NH Humanities Book Discussion, June 24 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom. Exhalation by Ted Chiang. Program facilitated by Joshua Tepley, Saint Anselm College. Free books for each participant, funding from the NH Humanities Council.
Plant Exchange! Thursday, June 3 from 4-6 p.m. Share some of your plants, veggie or flower starts, and pick up some new ones! All are welcome, (whether you have plants or not).
Pie and Posey Sale! May 29 9:30 until sold out. The Friends of the Orford Libraries pie sale will include flower bouquets this year. Come out and support this fundraiser for the Orford Social and Free Libraries.
Book Discussion, May 24 @ 7 p.m. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michelle
NH Humanities Book Discussion on May 6 @ 6:30 p.m.
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
New Hamsphire Humanities is piloting a new project offering facilitators for virtual book groups. Books are free to each participant. Contact the library for a book and to register.
New Hampshire Humanities Program: April 19 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
“Forced Into Politics: Daniel Webster, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the Fugitive Slave Crisis”
Contact the library to register and get the Zoom link.
Gardening! Monday, April 12 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom Sarah and Craig Putnam of Echo Hill Farm in Orford will host an open forum to discuss seed starting, what to plant soon, soil preparation for gardens old and new and more. Come with your questions. Contact orfordsoclib@gmail.com for more information and to register.
Free Seeds! High Mowing donated seeds which will be available to all at the library during open hours.
Monday and Thursday 1-8 p.m. & Wednesday and Saturday 9-1 p.m.
Take and Make: Beeswax Wrappers. Make reusable food wrappers. They are eco-friendly as a good alternative to plastice wrap.
Poem on a Postcard to Celebrate National Poetry Month During the month of April, special postcards with original artwork are available for you to send a poem to a friend or family member. The library will also supply the stamps. Thanks to Rivendell Academy’s Melissa Lopez Labastita for the beautiful artwork and to Bonnie McCouch for generously underwriting this special event. Contact the library to pick up your postcards.
“The Borders of Our Minds” with David Mould on Monday, March 29 2 7 p.m. via Zoom
Join historian and journalist David Mould while he explores the meaning borders, both real and imagined, in discussing his latest book on travel, history and culture.
Book Discussion, Monday, March 15 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom The Soul of America: A Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham
Mah Jongg – every Monday from 1 – 3 p.m.
Tech Help Second Saturday of the month @ 9:30-11 a.m.
Story & Art Time – 10 a.m. second Saturday of the month from September – June . Summer reading program July & August.
French Conversation
Informal group, meeting outdoors with social distancing. Contact Gail Keefer for details: gkeffer@rivendellschool.org
Book Discussions
Fourth Monday of the month @ 7 p.m. Contact library for latest selection.