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Don't forget to visit our library website "Events" pages to view our calendar of events. All the events and programs listed within this newsletter can be found there. Any that say "register" on them, you can click and follow the directions to register for the event. When you register, you will also get an email 48 hours before the event as a reminder.

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Wednesday, May 8th @ 4:30pm

Get ready for gardening season with some pot decorating and planting! Each participant will receive a terra cotta pot to paint/customize however they would like, as well as a seedling to plant in it. Just in time for Mother's Day! Registration is required for this event. Please use the calendar on our website to sign up!

Saturday, May 18th @ 11:00

Want to foster your child's interest in STEM, while igniting their creative spark at the same time?

Buildwave is a creative building program that feels like a video game! Over the course of the

workshop students create with over a dozen different building materials, including Lego®,

PlusPlus®, and custom-made Buildwave materials.

The workshop is structured like a video game, with an audiovisual setup featuring animations and music that guides students through the different building waves. As your child creates with wave after wave of new objects, they build creative confidence, become better collaborators, and encounter design and engineering fundamentals in a unique and memorable context.

This program is limited to 20 participants in grades K-8.

Mondays @ 3:30pm.

The Legos will be joined by other building materials to try out! Duplo's and Plus-Plus will also be available. All ages welcome.

Morning Story Times are Monday and Wednesday at 10:00am and feature books, movement, snacks, and crafts! Themes for this month include flowers, gardens, and getting outside!

Our Saturday Family Story Time will return in June!

Thursdays @ 4:00pm

Each week we will have a new project to do; topics will be announced in the monthly newsletter and the weekly Youth Services Update.

Thursday, May 2nd: Popsicle Stick Bird Feeders

Using popsicle sticks, glue, and string we will make bird feeders that can be hung outside. There are several different shapes to experiment with, so every feeder will be unique!

Thursday, May 9th: Kite Building

With just a few simple materials we will design, decorate, and make our own kites!

Thursday, May 16th: Egg Drop Challenge

Using household materials and recyclables, we will challenge ourselves to build the safest egg drop carrier. Most of the time will be spent building, but the last 10 minutes will include an actual egg drop to test out our creations!

Thursday, May 23rd: Seedling Planting

Help get our garden started by planting seedlings in our 5 grow bags. Then we will find the perfect spot outside to let them grow!

Thursdays @ 10:03am

***There will be no Bouncing Babies on May 2nd or 9th due to our Stay & Play workshop at 11. Please consider joining us for Stay & Play in place of Bouncing Babies!***

Join our baby play group on Thursdays at 10:30am!

Perfect for babies 0-24 months. Play time features special toys, books, and fun! Our group is growing and would love to have more friends join!

Tuesday, May 28th from 1:30-3:30pm

Join us for a monthly group designed for homeschool students and their families! Meetings will consist of an art activity, as well as an enrichment activity focusing on subjects such as as local history, native wildlife, library skills, and more! This will also be a chance for homeschool parents to meet and collaborate while Miss Hannah works with the kids.

Congratulations to our young readers: Caroline Connolly for 900 books and Aurora Doswell for 700 books!

1000 Books Before Kindergarten (1KBBK) is an early literacy initiative that encourages families to read to their young children and to use the resources of their public libraries. Sign up today to receive a free book bag and board book, and help jump start your child's journey into reading!

If you would like to have your child participate in this program ask at the front desk, call the library, or contact Miss Hannah at youth.services@epsomnh.org

Monday, May 13, 2024

6:30pm

Join us for an amazing musical experience!

[mix]tape Bio:

Mixtape /ˈmikstāp/ noun A compilation of favorite pieces of music, typically by different artists,

recorded onto a cassette tape or other medium by an individual. This is the essence of the NH

Seacoast a cappella group, aptly named [mix]tape.

With a repertoire as varied as the members, they seek to encompass as many genres as

possible, spanning years beyond their collective. They aim to guide listeners on a musical journey by tugging at audience’s heartstrings, evoking nostalgia, and paying homage to great songs of many

decades past to modern day radio. [mix]tape’s style of vocal music inspires a connection, which they

share directly from the stage to their audiences.

Monday Nights

June 3rd- July 15th (with no class on July 1st)

6pm-7pm

Yoga: Relax and Restore

Are you looking to stretch and strengthen your body? To recharge and calm your mind?

Come for a welcoming, all levels class that will encourage a sense of ease and peacefulness in

both body and mind. This weekly class offers a safe and balanced yoga practice with clear

instructions and options to make the postures work for your body. We will stretch and strengthen

our bodies, relax, breathe, and calm our minds. Classes may include warmups, balance

postures, a variety of standing and sitting postures in a sequenced flow. Breath awareness,

mindfulness, and relaxation are included. Please bring water, a yoga mat, and any props you

might need!

Sara Withers has practiced yoga for almost twenty years. She became a 200 RYT through

Sharing Yoga in Concord, NH in the spring of 2024.

Do you need technology assistance? Trying to figure out how to use google drive? Libby for downloadable books? Trying to navigate the new library website or event registration page? Call and request a one on one session with Kaitlin to get some assistance without the pressure of keeping up with other participants in an "audience" setting. There are times available in the morning, afternoon, evening and Saturdays!

Wednesday, May 1st

Greyhound

One of the more interesting films to come out in the past few years! Greyhound is based on the C.S. Forrester Novel "The Good Sheppard" and depicts the horrific trials which were the result of Naval Combat in the Second World War. Tom Hanks presents a script that captures those tense days with all the visceral elements that made up those days.

Wednesday, May 8th

3 Blind Saints

To avoid time in jail, three wily men agree to be ministers at a local church. While bungling through their duties, they uncover a greedy plot to steal from the church. This movie is laugh-out-loud funny, and very heartwarming!

Wednesday, May 15th

Freud’s Last Session

London, September 3rd, 1939. The world is on the brink of war. In his final days, Sigmund Freud (Anthony Hopkins), a recent escapee with his daughter from the Nazi regime, receives a visit from the formidable Oxford Don, author C.S. Lewis (Matthew Goode). On this day, two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century intimately engage in a monumental session over the belief in the future of mankind and the existence of God.

Wednesday, May 22nd

Freelance

An ex-soldier agrees to protect a journalist as she interviews a charismatic dictator. When rebellion breaks out, the trio must face down assassins, the jungle and each other to stay alive.

Wednesday, May 29th

Divine Influencer

OLIVIA GOLDEN’S life has been just that… golden. As an “influencer” for a local boutique, telling people what to buy, she takes pride in her growing following. However, after a string of mishaps and bad choices, Liv’s parents decide to show her some “tough love” by cutting her off financially. She soon finds herself out of a job, out of money and even out of a home.

Saturday, May 6th 9:30am

The Book Discussion group meets the first Saturday of each month at 9:30am.

On May 4th participants will discuss It. Goes. So. Fast by Mary Louise Kelly . New participants are always welcome!

We will take a break from Book group for the summer as so many members will be traveling. We invite you to join us again when we restart in the Fall (September?).

Artist Ray Medici has an exhibit of his work at the Epsom Public Library

May 2 to June 15, 2024

Ray Medici is a professional illustrator and painter. He has done work for advertising agencies, book publishers, newspapers, greeting card companies, stock art agencies, toy manufacturers and fashion houses in Boston, NY, Chicago, L.A. and the UK, too!

In addition to painting in oils and acrylics, he has also

used computer software programs such as Photoshop, Painter and Illustrator on many of his projects through the years.

The art in his upcoming exhibition at the Epsom Public Library will include some illustration, fantasy and portrait commissions. (Pets, too!)

Artist Reception will be held on Saturday, May 4th from 11am-1pm.

The Knitters Group will continue to meet on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Crochet, quilting, and fabric crafters of all sorts are welcome!! Our group numbers have increased a bit-- join us!!

The Library will be hosting the VNA the first Thursday each month (May 2nd) from 10:30 am-2 pm. This service is open to anyone 65 and older. To schedule an appointment call (603)224-4093 ext. 85815.

In an effort to increase patron security, and meet the needs of a rapidly evolving tech environment, on May 6th our Libby/Overdrive accounts will be updating. This update will affect the way in which you log into your libby app/overdive. Starting on May 6th you will have a username and password for Libby. (In the past you just used your card number with 4555 in front of it). To log in: Your username will be your card number with 4555 in front of it. Your password will be your last name. If you have any trouble at all, PLEASE call the library at 603-736-9920 and ask for Kaitlin. Kaitlin is happy to assist you, and this should only take a few minutes.

If you have your device set to remember your log in credentials, you should not have to go through this process every time you go into Libby. Many thanks, and please call with any issues at all!

The library will be closed on Monday May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. The EPL staff humbly thanks all our service men and women that sacrificed so much. To learn more about Memorial Day click the link below.

Reminder:

If you have need for a notary, the library offers this service. This service is available whenever Kaitlin is working at the library...while that should be *most* hours of operation, you may want to call the library to ensure that she will be available during the time you were hoping to stop in. We are happy to be able to add this to our list of services that we provide our town.

Take a look and see what new materials were added to our collection last month. To see covers and descriptions for each book, please go to our online catalog (see link below). Scroll to the bottom of the page to see a carousel of “What’s New”. Click on sort by “Call Number” to see the titles organized as you are used to seeing them. If you see something you want, place a reserve on the material right from this site (see below for directions on placing a reserve-- start on step 4)! If you stop into the library, we will have a printed version of the new book list for anyone that would prefer to see the new selections in print form rather than electronic.

STEPS TO RESERVING AN ITEM

1. Go to the library website. (epsomlibrary.com)

2. Scroll down and click on the green worm where it says “Logging into your Account”.

3. In the upper right-hand corner, click on “Log On”. User name is your last name. Password is your library card number.

4. Find the book you want. Click “Reserve” on the right hand side of screen. Click “Reserve” on the next screen that appears and then click “Ok”. We will see your reserve and pull the book for you or put you on the wait list if someone else already has it.

Note: If you are already looking at books from our catalog (for example, you clicked on the link in the newsletter), you can skip right to Step 3.

The mission of the library is to promote the development of well-informed and literate citizens through open access to cultural, intellectual and information resources. The library functions as a community meeting place. The library is the most reliable source of understanding about our community’s past, present and future.

Email: kaitlin.camidge@epsomnh.org
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