THE ABENAKI: THEN AND NOW

FALL 2015 PROGRAM SERIES

White Mountains Community College

Fortier Library (Room 127)*

Wed., Sept. 23, 6pm:               "Digging into Native American History"

                                                          Lecture by Bob Goodby

*Sat., Sept. 26, 9am-12pm:   "Crafts and Cultural History"

                                                          Presentation and beadwork workshop

                                                          by local artist Rhonda Besaw (Limited

                                                          to 10 people.  $5.00 pre-registration

                                                          refundable fee required.  The workshop

                                                          will be held at Gorham Public Library)

Wed., Oct. 7, 6pm:                   An Evening of Abenaki Storytelling 

                                                         with Jesse Bruchac

Wed., Oct. 21, 6pm:                 "Town by Town: Current Native History 

                                                          of Local Area" 

                                                          Lecture by Donna & John Moody

This series is free of admission, sponsored by

 White Mountains Community College of Berlin,

 the Berlin Public Library and the Gorham Public Library

Funding is provided by the NH Humanities Council

Refreshments will be served

                                                 

BERLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY

SUMMER READING PROGRAM

"EVERY HERO HAS A STORY"

June 25, 2015 - July 31, 2015

Free Kickoff Party

Thursday, June 25th, 2015 @10 a.m.

STEVE BLUNT

at the Recreation Department

There will be prizes, a fishpond and games.

 

              WEDNESDAY PROGRAMS                                             THURSDAY PROGRAMS

                  

                        Grades 2 - 6                                                              Grades Pre-K through 1st
           3 to 4 p.m. at the library                                             10 to 11 a.m. at the library

       Reader: Poof Tardiff (our hero)                                 Reader: Poof Tardiff (our hero)

         
             Wednesday, July 8, 2015                                             Thursday, July 9, 2015
               Meet, greet & hand out charts                                       Meet, greet & hand out charts
                            MOM HEROS                                                                         MOM HEROS
                  3 to 4 p.m. @ the library                                               10 to 11 a.m. @ the library

               Wednesday, July 15, 2015                                             Thursday, July 16, 2015
                               FIREMEN                                                                               FIREMEN
                  3 to 4 p.m. @ the library                                                 10 to 11 a.m. @ the library
 
                Wednesday, July 22, 2015                                          Thursday, July 23, 2015
                                RANGERS                                                                           RANGERS
                   3 to 4 p.m. @ the library                                              10 to 11 a.m. @ the library

               Wednesday, July 29, 2015                                            Thursday, July 30, 2015
                           KARIN MATEY                                                                   More Heroes:
                    3-4 p.m. @ the library                                                          RUSSELL REISCH
                                                                                                              10 to 11 a.m. @ the library 
                    Friday, July 31, 2015
                              CLIF BOOKS                                                            Friday, July 31, 2015
                                  1:00 p.m.                                                                        CLIF BOOKS
                                                                                              1.00 p.m.

 

Closing Party to be Announced.

Please sign up June 1 - June 29, 2015 at the library

For more information, call 603-752-5210, ask for Kathy Godin.

Hours are Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

Wednesdays 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

 

Funding for the Kids, Books and the Arts event is provided by Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, CHILIS, Cogswell Benevolent Trust, and is supported in part by a grant from the NH State Council on the Arts & the National Endowment for the Arts as well as funds administered by the NH State Library and provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

NEW  HAMPSHIRE ON SKIS

 White Mountains Community College
Fortier Library

Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at 6 p.m. 

Free Admission

Light refreshments will be served.

Author and historian E. John B. Allen, of the
New England Ski Museum, explores the unique
history of skiing in New Hampshire. 

Sponsored by:

      NH Humanities Council  *  White Mountains Community College   *   Berlin Public Library                       

 

FALL 2014 PROGRAM SERIES

New Hampshire and the Revolutionary War

Date:          August 20, 2014

Program:  Lecture by Marcia Schmidt Blaine, "Trading Partners 

                    or Enemies?: New Englanders and the Revolution".

Date:          September 17, 2014

Program:  Book discussion of Nathaniel Philbrick's "Bunker Hill", led 

                    by George Morrison.

Date:          October 15, 2014

Program:  "If I Am Not For Myself, Who Will Be For Me" - living history 

                     portrayal  by Gwendoly Quezaire-Presutti.

Date:           November 19, 2014

Program:   "New Hampshire Voices from the Revolution" lecture and

                     discussion by Marcia Schmidt Blaine.

All programs are on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the White Mountain 

Community College, Berlin, Fortier Library (Room 127).

Sponsored by White  Mountain Community College, Berlin, the Berlin

Public Library and the Gorham Public Library.

Books for this series are available for loan at all three libraries.

Funding provided by the New Hampshire Humanities Council

Refreshments will be served.

FREE ADMISSION

 

SUMMER READING PROGRAM

"FIZZ BOOM READ"

Free Kickoff Party

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 @10 a.m.

at the Recreation Department

MAGIC BY SCOTT JAMESON

There will be prizes, a fishpond and games.
 

WEDNESDAY PROGRAMS                                             THURSDAY PROGRAMS

                         Grades 2 - 6                                                            Grades Pre-K through 1st
           3 to 4 p.m. at the library                                               10 to 11 a.m. at the library

                 Reader: Poof Tardiff                                                      Reader: Poof Tardiff

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            Wednesday, July 2, 2014                                             Thursday, July 3, 2014 
               Meet, greet & hand out charts                                            Meet, greet & hand out charts
                    3 to 4 p.m. @ the library                                                       10 to 11 a.m. @ the library

               Wednesday, July 9, 2014                                             Thursday, July 10, 2014
                        Fun with Science                                                                     Fun with Science
                  3 to 4 p.m. @ the library                                                       10 to 11 a.m. @ the library

               Wednesday, July 16, 2014                                          Thursday, July 17, 2014
                        Extreme Weather                                                             Extreme Weather
                   3 to 4 p.m. @ the library                                                    10 to 11 a.m. @ the library

               Wednesday, July 23, 2014                                          Thursday, July 24, 2014
                                 Rangers                                                                                  Rangers
                    3 to 4 p.m. @ the library                                                     10 to 11 a.m. @ the library

               Wednesday, July 30, 2014
                          Outdoor Adventure
                      3 to 4 p.m. @ the library

Clif Books Closing Party

Thursday, July 31, 2014 @10:30 a.m.

at Community Field

Rain Location: Berlin Recreation Department

Please sign up June 2 - June 30, 2014 at the library

For more information, call 603-752-5210, ask for Kathy Godin.

Hours are Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

Wednesdays 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Funding for the Kids, Books and the Arts event is provided by the Saul O. Sidore Memorial

 Foundationin memory of Rebecca Lee Spitz, a grant from the NH State Council on 

the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts as well as funds administered by the

 NH State Library and provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

  

 

           

FALL 2013 BOOK DISCUSSION AND LECTURE SERIES

REDISCOVERING SHERLOCK

 FIRST SESSION:

 DATE:                                                         Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 7:00 p.m.

 SCHOLAR:                                                 Ingrid Graff

 VIEWING AND DISCUSSION:              Sherlock Holmes in "The Blue Carbuncle"

 

 SECOND SESSION:

 DATE:                                                          Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 7:00 p.m.

 SCHOLAR:                                                  Ann McClellan

 HUMANITIES TO GO TALK:                  "(Not So) Elementary My Dear Watson"

 THIRD SESSION:

 DATE:                                                           Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
 SCHOLAR:                                                   Ingrid Graff
 HUMANITIES TO GO TALK:                   "The Case of the Detective Who Refused to Die"

 FOURTH SESSION:
 DATE:                                                           Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
 SCHOLAR:                                                    Ingrid Graff
 BOOK DISCUSSION:                                 Hound of Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


Books for this series is available for loan at both libraries.

Sponsored by the Berlin Public Library and the White Mountains Community College, Berlin.  Funding provided by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.

Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the White Mountains Community College, Berlin, Fortier Library (Room 127).   Refreshments will be served.

                                            

FREE ADMISSION

 

 

SUMMER READING PROGRAM

"DIG INTO READING" 

Kickoff Party

Thursday, June 20, 2013 @ 10:a.m. at the Library

 MAGICAL MIKE BENT *

"READERS OF THE LOST BOOK MAGIC SHOW"

*** 

Free program

Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.

Join us at the Recreation Department.

There will be raffles, door prizes, fish pond and games. 

 ***

 Monday, July 22, 2013 at 10:30 a.m.

Clif Books (Free)

Community Field

 

         GRADES 2 - 6                                                   GRADES Pre-K - 1st

Wednesdays from 3 - 4 p.m.                                Thursdays from 10 - 11 a.m.

July 10, 2013 - August 7, 2013                           July 11, 2013 - August 8, 2013

       Reader:  Poof Tardiff                                           Reader:  Poof Tardiff        

 

        Wednesday, July 10                                                Thursday, July 11  

Meet, greet & handout charts                           Meet, greet & handout charts

    3 - 4 p.m. at the library                                       10 - 11 a.m. at the library

         Wednesday, July 17                                              Thursday, July 18th

            Ranger Program                                                    Ranger Program

     3 - 4 p.m. at the library                                      10 - 11 a.m. at the library

          Wednesday, July 24                                              Thursday, July 25th

             Buckets-of-Fun                                                 Water-Buckets Oh My!

                   3 - 4 p.m.                                                                10 - 11 a.m.

         Meet at library first                                               Meet at library first

           Wednesday, July 31                                              Thursday, August 1

        3 - 4 p.m. at the library                                     10 - 11 a.m. at the library

           Outdoor Adventure                                           Outdoor Fun Program

***

 

Sign ups June 3, 2013 through June 28, 2013, at the library

For more information, call 603-752-5210, ask for Kathy Godin

*  Supported in part by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and

donations from The Saul O. Sidore Memorial Foundation in memory of Rebecca Lee Spitz.