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Now at Howe: October 2026

Howe Library will be closed on Monday, October 12, for Staff In-Service. 

Use our online resources at thehowe.org.

Welcome to our Redesigned Newsletter!


We’ve moved to a streamlined monthly format to give you a quick, curated look at what’s happening at Howe Library. We’ll pop into your inbox once a month, with extra updates for major news, new services, or big events like Summer Reading.


Looking for the full program schedule? You can explore every single event anytime on our Online Calendar.

Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos at Howe Library

Community Ofrenda | October 1-November 2

Adult Drop-in Sugar Skull Painting | Tuesday, October 6 | 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Take and Make: Día de los Muertos Skull Painting (Kids 9+) | October 16-November 2

Decorations for Day of the Dead (Teens) | Monday, October 26 | 3:00-4:30 p.m.

Take and Make: Day of the Dead Origami Butterfly Kits! (Teens) | Tuesday, October 27

Winnie-the-Pooh Turns 100!

Winnie-the-Pooh Scavenger Hunt (Kids) | October 2-15

An Evening at Rauner Library: In Which Pooh Turns One Hundred

Ages 10+ | Tuesday, October 13 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. | Registration Required

Books in various states of being open flying aganist blue background with the Howe Library logo and the word Storytimes

Storytimes

For Ages 5 and Under

Simply Storytime | Thursdays, 10:30-11:00 a.m.

Rhythm and Rhyme | Wednesdays, 10:30-11:00 a.m.

Storytime Goes Trick or Treating above illustrated children dressed in various Halloween costumes.

Simply Storytime Goes Trick-or-Treating

Recommended for ages 5 and under

Thursday, October 29 | 10:30-11:15 a.m.

Drop In & Craft examples of a plastic skull plant holder with a succulent and a paper decouped jar with a tea light.

Drop-In & Craft!

For Teens in Grades 6-12

Skullculent | Wednesday, October 14 | 3:00-4:30 p.m.

Jar-O-Lantern | Tuesday, October 20 | 3:00-4:30 p.m.

Skeletons surrounded by a dark background with spooky decorations and the words Halloween Bash in the center.

Halloween Bash

For Teens in Grades 6-12

October 24 | 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Registration Encouraged

Howe Library logo above the words "Library of Things: Place a Hold Today!" on the left. Various items from the collection, including a sewing machine, a drill, and puzzles, are on the right.
"An Introduction to Tarot With Sutton Crawford" at the top with a photo of Sutton in a mock Tarot Card with her name below.  Stock image of tarot cards is to the left.

An Introduction to Tarot

Tuesday, October 20 | 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Registration Required

fall foliage forest with a walking path in the middle.  The words "Nature & Environment" are in the middle of the image.

Nature & the Environment

Is One Tree As Good As Another? The Incipient Extirpation of Ash Trees From New England Forests

Thursday, October 1 | 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Nature Journaling with Robin Rice Voigt (Hybrid)

Thursday, October 22 | 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Protecting Vermont's Ecosystem - Backyard Strategies for Corridor Conservation

Tuesday, October 27 | 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Upper Valley Women Speak: Why We Hunt

Wednesday, October 28 | 4:00-5:30 p.m.

"The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources Tell Us" is on the left.  On the right are a map of Salem MA in 1691, a document from the Salem Witch trials, and a photo of speaker Margo Burns.

The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources Tell Us (Hybrid)

Tuesday, October 20 | 6:30-7:30 p.m.

U.S. Senator Candidate Forum on top left with stock illustration of three people in a debate.  Logos of cosponsoring organizations (NHPR, Granite State News Initiative, Valley News, Howe Library, are below.

NHPR U.S. Senate Candidate Forum

Thursday, October 28 | 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Registration Required