Library Events: July 24 - 30 |
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 9am - 9pm
Saturday: 9am - 1pm
Sunday: CLOSED
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MASKS PREFERRED
Inside the Library
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Although no longer required, please continue to wear your mask in the Rodgers Library.
Thank you for helping keep all of us safe!
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Summer Reading Program Continues!
Through Tuesday, August 3
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Sign up for our Summer Reading Bingo Card (no it's NOT too late!) for a chance to win prizes and enter a raffle drawing for grand prizes that include:
Apple AirPods
Harry Potter LEGO set
$100 Gift Card to the business of your choice!
For more information on how to get a Bingo card, call the library at 603-886-6030 and ask for the Children's Room, or email the Children's Room at childrens@rodgerslibrary.org.
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Click on the button below to check out a free magazine!
(Library card number and PIN required)
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Book Raffle for July
Golden Girl
by Elin Hilderbrand
through Saturday, July 31
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A recently deceased Nantucket novelist is given one final summer to protect her secrets while her loved ones on earth learn to live without their golden girl.
Click on the book cover for the Goodreads description.
How to enter:
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Visit the library and submit a raffle ticket.
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Email Adult Services Librarian Amy Friedman by clicking the button below and request she enter your name. Please include your name and phone number. NOTE: You may only enter once by email.
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Preserving Fruits & Vegetables: Pickling, Canning, Freezing & Drying
Thursday, August 5 @ 6:30pm
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ONLINE EVENT.
Ann Hamilton, Food Safety Field Specialist for the UNH Cooperative Extension Service, will discuss ways to preserve fresh fruits and vegetables to enjoy year round.
Registration required. Click on the button below to register.
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Evening Book Discussion
The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett
Thursday, August 5 @ 7pm
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IN-LIBRARY EVENT!
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST * NPR * PEOPLE * TIME MAGAZINE* VANITY FAIR * GLAMOUR
2021 WOMEN'S PRIZE FINALIST
“Bennett’s tone and style recalls James Baldwin and Jacqueline Woodson, but it’s especially reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s 1970 debut novel, The Bluest Eye.” —Kiley Reid, Wall Street Journal
The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything.
Books are now available at the library's Circulation Desk. Click on the cover for the Goodreads description and summary.
No registration required.
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Events This Week: July 24 - 30 |
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Get Fit With Your Library
Senior Aerobics
Saturday, July 24
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ONLINE EVENT. Join fitness instructor Jess of DanceFit with Jess for a new recorded fitness class video each week.
This week: Senior Aerobics!
Registration required. Click on the button below to receive a link to the video that you can access all week!
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Gentle Yoga
Saturday, July 24 @ 10am
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LIBRARY LAWN.
Join Yoga Instructor Lauren Young on the library lawn for a gentle yoga session for adults. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat, blanket or towel, and water.
Rain date: July 31 @ 10am.
No registration required.
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Last visit this summer!
Wildlife Encounters
Tuesday, July 27 @ 11am
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LIBRARY LAWN. One last chance to come and interact with some amazing animals!
Drop in! No registration necessary.
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Sing-along at Fairview Senior Living
Wednesday, July 28 @ 2pm
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Join library staff for a sing along with the residents at The Inn at Fairview, 203 Lowell Road, Hudson.
Enter through the main entrance, located on the side of the building closest to Market Basket, before 2pm and take the elevator downstairs to the program room.
Song books with lyrics are provided.
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Spice Club
Spice Chat & Peppercorn Tasting
Thursday, July 29 @ 10:30am
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LIBRARY LAWN. Join us for a live! “Spice Chat” with special guest Nicole Gagliardi, owner of the Spice and Tea Exchange in Portsmouth NH.
Nicole will discuss the different types of peppercorns and pepperberries, their flavor profiles, and how to choose the right one for your next dish.
Share your opinions & experiences with the four pepper blend after Nicole's presentation.
Registration required. Click on the button at right to register.
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Geopolitics
Thursday, July 29 @ 1pm
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ONLINE EVENT. The Geopolitics Class focuses on current world geopolitical events using information from multiple U.S. and world internet sources. Summaries of the source materials are presented on PowerPoint for class discussion.
Registration required. Click on the button below to register.
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Summer Concert!
4EverFab: Beatles Tribute Concert
Friday, July 30 @ 6pm
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LIBRARY GROUNDS. Join us for an outdoor concert featuring Beatles Tribute Band 4EverFab, a cover band that recreates Beatles hits.
Bring blankets, chairs, and a picnic to enjoy! No registration necessary.
Rain date Friday, August 6 @ 6pm.
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Youth Summer Reading Events! |
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Tails & Tales!
Summer Reading Program Events for Kids
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Read for fun and prizes this summer. The library has lots of fun interactive virtual performances, storytelling, events, and arts and crafts for kids of all ages!
(Pssssst! And don't forget to register for a Bingo Card for a chance to win mad prizes! See above.)
Click on the button below to see the full listing.
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