Vol. 3: No. 12 | March 19, 2021 rodgerslibrary.org • (603) 886-6030 • AskUs@rodgerslibrary.org ‌ ‌

Your Weekly News & Updates: March 20 - 26

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Spice Club for March: CUMIN Spice Club Chat Group Wednesday, March 31 11:30am Pick up your Spice Club Kit for March featuring Cumin. Click on the button at right to reserve your kit, or visit the Circulation Desk to pick up a kit while supplies last. Each kit features: a small sample of the spice, a brief history of the spice, and a link to a curated list from our library databases featuring recipes that use the spice.

Reserve Your Spice Kit! ONLINE EVENT. Register for the Spice Club Chat Group by clicking on the button below. Spice Club Chat Group

First Friday Tech Chats VPNs (Virtual Private Network) Friday, April 2 11am Learn about VPNs, how they work and what they do. A short synopsis of various VPN vendors will also be included. Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.

First Friday Tech Chat

Evening Book Discussion All the Flowers in Paris by Sarah Jio Thursday, April 8 7pm ONLINE EVENT. Evening book discussion is back! Join us to discuss Sarah Jio's novel set in 1943 occupied Paris. Books are available at the Circulation Desk. Click on the book image for the Goodreads description. Registration required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register. Evening Book Discussion

New Hampshire Humanities Presents Strange Terrain: How Not To Get Poetry and Let It Get You Monday, April 12 7pm Former NH Poet Laureate Alice Fogel takes you through seven simple steps, and one hard one, toward understanding and appreciating more elements of poetry than you thought possible. For more information, click here. Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.

Strange Terrain

Announcements

Visit our Grammarbook page! New Resource! Grammarbook.com For more than thirty years, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation has been a bestselling guide and trusted authority on English usage for educators, universities, students, and business professionals. Grammarbook.com, the popular site containing The Blue Book's contents plus hundreds of additional interactive quizzes, is also the leading global resource for English language learners. To access all that Grammarbook.com has to offer, click the button at left to access our Blue Book portal webpage, click on the link, and input the following login information: User Name: rodgerslibrary Password: rml2021

This Week's Events: March 20 - 26

Get Fit With Your Library Senior Aerobics & Strength Saturday, March 20 11am ONLINE EVENT. Join Fitness Instructor Jess Salman for a weekly virtual movement class! Saturdays at 11am in March 2021! This Week: Senior Aerobics & Strength Next week, March 27: Arthritis & Joint Mobility Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.

Senior Aerobics & Fitness

NH Humanities To Go Presents Jennie Powers: The Woman Who Dares Monday, March 22 6:30pm ONLINE EVENT. Jennie Powers was a humane society agent in Keene from 1903-1936, and was one of the first humane society agents to become a deputy sheriff in New Hampshire. Jennie was known across the country as "The Woman Who Dares" having arrested more men than any other woman in America. Join us for a discussion on this fascinating icon of New Hampshire history, made possible from a grant by New Hampshire Humanities. Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.

Jennie Powers

Lunch Break Stress Relief! Animal Crossing Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30pm ONLINE EVENT. Play Animal Crossing with us! Beginners and experienced players are welcome to join us for a break from stress and real life! Sign up as often as you like! Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.

Animal Crossing

Online Games Game Potpourri Wednesday, March 24 3:30pm ONLINE EVENT. Try some new games! Registration required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register. Game Potpourri

Geopolitics Thursday, March 25 1pm ONLINE EVENT. The Geopolitics Class focuses on current world geopolitical events using information from multiple U.S. and world internet sources. Join us for some learning and informative discussions! Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.

Geopolitics

Children's Events

Children's Events! Click on the button below for a listing of all Children's Events! ONLINE EVENTS. Need something for kids to do while at home? Click the button to view all our virtual kids' events! These include: Storytimes! Snack Attack! Book Clubs! Pokemon Club! Writing workshops! ...and so much more!

March Book Raffle

Email Amy Friedman Click on the book image for the Goodreads description. Monthly Book Raffle: Enter to Win! Signed copy of: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Through Friday, April 2 Enter your name for a chance to win a signed copy of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens! The book raffles are now held monthly. Enter once a day all month long! How to enter: Visit the library and complete a raffle ticket. Email Adult Services Librarian Amy Friedman by clicking the button at left and request she enter your name. Please include your name and phone number. Only one entry per person per day. Enter your name every day for more chances to win!

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