Knitting/crafters – *Second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 2 pm – 3:30 p.m. All crafters welcome!
Tech Help -* Second Saturday of the month, 9:30 – 11 a.m. Bring your tech questions and gadgets
Hours: Monday & Thursday 1–8 pm • Wednesday & Saturday 9–1 pm
orfordsoclib@gmail.com • 603-353-9756 • Laina Warsavage, Director
Events, Programs & Exhibits
April: Poem on a Postcard
Octavia Butler’s “Bloodchild” Book Discussion
Free High Mowing Seeds
Jennie Powers: The Woman Who Dared
Jennie Powers: The Woman Who Dares
Jennie Powers took a stand against social vices in New Hampshire and Vermont in the early twentieth century. She was a humane society agent in Keene from 1903-1936 and one of the first humane society agents to become a deputy sheriff in New Hampshire. Jennie was known across the country as “The Woman Who Dares” cited by the Boston Post newspaper in 1906 as having arrested more men than any other woman in America. As a photographic activist, she used her camera to document animal cruelty, family violence, and wide-spread poverty in New Hampshire’s Monadnock region and beyond. This one-hour illustrated presentation from Jenna Carroll introduces us to Jennie’s life story, the work of humane societies at the turn of the twentieth century, and the politics of the Progressive Era (1890s-1920s) from a local perspective.
High Mowing Seeds give away – Stop by the library in March to pick up some seeds!
Children’s Story and Art
March 12 – Is Spring really here? The moon and the stars tell us so! Listen to stories about how cultures around the world celebrate Spring>
April 9 – Unicorns: Celebrate National Unicorn Day on April 9 (who knew?) by making your own unicorn horn.
May 14 – Getting your hands in the soil: Stories about planting seeds and watching your garden grow.