Come to the library on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 10:30am – 12pm for a hands-on workshop led by cartoonist Marek Bennett. Learn basic comic techniques including layouts, panels, penciling, and inking to draw your very own monster comics. The workshop will run approximately 1 ½ hours with an informal “publishing party” after where Bennett will … Continue reading Monster Cartooning Workshop | Saturday, Oct. 8
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What’s It Worth? Antiques + Vintage Appraisal Fundraiser | Sat, Oct. 29 10-2
What’s It Worth? Join Friends of the Newfields Public Library at The Brook in Seabrook, NH on Saturday, October 29th from 10am - 2pm for an antiques and vintage appraisal event. Have you always wondered what a family heirloom or old baseball card collection is worth? Do you have a coin collection or jewelry that … Continue reading What’s It Worth? Antiques + Vintage Appraisal Fundraiser | Sat, Oct. 29 10-2
How to Access Thousands of Books With Libby
Did you know? With your Paul Memorial Library card you can access thousands of downloadable books, magazines, and audio books right on your phone or mobile device. The NH State Library and NH Downloadable Books Consortium have partnered to provide library patrons across the state with access to a wide variety of digital materials (powered … Continue reading How to Access Thousands of Books With Libby
Boo Parade | Saturday, October 29, 10:30 a.m.
Pre-schoolers and their grownups are invited to join us for the Annual Library Boo! Parade down Main Street at 10:30am, Saturday, October 29. Come to the library dressed in your costume at 10:30 for a quick story time and craft to decorate your treat bags. Then parade down Main Street to collect your candy! Parade will … Continue reading Boo Parade | Saturday, October 29, 10:30 a.m.
Fright Night with Storyteller Simon Brook | Friday, Oct. 28, 6:30pm
Families are invited to listen to storyteller Simon Brooks at the library Friday, Oct. 28 at 6:30pm as he shares haunted tales that will chill listeners to the bone. Suitable for ages 5+ When: Friday, Oct. 28Time: 6:30pmWhere: Paul Memorial Library Registration is requested so we can plan for numbers. Sign up below: REGISTER HERE About Simon Brooks … Continue reading Fright Night with Storyteller Simon Brook | Friday, Oct. 28, 6:30pm
Presentation: New England’s Colonial Meetinghouses | Weds Oct. 12, 6:30pm
Join us for an illustrated presentation on historic colonial meetinghouses by photographer Paul Wainwright on Wednesday, October 12 at 6:30pm at the Town Hall. Using photographs of the few surviving "mint condition" meetinghouses, Wainwright tells the story of the society that built and used them, and the lasting impact they have had on American culture. … Continue reading Presentation: New England’s Colonial Meetinghouses | Weds Oct. 12, 6:30pm
Library Book Sale | Saturday Oct. 1
Don't miss our biggest book sale of the year on Saturday, October 1 during the Newfields Town-Wide Yard Sale from 9AM to 1PM. Fill a bag for $5Or everything $1 each Adult Fiction Adult Non-Fiction Biographies Juvenile Fiction + Non-Fiction Children's Easy Readers DVDs All proceeds support the Paul Memorial Library.
Newfields Roundtable: A Conversation About Community | Oct 19, 6:30pm
Join us for a conversation about community and how we can create and sustain public spaces in Newfields on Wednesday, October 19 at 6:30pm at the Newfields Town Hall. Library Director Carl Heidenblad will moderate the discussion with a panel of our local community leaders and neighbors. Topic of Discussion: Creating and Sustaining Public Spaces … Continue reading Newfields Roundtable: A Conversation About Community | Oct 19, 6:30pm
Newfields Town Yard Sale | Sign Ups
Registration is now open for the 10th annual Newfields Town-wide Yard Sale. When: Saturday, October 1, rain or shineCost: $25 registration feeDeadline to register: Before 4PM September 26 For only $25, the Friends will take care of all publicity, maps and advertising for the entire town. You simply hold a yard sale at your home … Continue reading Newfields Town Yard Sale | Sign Ups
Join Our Community Read
Come to Gather: A Community Read That Explores the Ways We Create and Sustain Our Public Spaces. We are excited to join the Oyster River Community Read this fall. The Community Read invites neighbors and friends to gather in conversation and enrichment around reading. (Think of it like a multi-town book club). The next Community … Continue reading Join Our Community Read
Staff Picks | August 2022
Looking for you next great read? See what the Newfields librarians are reading and loving this month… I’ve got an ulterior motive in picking this book for this month’s staff pick. The book is a mystery/ thriller about golf. Please, if that 4-letter world makes you want to turn away from this column, please, please, … Continue reading Staff Picks | August 2022