Lee Public Library

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April 2017

Lee Public

Library 9 Mast Rd.

Lee, NH 03861

Contact Us: 603-659-2626

leelibrary@comcast.net

www.leelibrarynh.org

Hours

Monday

12-8 p.m.

Tuesday

12-8 p.m.

Wednesday

12-8 p.m.

Thursday

10-5 p.m.

Friday

10-5 p.m.

Saturday

10-3 p.m.

Birthday Party

April 21

3-5

Featured Artist

Don Chick from East Rochester is a Certified Profes-

sional Photographer with numerous credentials and

awards. He picked up a camera when he was a young

lad and developed a passion for portrait photography

over the years. Don is known in his industry as a master

of studio lighting, teaching his techniques in 27 states

and the Caribbean. You can learn more about his art-

istry at http://donchickphotography.com/ or legacypor-

traitsbydon.com or legacyportraitsbydon.com.

Looking Forward-2017 Innovations in Farming

Monday, April 24 @ 7 p.m.

Jeremiah Smith Grange

Can farming be sustainable? Dorn Cox, Agricultural

Consultant; Dan Winans and Becky Sideman, UNH

will answer that question as well as explore marketing,

education, research and healthy

living. Sponsored by the Backyard Farming Initiative of the

Lee Agricultural Commission and the Lee Public

Library.

Adult Book Discussion

Monday, April 10

7 p.m.

“When We Were the Kennedys”

Monica Wood

"This is an extraordinarily moving book, so

carefully and artfully realized, about loss and

life and love. Monica Wood displays all her su-

perb novelistic skills in this breathtaking,

evocative new memoir. Wow."--Ken Burns,

Happy 125th Birthday Lee Public Library

1892-2017

Join us April 21st 3-5 for Birthday Cake

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Knitting for 50+

1st and 3rd Wednesdays @ 9 a.m.

A drop-in group will meet at the library April 5

& 19. Help is available from

instructor, Donna Kay. All

levels welcome. Offered by the Senior Advisory

Adult Games

Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.

Come and make new friends and learn

some new games! Open to all adults

18 and older.

Knitting Get Together

Tuesday Evenings

6:30-8:00 p.m.

Come and join other knitters

for an evening of knitting

and socializing.

Craft Workshops

April 22 & 29

Noon-3 p.m.

Public Safety Complex

Saturday, April 22

Card & Gift Box

making

Saturday, April 29

Off-Loom Weaving

Anne Jennison Storytelling

April 5 @ 7 p.m.

Public Safety Complex

Lee resident and New Hampshire storyteller, Anne Jennison, will share sto-

ries and cultural traditions of the Northeast Woodlands. Interwoven with

song, drumming, audience participation, drama, and humor, Anne’s

storytelling performances are filled with many surprises.

Cosponsored by the Lee Historical Society and the Lee Public

Library.

Ebooks and EAudio updates

From Overdrive

NH Downloadable adds new ebook titles

to their site all the time.

NHDBooks.blogspot.com provides a

weekly updated list of these titles.

Some of the books added the week

ending 3/17/17

11/23/63 - Stephen King

Age of Anger - Pankaj Mishra

The Apartment - Danielle Steel

Bone Box - Faye Kellerman

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

Bryn Greenwood

The Bear and the Nightingale

Katherine Arden

Carve the Mark - Veronica Roth

The Case Against Sugar - Gary Taubes

Pet Series Talk: Surgery FAQs

Tuesday, April 25 @7 p.m.

Dr. Karen Woodberry of Oyster River Veterinary Hospital will be talking

about pre-anesthetic work-up, pain control, drug choices, monitoring, post-

op, and more.

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Story Time

Thursday mornings @ 10:30 a.m.

These fun 30-40 minute programs for ages

2-6 include stories, songs, finger plays, flan-

nel board and a craft. Registration is not

required. No Storytime

April 27.

Tiny Tots Lapsit

Friday mornings @ 10:30 a.m.

Join us on Friday mornings for a baby/

toddler lapsit! For children up to 2

years of age, this 20 minute program

offers songs, stories and movement

with relaxed time afterwards for play

and socializing! Registration is not

required. No Lapsit April 28.

Story Trekkers

Tuesday afternoons @ 3:30-4:30

This program for grades K-4 will introduce

children to a variety of authors and award-

winning books. A snack, games and a craft

are also included. Mast Way students may

arrange to ride bus 30 directly to the library

after school. Please register by calling

Toe Jam Puppet Band

Thursday, April 27

10:30 a.m.

Lee Public Safety Complex

Join us for a zany, wacky over-the-top performance by Toe Jam Puppet Band.

Be prepared to sing, dance and laugh the morning away! Cosponsored by the

Madbury and Durham libraries and Friends of the Lee Public Library.

Library Legos

Fridays March 31-April 22

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Kids in grades K-4 can have fun at the library building

cool stuff with Legos. A building theme will be suggested

each week. Registration is not required. Mast Way

students may arrange to ride bus 30 directly to the library.

Peep Into My Favorite Book

Saturday, April 8

10:30 a.m.—Noon

Create a scene from one of your favorite books

using marshmallow PEEPS for your main char-

acters! Bring in a shoebox and the peeps you

will need. We will supply all other items for

your peep diorama.

Dioramas will be displayed at the

library! This fun event is for kids

in grades 1-8. Please register.

Peep! Peep! Peep

April 24-29

Drop-In Craft

Stop during vacation week and

make some chicks, creeping and

peeping in the fresh springtime

grass.

April

Calendar of Events

Children’s Programs

Story Time - Thursdays 10:30 a.m.

April 6 - Giraffes

April 13 - Colors

April 20 - Frogs

Tiny Tots Lapsit

Fridays, 10:30 a.m.

Storytrekkers -Grades K-4

Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

April 4 - India

April 11 - Grandfathers

April 18 - New Hampshire

Library Legos

Fridays, 3-31 to 4-21

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Peep Into My Favorite

Book

April 8 @10 a.m. - Noon

Peep! Peep! Peep!

April 24-29

Drop-In-Craft

Toe Jam Puppet Band

Thursday, April 27@ 10:30 a.m.

Lee Safety Complex

Adult Programs

No Foolin’ Just Fun - Adult

Games

Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Knitting for 50+

April 5 & 19, 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Knitting Get Together

Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Ann Jennison, Storyteller

Native American Stories @7 p.m.

Public Safety Complex

Adult Book Discussion

Group

Monday, April 10 @7 p.m.

Craft Workshops

Noon-3 p.m.

Saturday, April 22

Saturday, April 29

Looking Forward-2017

Innovations in Farming

Monday, April 24 @7 p.m.

Jeremiah Smith Grange

Pet Series: Surgery FAQs

Tuesday, April 25 @7 p.m.

Happy 125th Birthday Lee Public Library! Party April 21st