Annual Book, Bloom, and Bake Sale July 24
Our library's annual Book, Bloom, and Bake Sale will be during Chocorua Day on Saturday, July 24, from 9 am - 3 pm. Come by to purchase books (at bargain prices) and plants, eat tasty treats, and support your local library. Chocorua Public Library book bags will be on sale, as well.
The Book, Bloom, and Bake Sale and our Winter Celebration are our two major community fundraisers each year.
We will be accepting donations of Baked Goods and fresh Vegetables on Saturday, July 24 at 8:30am.
We are accepting books and media in GOOD CONDITION for the sale (no textbooks, magazines, or worn books, please). Stop by with your donations during our regular hours on Sunday (1-5), Monday (1-7), and Thursday (1-7).
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James in a Pluralistic Universe - August 8, 3:00 p.m.
Allan DiBiase and Kurt Stuke, from the Doctor of Arts Program in Leadership at Franklin Pierce University, will hold a dialogue - which will include the audience.
The further title of their thoughts and study for this presentation on William James, his ideas and influences, is "On the Reinstatement of the Vague - and other Jamesian pursuits."
An earlier and very popular program, presented June 21, described James the man and his surroundings when he came to Chocorua over a hundred years ago. This DiBiase-Stuke program will lead us through some of the philosopher/teacher's thinking, in further preparation for the James Symposium to be held August 13-15, mostly at the library.
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In Our Own Backyard
Join Myles Grinstead, with Marion Posner, examining the history of Chocorua and how it got that way, through the combined arts of story and clay.
July 11 The Granite State
July 18 The Legend of Chocorua
July 25 Flora and Fauna, Part I – Flora
Aug 1 Flora and Fauna, Part II – Fauna
Aug 8 An Artist’s Palette
Aug 15 A Writer’s Notebook
Aug 22 An Outdoor Paradise
Sunday afternoons, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
$5 per session or $30 for all seven
Family rates available
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Kaffee Klatch - First Wednesday Movie
10:00 Kaffee Klatch – gather with a neighbor in the cool library.
10:30 Movie – “Julie and Julia” – the stories of two women with vastly different lives. One eventually deeply impacts the other. Excellent acting (Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci) and scenery in ‘50s France; and two other lives (Amy Adams and Chris Messina) powerfully impacted by the attacks at the World Trade Center, the Internet, and the work of Julia Child.
Written and directed by Nora Ephron, 2009.
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Independence Day Books & Displays
In honor of our Independence Day, we have on display a selection of posters
from earlier American wars. We also have a number of books - fiction and
non-fiction - pertaining to our many liberties, from the not so far distant
Civil War to a new overview of war, "The Father of Us All", by Victor Davis
Hanson.
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New Acquisitions
New books continue to arrive. Our newest fiction and non-fiction are on the stacks on your left as you enter the library, or displayed on the library table on your right.
New mysteries are at the leading edge of the Mystery section.
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Rising from the Book - summer vacation
Adult read-alouds are suspended for the summer. They will return with a new format after Labor Day.
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New DVDs
Thanks to a grant from The Tamworth Foundation, Chocorua Library has a large collection of classic films on DVD. Check them out. Rediscover chivalry, amazing dancing (not just special effects), subtle and powerful romance, and a pleasant review of the development of our culture and the culture of film.
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Parenting Collection
Chocorua has a Parenting section next to the children's area. Browse while your children play with our many games, stuffed animals, and puppet theater.
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Flatbread Fundraiser, North Conway 11/2/10
Join us at Flatbread Company in North Conway....Enjoy great food and support a great cause on November 2, 2010.
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Transfer your Records to CD
The Library is now offering the exciting opportunity to have your beloved old 33 and 45 records made into CDs. Great gifts! $8.00 per record. Could all of you spread the word.
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Would You Like to Volunteer?
Would you like to help out at the library or do you know someone who would? Perhaps you know a student who is looking for a service project. At this time, we have a particular need for people to help with pulling cards and reshelving books. Also, if you have other ideas for ways you can help, we'd like to hear them. Please stop by the library or give us a call at 323-8610.
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