From the Library…
April is National Poetry Month!
We will have special displays
and projects for the entire month of April in honor of National Poetry Month. Write
a poem on our magnetic poetry board at the front desk. Or simply read our Poem
of the Day, posted in the library and chosen by our staff and volunteers. Step
into the Children’s Room to check out our “Poet-Tree” display which will give
you some wonderful poetry book suggestions. Kids, drop in anytime during April
to make a descriptive animal poem. Teens and adults, come in and give
“black-out” poetry a try. This method of poetry, which involves blacking out
old book pages, combines art and poetry and produces very cool results! And
finally, local poet Henry Walters will be reading his poetry on April 21st
at 7:00 pm. Join us for all of these activities and more during the month of
April! Free at your public library.
Thursdays April 2, 9, 23, 30 & May 7
Extreme Weather: A Five-Part Film & Discussion
Series
Join us for this five-part
film and discussion series on extreme weather, facilitated by UNH Marine Docent and former Conval High School
Oceanography teacher, Jon Manley. Free & open to all!
April 2: Climate Change. What is running our Climate? Presentation on the
physics behind how the wind patterns, the ocean currents, the color of the
earth and temperature changes cause weather and change the climate.
April 9: Hurricanes & Tornados. Film – CYCLONE – A National Geographic
film that gives the basics of these weather systems. Introduction to F-Scales. Predictions of how rising oceans and climate
change will influence future storms.
April 23: Katrina. Film – KATRINA –
This NOVA film follows the buildup and results of one of the most costly and
deadly storms to hit the United States gulf coast. This production underscores the gap between
what scientists can predict and the reluctance of people to listen. Many who died refused to heed a mandatory
evacuation.
April 30: Acid Seas. Film – TBA - This session will be a discussion of how the forces
that are warming the oceans are also causing them to become more acidic. The
implications on the oceans by this twofold threat will be highlighted.
May 7: The Isles of Shoals. A place of history, prosperity, pirates, treasure
and even murder, the isles are subjected to some of the most severe weather in
New Hampshire. This session will be
about the people books and stories of this rocky outpost. As seas rise, the
isles may be among the first to disappear.
Along with the stories will be an opportunity to sign up for a trip to
the isles this summer.
Monday April 13th from 5:00-7:00 pm
State Representative Jon Manley
Rep. Manley (Hillsborough
County District 3: Bennington, Greenfield and Hancock) will talk about the
latest cuts proposed by the state legislature in Concord and what they mean for
you. Please feel free to bring your questions and concerns.
Wednesday April 15th at 7:00 pm
Raised on Songs and Stories with Irish Balladeer Paul
Carroll
Paul Carroll grew up in
Dublin during the ballad boom of the sixties where the pubs were packed with
folk singers and ballad groups. It is there that he found a love for the
music and songs that were to be part of his life. Paul emigrated to Australia
in the early 70’s but he never strayed very far from the music, singing in the
folk clubs of Sydney, Perth and Melbourne. During his time in Melbourne he was
a founding member of the Celtic band, Poteen, who were Australia’s premiere
Celtic band, sharing the stage with icons like Eric Bogle, The Dubliners, The Furey’s
and Boys of the Lough. Paul has made his home in Derry, NH for nearly 25
years. Free and open to all.
Thursday April 16th from 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Preserving Our Past Selectively with Dan Pickering
Old photos, slides, vinyl
records, cassettes, and home videos are a treasure chest of stories and
memories. But in recent history we have undergone a blizzard of different
devices and formats for sharing those stories.
And with today’s fast-paced world of Facebook, smartphones, &
tablets, older analog media is at risk of being lost. Advice, tutoring, and assistance can be found
with a new volunteer program provided by the Hancock Town Library, Preserving Our Past-selectively, or POPs.
This service will help you start converting your most precious items to a
digital format of your choice so that you can begin to create a digital legacy
that can be shared with friends and loved ones, now, and in the future. Here’s
what you do:
1)
Make an
appointment at the library (525-4411) for a 30 minute analysis of what you want
to convert to a digital format and what’s the best way to get it done. Appointment times are available on Thursday
April 16th between 4 and 7 pm.
2)
Bring your
photos, slides, tapes, records in a box or a bag to the appointment, but be
selective. If your collection is
too large to fit in a manageable box or bag, bring samples of what you would
like to convert.
3)
Think about how
you would like to use your final product.
Online, like Facebook or email?
On a smartphone or tablet? On
your TV with a DVD player?
Dan Pickering, a Hancock
resident, is providing this service as a volunteer. He taught computer education, broadcasting,
and video projects in the Michigan public schools for 31 years and continues
his hobby/part-time occupation of video production at home in Hancock. The only cost to you will be the cost of
actual materials---such as DVDs or flash drives.
Tuesday April 21st at 7:00 pm
Field Guide A Tempo by Henry Walters
Prompted by Thoreau’s
thought-experiment, Field Guide A Tempo is a topographical map of
sounds, a landscape that changes pace, from ballad to dirge to lullaby, tracing
the contours of those rhythms that give form and voice to Time itself. As the poet Rosanna Warren wrote, “Henry
Walters’ poems are exuberantly ‘out of bounds’ and ‘in accord,’ inventing new
edges for their passions in a wild sophistication of verse forms and private
mythologies. Unafraid of ecstasy, this poet has stolen Hermes’ tortoise-lyre
and on it he plays tunes at once ancient and violently new. Every line
ignites.” Henry Walters was born in Chicago in 1984 and grew up in Indiana
and southern Michigan. He studied Latin and Greek at Harvard College,
beekeeping in Sicily, and falconry in Ireland. He has worked as a teacher, a
naturalist, a practicing falconer, and a steward of a wildlife sanctuary. His
poems, translations, and essays have appeared in a range of publications, from The
Old Farmer’s Almanac to The American Guide to Hawk Migration Studies,
and he is the recipient of Better Magazine’s 2013 prize for poetry. He
currently lives in the beech and hemlock woods of Dublin, NH, where he
coordinates the New Hampshire Young Birders Club and acts as Secretary for
Experimental Living at Dublin School. Free and open to all.
From the Children’s Room
Callie Faucher, Children’s Librarian
Every Monday from 3:15 to 4:15pm
Paws to Read with Coffee
Drop in and read to Coffee, a
certified reading therapy dog. If you bring in 3 non-perishable items to donate
to the local food pantry, you may pick out a stuffed animal graciously donated
by Douglas Cuddle Toys.
Every Thursday at 10:30am
Story Time
Join local preschoolers with
their parents and caregivers at Story Time! We sing, dance, play, listen to
stories and do crafts. Upcoming themes include sunshine, springtime, snakes,
rain, kites, and mud!
Tuesday, April 7th & Tuesday, May 5th from
3:15-4:15pm
Lego Club
Come build with us! Drop by
the Children’s Room on the first Tuesday of each month to work on your Lego
projects or build something new!
Saturday, April 11th & Saturday, May 16th
from 11-12pm.
Paws to Read with Toven
Come by on April 11th
and May 16th starting at 11am and read to Toven, a certified reading
therapy dog. Bring your own books, or chose one from our collection. Toven will
be in the Daniel’s Room.
Wednesday, April 22nd from 2:30 to 4pm
Play with Clay Class with Shana Brautigam
It’s mud season, so let’s
play with clay! Join potter Shana Brautigam of Rooted in Clay Pottery to hand-build
clay animal shakers and rattles. The class is limited to 15 kids, so please register at the library as soon
as you can. Free! For kids aged 5 and up. Stop by or give us a call at
525-4411.
Questions? Call Mrs. Callie Faucher in the Children’s Room, 525-4411.
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