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 LIBRARY

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 Matthew Gunby. If you

would like to present a program at the library please

contact Erin Apostolos.

Writer’s Group

Tuesday, May 19, 6:30PM

Author Duke Southard

(page 7)

Computer Club

Tuesday, May 12, 10:00AM

Meets the second Tuesday of

each month.

One-on-One Technology

Training

Need help with your new tab-

let, laptop or smart phone?

Is your email giving you

problems? Sign up for a one-

on-one session with Chris or

drop in on Matthew Thurs-

days at noon.

Country Village Quilt Guild

“When the Cows Come Home”

This quilt was assembled by

Terri Sontra of Mirror Lake,

President of the CVQG, and

quilted by Enchanted Desert

Quilter of Henderson, NH.

This was a group quilt she did

with some online quilting

friends. She gave each person

a piece of the green grass-with-

cow fabric and asked them to

make a 12” block. They could

add any fabrics they wanted as

long as the colors were in the

original fabric. She then put

the blocks together and made a

scrappy outer border.

Terri chose the cow fabric for

her Mom. Her Mother LOVED

cows and this quilt was for her.

Since she has passed the quilt

now serves as a treasured

memory of her Mother.

The Country Village Quilt

Guild holds its meetings at the

Safety Building on Rt. 25 in

Moultonborough. The meetings

are held the first and third

Wednesdays each month, year

round from 1:30pm – 4pm.

Visitors are always welcome!

Genealogy Club

Tuesday, May 7, 4:00PM

Ramblin’ Richard (page 7)

Quilt Display

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

On to a New Chapter... 1

From the Clock Tower

MPL Children’s Room

2

Book Groups, Friends 3

This and That 7

View from the Balcony 4

Calendar 5

New Items 6

Computer Club, Writer’s

Group

8

Display, Genealogy 8

Inside this issue:

Judy Hodges will

be retiring from

Meredith Public

Library after serv-

ing here for almost

twenty-years, and

after almost a dec-

ade as the Assis-

tant Director.

Her family has a

long history in the Lakes Region.

In the late 1890s her grandfather

bought twenty-five acres in Hold-

erness and moved up from Massa-

chusetts. Since then the land has

been subdivided, but it has re-

mained in the family.

In 1966, Judy began her studies

at Belknap College in Center Har-

bor. Belknap College was founded

in 1963 and closed its doors in

1974. She focused her studies on

psychology and received her de-

gree four years later. During her

four years at the college she also

worked at the school’s library, and

thirty years later the school’s

librarian would again hire Judy

for her first public library posi-

tion.

In the ensuing years, Judy has

served the public in various capac-

ities. She worked at the Mug Res-

May 2015

taurant in Center

Harbor, Heath’s Su-

permarket in Center

Harbor, and October

Farm Market in Mere-

dith. In 1996 she was

hired part-time by the

Center Harbor Li-

brary. In the same

year she also began

volunteering at Meredith Library.

While at Center Harbor, she

worked to automate the library

system.

She worked at both libraries for

the next six years before accept-

ing a full-time position at Mere-

dith Library. Then, in 2007, she

officially accepted the position of

Assistant Director of the library.

In 2008, she started the library’s

first mystery book group, and

they still meet monthly. Initially,

the group was fairly small, but it

has grown to 10-15 regular mem-

bers recently.

I asked Judy about her thoughts

on the future of libraries and par-

ticularly the Meredith Library.

She feels that libraries will al-

ways exist, because they bring

value to communities and provide

resources to the public, even as

(Continued on Page 7)

On to a New Chapter...

"You have been my

friends. That in

itself is a

tremendous thing."

~E.B. White

PAGE 2 MEREDITH PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY 2015

From the Clock Tower News from the Children’s Room

May 2015

Many Monkey’s Come To Read!Many Monkey’s Come To Read!Many Monkey’s Come To Read!Many Monkey’s Come To Read!

Wed. from 9:45 to 10:45Wed. from 9:45 to 10:45Wed. from 9:45 to 10:45Wed. from 9:45 to 10:45

Ages 3 to 5 * No signAges 3 to 5 * No signAges 3 to 5 * No signAges 3 to 5 * No sign----up requiredup requiredup requiredup required

If you like getting together with If you like getting together with If you like getting together with If you like getting together with your friends, making new friends and reading your friends, making new friends and reading your friends, making new friends and reading your friends, making new friends and reading stories, this story time is for you. Meet Miss stories, this story time is for you. Meet Miss stories, this story time is for you. Meet Miss stories, this story time is for you. Meet Miss

Karen in the function room for stories, a crea-Karen in the function room for stories, a crea-Karen in the function room for stories, a crea-Karen in the function room for stories, a crea-tive craft and snack. Younger or older children tive craft and snack. Younger or older children tive craft and snack. Younger or older children tive craft and snack. Younger or older children

are welcomedare welcomedare welcomedare welcomed....

Bear Cub Book Club Bear Cub Book Club Bear Cub Book Club Bear Cub Book Club

Saturday, May 2 at 11:00 * Ages 6 to 9Saturday, May 2 at 11:00 * Ages 6 to 9Saturday, May 2 at 11:00 * Ages 6 to 9Saturday, May 2 at 11:00 * Ages 6 to 9

Book this month is Iris and Walter, The Sleepover Iris and Walter, The Sleepover Iris and Walter, The Sleepover Iris and Walter, The Sleepover

by Elissa Haden Guestby Elissa Haden Guestby Elissa Haden Guestby Elissa Haden Guest * Iris is so excited about her

first sleepover at her best friend Walter’s house.

They will ride Walter’s horse, Rain, in their pajamas.

They will stay up very, very late. But on the night of

the sleepover, not everything goes

as planned. Luckily, having a best

friend like Walter helps make a

hard decision a little bit easier.

You can join this book group any-

time. We meet once a month. Ac-

tivity to go with the book. Snacks

served. Pick your book up in the children’s room.

Book for JuneBook for JuneBook for JuneBook for June: We meet Sat. June 13 at 11:00 *Nate

the Great and the Hungry Book Club by Marjorie

Weinman Sharmat.

No Bear Cub Book Club in July and Au-gust. Book group will start up in September. Date to be announced!

TOT TIME READING CIRCLETOT TIME READING CIRCLETOT TIME READING CIRCLETOT TIME READING CIRCLE

Fridays from 9:30 to 10:30 * Ages 0 to Fridays from 9:30 to 10:30 * Ages 0 to Fridays from 9:30 to 10:30 * Ages 0 to Fridays from 9:30 to 10:30 * Ages 0 to 3333

We will have a story, meet some puppet friends, create beautiful art work and have a little snack! This

is a warm, happy group of children and parents. Hope you can join us! Coffee for grown-ups! Due to

Book Sale No Tot Time on Fri. May 15.

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

Rain Stick Saturday Rain Stick Saturday Rain Stick Saturday Rain Stick Saturday

May 16 any time between May 16 any time between May 16 any time between May 16 any time between 10:00 and 1:0010:00 and 1:0010:00 and 1:0010:00 and 1:00

A rain stick is made out of hollowed A rain stick is made out of hollowed A rain stick is made out of hollowed A rain stick is made out of hollowed plant stalks ( we are using cardboard tubes) * It plant stalks ( we are using cardboard tubes) * It plant stalks ( we are using cardboard tubes) * It plant stalks ( we are using cardboard tubes) * It is believed that when you shake the rain stick it is believed that when you shake the rain stick it is believed that when you shake the rain stick it is believed that when you shake the rain stick it will summon the rain to come! Create your own will summon the rain to come! Create your own will summon the rain to come! Create your own will summon the rain to come! Create your own rain stick and listen to the pitter patter of rain rain stick and listen to the pitter patter of rain rain stick and listen to the pitter patter of rain rain stick and listen to the pitter patter of rain

drops. Snacks Serveddrops. Snacks Serveddrops. Snacks Serveddrops. Snacks Served! Children’s room.! Children’s room.! Children’s room.! Children’s room.

Twilight Tales * May 21Twilight Tales * May 21Twilight Tales * May 21Twilight Tales * May 21

Thurs. evening from 6:30 to Thurs. evening from 6:30 to Thurs. evening from 6:30 to Thurs. evening from 6:30 to 7:307:307:307:30

Story tonight is Moses Goes to a Moses Goes to a Moses Goes to a Moses Goes to a

Concert by Isaac Millman Concert by Isaac Millman Concert by Isaac Millman Concert by Isaac Millman * Moses

and his school friends are deaf, but like most chil-

dren they have a lot to say. These children com-

municate using American Sign Language. They are

going to a concert . Join Miss Karen tonight and

find out how Moses and his friends hear the music!

Craft & Snack * Must sign-up limit 12 children.

SignSignSignSign----up for summer reading on Saturday, June up for summer reading on Saturday, June up for summer reading on Saturday, June up for summer reading on Saturday, June 27th and meet Simplicity the clown!27th and meet Simplicity the clown!27th and meet Simplicity the clown!27th and meet Simplicity the clown!

PAGE 7 MEREDITH PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY 2015

Judy (Continued from page 1)

the resources have changed and will con-

tinue to do so. She feels that Meredith Li-

brary is and will continue moving in the

correct direction to keep up with the pub-

lic’s need. She does see a challenge to this

in the current space, as making resource

and activities accessible to all can be diffi-

cult in an older, multi-floored building.

Judy has enjoyed working with the staff

and the public, and the library has greatly

benefited from her knowledge and experi-

ence in the community. She seems to

know the name of every patron and can

maintain a good-humored conversation

while also efficiently attending to her du-

ties. Fortunately the library will not be

completely losing Judy’s services, as she as

graciously agreed to become one of the

Friends of the Library after retirement.

She will also continue as a member of Al-

trusa, and looks forward to having more

time for kayaking, gardening, and visiting

friends. ~Matthew Gunby

Songs From WWII and

Their Stories

Tuesday, May 5

4:00PM

Presented by “Ramblin’

Richard,“ this interesting

and entertaining program

recalls the music and

brings to light the fascinating and unfa-

miliar stories about some of our most be-

loved American songs from 1939 - 1945.

Songs like: “Beer Barrel Polka,” “Bluebirds

over the White Cliffs of Dover,” “You are

My Sunshine,” “Praise the Lord and Pass

the Ammunition,” and “Sentimental Jour-

ney. Sponsored by the Friends of the Li-

brary.

Writing The

First Novel

Duke Southard

Tuesday, May 19

6:30PM

Duke Southard lived in Tuftonboro for forty

years before moving to Arizona in 2009. He is

the author of five books, including three nov-

els, a memoir and a non-fiction history. The

revised version of his first novel, A Favor Re-

turned, was a finalist in the general fiction

category of the New Mexico/Arizona Book

Awards in 2013. Agent for Justice earned

the finalist designation in two fiction catego-

ries in the same awards in 2014.

The program will focus on the many issues of

publishing a first novel, from completing the

writing of it through the editing process to

fielding the rejection notices and finally find-

ing a publisher. While A Favor Returned

will be the center of discussion, his other

books will also be used as examples during

the discussion.

Traveling World War II Trunk

Tuesday, June 23, 6:30PM

Dan Schroeder, a volunteer at Wolfeboro's

Wright Museum, discusses the history behind

the contents of the World War II Traveling

Trunk Show.

Since 2009, the traveling trunk program has

brought noteworthy World War II memorabil-

ia from both home and war fronts to schools

and civic organizations through New Hamp-

shire and beyond. The program is free and

open to the public.

This and That

PAGE 6 MEREDITH PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY 2015

New Adult Items

(ask for the full list at the desk)

Fiction

Baldacci-Memory man

Caldwell-The fifth gospel

Crosby-Ghost image

Cussler-Serpent

Gross-On a night like this

Iles-The bone tree

Johansen-Your next breath

Leon-Falling in love

Macomber-Last one home

Mallery-Barefoot season

Morrison-God help the

child

Nesbo-Blood on snow

Oates-Jack of spades

Patterson-14th deadly sin

Roberts-The liar

Sandford-Gathering prey

Scottoline-Every 15 minutes

Smiley-Early warning

Thurlo-Grave

consequences

Woods-Hot pursuit

Biographies

Hodgman-Bettyville

Mulgrew-Born with teeth

Nonfiction

Adam-The man who

couldn't stop

Brooks-The road to

character

Bartholomew-All new

square foot gardening

Christensen-The

needlepoint book

Hirsi Ali-Heretic

Kerik-From jailer to jailed

Kivirist-Homemade for

sale

Roberts-Capital dames

Schneer-Ministers at war

DVDs-Movies

Big Eyes

Force majeure

Two faces of January

DVDs-Series (Season)

DCI Banks (2)

Doctor Who (Collection)

Foyle’s War (8)

Grantchester (1)

New Tricks (11)

Wolf Hall (1)

Large Print

Belfoure-The Paris

architect

Coben-The stranger

Jackson-Wicked ways

Martin-A little night

murder

Woods-Dogwood Hill

CD Audio Books

Baldacci-Memory man

Cussler-The assassin

Lehane-World gone by

Nesbo-Blood on snow

Patterson-Miracle at

Augusta

Mystery Book

Group

Iron Lake by Wil-

liam Kent Krueger

Thursday,

May 7

10:30-12:00PM.

Pick up your copy at

the main desk. Refreshments will

be served.

William Kent Krueger joined the

ranks of today's best suspense

novelists with this thrilling, uni-

versally acclaimed debut. Conjur-

ing "a sense of place he's plainly

honed firsthand in below-zero

prairie" (Kirkus Reviews), Krue-

ger brilliantly evokes northern

Minnesota's lake country -- and

reveals the dark side of its snow-

covered landscape.

Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indi-

an, Corcoran "Cork" O'Connor is

the former sheriff of Aurora, Min-

nesota. Embittered by his "former"

status, and the marital meltdown

that has separated him from his

children, Cork gets by on heavy

doses of caffeine, nicotine, and

guilt. Once a cop on Chicago's

South Side, there's not much that

can shock him. But when the

town's judge is brutally murdered,

and a young Eagle Scout is report-

ed missing, Cork takes on a mind-

jolting case of conspiracy, corrup-

tion, and scandal.

Brown Bag Book Group

Man Called

Ove by Fred-

rik Backman

Thursday,

May 21 Noon-

1:00PM. Pick

up your copy

at the main

desk. Feel

free to bring

your lunch. Dessert and bev-

erages will be served. (Note we

are meeting one week earlier

than normal.)

Meet Ove. He’s a curmudg-

eon—the kind of man who

points at people he dislikes as

if they were burglars caught

outside his bedroom window.

He has staunch principles,

strict routines, and a short

fuse. People call him “the bit-

ter neighbor from hell.” But

must Ove be bitter just be-

cause he doesn’t walk around

with a smile plastered to his

face all the time?

Behind the cranky exterior

there is a story and a sadness.

So when one November morn-

ing a chatty young couple with

two chatty young daughters

move in next door and acci-

dentally flatten Ove’s mailbox,

it is the lead-in to a comical

and heartwarming tale of un-

kempt cats, unexpected

friendship, and the ancient art

of backing up a U-Haul. All of

which will change one cranky

old man and a local residents’

association to their very foun-

dations.

PAGE 3 MEREDITH PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY 2015

Friends of the Meredith

Library

The Friends of the Library will

be meeting on Wednesday May

27 at 3:00PM. Want to know

more about the Friends?

Please come by.

The Friends of the Library

Book Sale will be Thursday,

May 14, 2:30-8:00PM, Friday,

May 15, 9AM-4:30PM, Satur-

day, May 16, 9AM-1:00PM. If

you join the Friends on the day

of the sale, you will receive a

free tote bag and can fill it for

free. (For new members only.)

The Friends were honored at

the Annual Volunteer Tea on

Wednesday, April 29. Staff

made savory and sweet tea

dishes and the room was lov-

ingly decorated by Miss Karen

and Miss Kay. We felt like

royalty! Thank you so much for

all of your efforts.

Book Groups

PAGE 4 MEREDITH PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY 2015

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 MAY 2015

May 2015

Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Special SPRING

Tot Time

9:30-10:30 AM

Red Sox Jeopardy

& Guitar Hero

3:30-4:30 AM

2

Bear Cub

Book Club

11 AM-12 PM

5

Comics Club

3:30-4:30 PM

Genealogy Club

4-5 PM

6

Many Monkeys

Come to Read

9:45-10:45 AM

Lego Time

3:30-4:30 PM

7

Knotty Knitters

10 AM-12:00 PM

Mystery Book Group

10:30-12 PM

Adult Writers

Group

6:30-7:30PM

8

Tot Time

9:30-10:30 AM

Young Writers

Group

3:30-4:30PM

9

12

Computer Club

10-11AM

Teen/Tween Book Group

3:30-4:30 PM

Trustees

Meeting

6-7:30 PM

13

Many Monkeys

Come to Read

9:45-10:45 AM

TAB Crafternoon

3:30-4:30 PM

14

Knotty Knitters

10 AM-12:00 PM

Friends Book Sale

2:30 PM-8 PM

15

NO Tot Time

TODAY!

Friends Book Sale

9-4:30PM

16

Friends Book Sale

9 AM-1 PM

Rain Stick

Saturday

10 AM-1 PM

19

TAB Crafternoon

3:30-4:30 PM

Author Duke Southard

6:30-7:30 PM

20

Many Monkeys

Come to Read

9:45-10:45 AM

Comics Club

3:30-4:30 PM

21

Knotty Knitters

10 AM-12:00 PM

Brown Bag Book Group

12 –1 PM

Lego Time

3:30-4:30 PM

Twilight Tales

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

22

Tot Time

9:30-10:30 AM

Young Writers

Group

3:30-4:30PM

23

26

Movie Night

- Annie

5-7 PM

27

Many Monkeys

Come to Read

9:45-10:45 AM

TAB Meeting

3:30-4:30 PM

Friends Meeting

3-4 PM

28

Knotty Knitters

10 AM-12:00 PM

29

Tot Time

9:30-10:30 AM