Now at Howe: August 15, 2026 | | Summer Reading Ends Saturday, August 22 | |
The clock is ticking on Summer Reading! Turn in your reading logs and challenges by Saturday, August 22 for your chance to win prizes.
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| | | Our New Book Group Schedule Begins Next Month | |
Pick up your copy: Books are available now at the Information Desk.
Find your group: Go to Events & Programs on our website's main menu and look under Book Groups to explore details:
- Books & Lunch on Tuesday
- Horror Stories
- Poetry Book Club
- Reading Nature
- Reading Upwards
- Sci-Fi Book Club
- Tomes of Magic
Note: Sci-Fi and Horror Stories meet bi-monthly, alternating months.
| | | In the Ledyard Gallery: Experimentation by Jeffrey Cohen through September 2 | |
Spanning nearly 45 years of work, this exhibition highlights Cohen's unique experimental process: combining unexpected materials and exposing canvases to rain, sun, and wind to let nature shape the final piece.
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Coming Up: Community Through Quilting by the Northern Lights Quilt Guild
| | | We have a full program calendar, which can be seen on our website and in the program listings below. Here are some programs we hope you'll put on your calendar. | | |
Tie Dye at the Howe
Wednesday, August 19
from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
For teens and adults, while supplies last.
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Join us for Tie Dye at the Howe and one "last" summer hurrah, where you can create a tie dye masterpiece and enjoy a popsicle.
We will have everything you need to tie dye including the white t-shirts (adult large only), headbands, scrunchies, and backpacks. Feel free to also bring your own item to dye!
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Save the Date!
StoryLab
Wednesday, September 2
from 2:30-3:30 p.m.
For Grades 4-6
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Join us at the library every first Wednesday for a creative writing program just for kids in grades 4-6! Join author Meg Richardson for a fun, hands-on creative writing adventure. Through writing prompts, storytelling activities, and guided exercises, participants will explore their imaginations, develop memorable characters, and build confidence in their writing. No writing experience is required—just bring your imagination. Registration is not required; snacks will be served. Please arrive on time. Please note that this program is just for youth in grades 4-6.
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Save the Date!
Club Fourth Fifth Sixth
Wednesday, September 9
from 2:30-4:00 p.m.
For Youth in grades 4-6
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Join us at the library every second Wednesday for a fun hangout just for kids in grades 4–6! Drop in to enjoy snacks, play board games, get creative with art projects, and explore new books—no registration needed. Please note that this program is just for youth in grades 4-6.
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| | | Please note that programs may be in-person, online, or hybrid. Some programs may require advanced registration in order to participate. Our complete program schedule can be found on our website. | | |
Dinosaur Mini Art Show
Saturday, August 15
from 12:00-3:00 p.m.
For ages 12 and under.
Drop-in.
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Howe At Storrs Pond:
Real McCoy Show
Saturday, August 15
from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Held at Storrs Pond
Registration is recommended in case of inclement weather. Please bring something to sit on.
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Family Picnic In The Park Concert Series: VINS: Raptors Up Close
Wednesday, August 19
from 5:00-6:00 p.m.
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StoryLab
Wednesday, September 2
from 2:30-3:30 p.m.
For Grades 4-6
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Save the Date!
Books & Beyond
Tuesday, September 8
from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
For ages 5-9
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Save the Date!
Rhythm and Rhyme
Wednesday, September 9
from 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Recommended for ages 5 and under
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Save the Date!
Club Fourth Fifth Sixth
Wednesday, September 9
from 2:30-4:00 p.m.
For Youth in grades 4-6
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Save the Date!
Simply Storytime
Tuesday, September 10
from 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Recommended for ages 5 and under
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Save the Date!
Legos at the Library
Thursday, September 10
from 3:45-5:00 p.m.
For ages 5 and older
Registration Required
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Save the Date!
Chess Club 4 Kids
Monday, September 14
from 5:00-6:30 p.m.
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Tie Dye at the Howe
Wednesday, August 19
from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
For teens and adults,
while supplies last.
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Rescheduled: D&D The Isle of Dread Session 3
Sunday, August 23
from 12:30-4:00 p.m.
For teens ages 13-19
New players welcome!
Registration Required
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Save the Date!
Hybrid: College Town Conversations:
Making, Keeping, and Losing
Friends in College
Thursday, September 24
from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
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Save the Date!
Karaoke Night!
Friday, September 25
from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
For teens in grades 6-12
Registration Encouraged
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Dungeons and Dragons:
Session III
Saturdays, August 15 & 29
from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Registration Required
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Tie Dye at the Howe
Wednesday, August 19
from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
For teens and adults,
while supplies last.
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The Howe Writing Group
Mondays, August 17 & 31
from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Registration Required
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Chess Club
Wednesdays, August 19 & 26
from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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Dungeons and Dragons:
Session I
Saturday, August 22
from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Registration Required
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Dungeons and Dragons:
Session II
Saturday, August 22
from 1:00-4:30 p.m.
Registration Required
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Upper Valley Traditional Music Jam
Saturday, August 22
from 3:00-4:45 p.m.
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Save the Date!
Hybrid: Tomes of Magic: Weyward
Wednesday, September 2
from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
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Save the Date!
Hybrid: Science Fiction Book Group: Translation State
Thursday, September 3
from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
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Save the Date!
Community Through Quilting
Opening Reception
Saturday, September 5
from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
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Save the Date!
Hybrid: BLT: This is Happiness
Tuesday, September 8
from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
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Save the Date!
Howe@snorth:
Bananagrams Tournament!
Wednesday, September 9
from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Registration Required
Meets at Still North Books & Bar, 3 Allen St., Hanover
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Save the Date!
Hybrid: Sherlock Holmes Club
of the Upper Valley:
The Mystery of the Enduring
Life of Sherlock Holmes
Thursday, September 10
from 5:00-6:00 p.m.
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Hybrid: Reading Nature:
What If We Get It Right?
Visions of Our Climate Future
Thursday, September 10
from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored with the
Hanover Conservancy
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Save the Date!
Bach Study Group
Friday, September 11
from 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Please use the back entrance
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Save the Date!
Whimsy Foraging
Saturday, September 12
from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Registration Required
Meets at Hanover River Trail Head, 106 S. Main St., Hanover
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Save the Date!
Memory Café
Saturday, September 12
from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Registration Required
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Save the Date!
Calligraphy Practice Meet-Up
Sunday, September 13
from 12:00-1:30 p.m.
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Save the Date!
Dementia Program:
Journeys & Stories:
A Passport to Memory
Monday, September 14
from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Registration Required
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Save the Date!
Art in the Library: Fairy Houses
Tuesday, September 15
from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Registration Required
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Save the Date!
Hybrid: Reading Upwards:
How to Know a Person
Thursday, September 16
from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
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Save the Date!
Hybrid: College Town Conversations:
Making, Keeping, and Losing
Friends in College
Thursday, September 24
from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
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