Bookmobile Committee, Monday, October 7, 4:00 PM
Library Trustees meeting, Monday, October 14, 5:30 PM
Outdoor Nature-based Storytime for young children, every Tuesday at 10:30 AM outside behind the library. Be sure to dress for the weather! Amy and Polly presented about nature-based storytimes at the recent New Hampshire Rural Library eSummit, sharing their successful model with other librarians.
Kids’ Reading Clubs: Sign up, borrow a book to read ahead of time, and come play word games, talk about books, eat pizza, and have fun!
Board Games, Tuesdays, 5:00-8:00 PM. For teens and adults. Come play a variety of board games in our historic front room. Feel free to bring a game you’d like to teach others.
Mountains to the Sea writing group, Wednesday, October 9, 10:30 AM online via Zoom: A partnership between our library and the Peaks Island (ME) Branch Library, the group meets monthly on Zoom to write and read together. Register to join at https://bit.ly/mtns-sea-24-25.
Rescuing Wildlife in Costa Rica, Wednesday, October 9, 6:30 PM in person at the library: A talk by Jeanne Marie Pittman, the Conservation Programs Director for Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center in Costa Rica. Pittman will show slides and discuss the work of the center and the animals it rescues and rehabilitates, including jaguars, sloths, monkeys, tapirs, and many species of frogs and reptiles.
Introduction to Clinical Somatic Movement and Relaxation, Wednesday, October 16 at 6:30 PM in person at the library: Jennifer Simpson invites you to come and discover how Clinical Somatic Movement can ease pain and tension, improve posture, and enhance your movement. Experience relaxation techniques for your mind, body, and soul, and leave feeling relaxed and refreshed. This is a free introduction and open to all. Wear comfortable clothes.
Banntag: A Citizen’s Perambulation, Saturday, October 19, 10:00 AM, read on for meeting place. Towns are required to perambulate their town boundaries every 7 years. Perambulations consist of walking the boundaries of an adjacent town, describing what town boundary markers are found, making some survey measurements between the markers, and blazing and painting the lines if appropriate. Select Board members are the ones authorized to perambulate. However, Select Board members generally delegate the work to a professional surveyor.
The Cook Memorial Library is hosting the first "Banntag", a Swiss tradition that invites community members to walk their town's boundaries. Paul King, a surveyor who did the perambulation in 2009, will coordinate the perambulation. Everyone is welcome to join in. This might take years!
We will start the Tamworth/Madison Town Line perambulation on Sat, Oct 19, at 10:00 AM. We will meet at the intersection of Ossipee Lake Road and Cross Road. The section for the 19th will be 1.7 miles (3.4 miles round trip) north to Moores Pond. It is the easiest section of this town line. It is a flat walk along the Sokokis Pines, Ski and Beach, and Carved in Bark subdivision boundaries. However, it will be bushwacking, as there are no trails along the line.
All are encouraged to join. Bring appropriate footwear, clothing (blaze orange recommended), water, etc. Rain date is the following Saturday, October 26. Please call the library at 603-323-8510 with any questions.
Tamworth Town Records Transcription volunteers will meet on Wednesday, October 23 at 6:00 PM.
CML Book Group will meet on Friday, October 18 at noon to discuss this year’s One Book One Valley title, The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring. Borrow a copy to read ahead of time and plan to join us! The author will appear in person at 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 24 at The Majestic Theatre in Conway. All are welcome whether you read the book or not.
Poetry Hour, Monday, October 28 at 5:00 PM. Come read and/or listen.
Halloween at the library: The library is closed on Thursdays, but on Thursday, October 31 we will be open for warming up and restroom access during Tamworth Village Halloween from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
