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The Goffstown Edge features local news and events, including Town and Library event calendars for New Boston and several surrounding towns .
G'Day For Reading!
Check out the Children's page for information on the wonderful Summer Reading Program!
Answers to previous Questions of the Week
Arches National Park lost the Wall Arch to erosion on August 5th.
The ladyslipper is New Hampshire's state wildflower.
The Piscataquog Watershed Association has become the Piscataquog Land Conservancy.
We go back over 100 years!
Our library was established by one of New Boston's most prominent citizens in the early 1900s. Click here for a brief history of the Whipple Free Library...
New Library Campaign Fundraising Challenge
Pledge Cards will be available soon!
Fundraising for the New Library Campaign is entering an exciting new phase. Early donors have already contributed nearly $600,000 in gifts and pledges, including a generous challenge to encourage others in the community to support the campaign.
Pledge cards and more information will be available at the Library shortly. Check back at this website, come in to the Library, or call 487-3391 for more information next week.
Mysteries on Both Sides of the Pond
Book Discussion Series to begin in October
"Mysteries on Both Sides of the Pond" is a book discussion series offered through the support of the New Hampshire Humanities Council. This mystery series includes professional and amateur detectives from both sides of the Atlantic. These page-turners explore the meaning of personal justice and justice of the state; cultural differences, class distinctions, gender roles; the role of fiction as social commentary; and the longstanding traditions of the British "country house" murder mystery and the American Urban "hard-boiled detective novel.
Whipple Free Library is pleased to host two book discussions. On Tuesday, October 28th at 7 PM we will discuss A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George. Scotland Yard detectives do not believe that the apparent perpetrator of a savage crime is guilty, in spite of her first and last words, "I did it. And I'm not sorry." The truth will be found in the village's tangled web of secrets, scandals, and horrendous crimes. Donna Decker of Franklin Pierce University will lead the discussion.
The second discussion will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 18th at 7 PM. In St. Alban's Fire by Archer Mayor, Vermont police hero Lt. Joe Gunther investigates suspicious fires that have occurred around Burlington, VT which have resulted in the deaths of one teager and a herd of dairy cows. Are the fires coincidental or the work of a clever arsonist? The fast-paced plot will keep readers guessing until the end! Matthew Winkler of Granite State College will lead the discussion.
Books will be available for checkout 3-4 weeks before each discussion.
Summer Reading Success!
An amazing 4263 books have been read by New Boston children and teens!
Summer Reading in New Boston once again has been a tremendous success! 344 children from age 3 to grade 6 signed up for summer reading and 254 reached their reading goal. In addition, 51 teens signed up for the "YA" Readers summer program with over 60 teens taking part in different events the Library offered this summer.
That adds up to a total of 395 children and teens involved in this summer's program! With a total of 4263 books read!
Rain couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of our young readers who gathered in the NBCS gym Thursday, Aug. 7th for the Survivor's Picnic. The pot-luck picnic was fantastic! Those readers who met their reading goals earned certificates and prizes. If you met your goal but missed the picnic, don't worry. Your certificate and prize await you at the library. Come in as soon as possible, please!
And again, many thanks to all who worked to make Summer Reading a big success and to the many businesses who supported our programs with gift certificates and prizes. Click here for a list of businesses who contributed to our summer reading programs.
YA Readers
The YA Readers celebrated the end of Summer Reading with a pizza party and prize raffle on Wednesday, Aug. 6th. If you were unable to attend, your prize will be saved for you. Pick it up at the Library as soon as possible.
Yes, we are STILL collecting Shaws Supermarket receipts!
Drop off your receipts any time!
Thank you for bringing in your receipts!
To date, our Shaw's Receipt Rewardsprogram has earned
over $1000 for the Friends of the Whipple Free Library.
Please keep bringing us your Shaws receipts! When we have $5,000 in receipts we submit them for a 1% reward. Think of all the money you spend on groceries...isn't it nice to know that some of that amount supports your library?
Research journal articles and books from home
Did you know you can search Consumer Reports from our EBSCO database?
Looking for a journal article, a good book, or an ancestor? Need a biography for a school project? Want to check Consumer Reports before a purchase? Whipple Free Library provides many online research tools you can use from home.
You can read full text magazine articles, get advice on authors you might enjoy, search census records and more.
Go to our Reference Database page for more information, then contact the library for your usernames and passwords.
These resources are available through NHewLINK which is funded by the New Hampshire State Library.
Services
The Library offers a variety of items, activities and services in addition to its fine book collection:
• Free lending of over 22,280 volumes• Interlibrary Loans
• Large print books
• Reference books
• Periodicals
• Videos and DVDs
• Books on Cassette and CDs
• Internet research tools
• Downloadable Audio Books
• Online Research Databases