The Big Read: New Hampshire Reads To Kill a Mockingbird

The Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth is pleased to announce that during March 2010 we will be part of The Big Read: New Hampshire Reads To Kill a Mockingbird. This is a statewide project of the Center for the Book at the NH State Library which will include hundreds of “Big Read” events throughout the [...]

Voices of the World's Women: Book Discussion Series

Voices of the World’s Women is a new book discussion series being held at the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth which features the works of women writers from around the world. Our goal is to introduce powerful voices from diverse cultures, and bring different women’s stories into our community.
Participants may read any or all of [...]

Book Discussion: Maisie Dobbs

On December 9th at 7:00 p.m., Patti Rau will lead a discussion of Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear – “a quirky literary creation…a romance, a tale of terror[and] a historical novel.” Maisie Dobbs has been called “ the ‘British Counterpart’ to Alexander McCall Smith’s “The No. 1 Ladies’
Detective Agency” series.

Book Discussion: The Ginger Tree

On November 17th at 7:00 p.m., Linda DeMaio will lead a discussion of The Ginger Tree by Oswald Wynd –an “evocative, bittersweet story of love and betrayal that spans more than forty tumultuous years in the Far East – including two world wars and the cataclysmic Tokyo earthquake of 1923.”

Book Sale in the Annex

Holiday Open House at the library

Come one, come all to Cook Memorial Library’s Annual Open House, 6:00 – 8:00 pm on Wednesday, December 16th. Please bring something for potluck if you can, but come anyhow if you can’t. Potluck Singers will entertain at 7:00 p.m.

Night time Storytime

Here are the stuffed animals sleeping peacefully at the library.
Amy and Marion will lead a Night Time Story Time on Wednesday evening, November 18th at 6:30pm.
Kids age 4 and up can come in their pj’s and bring a stuffed animal to hold while listening to stories. Call Amy at the library at 323-8510 [...]

One Book One Valley Book Discussion

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Click here for a description of the story, and links to a multi-media trailer and Chris’ commentary. Click here for a calendar of One Book One Valley events scheduled for this fall, including a presentation by Chris Bohjalian, the author, at the Lutheran Church of the Nativity in North Conway on October [...]

Book Discussion: The Ginger Tree

Book Discussion on the book The Ginger Tree by Oswald Wynd will take place on Tuesday, November 17th at 7:00. The group will be facilitated by Linda DeMaio and copies of the book are available at the library.