If you have been participating in this year’s summer reading program please hand in your reading logs to Latham Library by the end of the day on Monday, August 21. Children who hand in a reading log with at least five books filled out will receive a certificate and prize at our All Together Now Finale Party. Location: outside in the Latham Library back yard (rain location: Peabody Library in Post Mills). If you can’t make it to the party, stop into the Library to pick up your prize anytime we are open, or you can arrange for curbside pickup.
The Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT and NH will share a presentation about advanced care planning at Latham Library, describing the services they have available as well as new information surrounding dementia. The library and the Thetford Elder Network (TEN) encourage adults of all ages to attend. It’s important for pre-seniors to understand and think about advanced directives, too.
Climate Farmer Stories
Multimedia exhibit by Vital Communities
October 2-31, 2023 in the Latham Library Gallery (lower level)
Exhibit Opening Monday, October 2, 6:00-7:00 pm, light refreshments served.
Latham Library is one of 15 Upper Valley libraries and other establishments that will host “Climate Farmer Stories,” a new multimedia exhibit created by Vital Communities. The exhibit shares the stories and portraits of 13 Upper Valley farmers who are using agricultural methods that mitigate and adapt to climate change and help build a food supply that can withstand the impact of climate disruption. Guests will be able to browse portraits – made by esteemed artists from this region – and informational panels on climate-friendly agriculture and use their phones to play audio interviews with the farmers depicted in the portraits.
Learn more at https://vitalcommunities.org/climate-farmer-stories-2023-exhibit-schedule/
Would you be able to differentiate the advice of a 1790s healer from a TikTok herbalist? Plant-based medicine has been practiced for centuries, with “roots” in both fact and fancy. Dale Gephart M.D. will share an illustrated short history of plant medicine over the years, featuring ten plants, ten books and ten stories. He practiced medicine in Windsor, VT and taught at Dartmouth College. He lives in Post Mills.
This fall and winter, Latham Memorial Library will host the book discussion series, Gastronomy: Novels about Food and Culture. One of the most tantalizing ways to learn about a culture is through its food. These mouth-watering novels highlight how what we eat is closely aligned with who we are. Discussions will take place on: 10/12/2023,11/9/2023, 1/25/2024, 2/22/2024.
These sessions are free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities. The discussions will be offered in person at the library and via zoom for those who prefer to attend from elsewhere. Books will be available on loan in advance. For more information, call (802) 785-4361 or send an email to librarian@thetfordlibrary.org
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Latham Memorial Library: Gastronomy: Novels about Food and Culture is a Vermont Humanities program hosted by Latham Memorial Library. (Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or Vermont Humanities.)
Beware! It’s Friday the 13th, and Halloween is right around the corner. Get in the mood for the holiday with frightful stories told by master storyteller Simon Brooks. Not for the young at heart! Put the young children to bed, leave the sitter in charge and as the wind blows against the panes and shutters rattle, head over to Peabody Library, Post Mills, Vermont – the oldest library building in the state. Peabody Library has a ghost story of its own! Storyteller Simon Brooks will be telling tales for the community, beginning with not so frightening tales and making them more scary throughout the evening – in case you reach your limit – wa ha haa.
This family event is not for very young children or those who don’t like scary stories!
All are welcome to join the Thetford Library Federation and Latham Library Board of Trustees for a celebration of the completion of our new lift-style elevator and all the community members who made this project a big success! The lift, which enables everyone to access the Community Room from the main floor of Latham Memorial Library, greatly enhances the ability of all visitors to the Bicentennial Building to enjoy this community hub.
Stop by, see the lift in action, connect with neighbors, and enjoy some light refreshments!
The next meeting of Thetford’s informal nonfiction book discussion group will take place at Latham Library on Thetford Hill on Tuesday October 24th at 7 pm.
We will be discussing The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis.
What happens when the President of the United States governs one Tweet at a time? When the elected leader of the free world may not have a firm grasp on the names of government agencies, much less an understanding of their intricate inner-workings? In the days following the 2016 inauguration, government personnel searched for answers that didn’t exist, while White House staff scoured halls for employees who would never be appointed.
Lewis’s insightful work is as much a testament to the unsung heroes who routinely go unnoticed in the unglamorous business of government as it is a criticism of the current administration’s negligence. He finds tireless public servants whose conviction and deep awareness keep schools in session and food programs afloat. Far from anti-government, The Fifth Risk is a powerful ode to those rare people who hold firm in their convictions and, despite all odds and opposition, remember why they got into government in the first place: to benefit society and better mankind.
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.
Join the Montshire Museum as they help us make Scribblebots! Using simple materials like batteries and motors, families make whimsical art-producing contraptions. Challenging and super fun! Open to kids in grades 4 and up. Spots are limited, please register by emailing librarian@thetfordlibrary.org
