Vol. 2, No. 16: July 3, 2020
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The Library will be closed Saturday, July 4
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We will be open Friday, July 3, 9:30am - 4:30pm
From the Staff and Trustees of the Rodgers Library, Have a Safe and Happy Fourth of July Holiday!
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We're taking a break!
There will be no newsletter July 11
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We'll be back with more news on July 18. Have a safe and happy holiday!
Sincerely,
RML Newsletter Staff
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Emergency Training
Until Help Arrives: You Are the Help
Wednesday, July 8
6pm
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The six to nine minutes between an emergency call and the arrival of first responders is critical. FEMA-certified instructors will cover what you can do in that time frame to help save a life.
This virtual course will teach you basic skills to treat life-threatening injuries until professional help arrives. Registration is required to receive a link to the program.
This is an online event.
You will receive a link to the event after registration.
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Get Moving With Your Library
Senior Fitness & Fusion
Thursday, July 9
11:30am
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Join Fitness Instructor Jess Salman for a virtual movement class! This week: Senior Fitness & Fusion!
This is an online event.
Registration required.
Please register by clicking on the button at right. You will receive a link in a confirmation email.
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Virtual Moneygami
Thursday, July 9
6:30pm
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Learn how to turn your bills into origami creations. This virtual workshop is fun for anyone able to follow instructions for folding paper.
This is an online event.
Registration is required to receive a link to the program.
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NH Humanities To Go
The Finest Hours: The True Story Behind the U.S. Coastguard's Most Daring Sea Rescue
Wednesday, July 15
7pm
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On February 18, 1952, an astonishing maritime event began when a ferocious nor'easter split in half a 500-foot long oil tanker, the Pendleton, approximately one mile off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Incredibly, just twenty miles away, a second oil tanker, the Fort Mercer, also split in half.
Michael Tougias, co-author of the book
The Finest Hours
, uses slides to illustrate the harrowing tale of the rescue efforts amidst towering waves and blinding snow in one of the most dangerous shoals in the world.
This is an online event.
Registration is required to receive a link to the program.
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Online Book Discussion
Me and White Supremacy
Tuesday, July 21
1:30pm
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Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
by Layla F. Saad. Zoom Book Discussion
Check out the e-book at
NH Overdrive
. Login using your library card and password, or create an account by clicking on the Libby App lower down on the page. Download the app to check out ebooks and e-audiobooks to read/listen to on your device(s). The book is available for two-week checkout from now until July 12. If you want more than two weeks with the book, check it out now and check it out just before July 12 for another two weeks.
This book is designed as a 28-day workbook with stories, prompts and things to think about each day. We will look over the work as a whole and talk about what we discover about ourselves and what helpful things we learn that we can apply to our lives.
This is an online event.
Registration required to receive a link to the event. Click on the button below to register.
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Edible Wild Plants and Mushrooms
Thursday, July 23
7pm
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Join naturalist Russ Cohen for a virtual program on identifying edible wild plants and mushrooms that can be found in the area.
This is an online event.
Registration required to receive meeting link. Click on the button to register.
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Summer Reading Program is Here!
June 1 - August 4, 2020
Earn points by reading, listening to audio books, exercising, crafting, exploring our website, and performing random acts of kindness - and win prizes!
Click
here
for more information, and/or click on the button below to register.
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We Are Open to the Public!
Our Hours
Mon., Wed., Fri.:
9:30am - 4:30pm
Tue., Thur.
: 1:30 - 8:30pm
Saturday
: 9:30am - 1pm
Sunday:
CLOSED
Masks must be worn at all times inside the building. Please observe social distancing at all times.
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