email or sign up in Children’s
Room.
Friday, May 11 at
6:00-8:00pm
Pizza & a Movie
Night for Teens
Middle School and High School Students are invited to gather
with friends, munch on pizza & watch a movie together. Film title to be determined by group in
attendance and staff, please call for available titles. Registration
REQUIRED, call, email or sign up in
Children’s Room.
Tuesday, May 15 at
3:15–4:15pm
Block Party Lego® Fun
for Third and Fourth graders
Join us for an afternoon snack and let your imagination run
wild. Hands-on learning opportunity
to explore how things work. LEGO® bricks are provided by the
library. Middle School students welcome. No registration required, feel
free to drop in
anytime.
Tuesday, May 22 at 3:15-4:15pm
Springtime Make and
Take
Share a story and embrace the spirit of the spring season. A
variety of simple & fun garden
projects to choose from. Recommended for elementary and middle school
students. Parents are encouraged to join in the fun with younger children. Registration REQUIRED, call, email or sign up in Children’s
Room.
Wednesday, May 23 at
2:45pm
Teen Advisory Group
Summer Meeting
Calling all Middle Schoolers!!! Looking for a place to
meet with your friends and activities to do this summer? Would you like a voice in the Summer Reading
Program for Young Adults? Then join us
to brainstorm upcoming activities and events for teens. Recommended for grades
5-8. Registration at Children's Room
desk or email hancockkidlib@comcast.net Last minute drop-ins welcome.
Thursday, May 24 at
10:30am
The Parenting Circuit
Join us for a traveling series on the joys and challenges of
raising children with parenting educators, Carol Lunan & Wendy Hill. Bring
your questions and stories to the discussion. This program is a joint
partnership with the Grapevine
Family & Community Resource Center.
Child care will be provided for toddlers.
Volunteers Wanted:
have a special skill or talent you would like to share with young children or
teens, contact the Children’s Librarian. Ideas that come to mind- yoga
instructor, theatre, writers, artists, chess players, etc.
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