COLBY HILL INN OFFERS A 2nd COOKING CLASS FOR TUCKER FREE LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM!
Due to the overwhelming anticipated popularity of this summer program, the Colby Hill Inn has agreed to offer a 2nd cooking class for Henniker kids. Classes are limited to ten kids (age 10 and up) so you will need to sign up at the TUCKER FREE LIBRARY on or after June 23rd for either the July 9th or the July 16th class!
If you sign up and can't make it, please contact the library so we may call someone from our waiting list to take your place.
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The winter was hard on the front of the Tucker Free Library. When all the snow and ice had melted, we found several issues that needed addressing. Most pressing was the deteriorating condition of the brick planters that were on the granite entranceway. Not only were they not visually appealing in their state of deterioration, but they also had become a safety hazard because they were no longer attached to the granite. They have been removed and alternatives are still being looked at but so far, the cost of replacing them has been prohibitive.
Three local landscaping companies came in to offer suggestions. All the experts concurred that the grandeur of the building was hidden by the overgrown burning bushes (which are on the invasive species list) and the spindly rhodi and azalea. It was also brought to our attention by one company that serious erosion of our dripline was occurring and needed immediate work to prevent damage to the foundation in the front of the building.
The work in front of the library was completed by the Henniker Parks Department & Three Seasons Landscaping. The Parks Department came in and power washed the front of the building to remove lichen and algae that was growing on the damp, sun deprived foundation. Three Seasons Landscaping completed the remaining work. They donated the use of the excavator and much of the labor for the job. They offered us discounts on the materials that were used: landscaping cloth, dripline materials, and the bark for the planting beds. They have also agreed to develop a beautification plan which will include a planting schematic and a paving plan for the front walkway.
The Board of Trustees agree that no cosmetic enhancements will be made until the local economy improves, but will take the beautification plan under advisement if money should become available through donation or gifts.
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Henniker Residents Have Article Published in National Professional Journal!
Lynn Piotrowicz, director of the Tucker Free Library, and Scott Osgood, director of facilities and capital projects for the Community College System of NH are currently working on a book for the American Library Association's ALA Editions. An excerpt of the book appeared in the April Architectural edition of the American Libraries Magazine. You can read the article "Building Science 101" on page 58 of the current issue at:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ala/docDetail.action?docID=10282870&page=58
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| A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FAMILY & FRIENDS OF HAZEL GILBERT
During the past several months, family & friends of Hazel Gilbert have donated a significant amount of money to the Tucker Free Library in her memory. Since Hazel was an educator we felt it would be a fitting tribute to replace our 1998 World Book Encyclopedia with a 2009 edition! It has arrived and is available for check-out in the J-Room.
(Believe it or not, school kids still use our encyclopedias since many assignments they receive require a written resource in addition to online resources.)
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If you have used the Tucker Free Library Movie Collection recently you have probably noticed two things: 1) we have been eliminating the VHS collections and 2) we have been adding a lot of DVDs. Our VHS collection was very old and new movies are not even released on VHS so we are gradually discarding them (and audio cassettes) from our collection.
How are we building our DVD collections? We supplement a very small budget for movies with fine money. The money generated from movie fines goes directly into purchasing more DVDs. So next time you pay your fine for an overdue DVD know that the $1 will eventually buy another DVD. The other way our collection grows is through donations of DVDs! Since January 2008 Henniker residents have donated 80 ADULT & 40 KID's DVDs to our collection bringing the total number of choices to 375!
As you are doing your spring cleaning, rearranging your bookshelf, or emptying out your old media closet to make room for your new flat screen TV, remember "IF YOU DON'T WATCH IT SOMEONE ELSE CAN BY DONATING THAT DVD TO THE TUCKER FREE LIBRARY!" If we already own a title we accept those DVDs as well. Our DVDs are used many times and even though we clean and repair them, the discs show lots of wear and tear (which means skips and stops for you)! At any given time we may have a dozen discs in need of cleaning or repair and if we have a donated copy we use it to replace the worn-out DVDs.
HENNIKER RESIDENTS FLOCK TO TUCKER FREE LIBRARY FOR FREE MOVIES!
ADULT DVDs 234 OWNED 1410 CHECKOUTS
E-ROOM DVDs 71 OWNED 439 CHECKOUTS
J-ROOM DVDs 70 OWNED 665 CHECKOUTS
(Since we are no longer adding VHS movies to our collection, any donated VHS titles will be sold at our annual booksale.)
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Tucker Free Library Annual Report -- 2008
It was a busy year at the Tucker Free Library. Henniker residents, like their counterparts across the country, have been flocking to the library in record numbers. All areas of service have seen a marked increase in use, the most obvious being circulation with over 4,000 more check-outs this year than 2006, and 2,000 more than 2007! Since December of 2005, 996 Henniker residents signed up as NEW PATRONS of the Tucker Free Library. Numbers similar to this are being reported in all areas of the country; and as personal budgets tighten, more and more people are seeking the services of the local library. The town library is an integral part of our community, offering free movies, books, newspapers, programs, internet service, and in some cases, a place to get warm.
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Benefits of Public Library Highlighted by PATRONS
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| INSULATING THE TUCKER FREE LIBRARY |
| Since 2005 the library has recorded significant decreases in the amount of oil and electricity used to heat and cool the building. Unfortunately, even with those decreases our utility bills have sky-rocketed. Anyone who has visited the library has experienced the cold winter or hot summer temperatures on the Main Floor (all while listening to the furnace or AC running excessively).
In an effort to control rising utility costs, the Board of Trustees of the Tucker Free Library decided to add a blanket of insulation in the attic. There was an uninsulated space approximately 2.5 to 3.5 feet between the floor of the attic and the ceiling of the Main Floor. Experts suggested that adding insulation in this space would help keep the area a more comfortable temperature and thus decreasing our use of oil and electricity, making our beautiful building more energy efficient.
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