Library Mission Statement

The Meredith Public Library’s mission is to be the

educational, inspirational and cultural heart of Mer-

edith now and in the future. Through exceptional

staff, a broad range of materials and a supportive

community, the library provides innovative service to

meet the needs of the 21st century patron.

PO BOX 808

91 MAIN STREET

MEREDITH, NH 03253

MEREDITH PUBLIC LIBR ARY

Phone: 603-279-4303

Fax: 603-279-5352

E-mail: erin@meredithlibrary.org

We’re on the Web!

www.meredithlibrary.org

Library Hours

Sunday and Monday-Closed

Tuesday-Thursday-9:00am-8:00pm

Friday-9:00am-5:00pm

Saturday-9:00am-2:00pm

Are You Talented?

Do you have a special skill such as knitting, scrapbooking

or model train building you’d be willing to share with oth-

ers at the library? Are you an artist looking for a place to

display your work? If so please contact the library. If dis-

playing artwork please ask for Linda Hough. If you

would like to present a program at the library please

contact Erin Apostolos.

Discussion & assistance with

all your tech devices. Open to

all experience levels. All are

welcome.

Check out our very awe-

some telescope.

Take it home for one week.

(Must be at least 18 years of

age with a valid driver’s li-

cense.)

Knotty Knitters

Thursdays, 10AM-12PM

All experience levels are wel-

come. Meets in non-fiction.

Genealogy Club

Tuesday, Jan. 8, 4:00PM

How to Have Success in Irish

Family Research presented by

Norma (Mooney) Milne, Lakes

Region Genealogy Interest Group.

Norma will share strategies for

starting your research, organizing

the information as you go, and

resources that you should tap in-

to. Her Irish Roots are in Done-

gal, Ireland and she has been re-

searching her family for over 20

years.

Norma leads an Irish Genealogy

“Special Interest Group” the sec-

ond Tuesday of the month in

Wolfeboro, and will enjoy getting

you started on your journey!

All experience levels are

welcome and light refreshments

served which are sponsored by

the Friends of the Meredith Li-

brary.

Check Out a Kindle Fire

The library has three Kindle

Fires for circulation. Watch a

movie or TV show using our Am-

azon Prime account or request a

book we can download for you.

One-on-One Technology

Training

Need help with your new

tablet, laptop or smart phone?

Is your email giving you prob-

lems? Sign up for a one-on-one

session with Chris or

Matthew.

Computer Club

Tuesday, Jan. 8, 10:00AM

Various topics discussed which

are driven by those who at-

tend. Open to all experience

levels.

Drop-In Tech help at the

Meredith Senior Center

Fridays, Jan. 11 & 25

9:00AM

Please remember the library in

your estate planning.

Meredith Library News

PO Box 808, Meredi th, NH 03253 603 -279-4303

www.meredi thl ibrary.org

Library Hours:

Tues-Thurs 9-8

Fridays 9-5

Saturdays 9-2

Sundays and

Mondays Closed

Share Your Memories 1

From the Clock Tower

MPL Children’s Room

2

Book Groups, Friends 3

View from the Balcony 4

Calendar 5

New Items 6

This and That 7

Clubs 8

Telescope, Kindle 8

Inside this issue:

The Meredith Public Library has

completed a handful of interviews

with people who were present in

Meredith during the Bicentennial

Celebrations of 1968. George

Locke, Coralie Dickinson, Ann

Sprague, Janet Moorhead, Doug

Leavitt, Jeff Milroy, and Pete

Currier are among those who have

recorded their personal memories,

which will be stored in the 2068

Time Capsule with transcripts

and clips posted online.

So far, everyone had at least one

special memory that he or she was

eager to share with us. Janet

remembered filming a scene with

Bob Montana for his film

Meredith: The First 200 Years: “I

ended up in Lake Winnipesaukee

the first week of June.”

George recalls the time the

Meredith Militia held him and the

WLNH crew ‘hostage’ in their

takeover of the radio station:

“When I looked out the window,

where the studio was, I saw a

couple of gentlemen coming in

through the door with long

muskets and tricorn hats coming

into the station.”

Pete remembered competing with

his close friend Butch to be the

January 2019

last person to touch the 1968 time

capsule as it was buried: “I

jammed my hand in and touched

it last. I was proud of that.”

Do you have special memories of

Meredith’s 200th anniversary you

would like to preserve for future

generations? Contact Matthew or

Linda at the Meredith Library by

calling at (603) 279-4303 or

e-mailing

linda@meredithlibrary.org.

Please visit our website

oralhistory.meredithlibrary.org

for more information.

It’s Not Too Late to Share Your Memories

“Hope

Smiles from the threshold

of the year to come,

Whispering

'it will be happier'…”

― Alfred Lord Tennyson

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From the Clock Tower

News from the Children’s Room

January 2019

Bookworm Bunch Story Time

Wed. Mornings from 10:00 to 11:00

January 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30

What fun! Join Ms. Karen for story time! We will read stories, listen to

poetry, enjoy a craft & have a snack! We meet in the function room!

This story time is geared for children 3 and up! But all children are welcomed!

No sign-up required! * Coffee for grown-ups!

***********************************************

Snowman Saturday

Jan. 19 Anytime between

10:00 & 1:00

Visit the children’s room

today and make a snowman

to hang at your house! Eve-

rything you need to make

your snowman will be on the

table between 10 and 1!

Coffee & Hot Cocoa Served * Invite a friend

and have a play date * No sign-up required!

A Fizzling Fun-Filled February Winter Read!

Stop by the children’s room and sign-up for winter reading starting , Friday, Jan. 25. Re-

ceive your reading log and start reading! When your log is full return it to the chil-

dren’s room and shop in the

Hip-Hop Penguin Shop!

All Ages Invited * Raf-fles * Free Stuff & Fun!

Tot Time Reading Circle

Fri. mornings from

10:00 to 11:00

January 4, 11, 18, & 25

Join us for stories, puppet friends, and beautiful art-work created by you! This is a warm friendly group of

parents and children, come read and play!

Ages 0 to 3 * Older children are welcomed!

Coffee! * No sign-up required!

Bingo for Books

Friday, Jan. 25

3:00 to 4:00

No school today! Meet Ms. Karen in the function room and play bingo! Win books, there will be

raffles, sign-up for winter reading and enjoy cookies and cocoa! Ages 4 and up to play bingo!

No sign-up required!

What: Lego Club

When: Thurs. Jan. 3, 17, & 31

Time: 3:30 to 4:30

Where: Function room with Mr. John!

National Take Your Child to the Library Day!

Saturday, Feb. 2 from 9 to 2

Join us and celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day! Visit the children’s room, enter raf-fles, receive a free book, play with Legos, make a

bookmark & have a little snack!

Check out books and movies, explore other parts of the library to see what we have!

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Books on Tap

Tues, January 15,

6:30PM @the

Lakehouse Tavern

at Church

Landing.

Join us for a laid back book

discussion about any book you wish. Share

your favorites and get some ideas for your

next read. This is not a library sponsored

event so you will be responsible for your

own purchases at the Lakehouse Tavern.

New Beginnings:

Without Violence and Abuse

Thursday, January 17, 6:30PM.

Skylor Beery, Prevention Educator and

Child Advocacy Specialist of New Begin-

nings will be here to discuss what services

they have available and how to recognize

the signs of domestic violence and abuse.

The White Mountain by

Dan Szczesny

Tuesday, January 22,

6:30PM

Over the course of one cal-

endar year, journalist Dan

Szczesny explored the his-

tory and mystique of New

England’s tallest moun-

tain. But Mount Washing-

ton is more than just a

6,288-foot rock pile; the

mountain is the cultural soul of climbers,

hikers, and tourists from around the world.

Dan will share stories from his book and a

slideshow about his adventures including:

Being on the team of a ninety-seven-year-

old marathon runner to dressing as Walt

Whitman and reading poetry up the moun-

tain to spending a week in winter cooking

for the scientists at the observatory.

The library will be closed on Tuesday,

January 1 for the New Year’s Day. We will

be open our regular hours the rest of the

week.

The First Annual State of the Library Soup

and Bread Social

Saturday, January 26,

11:00AM

@The Meredith

Community Center

Please join us for our first

annual "State of the

Library Soup and Bread

Social" at the Meredith

Community Center. Watch

a fun slideshow about ac-

tivities from 2018, learn

about our upcoming events,

activities and plans in 2019 and the future of

the library building renovation and expansion

project. Ask questions and share your concerns

with the Board of Library Trustees in a large

group

setting or one-on-one while munching on home-

made soups and breads. Snow Date is Saturday,

February 2.

This and That

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New Adult Items

(ask for the full list at the desk)

Fiction

Badani-Storyteller’s secret

Barritt -Disillusioned

Cook-Pandemic

Fuller-The teacher’s bride

Gaynor-The lighthouse

keeper’s daughter

Hamilton-Dead man

running

Heard-Hunting Annabelle

Hedlund-Searching for you

Hooper-Final shadows

Martin-Fire & blood

Mcdermid-Broken ground

Meissner-As bright as heaven

Oates-The hazards of time

travel

Preston-Verses for the dead

Rankin-In a house of lies

Roberts-Of Blood & Bone

Woods-Delicate touch

Biography

Roberts-Churchill

Boles-Jefferson

Spears-Spirals

Nonfiction

The World almanac

Becker-The minimalist

home

Devito-Inventing Scrooge

Heller-The DASH Diet

Krauthammer-The point of

it all

Lewis-Smoky the Brave

Peck-The Great War in

America

Slade-Into the raging sea

DVDs-Movies

Colette

Operation Finale

A Very Brady Christmas

DVDs-T.V.

Father Brown-Season 6

Handmaid’s tale– Season 2

Killing Eve-Season 1

The Orville– Season 1

Yellowstone– Season 1

Audio Books-

Nonfiction

Orlean-The library book

Dalai Lama-A call for revo-

lution

Audio Books-Fiction

Fellowes-Bright young dead

Noble-Ask me no questions

Large Print Books

Adams-Murder in the locked

library

Mystery Book Group

The Perfect Girl

by Gilly MacMillan

Thursday,

Jan. 10, 10:30AM

The Mystery Book

Group will be read-

ing The Perfect Girl

by Gilly MacMillan.

Copies are available at the circula-

tion desk. Open to all. Light re-

freshments will be served.

From GoodReads:

"Zoe Maisey is a seventeen-year-

old musical prodigy with a genius

IQ. Three years ago, she was in-

volved in a tragic incident that left

three classmates dead. She served

her time, and now her mother,

Maria, is resolved to keep that

devastating fact tucked far away

from their new beginning, hiding

the past even from her new hus-

band and demanding that Zoe do

the same.

"Tonight Zoe is giving a recital

that Maria has been planning for

months. It needs to be the perfor-

mance of Zoe’s life. But instead, by

the end of the evening, Maria is

dead."

Etched in

Granite

by mJ

Pettengill

Thursday,

Jan. 30, Noon

Feel free to

bring your

lunch.

Beverages and

dessert will be served. Pick

up your copy at the front desk.

Author mJ Pettengill will be

leading our book discussion!

The year is 1872. The Civil

War has ended, leaving

behind a nation torn and

economically depressed.

Etched in Granite is a har-

rowing account of life and

death on a rural New England

Poor Farm – a tragic, yet tri-

umphant novel that tells a

story of courage, survival, and

secrets surrounding lost love.

The story is narrated by the

three principal characters:

Abigail, a young woman facing

unimaginable hardship;

Nellie, an Abenaki elder and

healer enduring great loss;

and Silas, a spirited farm

boss. Their unforgettable

stories are carefully woven

together to reveal a hidden

part of America’s somber

past. The novel was inspired

by the author's discovery of a

pauper cemetery in New

Hampshire where there are

298 numbered graves.

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Friends of the Library

The Friends are sad to an-

nounce that Once Read

Books is closing its doors at

its current location. Do you

know a place in the down-

town area that might be

willing to host the store?

Please contact the library

with any information. The

store has been an excellent

way to put gently used

books back into the hands

of the community and to

raise money for the

Friends. It would be a

shame if the store could not

reopen at a different

location.

The Friends of the Library

sponsor Museum Passes,

Ancestry.com, numerous

events for children, teens

and adults, Humanities

Grant application fees, NH

Library association mem-

bership fees for the staff,

bookmarks, bags and

library card covers and

many other things that

help make Meredith

Library a special place in

the community. Thank you

to our many volunteers who

raise the money that help

make this happen. If you’d

like to learn more about the

Friends, please attend our

next meeting on

Wednesday, January 30 at

3:30.

Deb McNeish

Friends’ President

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Goings-on for Teens/Tweens, Ages 10-18

THE VIEW FROM THE BALCONY

Goings-on for Teens/Tweens, Ages 10-18

PAGE 5 MEREDITH PUBLIC LIBRARY JANUARY 2019

January 2019

Tues

Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

CLOSED FOR

NEW YEAR’S

DAY!!

2

Bookworm Bunch

Storytime

10-11 AM

Manga Club

3:30-4:30 PM

3

Knotty Knitters

10 AM-12:00 PM

Lego Time

3:30-4:30 PM

4

Tot Time

10-11 AM

5

8 Computer

Club

10-11 AM

Genealogy

Club

4-5 PM

Trustees Meeting

6-8

9

Bookworm Bunch

Storytime

10-11 AM

Do something New

w/Mr. John

3:30-4:30 PM

10

Knotty Knitters

10 AM-12:00 PM

Mystery Book

Group

10:30AM-12 PM

Young Writers

Group

3:30-4:30 PM

11

Drop-In Computer

Help

AT THE SENIOR

CTR.

9-10 AM

Tot Time

10-11 AM

12

15 Manga Club

3:30-4:30 PM

Books on Tap

(@ Church Landing’s

Tavern)

6:30-8 PM

16

Bookworm Bunch

Storytime

10-11 AM

17

Knotty Knitters

10 AM-12:00 PM

Lego Time

3:30-4:30 PM

New Beginnings w/out

violence

6:30-7:30 PM

18

Tot Time

10-11 AM

19

Snowman

Saturday

10 AM-1 PM

22

The White

Mountain

(Dan Szczesny)

6:30-8 PM

23 Bookworm Bunch

Storytime

10-11 AM

Graphic Novel of the

Month

3:30-4:30 PM

24

Knotty Knitters

10 AM-12:00 PM

Young Writers Group

3:30-4:30 PM

25 Drop-In Computer Help

AT THE SENIOR CTR.

9-10 AM

Tot Time

10-11 AM

Bingo for Books

3-4 PM

26 State of the Library Soup

& Bread Social

(@ The Meredith

Community Center)

11 AM-12:30 PM

29 Manga Club

3:30-4:30 PM

Movie Night

(Incredibles 2)

5-7 PM

30

Bookworm Bunch

Storytime

10-11 AM

Friends Meeting

3:30-4:30 PM

31 Knotty Knitters

10 AM-12:00 PM

Brown Bag Book Group

12-1 PM

Lego Time

3:30-4:30 PM

FEBRUARY 1

Tot Time

10-11 AM

FEBRUARY 2

National Take

Your Child to the

Library Day!

9 AM-2 PM