The Goffstown Edge

Perspectives at the Whipple Library March 16

Perspectives is planning to take an in-depth look at the Granite State's economic condition and structure at the Friday, March 16th program held at the New Boston Community Church, starting at 7:15 pm.  Our program leader will be Jeff McLynch, chairman of the NH Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI) and well-traveled speaker on financial matters around the state.

The program will be followed by refreshments.  Admission to all Perspectives programs is free and all are welcome.  For more information, call the Library at 487-3391.

For a much more detailed description of this event please pick up your copy of the March New Boston Bulletin.

Civil War Speaker in New Boston

One hundred and fifty years ago, the Civil War was raging, with greater loss of American life than any war before or since.  Soldiers from New Hampshire fought valiantly, one New Boston man was killed in action at Gettysburg.

Civil War historian and author Steven Closs will present "Granite State Sacrifice during the American Civil War 1861-1865" in the Whipple Free Library at 7 pm on Thursday, February 23rd.  Mr. Closs will share stories about New Hampshire's participation in the war and what he has learned about some of New Boston's volunteers.

Refreshments will follow this free program, which is co-sponsored by the Whipple Free Library and the New Boston Historical Society.

NB Perspectives Presents Jon Brooks

Perspectives of the Whipple Free Library is delighted to present New Boston's own internationally known furniture artist and wood sculptor, Jon Brooks.  He will discuss his art and work on Friday evening, January 20th in the Community Church starting at 7:15 pm.

Brooks has work in permanent collections in Boston, Philadelphia, Tasmania, Australia, Washington D.C., Jacksonville, Florida, New York, and New Hampshire.  In 2011, Jon was featured on WMUR-TV's Chronicle and received the Governor's Arts Award as a Living Treasure of New Hampshire.

Like all Perspectives programs, this visit with Jon Brooks is open to the public and there is no admission charge.  The program follows the monthly family dinner at the Community Church.  All are welcome.  If you have questions, please call the library at 487-3391.

The February 17th Perspectives will showcase Edie Clark, an expert on regional cuisine, reviewing New England Yankee Baked Beans and Fried Clams.

Anatarjuat: the Fast Runner

Join the Whipple Free Library in New Boston for an evening watching "Anatarjuat: the Fast Runner," on Friday, January 13, at 7 pm.

This film is based on an Inuit (Eskimo) legend and was made entirely in Inuit with careful research to recreate Inuit life 2,000 years ago.  The story is one of magic, love, betrayal and the struggle for survival in the far north.

Refreshments will be available.

Give A Library Gift This Holiday

Do you struggle with finding the perfect gift for your parents, grandparents or other special people on your list?  Well, think about making a donation to the Library in the name of your family member or loved one, and we'll use that money according to your wishes.  Throughout the year we receive many donations.  Sometimes these are memorial gifts for a loved one, to celebrate a birthday, other times it's a donation for specific items or books in a favorite subject, and sometimes it's a check with no restrictions.  We appreciate all these gifts from the community!   For instance, recently we received donations for eBook content and programming that will benefit everyone in our community.  In the past, we have purchased genealogy materials, books about history, gardening books in memory of avid gardeners, and much more.  If this idea is of interest to you, please give me a call and we can talk about your gift.
 
 
 
 
Dianne Hathaway,
Goffstown Library Director

Whipple Library Holiday Wassail

Share in the wassail tradition at the Whipple Free Library's Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 11th from 7 to 9 pm.  Join us to celebrate this long-standing New Boston tradition.

The Friends of the Library hope all new Boston adults will join them for this special evening of holiday entertainment, a warm fire, hot wassail or cold punch, and yummy goodies.

Their famous wassail punch is made from a secret recipe that has been handed down for decades.  Please stop by!

Whipple Library Features Lizzie Borden at next Perspectives

On October 21st, at 7:15 pm. in the New Boston Community Church, Perspectives of the Whipple Free Library invites all to come and take a different and lively look at the crime.  "Lizzie Borden- Did She or Didn't She?" follows the October Community Church family supper.

Annette Holba, an Associate Professor of Rhetoric at Plymouth State University, will be presenting this program.  For more information, please pick up a copy of the October New Boston Bulletin and check out the full article on the Perspectives program.

New Boston Scarecrow Alley

Scarecrow Alley will come to life again this fall on the Town Common.

All New Boston residents, organizations and businesses are encouraged to make a scarecrow for the display.  Creations can be set up on the Common starting Friday, September 30th and must be taken down by Sunday, October 30th.

You can register your creation in the family, business or organization category and prizes will be awarded in each.  There is no cost to register, but yu must register and get a number from the Recreation Office to be judged.  The Recreation Department and Whipple Free Library co-sponsor this event each year.

Landscaping for New Boston Whipple Library

The Friends of the Whipple Free Library would like to invite folks to their next meeting on Wednesday, September 21st at 7 pm in the library.

The Friends are a group that not only enjoy getting together, but also help to support additional programs and pursuits at the Library with fundraising events such as the Library Auction.  We're getting ready to put some of those hard-earned dollars to work!

Come and join us while we learn about Pam Condon's landscape plans for the front of the New Library.  Pam, a New Bostonite, is working as head designer at Woodbury's Garden Center in Weare.

She has worked steadily this summer with a landscape committee from the Library to tailor the design to this site: selecting suitable plant material as well as aiming to match our budget and volunteer labor force.  She'll present these ideas at the September meeting.

After the presentation, we'll need to decide how to best phase the plan out over several years, starting next spring.

Get in on the gorund floor and join us!  All are welcome and refreshments will be served!

NB Library Opens Perspectives Series

On Friday, September 16th, Perspectives kick-starts its fall programming with an epic motorcycle trek from Hookset, N.H. to Ushuaia, Argentina.  Adventurer Ben Slavin packed his bike and headed south on October 9, 2009; four months later he was looking at sea lions off the coast of Tierra del Fuego.

The title of his documentary, "A Few More Miles," might be considered somewhat understated because the total count across two continents was 23,000 miles.

Slavin's adventures include mud baths and a cloud of honeybees, an underground salt cathedral, a couple of accidents, snorkeling in the Caribbean and being scammed by a crooked boat captain.  He rode through the jungles of Central America, the dusty Pampas of Argentina and the gorges and glaciers of Chile.

"A Few More Miles" will be presented starting at 7:15 pm in the Community Church, following the Community Dinner.  There is no charge for the program, which is suppoerted by the Whipple Free Library.  Adventurers of all ages are invited to attend.

In October, Perspectives will reexamine the case of Lizzie Borden of New Bedford, Mass, who "took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks."  Did she or didn't she?

For more information, call the Library at 487-3391