A Visit with Abraham Lincoln~ Bow High School
Monday, March 15th, 11 a.m.
Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Steve Wood, begins this program with a recounting of his early life and ends with a reading of the "Gettysbug Address." Along the way he comments on the debates with Stephen Douglas, his run for the presidency, and the Civil War. In doing so, he challenges the audience to reexamine their knowledge of Lincoln's views on slavery and abolition.
This program is sponsored by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
Ladies' Night ~ Chocolate Fix
Monday, March 22, 6 to 8 p.m.
Ladies ages 13+ are invited to make chocolate covered treats at the library! This is a fun event for mother/daughter or friends to do together.
Registration is required. Space is limited.
A $5 supply fee is due upon registration.
**New Program** Next Step ~ An informal networking group
Wednesday, March 31, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Are you looking to take the "next step" after retirement, career change, empty nest, re-entering the workforce, or unemployment? Next Step is an informal networking group designed to offer support for those in transition. This is a great way to meet and share ideas about employment and volunteer opportunities and gather useful resources.
Registration is required.
Gardening Forum
Monday, April 26, 2010, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Our panel of local gardening experts will answer all of your gardening questions. This forum will interest both novice and experienced gardeners.
Dot Perkins, Master Gardener with the UNH Cooperative Extension, Ginny Urdi and Joyce Kimball from the Bow Garden Club, and Beth Titus, Bow resident and avid vegetable gardener, will lead the discussion.
Registration is required.
Baked Beans and Fried Clams: How Food Defines a Region~ A NHHC Program
May 25, 2010, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Baked beans, Indian pudding, fried clams, and lobster rolls...so many foods are distinctive to New England. Does food have anything to say about who we are as a region, about who we are as New Englanders? Bean-hole beans, johnnycakes, chocolate chip cookies, and pork pies -- you can find them all over the country now, but they all originally came from New England like so many of the customs and mores familiar to all.
The presentation is informative, humorous, and chock full of fascinating nuggets about the history of our regional foods. It includes reference to some of New England's more famous foodies -- Fannie Farmer, Hayden Pearson, and Julia Child -- and includes an analysis of how the changing times of New England have affected the way we eat.
This program is sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
2010 Book Talks
Meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Do you love to read outside of your comfort zone? Do you enjoy talking about books with others? Then our monthly Book Talk is for you! This informal discussion group takes place at two separate times on the second Tuesday of the month - it doesn't matter which session you attend. We vote annually in October for the books to read during the next calendar year. We always read the latest Pulitzer prize-winner for fiction, as well as the latest Newbery Medal winner and one "classic" fiction novel. Copies of the latest book are available at the Circulation Desk. The following list shows the book discussion date and the book(s) to be discussed:
February 9, 2010 - The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed
March 9, 2010 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (part of the National Endowment for the Arts 2010 BIG READ! program)
April 13, 2010 - Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
May 11, 2010 - Olive Kittridge by Elizabeth Strout (2009 Putlizer Prize winner - Fiction)
June 8, 2010 - The Help by Kathryn Stockett
September 14, 2010 - Ways to Live Forever (j) by Sally Nichols and If I Stay (YA) by Gayle Forman
October 12, 2010 - Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
November 9, 2010 - Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
December 14, 2010 - Breakfast with Buddha by Roland Merullo
Selection for our 2011 reading list will begin at the September meeting. Suggestions for the list will be taken through the month of September, with voting on all suggestions will take place during the month of October. Please contact Lori Fisher, Director, with any reading suggestions at bfldirector@comcast.net.
Men's Coffee Chat
Do you have a few stories to tell?
First and Third Wednesdays of Every Month
10:30 to noon
Join our lively roundtable discussion for men of all ages involving personal life stories. No registration is required.
Knitting Club
Meet Up and Unwind with the Happy Hookers at White Rock Senior Living
Tuesdays 9 to 11 a.m.
Bring your latest knit, crochet, needlework, etc. project. No registration required.
Information available to those interested in knitting for charity.
We are collecting 7 x 9 inch knit or crocheted sections that will be joined into afghans to be donated locally. Call Jen or Betsy at 224-7113 for more information.