Monday, March 18, 2019
Monday, January 21, 2019
April is National Poetry Month
Are you a budding poet? Or a poet in full bloom?
WPL will be spotlighting the work of local poets in the Moving Wall Museum during the month of April. We are seeking poets of all ages.
Be courageous!
Email your poetry to wilmotlibrary11@gmail.com with WPL Poetry in the subject line - or - send to Poetry Exhibit, Wilmot Library, 11 North Wilmot Road, Wilmot, NH 03287.
WPL will be spotlighting the work of local poets in the Moving Wall Museum during the month of April. We are seeking poets of all ages.
Be courageous!
Email your poetry to wilmotlibrary11@gmail.com with WPL Poetry in the subject line - or - send to Poetry Exhibit, Wilmot Library, 11 North Wilmot Road, Wilmot, NH 03287.
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Programs and Events
MOVING WALL MUSEUM
March - StoryPeople
April is National Poetry Month - The Moving Wall will feature the work of local poets.
Thursday, March 21, 7p.m.
– Kristen Branzetti,
nutritional therapy practitioner, will speak about “Reducing Inflammation Through
Holistic Nutrition.” Kristen is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Board
Certified Holistic Nutritionist. She believes that our bodies have an innate
ability to heal themselves, and that getting back to a properly prepared, whole
food, nutrient-dense diet is key. This program will be of special interest to anyone suffering from osteoarthritis.
Thursday, April 4, 7p.m. - Ewa Chruciel, a bilingual poet and translator and associate professor of humanities at Colby-Sawyer, will give a poetry reading and workshop. She will share poems by Zbigniew Herbert and Czeslaw Milosz, renowned Polish poets, and provide writing prompts for those in the audience who are interested in creative writing. Her reading will revolve around themes of belonging, home, and immigration. Ewa has written three books in English: "Of Annunciations," "Contraband of Hoopoe" and "Strata" and published three books in Polish, "Furkot," "Sopitki," and "Tobotek." She has also translated into Polish many books by American authors.
Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m. - In honor of National
Poetry Month, poet Wesley McNair will offer a recollection of his literary
friendship with Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon. Wes, a former poet laureate of Maine, will read from his own work interspersing
his account with poems and personal anecdotes. He will relate how he and his
new neighbors developed as poets of place, drawing on details from the same
patch of ground, to create New England visions that were both different and
distinctive. This program will take place in the Wilmot town Hall next to the library.
MAY
Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. - Terry Tucker from Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory will speak on his “30 years of Arctic Sea Ice Adventures.”
Wednesday, May 22, 7 p.m. – Dan Szczesny, author of "White Mountain" will speak at the Friends of the Wilmot Public Library (FOWPL) Annual meeting.
JUNE
Thursday, June 13, 7 p.m.– Ingrid Graff - "The Case of the Detective Who Refused to Die: Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes" — A NH Humanities program. [more]
JULY
Thursday, July 11 - Fairies and Gnomes - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Timmy Patten Park. Co-sponsored by the WCA.
Monday, July 15 - Start of the Summer Reading Program - "A Universe of Stories."
March - StoryPeople
Eight signed prints by Brian Andreas will be on display this month. Andreas' two-dimensional work takes the form of books--incorporating drawings and writings, color prints, and short stories.
The prints, donated by Susan Bruce, are for sale: Wheelbarrow (at right);
Chihuahua; Garage Sale (at left); Secret notes; Golf; Back to Me; Plumber; and Eternal
Reward.
In addition, Susan is lending the Library two sculptures by Andreas and six books: Mostly True, Still Mostly Trure, Going Somewhere Soon, Strange Dreams, Hearing Voices, Trusting Soul. Prints are selling for $35 each to benefit the library.
The prints, donated by Susan Bruce, are for sale: Wheelbarrow (at right);
Chihuahua; Garage Sale (at left); Secret notes; Golf; Back to Me; Plumber; and Eternal
Reward. In addition, Susan is lending the Library two sculptures by Andreas and six books: Mostly True, Still Mostly Trure, Going Somewhere Soon, Strange Dreams, Hearing Voices, Trusting Soul. Prints are selling for $35 each to benefit the library.
April is National Poetry Month - The Moving Wall will feature the work of local poets.
MARCH
Thursday, March 21, 7p.m.
– Kristen Branzetti,
nutritional therapy practitioner, will speak about “Reducing Inflammation Through
Holistic Nutrition.” Kristen is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Board
Certified Holistic Nutritionist. She believes that our bodies have an innate
ability to heal themselves, and that getting back to a properly prepared, whole
food, nutrient-dense diet is key. This program will be of special interest to anyone suffering from osteoarthritis.
Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m. - In honor of National
Poetry Month, poet Wesley McNair will offer a recollection of his literary
friendship with Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon. Wes, a former poet laureate of Maine, will read from his own work interspersing
his account with poems and personal anecdotes. He will relate how he and his
new neighbors developed as poets of place, drawing on details from the same
patch of ground, to create New England visions that were both different and
distinctive. This program will take place in the Wilmot town Hall next to the library.MAY
Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. - Terry Tucker from Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory will speak on his “30 years of Arctic Sea Ice Adventures.”
Wednesday, May 22, 7 p.m. – Dan Szczesny, author of "White Mountain" will speak at the Friends of the Wilmot Public Library (FOWPL) Annual meeting.
JUNE
Thursday, June 13, 7 p.m.– Ingrid Graff - "The Case of the Detective Who Refused to Die: Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes" — A NH Humanities program. [more]
JULY
Thursday, July 11 - Fairies and Gnomes - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Timmy Patten Park. Co-sponsored by the WCA.
Monday, July 15 - Start of the Summer Reading Program - "A Universe of Stories."
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Wilmot Historical Society Interviews
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| Thelma Minard |
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| Clara Langley |
Recycle your DVDs and Audio Books
For all you video-lovers who buy the latest DVDs, please consider donating them to the Wilmot Library when you are finished viewing them. Here is our "Adopt a DVD" wish list.
Friday, June 1, 2018
Book Donation Policy
The library accepts donated books in excellent condition. We prefer hardcover when adding to the collection. Books will be accepted at the discretion of the library director.
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