Seacoast Eat Local presents Food System in our Community
GREENLAND — On Tuesday, June 25 at 6 p.m. at Weeks Library, 36 Post Road, Greenland, Seacoast Eat Local, a local nonprofit organization that bridges the farmers and food producers with the eaters and creator of the popular free guide Seacoast Harvest, will talk about the food system in our community and how to make it work for you. The discussion will explore what grows in our community, where and how to access it , and ways to make your food dollars stretch. Free, pre-registration requested: weekspubliclibrary.
Center for Wildlife visits Dover library
DOVER — Tuesday, June 25 at 10:30 a.m. the Center for Wildlife in Maine will be stopping by the Dover Public Library with some animal ambassadors to teach us about nature, habitats of New England, and what we can do to help. This event is geared for children in grades K-5 and is by registration only: library.dover.nh.gov or call 603-516-6050.
Summer Crafternoon: God’s Eye Turtle
DOVER — Tuesday, June 25 at 3 p.m. kids entering grades K-5 are invited to join the Dover Public Library in the lecture hall to make a God’s Eye turtle out of craft sticks and yarn! Pre-register for this event: library.dover.nh.gov or call 603-516-6050.
Lunch-and-Learn on Aging
BERWICK, Maine — Berwick for a Lifetime will host a Lunch-and-Learn with guest speaker Mary Hadlock from the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, on Wednesday, June 26, at 10:30 am, at the Berwick public Library. A to-go lunch will be provided. Registration is required, email berwickfal@gmail.com or call 207-619-3519.
Portsmouth Book Sale
PORTSMOUTH — The second annual Portsmouth Book Sale offers a huge selection of gently used books for all ages at low, low prices. Saturdays and Sundays, June 29-30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 5-7:30 p.m. Free admission, beautifully organized for easy browsing in a historic Portsmouth home at 375 Middle St., Portsmouth. Free street parking. For more information see PortsmouthBookSale.org. All funds support local charities. Collectors come early.
Elementary Explorations: Building Fairy and Gnome Houses
DOVER — Wednesday, June 26 at 10 a.m. join the Dover Public Library for another Elementary Explorations STEM event. This time we’ll be out in the wild using our engineering skills to build fairy houses and gnome homes. This is event is for children in grades K-4 and will take place out on the front lawn of the library. Registration is required: library.dover.nh.gov or call 603-516-6050.
Mindful Stitching Workshop
DOVER — Wednesday, June 26 at 2 p.m. or Thursday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Dover Public Library, learn about the Mindful Stitching (also known as Slow Stitching) Movement. In this program you’ll learn what mindful stitching is and create a mindful stitching project to take home with you. All supplies will be provided. Registration required: library.dover.nh.gov or call 603-516-6050.
Adventure Presentation Night
DOVER — Wednesday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m. Consider yourself a traveler? Adventure Presentation Night invites wanderers to give a short talk on a great travel experience at the Dover Public Library. Listen to the presentations to get ideas for your next journey. From China to the Colorado Rockies, you’ll hear insights on how to get there, what to eat, and how to have fun.
Guided Forest Bathing Walk
DOVER — Thursday, June 27 at 5:30 p.m. come along with the Dover Public Library for a saunter in nature, and give yourself the gift of slowing down, being present, and connecting to your senses. We will be in the woods for two hours. This program is for older teens and adults only. We will meet at Dover Community Trailhead located on Watson Road. Leave your pets at home. Bring a snack, a water bottle, and bug spray. Registration required: library.dover.nh.gov or call 603-516-6050.
‘Jammin’ With Sammie’
BERWICK, Maine — Children’s performer Sammie Haynes returns to the Berwick Public Library on Friday, June 28, at 10:30 a.m. She has been engaging and delighting young children and their families with her award-winning children’s music for over 30 years.
Music Makers and Shaker
DOVER — Thursday, June 28 at 10 a.m. join the Dover Public Library for this fun music program for kids of all ages and their caregivers. We’ll sing, dance and celebrate, using instruments, clapping, stomping, and movement to share in a jubilee of musical expression.
Civil War encampment and Frederick Douglass reading
ROLLINSFORD — On Saturday, June 29, the public is invited to step back in time to the era of the Civil War at Rollinsford’s historic Colonel Paul Wentworth House. Historical re-enactors portraying soldiers of Company A of the 5th New Hampshire Regiment will be encamped at the Wentworth House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with demonstrations and displays of the tents, uniforms, muskets, and other equipment used by Union soldiers during the Civil War. At noon the Wentworth House will also host a community reading of “What to the slave is your Fourth of July,” famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass’ blistering indictment of an American idealism which ignored and accepted the inhuman treatment of enslaved African Americans. To volunteer to read a section of the speech or to request additional information about the event, send an email to paulwentworthhouse@gmail.com.
Frederick Douglass Community Read
DOVER — Saturday, June 29 at 11:30 a.m. in 2017, the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire established a successful tradition of hosting an annual public reading of Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” in communities around the state. The goal of this reading is to create dialogue on the meaning of the July 4 holiday, what it meant to the enslaved people then, and what it means to us today. Join the Dover Public Library for a community read of the speech. Interested in reading? Visit tinyurl.com/DoverFDRead to sign up.
