What do you know about Thetford? If Thetford had a User’s Manual, what would you want to see included? Maybe you’d be willing to write a section? Creating something like this will take new eyes and local historical knowledge alike. Stop by the Open House to see examples from Bethel and Middlesex and talk with local resident Cynthia Shelton about how something like this might look for Thetford.
Mumford explores the factors that made Greek cities uniques and offers a controversial view of the Roman city concept. He explains how the role of monasticism influenced Christian towns and how mercanitile capitalism shapes the modern city today.
All are welcome and we look forward to seeing you.
Littles at the Library is an event geared toward young children and their families to kick-off the “Week of the Young Child”, a fun-filled week celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, families, and communities. The theme of the day is spring, gardens, and taking care of the Earth!
Please join us for a spring/gardening storytime with Rachael Cook from 2:30-3:30. Help us plant echinacea seeds for the new native pollinator garden at the Peabody Library, and bring home a potted seed to bring the bees and birds to your yard! There will also be a children’s book giveaway.
All are welcome.
Latham Library and the Thetford Elder Network invite you to the lower level Community Room for a free Senior Movie Morning.
Large screen presentation, warm and well-ventilated room. Meet some neighbors to enjoy a good movie, to chat and to laugh! No registration, just come!
This month’s title: The Straight Story. A retired farmer without a driver’s license sets out on a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey aboard his old lawnmower, traveling from Iowa to Wisconsin to see his ailing brother. Based on a true story.
Need a ride? TEN may be able to help! Call (802-785-4361) or email librarian@thetfordlibrary.org and we’ll put you in touch.
Come play “Ecosystem Bingo…A Scavenger Hunt”, designed by Cat Buxton, in the library back yard. Or, take a short walk to Zebedee Wetland to play! There will also be a seed giveaway.
The next meeting of Thetford’s informal nonfiction book discussion group will take place at Latham Library on Thetford Hill on Tuesday April 25th at 12 NOON on Zoom. PLease email librarian@thetfordlibrary.org for the Zoom link.
We will continue our discussion of The City in History by Lewis Mumford.
A definitive classic, Lewis Mumford’s massive historical study brings together a wide array of evidence — from the earliest group habitats to medieval towns to the modern centers of commerce — to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization.
Mumford explores the factors that made Greek cities uniques and offers a controversial view of the Roman city concept. He explains how the role of monasticism influenced Christian towns and how mercanitile capitalism shapes the modern city today.
The City in History remains a powerfully influential work, one that has shaped the agendas of urban planners, sociologists, and social critics since its publication in the 1960s.
The book may be obtained from your local library, via interlibrary loan, possibly as an audio or e-book via ListenUp Vermont or in New Hampshire, New Hampshire Downloadable Books. Users need only get a barcode number from their local library to use the services. Or you can obtain the book from your favorite local bookseller, or via www.bookfinder.com, the aggregator site for booksellers both large and small from all over the world, and for books both new and secondhand.
All are welcome and we look forward to seeing you.
Coming soon to Peabody: Tech and Textiles! Drop in for low-key technology chats and assistance, hang out and craft. Bring your device, your crochet/knitting/felting project, both or neither. It’s a flexible space for anyone looking for company while they create, or help setting up their new tablet, or just wanting someone to explain what exactly is cryptocurrency…I don’t know all the answers, but I love digging into these topics. We can chat while we knit, click around together, and set you up with further resources. And of course, you can also check out books.
Beginning May 4, (and May the Fourth be with you), Thursdays at Peabody from 1:00-5:00pm.
Latham Library and the Thetford Elder Network invite you to the lower level Community Room for a free Senior Movie Morning.
Large screen presentation, warm and well-ventilated room. Meet some neighbors to enjoy a good movie, to chat and to laugh! No registration, just come!
This month’s title: Where the Rivers Flow North. High-stakes progress clashes with a frontier way of life in 1927 Vermont, as a legendary Yankee log-driver defies the boss of a power company who orders him and his family off their soon-to-be-flooded land.
Need a ride? TEN may be able to help! Call (802-785-4361) or email librarian@thetfordlibrary.org and we’ll put you in touch.
Come play one of our board games or bring your own! All ages are welcome. Pizza will be served. If you would like pizza, please RSVP to librarian@thetfordlibrary.org
Latham Library’s Spring Book Sale has moved outside! Our excellent selection of books for children and adults, movies on DVD, audiobooks, and games and puzzles will be set up on tables in the Latham Library parking lot. In the event of rain, the book sale will be moved into the Latham Library Community Room. All items priced by donation. Come support your local library and get some great bargains.