LIBRARY HAPPENINGS

NEWS FROM

Barrington - News of upcoming events at the Barrington Public Library:

• January 21 - Matroyshka Doll Workshop; 10:30-1:30. Paint these beautiful Russian nested dolls while learning about the culture from your instructor! Call 664-9715 to register for limited spaces. Fee ranges from $10-$45 depending upon the doll set you choose (payable that day). Barrington residents take priority but non-residents may fill any open spaces.
• February 4, 11, & 18 - Quilting Class; 10:30-12:30. Learn how to make a baby quilt from the president of the Cocheco Quilters. $30.00 materials fee due at sign-up. Non-residents welcomed. Register at the library or call 664-9715.

Exeter - Exeter Public Library Poetry Anthology Published! Exeter, New Hampshire...where the river meets the tide a poetry anthology compiled by the Exeter Public Library is available for purchase. The book contains poems about Exeter by poets who have been affected by our town. The contributing local artists work, depicting various landscapes in Exeter, enhance the beauty of the book. The book is available for $18.00 at the Exeter Public Library, the Exeter Bookstore, Coventry Cottage in downtown Exeter, and the Country Store at Riverwoods. For additional information, please call the library at 772-3101.

Madbury - The Friends of Madbury Library is pleased to announce the award of a $5,000 Project Grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation - Piscataqua Region. This grant will be used to conduct an overall needs assessment, and to help with future planning for the Madbury Public Library. The project is scheduled to begin April 2006.

The N.H. Charitable Foundation has been working to improve the quality of life in our communities since 1962. It builds and manages a collection of funds, currently totalling $323 million, created by individuals, families, and corporations for charitable purposes of their choosing. In 2004, the Foundation awarded nearly $20 million in grants to non-profits and scholarship funds for students. It is headquartered in Concord and serves communities through seven regions - Lakes, Manchester, Monadnock, Nashua, North Country, Piscataqua and Upper Valley. For more information about the Foundation, call (603) 225-6641, or visit www.nhcf.org.

Peterborough - The South Meadow School had Eyes On Owls come to the school in October 2005. Marcia Wilson, who heads the owl program, brought 6 live owls. Mrs. Wilson and her husband Mark shared a slide show of his nature photos which he had taken of various owls in the wild. The whole presentation was magnificent. Seeing the owls up close was a rare treat for staff and children. The owls ranged from the smallest of species such as the Eastern Screech Owl and Northern Saw-whet Owl to the larger owls such as the Barred Owl and more! If anyone is interested in having this presentation, Marcia Wilson may be reached at (978) 649-3779 in Dunstable, MA.