Wadleigh Memorial Library

A great way to stock up on summer reading material!

In addition to books, there are also many CDs, audiobooks, and movies.  All for $3 a bag!

Wednesday June 19, 2013
7:00 PM until 8:30 PM

Northern New England is full of reminders of past lives: stone walls, old foundations, a century-old lilac struggling to survive as the forest reclaims a once-sunny dooryard. What forces shaped settlement, and later abandonment, of these places? Adair Mulligan explores the rich story to be discovered in what remains behind. See how one town has set out to create an inventory of its cellar holes, piecing together the clues in the landscape. Such a project can help landowners know what to do if they have archaeological sites on their land and help stimulate interest in a town’s future through its past.

Adair Mulligan has a runaway curiosity about the natural and cultural history of northern New England. Executive director of the Hanover Conservancy, she served for 20 years as Conservation Director of the Connecticut River Joint Commissions.

This program is funded in part by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council. It is the first program in the Adult Summer Reading Program Groundbreaking Reads.

Register today!

Wednesday June 26, 2013
10:00 AM until 11:00 AM

We will be planting some fantastic plants during this garden party!  We will also be starting a science experiment that you can take home to see just how plants grow!  Registration is required.  All ages welcome.

Monday June 24, 2013
5:00 PM until 7:00 PM

Join us on the library lawn for some tie-dyeing fun!  Bring one white clothing item of your choice and use the dyes and rubber bands provided to make an incredible creation!  Registration is required.  All ages welcomed.

Friday June 21, 2013
1:00 PM until 3:30 PM

Go WAY beneath the surface…

Watch the movie!  Make amber soap & fossil rocks!  Feel free to bring a comfy cushion or pillow to sit on for your movie viewing pleasure.

Registration recommended.  This event is for teens in grades 6-12.

**This movie is rated PG-13 for intense science fiction terror.  There is also some mild profanity.  Please check with your parents to make sure it is okay for you to watch this movie.**

Location: Keyes Meeting Room

Back by popular demand, the Adult Summer Reading Club returns to the Wadleigh Memorial Library on Monday June 24th. To register just sign up at the Circulation Desk at the library with your name and phone number or email. Then fill out a raffle ticket for each successive book you read during the summer. A raffle prize will be drawn each week until the program ends on August 10th.

This program is sponsored by Giorgio’s Ristorante, Pasta Loft,  Papa Joe’s Humble Kitchen, Amigo’s Mexican Cantina, The Mile Away Restaurant and Shaw’s Supermarket.

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Five Thousand Days Like This One: An American Family History by Jane Brox

Tuesday June 25 at 7 pm

“Amid the turmoil after her father’s death-decisions to be made, the future of the family farm to be settled-Jane Brox, using her acclaimed “compassion, honesty, and restraint” (The Boston Globe), begins a search for her family’s story. The search soon leads her to the quintessentially American history of New England’s Merrimack Valley, its farmers, and the immigrant workers caught up in the industrial textile age.”                                                Amazon Editors

Copies available at the Front Desk. Newcomers welcome.

Friday June 21, 2013
6:00 PM until 7:00 PM

Join us at Heron Pond to see the fabulous magician Mike Bent in his show, Readers of the Lost Ark.  Watch phenomenal magic tricks while reliving your favorite parts of some fantastic books.  This event is open to all ages.  Seating is first come.