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Friends of the Moultonborough Library

SPRING/SUMMER NEWSLETTER

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On The Road with the “Friends”

The 2017 Spring Literary Adventure

The Friend’s Literary Discussion Series will travel to South Berwick, Maine

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Departure at 8:15 am with an approximate return time of 4:30 pm

We will participate in a book review of Sarah Orne Jewett’s masterpiece about a community in Maine titled

The Country of Pointed Firs. (Our library will make the books available, as always)

Also included is a private tour of Jewett’s House and Museum and the beautifully restored Hamilton House

courtesy of Historic New England.

A lunch stop is scheduled between house visits at The Thistle Pig Restaurant (not included in the trip fee)

Cost of $40.00 dollars includes:

Round trip travel by luxury coach

Admission to Jewett House, grounds & Museum plus Hamilton House

Professionally facilitated book review

This grand adventure has limited space available so don’t wait. Secure your reser-

vation with the Lovely Ladies at the Library beginning May 8th. We will fill up early!!

FYI :These restored federal style homes have several staircases and are not handicap accessible

Friendly Reminder

RENEW YOUR

MEMBERSHIP

for 2017

Like MPL on

Facebook

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Co-Prez Corner

-Sherry Weene & Jane Harrington-

Warmest Spring greetings to you all. Sherry and I look forward to seeing you out and about at the library now that the warm weather is here. We had an extremely well attended and greatly appreciated “Soup & Sweets” this past March, especially since many in our town were still without electricity at that time. Our community outreach program “One Book/ One Child” once again successfully enhanced our mission to promote literacy in Moultonborough. We continue to support the Children’s programs as well as our literature discussions se-ries with scholars, casual book talks, Humanity Council Programs, several delicious and profitable F.A.C.T. events and free passes to local activities.

We are planning a wonderful “Literary Adventure” for June which we think that you will all enjoy so don’t procrastinate about securing your spot as space is limited.

Once again we wish to express our thanks and appreciation for your support financially and time wise that help keep our library the town treasure that it is. In that vein, we strongly urge you to renew your membership and to tell your friends and neighbors about joining us. There is always room at our board meetings for new faces and fresh ideas. We will welcome you warmly, so come on in on the 1st Thursday of the month at 10:00!!

Library Director’s Report Nancy McCue

We are planning for another busy summer here at the library. Our special programs already scheduled

include: New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell, a NH Humanities presentation with expert Pam Weeks

on June 13 and Hiking Historical NH: Five Destinations that Define NH’s Past with local hiker and Laconia Dai-

ly Sun journalist Gordon Dubois on June 15. We’ll have a Patriotic Songs Sing-a-Long with musician Ramblin’

Richard on July 6. Galileo Galilei, the Starry Messenger (in the form of NH Humanities Council historical re-

enactor Michael Frank) will be here on July 12th to lecture on “his most recent discoveries made using his

newly devised spyglass.” Immediately following the program, the NH Astronomical Society will hold a Sky-

watch at the library with several telescopes on hand for patrons to view the night sky. One of our most

popular presenters returns on Friday, July 14. Chef Liz Barbour (Creative Feast) will demonstrate how to cook

two delicious recipes for everyone to taste, and will autograph her newly published cookbook. On July 20th

Will Broussard discusses Life and Work at the Mount Washington Observatory (Home of the World’s Worst

Weather). Professor Robert Goodby examines the history of the state’s first inhabitants, the Abenaki, in his

NH Humanities program: 12,000 Years Ago in the Granite State (sponsored by the Friends) on August 2. Au-

thor Dan Szczesny will share adventures from his book Mosquito Rain: Alaskan Travel Essays in “terrifying and

beautiful Alaska; a land of equal parts danger and wonder” on August 15th. Scholar Peg Fargo tells the fasci-

nating story of the Mill Girls of New England and the key role they played in the Industrial Revolution on Au-

gust 21. This program is in conjunction with the Moultonborough Recreation Department’s bus trip to the

mills in Lowell, MA.

Our regular groups continue to meet at the library: Coloring for Adults on Tuesdays at 10:30; Stitch ‘n’

Chat on Fridays at 10:30; Evening of Poetry on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30. Everyone is welcome

to drop in to any of these groups. As always, our internet access is accessible 24/7. See you at the library!

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One Book One Child Program

By Sherry Weene

Through the “One Book, One Child” program each child in the Moultonborough Central School receives his or

her own personal copy of a book each year. A bookplate in each book designates that it was a gift from the

Friends. The goal of the One Book One Child is to promote literacy, to acquaint students with our library

resources and to encourage them to participate in MPL activities.

This Friends program began in 2012 when kindergarteners first received books from the Friends. Those chil-

dren are now in the fourth grade. As we celebrate our 5th year presenting books to the children in the school,

those original children each have 5 books in their personal home libraries!

This school year children in Kindergarten received their books from the Friends in October. In March the

school celebrated “I Love Reading” month and books were presented to grades 1 through 6 at the end of this

month-long celebration.

Working with the teachers and the librarian at the school, the Friends selected titles for the children and de-

livered the books to the school on March 31st. In all, 210 books were purchased.

Grade 1 students received They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel Grade 2 students received Commander in Cheese Book #1 The Big Move & Book #2 Oval Office Escape by

Lindsey Leavitt Grade 3 students received The Poet’s Dog by Patricia MacLachlan Grades 4 students received Word of Mouse by James Patterson Grade 5 students received Sophia’s War by Avi

Grade 6 students received The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz.

FRIENDLY REMINDER from Membership Co-Chairs

Barbara Brash & Cynthia Barnaby-Birr

DID YOU JOIN, RENEW OR UPDATE YOUR 2017 Friends of the Library Membership.

Membership runs from January through December of each year.

Check your mailing label or your email greeting. If it does not read 2017, Please fill out the membership form on the back page or on the FMPL page of library website and mail or bring to the library.

We sincerely appreciate your yearly support

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CHILDREN’S ROOM EVENTS

SHARON GULLA - CHILDREN’S LIBRARIAN

We are looking forward to a fun filled summer! Our Summer Reading Program theme this year is Build A

Better World.

I am excited to announce N.H. Libraries will be sponsored again this year by The Boston Bruins! Every child

will receive a Bruins poster and are eligible for larger Bruin prizes. This program promotes reading for fun with

a chance to win passes to area attractions, T-shirts etc.

Programs this summer include a Magic show, Science Dance, live animals, music, crafts and many stories! The

Rec Dept. will be co-hosting a Sing-A-Long with the library, a night full of music, dancing and snacks!

Story Times with special guest readers and Lego Club will continue through the summer months.

Thank you to the Friends of MPL for all their support.

Ice Out Contest at the Library

After a long winter, we decid-

ed to hold our own Ice Out

Contest at the library this

spring. More than eighty pa-

trons submitted their best

guess for when they thought

Ice Out would be on Lake

Winnipesaukee. (Ice Out is when the Mount Washington can

sail to all five ports of call.) Deb Kissell won with a guess of

April 17th at 11am. Ice Out was declared at 8:31am the same

day. Deb won a box of Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies.

Congratulations Deb!

Paint Night at the Library!

May 18th at 6pm.

Not an artist? That’s OK! Art

Escape's canvas class is the

perfect way to enjoy a night

out with friends. You will be

provided with a 16" x 20"

canvas, step by step directions and all the

supplies needed to complete a canvas of

your own. $10. 00 Materials Fee. Signup Re-

quired, limited spaces available.

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If you are interested in learning more about your mobile

device (iPhones, iPads, Tablets, Smartphones), sign up for

one of our classes! We do limit the class size to eight. CALL

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP.

Every Monday our “Technology Users Group” drop-in

group meets from 2-4pm, where you can share what you know or ask a ques-

tion about your device.

Every Tuesday we offer an” iPhone & iPad Class for Beginners,” from 2-4pm.

AnneMarie is available for one on one sessions. Please call 476-8895 to sched-

ule an appointment.

TECHNOLOGY CLASSES AT LIBRARY

Regularly Scheduled Events at Your Library

Evening of Poetry: first Tuesday of the month 7:30pm

Lego Lovers: third Wednesday of the month 3:30-4:30pm

“Open” Book Talk: Second Thursday of the month 10:30

Coloring for Grown-ups: Tuesdays, 10:30am-12n

Friends of MPL meeting: First Thursday of Month (except Jan, Feb and Mar)

10:00 am

Moultonborough Library Trustees Meeting: Second Thursday of Month 1:00 pm

"Stitch and Chat”-Craft morning Come join our group and pick up some new tips or

work on those projects that just don’t get finished. Fridays 10am until noon

Technology User Group meets every Monday 2-4 pm. This is a drop-in group,

where we discuss smartphones, e-readers and anything else you bring.

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Literary Discussion Series

Spring 2017: Relationships

Susan R. Merrifield

An Exciting Kick-Off for the Spring

During the fall, we explored the theme of relationships in Jane Eyre, Station Eleven and Plainsong. On April 20, we investigated a different sort of relationship when, our first spring scholars, Ed Harrington and Bruce Roberts, discussed the relationship between Generals Marshall and Eisenhower and the partnerships and mentors that each man had in his life. Both our scholars were drafted during the Vietnam War and both are Moultonborough residents. Retired Brigadier General and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Ed Harrington and retired horticulturist and former New England Coordinator of Vietnam Veterans Against the War Bruce Roberts brought both their military and leadership experiences to the discussion of Partners in Command by military historian, Mark Perry

With compelling references to Perry’s book and other relevant sources, our scholars explored how Dwight Eisenhower and George Marshall formed one of the most important military partnerships of World War II. In reading and discussing this work of non-fiction, those who attended the discussion came to understand how these two national leaders balanced each other’s strengths and weaknesses with nothing less at stake than the fate of democracy and the defeat of fascism. Unlike the other relationships explored in our 2016-2017 series, the relationship between Marshall and Eisenhower was not about love, loss or spirituality but leader-ship and diplomacy. In fact, Eisenhower and Marshall were never even friends.

The men and women who met to discuss Partners in Command appreciated talking about the significance of this historically important collaboration. It is our hope that the many men who took part in the vibrant liter-ary conversation on April 20 will return to our discussions.

Pulitzer Prize winner Marilynne Robinson’s Lila on Thursday, May 25 at 10:30. The convention of the impoverished and abandoned or neglected child is almost a staple in Western litera-ture. Think about Jane Eyre, Oliver Twist, Anne Shirley or Harry Potter. Like these children, Robinson’s Lila is vulnerable and isolated until her protector rescues her. A poor drifter, Doll feeds Lila’s body and soul in the same limited manner in which she cares for herself. As she becomes a young woman, Lila comes to the attention of the widowed preacher, John Ames. The minister is capable of a consistent loving kindness that Lila has never known. In her married life with Ames, Lila is haunted by images from her chaotic past; yet she still experiences both grace and redemption. Set in a small town during the 1930’s through 1950’s, this is a simple and symbolic American landscape in which the bible and a spare Christianity inform the thinking of daily life. Dr. Linda Brion-Miesels, Professor Emerita of Psychology ay Lesley University, who lead our 2016 discussion of The Bell Jar will return to Moultonborough to discuss the relationships in Robinson’s beautifully written novel. (continued on page 7)

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Hear Ye, Hear Ye!! Let’s Dine at

WALTER’S BASIN in HOLDERNESS

Don't miss dining out locally with the Friends when we have a FACT (Feed A Charity Today) event. You won't have to cook plus you'll have a great afternoon or even-ing out with “FRIENDS”! The drill is you must tell your server that you are with the Friends. In turn, the host restaurant will typically donate 10% (sometimes even a bit more) of all food and beverage receipts from Friends to the Friends of the MPL. Restaurants that have kind-ly hosted the Friends are Corner House Inn, Hobbs, Giuseppe’s, the Woodshed and Center Harbor Diner. Keep your antennae in tune for information about FACT events, which usually occur once a month.

We hope that you will come to the next FACT event for the Friends on May 22 at Walters Basin, Route 3, Hold-erness, NH. (603 968-4412) Lunch served 11:30 - 4:30 and Dinner: 4:30 – 9:00 pm.

Very Important - Don't forget to tell your server that your group is part of the Friends. Please support the Friends!

Literary Discussion Series - Spring 2017: Relationships (continued from page 6)

On July 20, 2017, author Mary Hays will discuss her debut novel, Learning to Drive.

Hays portrays two sisters who are strongly influenced by their religious beliefs. In 1952, Charlotte McGuffey both re-embraces Christian Science and decides to separate from her husband with whom she has felt in-creasingly estranged. Just days after Charlotte announces her desire for a separation, her husband, Melvin, dies in a car accident. Trying to make sense of both Melvin’s death and her own life, Charlotte travels with her children to her husband’s hometown where her faith, identity, and sense of obligation are challenged. This is a story of transformational relationships and the power of the human mind and spirit.

We are thrilled to have author Mary Hays return to Moultonborough to discuss her own work. You may recall that Mary’s 2016 analysis of The Great Gatsby was both well attended and well received. Several of you re-quested more of this scholar. And here you have it!

YOU’RE INVITED TO A PARTY!

Let’s cook up SOME FUN!

FUNDRAISER to benefit

Friends of Moultonborough Library

Thursday, June 29 @ 6:30 pm

At the home of Joanne Wilhelm

103 Far Echo Road, M’boro!

Bring friends and please please CARPOOL!

Kindly RSVP to Sandra Kelly 617-823-0627

Can’t come – shop online

https://pamperedchef.com/go/Library2017

Our consultant will make a matching gift when orders total $2000 or more.

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SOUP ‘n SWEETS

By Linda Ridenour

The Friends would like to send out a huge thanks to everyone who attended our annual Soup 'n Sweets Luncheon held on March 17th!! This "thank you" to our community was a highlight of the snowy, stormy season! Even though Mother Nature tried her best that week to disrupt our plans, the event went on as scheduled and without a hitch! We featured an excellent selection of soups, chowders and chili--with no duplications--and a great variety of dessert goodies....some very green for the day!! Once we learned that the power was indeed "on" at the library, our Friends "team" went full speed ahead to host a very successful luncheon which attracted nearly 100 happy folks! Although many households in the area were still without electricity, water, phone, computer connections, or had large trees fallen/damage on their roads or property, the luncheon was very well attended! Again, thanks to all for your support and to those who provided our food and set up/clean up! See you soon at another Friends-sponsored event!!

Friends Bag!

White with green

trim, has side

pocket and snap

closure between

the handles.

16x14 inches with

flat bottom. Suita-

ble for books,

DVDs, etc. $15.00

YOUR ARE INVITED TO BOOK TALK

By Marianne Rapp

“Book Talk” is a casual group

which meets the second

Thursday of each month at the

Library at 10:30 a.m. We

welcome anyone who would

like to join us. We give brief overviews of books that

we have enjoyed and occasionally ones that we have-

n’t!! Sometimes discussions range beyond the books

and it’s always fun. Please come and see if this is a

group for you.

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FRIENDS OF THE MOULTONBOROUGH

PUBLIC LIBRARY OFFICERS

OFFICE NAME

Co-Presidents: Jane Harrington &

Sherry Weene

1st VP: Sandra Kelly

Treasurer: Carol Ann Dreyer

Recording Secretary: Linda Ridenour

Corresponding/Social

Secretary: Paula Young

Past President & Historian : Carole Smith

Alternate/Past President Marianne Rapp

Co-Membership: Barbara Brash &

Cynthia Barnaby-Birr

Book Discussions: Susan Merrifield

Book Talk: Marianne Rapp

School Program Coordinator: Barbara Hawkins

Newsletter: Beverly Nelson

Publicity: Sally Bartlett

Book/Author Luncheon Marlene Taussig

Hospitality Margaret Cooper

Have you considered giving a gift of books or a dona-tion to the Library Memorial Fund as a way to mark a significant occasion? What a wonderful method for a community member to honor that special someone as well as to reaffirm the excellent quality of the work done by the library staff and trustees. A donation to the Library, whether due to the sadness of a bereave-ment or to commemorate a happier occasion such as a birthday or anniversary serves a dual purpose. It acknowledges that special person or occasion and, of course, enhances the library's ability to provide addi-tional material to our patrons who will appreciate these gifts for years to come. It is truly a gift that keeps on giving.

Count me in: I want to support

our amazing library!

The Friends of the Moultonborough Library is open to all who love our library. Bring your ideas and suggestions and join us. Meetings are held at the library on the first Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. except for January, February and March. Please send in your membership dues with the form on back page. Your membership dues help offset some of the library expenses for special adult and children’s programs, museum passes, and capital improvements. Our membership year runs from January to December.

MEMORIAL BOOK DONATIONS

The Moultonborough Public Library and the Altrusa Club are pleased to offer

a book delivery service to the homebound of Moultonborough. The Library

offers an extensive book selection, books on CD, LARGE PRINT BOOKS, and many magazines and DVDs.

The staff at the Library will be happy to assist you with selections and answer your questions. Altrusa

volunteers will deliver and pick-up books on approximately a two-week cycle. If you are not a member

of the library, arrangements for a card may easily be made. Please call the Library for further

information. Call 476-8895

DID YOU KNOW?

MOULTONBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY/ALTRUSA

DELIVERS

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Friends of Moultonborough Public

Library Newsletter Editor—

Bev Nelson

friendsmboro@gmail.com

Friends of the

Moultonborough Public Library

P.O. Box 150

Moultonborough, NH 03254-0150

(603) 476-8895

Library Hours:

Monday through Thursday 10 am - 8 pm

Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday 10 am - 2 pm

www.moultonboroughlibrary.org

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The Friends membership year runs January to December.

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