Friends of the Moultonborough Library Spring/Summer 2019...Respectfully, Sandra Kelly, VP and hair,...

Volume 17 Issue 1 Spring/Summer 2019

Friends of the Moultonborough Library

Spring/Summer 2019

Back by Popular Demand

The “Friends” Present

THE 2019 HOUSE TOUR

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This year’s offerings include

5 HOUSES AND A LOCAL INN

Mark your calendar

Tell your friends-Plan to attend

TICKETS $40 (only 350 sold)

Tickets available May 9th

at the Library & Bayswater Book Company

{More information on next page)

The Summer Literary Adventure

Thursday, July 18

Meet at the Moultonborough Library at 9:30 for a short ride to Plymouth,

NH. We will carpool.

Dr. Louise McCormack PhD. coordinator of Teacher Education,

Plymouth State University, retired will present “The History of a Most Unusual Town and its Literary

Connections”

Lunch on your own in lovely Plymouth

sign up at the library starting on Saturday, June 22 and closing on

Tuesday, July 16

Space is limited

(More information on next page)


Join the Friends on the

2019 Moultonborough House Tour

We are very excited to be hosting the Friends

House Tour on Thursday, June 20, 2019. We have

assembled a very nice group of three waterfront

homes, one spectacular renovation, one antique

home with a view, and a completely rehabilitated

local inn. Tickets will be $40 each, hours of the

tour will be 10 AM to 4 PM. Tickets will be sold at

the library and Bayswater Bookstore in Center Harbor, limited to 350

tickets. Shoe covers will be available at each home to protect floors from

tour participants tracking in the outdoors. Parking attendants will also be available to assist with parking

and traffic patterns.

As before, there will be a raffle for gift certificates, generously donated by local businesses. Raffle tickets

will be available at the library at posted times, and at specified locations on the day of the tour.

In an incredible gesture of generosity, Marilyn Siraco, has created a magnificent

queen size quilt in gorgeous colors and patterns, and given it to the Friends to raffle.

Tickets are on sale through the Friends, one ticket is $5.00, with a book of six tickets

for $20.00. The winning ticket will be drawn at the close of the House Tour.

Help us make this the best ever House Tour!!

Respectfully, Sandra Kelly, VP and Chair, House Tour

The 2019 Summer Literary Adventure

Join us on our 2019 Literary Adventure, which will take place on Thursday, July 18. We will meet at the Moultonborough Library at 9:30 for a short ride to Plymouth, NH.

Dr. Louise McCormack, PhD. coordinator of Teacher Education, Plymouth State University, retired, will present “The History of a Most Unusual Town and its Literary Connections”

The focus of our adventure will be to introduce Plymouth as a town and as a university which was home to literary geniuses. What influence did this location, known as the “Gateway to the White Mountains” and its people have on Robert Frost and Nathaniel Hawthorne who wrote of the area? To answer that question, Dr. McCormack will give a one hour talk/power point presentation at the Historical Society and then lead us on an easy one hour walking tour of some of the major historical sites.

We will provide everyone with a short list of downtown restaurants within walking distance as lunch will be on your own. We will car pool. The number of attendees will be limited. The cost is $5. Be sure to save the date now and be sure to sign up at the library starting on Saturday, June 22 and closing on Tuesday, July 16.

Former literary field trips have taken us to Robert Frost’s home in Sugar Hill, NH, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s home in Portland, ME, Sarah Orne Jewett’s home in S. Berwick, Maine and to the Currier Museum in Manchester. This summer’s adventure promises to be just as exciting, if not more so!!!


President’s Corner—Sherry Weene

On Behalf of the Friends of the Moultonborough Public Library, I would like to wish all of you a very happy and sunny spring. It is time to set aside all of our hibernating habits after such a snowy and icy winter, and find your way to our library for fun activities, books, DVD’s, computer help and fellowship.

We urge you to “save the date” on your calendars for our House Tour, which will be held Thursday, June 20th. Be sure to spread the word to your friends, relatives and neighbors as well. Plans are well underway and we have 5 lovely homes as well as an Inn to view this year. As this event is our major fund raiser for the Friends it needs many helping hands to continue making it the success that it always is. We are therefore, looking for more volun-teers to help on the actual day of the tour. Volunteers will receive discounted ticket for the tour. If you wish to volunteer contact Sherry at [email protected] or 253-9153.

Our formal book discussion groups will be starting up again on April 25th, as we continue with our theme on the diversity of family life. We also have our informal “Book Talks” held on the 2nd Thursday of the month 10:30 to 11:30.

We can all look forward to the popular July Book Sale, which will be held this year on July 6 and 7th. Jane Rice and her cadre of helpers do a fabulous job, but more helpers are always welcome. Many thanks to all of you who help the Library.

Sincerely,

Sherry Weene

President Sherry Weene stands in front of the Queen Size Quilt

created by Marilyn Siraco

to be raffled during the House Tour.

Tickets $5 or 6 for $20


DID YOU RENEW AND/OR UPDATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP for 2019?

Friendly Reminder

Membership runs from January through December of each year. Member-ship dues are an

important part of the fundrais-ing which allows the Friends to sponsor many programs and activities. Check your mailing label or your email greeting. If it does not read 2019, please fill out the membership form on the back page or on the FMPL page of library website and mail or bring to library for your 2019 donation. We sincerely appreciate your yearly support!

One Book, One Child Program

On Friday, March 29, 2019 Friend’s President Sherry Weene and Children’s Librarian Sharon Gulla, had the privilege of delivering the books for the children grades Pre – k to 6th to the Moultonborough Central School.

Working with the teachers and the librarian at the school, the Friends selected the books for each grade. Our goal is to give each child their own book to establish a personal home library. Pre – K received “I’m Not Just A Scribble,” by Diane Alber; Kindergarten, “Wolf in the Snow,” by Matthew Cordell; first grade, “Baby Mon-key, Private Eye,” by Brian Selznick and David Serlin; second grade, “Alma and How She Got Her Name,” by Juana Martinez-Neal; third grade, “The Brillant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs,” by Kate Messner; fourth grade, “Saving Winslow,” by Sharon Creech; fifth and sixth grades, “Restart,” by Gordon Korman. We purchased a total of 257 books! The children were delighted with their books. Love to Bake?

Not so crazy about attending meetings?

BUT, you LOVE your Library?

Have we got an idea for you!

The Holiday Open House, The Annual Soup &

Sweets Luncheon, the Children’s Holiday Parties

and The Book Discussions with Scholars are all

events that need your baking skills. We would be

most appreciative if you would contribute

whenever you can.

Many thanks in advance for helping out.

Contact Margaret Cooper at

[email protected]


Literary Discussion Series

Spring 2019: The Diversity of Families

Susan R. Merrifield

Save these dates and times:

Thursday, April 25 at 10:30—Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

Thursday May 23 at 1:00—Little Fires Everywhere

Wednesday, July 10 at 10:30—Little Women

When we speak of families, our minds often wander to an image of a woman and a man living happily with their biological children. But, we all know that family structure and temperament are much more complex and diverse. Many of us live alone or with a partner or pet, and we consider our-selves members of a family. Some of us live in same sex couples with and without children. Others are single mothers and fathers, and divorced couples who co-parent. In recent years, the number of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and even great-grandparents, raising children has increased rapidly. The forms that families take are almost endless, and all of us live in several different families during our lifetimes.

We like to think of the family as a source of security, comfort and love. At best, our families nurture health, confidence, intelligence, ethical behavior, and a sense of belonging. At their worst, families are a source of abuse, addiction, impulsivity and violence. But many, probably most, families, live somewhere in between these two extremes. Millions of ordinary families work hard to survive and thrive. Their homes are a place of comfort and pain, happiness and sorrow; the little sadnesses and accomplishments of daily life are mixed in with regular routines of jobs and school and meals eaten and cooked and never ending piles of laundry

This spring and summer, we will share three books that offer new insights into the diversity of family life. During the Fall 2018 meetings, we looked deeply into the lives of members of an extended African American family in rural Mississippi, a single mother and her daughter living in rural New England, and Madeleine L’Engle’s remembrances and some probably false memories of her own marriage and family.

Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 10:30 am: Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler.

Tyler takes us into the lives of three siblings whose adult lives are impacted significantly by the early deser-tion of their father and a childhood lived in a single parent household. Although Ward and Strout depict fam-ilies in which children grow up without one or both parents, it is the three Tulls who are most defined by the absence of their father, Beck. Cory, Jenny and Ezra each view their family from a different perspective. Their mother, Pearl Tull, loves her children but always with a sense that they are imperfect, that something is wrong with them. How they live with this emotional impoverishment is the story of this amazing novel, which the Pulitzer Prize winning Tyler says is her greatest work.

Our scholar, Dr. Suzanne Brown, agrees with this writer’s assessment that Dinner at the Homesick Restau-rant is her greatest work. I am so looking forward to the ideas and analysis that Dr. Brown will share with us about this beautiful and heart-breaking novel.

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Library Hours:

Monday through Thursday 10 am - 8 pm

Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday 10 am - 2 pm


Friends Bag!

White with green trim, has side pock-

et and snap closure between the

handles. 16x14 inches with flat

bottom. Suitable for books, DVDs,

etc. $15.00

MPL BOOK SALE

ANNUAL FUND RAISER

Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7

9am to 5 p.m.

Please call the library at 476-8895 to volunteer

or for additional information.

Literary Discussion Series (continued from previous page)

Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 1 pm (note time change) in the afternoon: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Celeste Ng sets this story of family and class and race in the upper middle class suburb in which she grew up, Shaker Heights, Ohio. Perhaps it is this writer’s deep knowledge of place that renders this story so engaging and compelling. The fires Ng describes are not just the arson that is part of the plot but the strong feelings and tensions that simmer and flare up between parents and children and siblings and co-workers and friends. These conflicted emotions are aroused when self-interest, human sympathy, and varied allegiances collide.

We are delighted to welcome back Rev. Gina Finocchiaro of The First Congregational Church of Wolfeboro to lead this discussion. She is the perfect person for this conversation due to her diverse ministerial work, her experiences with families, and the fact that she suggested this novel for this theme. Rev. Finocchiaro has a long history of social justice and hospice work. We look forward to her layered perspective on Ng and her award-winning novel.

Wednesday (note day of the week change), July 10 at 10:30 Little Women By Louisa May Alcott.

Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel of family life, first published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, 150 years ago. In the last few years, there have been several film adaptations of the novel, starring prominent actors and actresses, such as Meryl Streep and Emma Watson. The story of the four March sisters and their beloved mother, Marmee, is iconic. Translated into 50 languages Alcott’s “book for girls” has moved readers around the world. Decades before any country allowed women to vote (New Zealand was first in 1893), female readers were hungry for a realistic portrayal of cratitive, individualistic, autonomous girls. Few books have remained in print continuously as long as Little Women.

It is the character of Jo who moves most readers; her independence, intelligence, and heroic self-sacrifice have made her an ageless role model. Why are we so captivated by this realistic portrayal of a family of women that elevates virtuous work over the accumulation of wealth, or even personal comfort?

Although Alcott wrote Little Women primarily to support her family and was not actually interested in writing a girls’ book, the modern reader enjoys the feminist and philosophical subtext that underlies this classic novel that transitioned Alcott and her family into domestic comfort and security and international recognition. Because as a young girl I fell in love with this author and all things Concord, I am delighted to lead this discussion... Susan Merrifield


CHILDREN’S ROOM EVENTS

SHARON GULLA

CHILDREN’S LIBRARIAN

We are looking forward to a great summer in the Children’s Room!

Our Summer Reading Program theme this year is A Universe of Stories.

This program runs for six weeks and promotes reading for pleasure during the summer

vacation. We have many events scheduled , programs include a Magic show, a Frozen Sing-A-Long,

live animals, music, movies, crafts and many stories!

Story Times with special guest readers, Coding and Lego Clubs will continue through the

summer months.

Please check out our web site at www.moultonboroughlibrary.org and Facebook page to see pictures of our

events, our calendar and collection.

Thank you to the Friends of MPL for all your support.

Sharon Gulla

Children’s Librarian

http://www.moultonboroughlibrary.org


Request for LIFE MEMBERS

Many Life Members need to update their phone numbers, address and/or email address. (please use form on back page)

The Friends of the Moultonborough Library are going “earth friendly”.

If we have your email address, you received an electronic email with

newsletter attached earlier this week. Did you like reading it on your

iPad, your phone or your computer? Do you need a “hard copy”? Each

newsletter we send you costs $1.50. Four issues per year costs $6.00.

If you would like to reduce our expenses and forgo a paper copy,

please email us at [email protected] stating this.

You can also find a copy of the current issue on the Moultonborough

Public Library Webpage. Just click on the Friends of Library link.

www.moultonboroughlibrary.org

SOUP ' N SWEETS SPECTACULAR!! If you could not make it to the Friends’ 7th annual Soup 'n Sweets Luncheon this time, you REALLY missed out!! We had 20 crockpots lined up featuring some of the most delicious, hearty, warming soups, chow-ders, chilis, meatballs and homemade cornbread that you could ever want! The library's Program Room was filled with the biggest crowd yet, enthusiastically enjoying a wonderful lunch, including beverage and many luscious desserts to choose from, friendship and a boost to the winter "blues"!! A heartfelt "thank you" from the Friend's to all who donated both food and their time, as well as to the folks who attended and enjoyed themselves! The Friend's so appreciate all the participation and support we receive all year long from our local community and visitors too! We have such a wonderful library in our town, and we are always happy to show it off and to promote so many fun, meaningful, stimulating activities and programs to all! The luncheon was also highlighted by a beautiful, homemade, queen-sized quilt made and donated to the Friend's by Marilyn Siraco! It was on display during the luncheon, chances were sold, and the quilt will be raffled off on the day of our House Tour (June 20th)! If you would like to see it on display and buy a ticket, please look for the quilt at the library! Most Sincerely, The Friends of the MPL!!


Regularly Scheduled Events at Your Library

Evening of Poetry: first Tuesday of the month 7:30 pm

Lego Lovers: third Wednesday of the month 3:30-4:30 pm

“Open” Book Talk: Second Thursday of the month 10:30

Friends of MPL meeting: First Thursday of Month (except Jan, Feb and Mar) 10:30 am

Moultonborough Library Trustees Meeting: Second Thursday of Month 1:00 pm

"Stitch and Chat”-Craft morning Come join our group and pick up some new tips or work on those

projects that just don’t get finished. Fridays 10 am until noon

Trustees Report

It is nice to have the Town election and Town Meeting behind us. Preparing the budget and getting approval from Town Meeting are important responsibilities for the Board of Trustees. Many thanks to all the registered voters who attended Town Meeting and unanimously approved the Library Budget. It is wonderful to receive such support from the community.

Congratulations to Sally Bartlett, Jane Harrington and Jeannie Lacey who were reelected for another three year term as a Library Trustee. Congratulations also to Jack Weekes who is relatively new to our community and was elected to a one year term to fin-ish out Paul Smith’s term which was open once he resigned. As most of you know, Paul and Carole now split their time between New York and Florida. Many thanks to both of them for all their efforts on behalf of our Library.

At the March Trustee meeting, Jane Harrington was elected Chair with Sally Bartlett serving again as Vice Chair. Jeannie Lacey is once again Secretary and Susan Bucknam committed to another year as Treasurer. I am very excited about this leadership team and wish them the best of luck. I have enjoyed my time on the Board and feel honored to have served with such a great group of Trustees and wonderful staff.

At the February meeting, Ginny Gassman, chair of the Technology Committee along with our Technology Librarian AnneMarie Welch presented the updated Technology Plan. This committee works tirelessly to monitor our current technology (both hardware and software ) and also to plan for future services in an environment which is extremely fluid. Their efforts and planning help us to continue to meet the technology needs of our patrons and of our library administration.

Looking forward to seeing our summer residents return as well as other patrons that have been away for a portion of the winter. Spring and summer will be a great time to take advantage of all that our Library has to offer.

Laurie Whitley

Past Chair of Library Board of Trustees

Tax Help at MPL

Thanks to the wonderful dedication of Friends member Deb Wiacek (with

excellent support from Enid Burrows), more than one hundred local citizens have

received assistance in filing their federal taxes this spring.

Deb is in charge of this free local AARP program. Thank you Deb and Enid!


Director’s Report Nancy McCue

After a very long winter, we are looking forward to spring and a beautiful, warm summer.

We have already planned a variety of interesting programs for the coming months.

Thank you to all the friends for your wonderful contributions to the library!

On April 12, Central VNA and Hospice is offering a free Blood Pressure Clinic 11-12n.

Upcoming programs include a lecture on the ongoing Restoration Projects at Castle in the

Clouds on 4/23 at 10:30am. Dr. Camilla Jones will explain Single Payer Health Care on 4/30

at 6:30pm. Free Sewing Classes will again be offered every Friday morning in May, thanks to

local resident and expert seamstress Janice Jenket. OLLI classes continue with the

Diplomatic History of WWI on three Thursdays in May. (There is a fee charged by OLLI for

all classes.) On May 28, we will have a Stained Glass Mosaic Workshop to make a 6-inch

square trivet. (There is a $15.00 materials fee for this class and Advance Sign-up is required.)

Cindy Stanton will give an illustrated talk on the History of Mosaics on June 5. Stephen

Collins returns for an Evening with Walt Whitman on June 17. We will be On the Trail of

Bonnie and Clyde with historian Chris Dailey on July 24. Kevin Gardner will instruct us on

Discovering New England Stone Walls (a NH Humanities program) on August 14, and we

will present Ask a Muslim Anything: a Conversation with Robert Azzi on August 28.

OLLI Classes at MPL April 10, 17, 10:30-12:30pm: Both Women & Men Have Excelled in Mathematics May 9, 16, 23, 10:30-12n: Diplomatic History of WWI June 3, 10:30-12n: Chronic Pain in America June 11, 10:30-12:30pm: Come Take a Taste of “Dandelion Wine” OLLI membership is $40.00 per year. Members can take classes at any OLLI location. Each class is $20, plus $5.00 for each additional session for members. Non-members are charged starting at $40 per class, with each additional session at $5. All registrations go through the OLLI Concord office (513-1377) or their website www.olli.granite.edu

Adorable Easter

Sock Bunnies

created in

Linda Ridenour’s

fun workshop on April 2.

Thank you Linda!

http://www.olli.granite.edu/


Technology Users Group - Meets Mondays from 2 to 4 pm

This is a drop-in help session. Bring your questions about smartphones, tablets,

Windows 10 and any other technology questions you might have.

APPLE USERS GROUP - Meets Tuesdays from 2 to 4 pm

Bring your Apple device to this informal group meeting. Share your questions and solutions, and enjoy an

opportunity to learn from each other. Be sure to bring your Apple ID and password to the meeting; you may

discover a cool, new change or addition you want to make to your device.

1-ON-1 TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE –

Have a technology question? Call us at 476-8895 to schedule a One on One appointment.

TECHNOLOGY CLASSES AT LIBRARY

April 11 Thursday 6-7:30 pm Kids Coding Club

April 18 Thursday 2-4 pm Using the Library Website and App

April 24 Wednesday 2-4 pm iPad & iPhone Workshop

May 8 Wednesday 6-7:30 pm Kids Coding Club

May 16 Thursday 2-4 pm Digital Entertainment

May 22 Wednesday 2-4 pm Windows 10 Tips & Tricks

May 30 Thursday 2-4 pm iPad & iPhone Workshop

June 6 Thursday 2-4 pm Libby App- Free Downloadable Books

June 12 Wednesday 6-7:30 pm Kids Coding Club

June 27 Thursday 2-4 pm iPad & iPhone Workshop


FRIENDS OF THE MOULTONBOROUGH

PUBLIC LIBRARY OFFICERS

OFFICE NAME

President Sherry Weene

1st VP: Sandra Kelly

Treasurer: Carol Ann Dreyer

Recording Secretary: Linda Ridenour

Corresponding/Social

Secretary: Paula Young

Past President : Jane Harrington

Alternate/Past Presidents Carole Smith &

Marianne Rapp

Co-Membership: Barbara Brash &

Cynthia Barnaby-Birr

Book Discussions: Susan Merrifield

Book Talk: Marianne Rapp

School Program Coordinator: Barbara Hawkins

Newsletter: Beverly Nelson

Publicity: Ann Perra

Book/Author Luncheon Marlene Taussig

Hospitality: Margaret Cooper

Historian: Mary Davis

Have you considered giving a gift of books or a dona-tion to the Library Memorial Fund as a way to mark a significant occasion? What a wonderful method for a community member to honor that special someone as well as to reaffirm the excellent quality of the work done by the library staff and trustees. A donation to the Library, whether due to the sadness of a bereave-ment or to commemorate a happier occasion such as a birthday or anniversary serves a dual purpose. It acknowledges that special person or occasion and, of course, enhances the library's ability to provide addi-tional material to our patrons who will appreciate these gifts for years to come. It is truly a gift that keeps on giving.

Count me in: I want to support

our amazing library!

The Friends of the Moultonborough Library is open to all who love our library. Bring your ideas and suggestions and join us. Meetings are held at the library on the first Thursday of the month at 10:30 a.m. except for January, February and March. Please send in your membership dues with the form on back page. Your membership dues help offset some of the library expenses for special adult and children’s programs, museum passes, and capital improvements. Our membership year runs from January through December.

MEMORIAL BOOK DONATIONS

The Moultonborough Public Library and the Altrusa Club are pleased to offer

a book delivery service to the homebound of Moultonborough. The Library

offers an extensive book selection, books on CD, LARGE PRINT BOOKS, and many magazines and DVDs.

The staff at the Library will be happy to assist you with selections and answer your questions. Altrusa

volunteers will deliver and pick-up books on approximately a two-week cycle. If you are not a member

of the library, arrangements for a card may easily be made. Please call the Library for further

information. Call 476-8895

DID YOU KNOW?

MOULTONBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY/ALTRUSA

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