Vol. 3: No. 22 | May 21, 2021
Events This Week: May 22 - 28
Library Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 9am - 9pm
Saturday: 9am - 1pm
Sunday: CLOSED
Announcements
Now Available!
Aviation Museum of New Hampshire Passes
We now offer passes to the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire in Londonderry. The passes cover a total of four paid admissions. That's more than many other places!  (Children under 6 are always free). 

Click on the button below to reserve your pass!
Click here for more information about the museum.
Spice Club
Spice for May: Za'atar
Pick up your Spice Club Kit for May featuring Za'atar.

Click on the button below 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.
ONLINE EVENT. Register for the Spice Club Chat Group with special guest speaker Nicole Gagliardi of The Spice & Tea Exchange in Portsmouth on Thursday May 27, by clicking on the button below.
Monthly Book Raffle: Enter to Win!
The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
Through Saturday, May 29
Enter your name for a chance to win a copy of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived, from the internationally bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and How To Stop Time.

Click on the book cover for the Goodreads description.

The book raffles are now held monthly. Enter every time you visit the library, all month long!

How to enter:
  • Visit the library and submit a raffle ticket.
  • 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.
Coming Soon!
Red Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday, June 2
2 - 7pm
IN-LIBRARY EVENT

Did you know that one blood donation can save up to three lives? Be a hero, give blood.

Click on the button below to visit redcrossblood.org to register for an appointment (click on the "Load More Results" button at the bottom of the page to access the Rodgers Library appointment portal) or call 1-800-redcross (733-2767) to register for an appointment.
Evening Book Discussion
The Reason I Jump, by Naoki Higashida
Thursday, June 3 @ 7pm
ONLINE EVENT.

With disarming honesty and a generous heart, Naoki shares his unique point of view on not only autism but life itself. His insights—into the mystery of words, the wonders of laughter, and the elusiveness of memory—are so startling, so strange, and so powerful that you will never look at the world the same way again.

Books now available at the Circulation Desk! Click on the cover for the Goodreads description.

Registration required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register.
Quick Mushroom Growing Projects
Monday, June 7 @ 7pm
ONLINE EVENT. Learn how to get spawn and/or fungal tissue or cultures to start your projects, presented by Mark Gostkiewicz of Tri Gable Lea Farm.

Registration required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register.
Events This Week: May 22 - 28
Get Fit With Your Library
Zumba Gold Toning!
Saturday, May 22
ONLINE EVENT. DanceFit With Jess is inviting you to get Fit!

Register to receive a link to the video, which you may access any time, all week!
Join Jess for Zumba Gold! All levels welcome.

Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.
Friends of the Library of Hudson
Book Donation Days
Saturday, May 22
1 - 3pm
Do you have some current fiction and non-fiction books in good/excellent condition you would like to donate?

The Friends of the Library are accepting drive-up book donations of up to two (2) boxes per car. Just drive up, deposit the boxes in the pre-designated area in the Rodgers parking lot, and you're done!

Visit the Friends' library page for more information and restrictions on donations
Newburyport Public Library
May & June Culinary Classes with
Liz Barbour of The Creative Feast
ONLINE EVENTS. Click on any of the buttons below for more information on how to join Liz Barbour of The Creative Feast for informative culinary sessions in May and June.

Thanks to the Newburyport Public Library for sharing their events with the Rodgers Library!
Spice Club
Spice Chat with Nicole Gagliardi
Thursday, May 27
10:30am
ONLINE EVENT.  Join us for a “Spice Chat” with special guest Nicole Gagliardi, owner of the Spice and Tea Exchange in Portsmouth, NH to discuss Za'atar, a popular Middle Eastern spice blend, and other spices from the region.

Share your opinions & experiences with Za'atar after Nicole's presentation.

Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.
Geopolitics
Thursday, May 27 @ 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 below for more information and/or to register.
Children's Events
Children's Virtual Activities
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!

Registration required. Click on the button at right to see a listing of all children's virtual programming