Kids’ programs:
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.
Daytime programs, thanks to an ALA/LTC Accessible Small and Rural Libraries grant:
Arts & Crafts Supplies Swap, Friday, Feb. 7, 3-5 PM & Saturday, Feb. 8, 10 AM-2 PM, drop off supplies ahead of time (read below).
Do you have arts & crafts supplies you’re not using anymore? Are you looking for fresh ideas or to start a new hobby?
We will accept arts & crafts supplies* in good and usable condition on Tuesday, February 4 and Wednesday, February 5 during our regular hours. If you drop off supplies, you get to come to the swap an hour early (2-3pm) on Friday!
*We cannot accept recycled items that could be used for crafting like old magazines, egg cartons, cardboard boxes, etc.
Mountains to the Sea writing group, Wednesday, February 12, 10:30 AM online via Zoom: Meets monthly to write and read together. Register to join at https://bit.ly/mtns-sea-24-25.
Tamworth Town Records Transcription volunteers will meet on February 12 at 6:00 PM.
Lake Water Quality: Cyanobacteria & eDNA, Wednesday, February 12, 7:00 PM online via Zoom: A talk presented by Amanda McQuaid, UNHCE State Specialist/UNH Professor of Water Quality and Ecotoxicology and Director of UNH Lakes Lay Monitoring Program and Jill Emerson, Water Quality Coordinator at Green Mountain Conservation Group (GMCG). A Climate & Community program in partnership with Chocorua Lake Conservancy and Green Mountain Conservation Group. Register at www.chocorualake.org/events for the Zoom link.
Book Discussion: James by Percival Everett, February 13, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, in person at the library. This 2024 retelling of Mark Twain’s classic American novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has won several major book awards. It recounts the adventures from the perspective of the escaped slave Jim, with wit, insight, and numerous nods to modern day challenges around race and social justice. Organized by DEI in the Lakes & Mountains. There are a few copies of the book available to borrow ahead of time at the library.
Valentines Day at the (Virtual) Museum, Friday, February 14, 1:00 PM in the library’s meeting room. Join Arts Council of Tamworth for a guided tour of romantic art from around the world, quizzes, and chocolate.
Biking Across Canada, Wednesday, February 19, 6:30 PM in person at the library: With many grand photos, Paul King will discuss his bicycle trip across Canada in 2023-24. He rode across the Coastal Mountains of British Columbia, the Canadian Rockies, across the Prairie, and continued east to the Atlantic. It involved a million and half pedal revolutions and the consumption of 300 bananas.
Poetry Hour, Monday, February 24 at 5:00 PM: Come to read or simply to listen to poems aloud.
Brown Bag Book Group, Tuesday, February 25, 12 noon: Bring a bag lunch and come to the library to discuss the book Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers, the first in their Monk & Robot series (so far there are only two very short books in the series.) Copies of the book can be borrowed from the library ahead of time.
This discussion will be a gentle, story-based introduction to a series of readings and discussions with humans about artificial intelligence.
Swellness Workshop, Friday, February 28, 1:00 PM: Tamworth Community Nurse Association invites everyone to the library for an informational program on swallowing wellness presented by Keri Miloro, UNH Assistant Clinical Professor and Speech-Language Pathologist.
Coming up next month: “Big Night” crankie painting (3/1) and “Last of the Granite State Rattlesnakes” (3/26).
