Events for Adults

June

SUMMER READING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

“A Universe of Stories” is the theme of Whipple Free Library’s 2019 Adult Summer Reading Program. Explore the wonders of our universe and celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of Apollo 11”s Historic Moon Landing. Patrons are invited to try something new: learn new facts about space, read a new book, try a new craft, meet new people and much more!

Registration begins on June 17, 2019. Sign up sheet at Adult Events Table in Main Library. 

Take a:

            BINGO CHALLENGE card

            Universe Pen (for first 50 adults registered)

            Summer Adult Events Schedule

            and Register for the Art activity, space limited.

Submit BINGO card for the Grand PRIZE to be drawn on August 8, 2019.

Chess for Everyone

Monday, June 3 & 17

2:30 – 4:00 pm

All ages and abilities welcome. Boards are provided.

Monday, June 3, 10, 17 & 24

Mah Jongg for the experienced player

2:00 – 4:00 pm

contact: Kate Fitzpatrick at 07924kate@gmail.com

Who dunnit?

Wednesday June 5

10:00 – 11:00am

“Greeks Bearing Gifts” by Phillip Kerr
A vicious murder puts Bernie Gunther on the trail of World War 2 criminals in Greece in this riveting historical thriller in Philip Kerr’s New York Times bestselling series.

An NPR Book of the Year
A Crime Reads Best Crime Book of 2018

Second Friday Foreign Film Series

Friday, June 14

7:00 – 9:00 pm

The Headless Woman (Argentina 2008)

While driving down a deserted road, Veronica hits something with her car as she struggles to answer her cell phone. After admitting to her husband, Marcos that she thinks she may have killed someone, all traces of Veronica’s activities in the previous days begin to disappear. What ensues is a psychological exploration of an unfaithful wife whose unconscious battle with guilt begins to unravel not only her life but also her grip on reality.

Dessert and Book Party

Wednesday, June 19

7:00 – 8:00 pm

“Small Fry” by Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Brennan-Jobs calls her memoir a coming-of-age story, in which she recounts growing up in Silicon Valley during the 1980s while dad Steve Jobs came in and out of her life. Brennan-Jobs artfully reveals her most shameful stories and intimate inner thoughts, without self-hatred or judgment. This engrossing memoir about identity and adolescence is relatable to anyone familiar with complicated family relationships. (NPR review)
Books available at the Circulation desk. All are welcome to come.

Bon Appetit

Monday, June 24

6:30 – 8:30pm

“Milkstreet: Tuesday Nights” by Christopher Kimball

Do you like to Cook, Bake, and EAT scrumptious delights? If so, join us for a lovely meal prepared by your fellow chefs. Each participant will prepare a recipe exactly as it is prepared in the cookbook. Cookbooks and Sign up for the recipe you wish to prepare will be available at the adult events table or call Rennie at 487-3391.

“Starry, Starry Night”

Wednesday, June 26

6:30 – 8:30pm

Paint your own rendition of Van Gogh’s “Starry, Starry Night” No previous painting experience required, only a desire to have fun and try something new. All materials and supplies will be provided. Class facilitated by Jan Kolesar. $10.00 donation to support further Library programs greatly appreciated. Registration Required, class size limited. Sign up at Adult Events table or call Rennie at 487-3391.

July

Who dunnit? mystery/crime bookclub

Wednesday, July 10 at 10 am

“The Word is Murder” by Anthony Horowitz

SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER OWN MURDER?
New York Times bestselling author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty, Anthony Horowitz has yet again brilliantly reinvented the classic crime novel, this time writing a fictional version of himself as the Watson to a modern-day Holmes.

Books available at the front circulation desk. All sleuths are welcome.

Cruising New Hampshire History: A Guide to New Hampshire’s Roadside Historical Markers”

presented by author Michael Bruno

Thursday, July 11 at 7:00 – 8:00 pm

New Hampshire history is uniquely on display along the highways of the Granite State. The New Hampshire roadside historical markers commemorate significant events and individuals from the first settlers arriving in 1623 to notable individuals who helped define what New Hampshire is today. New Hampshire also played a major role in the birth of our nation. From Revolutionary battlefields to individuals of political influence, the Granite State has made an indelible mark on history. This book explores the 255 New Hampshire historical markers that dot the state highways and roads. Each marker is described with its location (to include GPS coordinates), date installed, marker inscription, and expanded historical references of this event/individual. Information may also be provided about other points of interest in the vicinity of the historical marker.
Joint program with NB Historical Society to be held at New Boston Community Church.

Friday Foreign Films

Friday, July 12 at 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Pride (UK 2014)

U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.

Based on a true story.

FREE Popcorn and drinks. Air conditioned.

Live Webcast-50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s Historic Moon Landing

Monday, July 15 at 4:00 – 5:00 pm

It is hard to overstate the impact of Apollo 11’s first landing on the Moon. It was humanity’s first step onto another world, and exciting climax to the space race, and the world’s largest rocket at the time. It was a classic story of American ingenuity– leaving our home planet a mere one hundred years after connecting the transcontinental railroad, and only sixty-six years after the Wright Brothers’ first powered flight. What was the sequence of thei incredible mission? where on the Moon did they land?and how did they return safely to Earth? Join us for a guided journey of Apollo 11 to see how this mission was executed by crew members and mission control in Houston. Webcast sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, STARnet, NASA@MyLibrary

Book Party and Dessert

Wednesday, July 17 at 7:00 pm
“Unsheltered” by Barbara Kingsolver

In Unsheltered, Barbara Kingsolver flits back and forth between two turbulent times in America, right after the Civil War and during the 2016 campaign. The strong female protagonists in both epochs struggle with issues of race and class and making sense of a world that increasingly looks to strongmen to guide it. In an interview with NPR, she said, “I wanted to write about how people behave when their world seems to be coming apart. And why do we keep trying old solutions to new problems when it looks like they’re not working anymore? “She provides no answers but allows us to look at how our past can guide us in our present. (NPR review)
Books available at the Circulation desk. All are welcome to join in the discussion.

“A Universe of Stories” Adult Movie Night

Wednesday, July 24 at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
“For All Mankind”

This documentary utilizes the official film footage taken by NASA and the astronauts during various Apollo missions. The footage was blown up to 35mm without a loss of visual quality. Director Al Reinert has done an excellent job of assembling a coherent documentary from all the available material. The narration includes the actual voices and words of the astronauts themselves. One reviewer called this “the most expensive film ever made,” referring to the many billions of dollars that went into the moon landing program. This footage was extensively mined by Ron Howard for his (Apollo 13, so it may seem familiar. For All Mankind features a score by experimental rock composer Brian Eno.
Free Popcorn and drinks. Air conditioned, all welcome.

Bon appetit

Monday, July 29 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm

“King Solomon’s Table: a Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from around the World” by Joan Nathan

“Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious” by Michail Solomonov

Do you like to Cook, Bake, and EAT scrumptious delights? If so, join us for a lovely meal prepared by your fellow chefs. Each participant will prepare a recipe exactly as it is prepared in the cookbook. Cookbooks and Sign up for the recipe you wish to prepare will be available at the adult events table or call 487-3391. This month’s menu will feature Israeli-Jewish cuisine.

August

Who dunnit? mystery/crime bookclub

Wednesday, August 7 at 10:00 – 11:00 am

A Gathering of Secrets” by Linda Castillo

When a historic barn burns to the ground in the middle of the night, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to investigate. At first, it looks like an accident, but when the body of eighteen-year-old Daniel Gingerich is found inside—burned alive—Kate suspects murder. Who would want a well-liked, hardworking young Amish man dead?
Books available at the front circulation desk. All sleuths are welcome to participate in the discussion.

“A Universe of Stories” Adult Movie Night

Wednesday, August 7 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm

“Apollo 13”

“Houston, we have a problem.” Those words were immortalized during the tense days of the Apollo 13 lunar mission crisis in 1970, events recreated in this epic historical drama from Ron Howard. Astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) leads command module pilot Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and lunar module driver Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) on what is slated as NASA’s third lunar landing mission. All goes smoothly until the craft is halfway through its mission, when an exploding oxygen tank threatens the crew’s oxygen and power supplies. As the courageous astronauts face the dilemma of either suffocating or freezing to death, Mattingly and Mission Control leader Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) struggle to find a way to bring the crew back home, all the while knowing that the spacemen face probable death once the battered ship reenters the Earth’s atmosphere.

Free Popcorn and drinks. Air conditioned and open to all.

Drawing for Adult Summer Reading Grand Prize

Thursday, August 8 at 6:30 pm

Completed Bingo cards must be submitted by 6:30 pm on Thursday, August 8 to qualify for the Grand Prize drawing.

Second Friday Foreign Film

August 9 at 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Silent Light (Mexico 2007)

In a Mennonite community in Mexico, a father’s faith is tested when he falls in love with a new woman.
Free popcorn and drink. Air conditioning.

Bon appetit

Monday, August 26 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm

“Jam Session: a Fruit Preserving Handbook ” by Joyce Goldstein

Do you like to preserve your garden harvest?  EAT scrumptious delights? If so, join us for a lovely evening with fellow chefs. Each participant will prepare a recipe exactly as it is prepared in the cookbook. Cookbooks and Sign up for the recipe you wish to prepare will be available at the adult events table or call 487-3391.

Ongoing opportunities:

All are Free and Open to the Public

Mah Jongg for experienced players

Mondays, at 2 – 4 PM

Chess for everyone

Monday,  at 2:30 – 4:00 PM every other week

June 3 & 17

July 1, 15 & 29

All ages, all levels of expertise to include beginners welcome. Bring your own board and pieces or use ours.

Cribbage

Wednesday at 7 – 9 PM every other week

Dates for summer to be announced shortly.

Cribbage is a card game played with a deck of standard playing cards and a signature piece of equipment called the Cribbage Board. Boards and cards will be provided or bring your own.

Learn and Play. Ukulele

Wednesdays at 5:00 PM

We have Ukulele’s available to check out and practice your skills. All ages are welcome.

Join our Fiber Arts drop-in!

Thursdays at 10:00 AM

If you like to knit or crochet, quilt, felt, needlepoint, weaving,etc. and would like to spend
some time with like-minded people, join us! 
Bring whatever current fiber project you are working on that will fit through our doors.
All skills are welcome!  FREE and open to all.