What's Happening at the Brookline Public Library

Writing Group:
Meets every Saturday at 1:30pm
New members always welcome!

Friends of the Brookline Library Book & Bake Sale

May 5, 2012 9AM-4PM

$2 Bucks-a-Bag 2PM-4PM

Brush Hall & Kilduff-Wirtanen Legion Post 74, 36 & 38 Main Street, Brookline NH

Book Drop Dates: Feb.25th, March 31st and April 21st.

Children's Book Week is May 7-13To celebrate the library will raffle of ten books!

There are two books in each of five categories: Baby Books, Easy Picture, Early Reader, Juvenile, and Young Adult.

Simply check out a Kids or Young Adult Book Between April 30-May 12. One ticket per person, per checkout.

Flower Fairy/Magical Creature Drop-in Craft Time

Thursday May 24th from 2-6pm.

Come in and make a fairy or magical creature. Then take your creation home and

make it a fairy/magical creature home. Bring in a photo of your fairy/magical creature in it's new home, to enter our contest.

Free, No registration required.

The Wisdom of Small Farms and Local Food:

Tuesday May 29th at 6pm.
The Wisdom of Small Farms and Local Food: Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic and Sustainable Agriculture presented by John Carroll of the University of New Hampshire Department of Natural Resources.

Book Group

May selection is:

Sand County Almanac

by Aldo Leopold

Monday May 21st at 7PM

Knitters' Group

Ongoing

Mondays at 6 p.m.

Casual; drop-in

Toddler Tales

Tuesday May 8, 15, 22, 29 at 10:30

Ages: 16 mos -3 years.

with caregiver.

No sign-up

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Preschool Story Time

Thursday May 10, 17, 24, 31 at 10:30

Stories and activities for preschool ages, with caregiver. No sign-up.

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Music with Miss Jackie

Wed. May 16 & 30

at 10 AM

Music, movement, singing and instrument fun for ages 0-6

Free ! No registration required.

Brookline Public Library

Book Bags

available at the library!

Large size, sturdy canvas bags: $15/each

small bags $6/each

All purchases allow the Friends to continue

supporting library programs and other needed items.

Thank you for your generous support!

Spanish for Preschoolers

with Miss Vicky (Ages 3-6)

Wednesday May 9, 23

at 10:30

Baby Lapsit

Ages 0-15 months

Monday May 7, 14, 21 at 10:30

Stories and music specially geared for babies, 0-15 mos. from 10:30-11am. Children free play from 11-11:30 while parents/caregivers chat and share. Free, no registration necessary.

Learn a new language with a Playaway

Thanks to the generosity of the Hollis Brookline Rotary, the library has a language series available on Playaway -- MP3 format. The Rotary’s donation enabled the library to purchase ten different language programs including Arabic, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. The Pimsleur Language Programs are well-known and highly-regarded language courses offered by Recorded Books. Available on Playaway, a “lightweight, compact, easy-to-use player,” each comes with one language course already downloaded.

Downloadable Audio Books are here!!!

Explore the growing collection of audio books for adults and children. Use your library card to download the free software and browse through the collection of audio books at http://nh.lib.overdrive.com

Find the information you need - even in the middle of the night!

Many full-text magazine and newspaper articles, biographies and genealogy records are available to you through our online databases.

Click here for database details.

The New Hampshire State Library also offers an excellent list of web resources.

Click here for NHSL links.

Seeking Magazine Sponsors

In addition to sponsoring books, the library is now seeking patrons who are willing to donate the annual cost of one of our currently held magazines. The subscriptions range from about $12 to $20 per year, with a few costing more. Over twenty new titles just added!

If you’re interested in sponsoring a specific magazine, please stop by and peruse the library's current magazine selections or check out the list online. You may also call the library to set-up sponsorship. Magazine sponsors will receive recognition for his/her gift as well as the option of checking out the sponsored magazine first.

LIBRARY TRUSTEE MEETINGS

The Brookline Public Library Board of Trustees usually meet in the Library Community Room. Public welcome to attend.

Next meetings: Tues. May 1st at 7PM

Minutes of the Trustee Meetings