Conway Public Library's New Director!

Conway Public Library Director

The Trustees of the Conway Public Library have announced they have hired a new director, Jeff Beavers. Of Beaver's promotion, The CPL's Board of Trustees President, James Cousins stated, "We have 100% confidence in Jeff's ability to lead the Conway Public Library and are excited to have him moved into this new role." Jeff Beavers has been the Assistant Librarian for five years and was the Interim Library Director

during the transition.

Read the Conway Daily Sun Article

Something New Generously Given

Amazing Art Piece

Generously donated to the Children's Room, this amazing piece of artwork is done by Joel Amit. Come in to take a look for the camera doesn't do it justice.

Amit's presenting a series of works that he calls "Pixel-Art". Pixel-Art takes inspiration from nature, as well as the computerized world, with its openings to new forms of artistic expression. In the transformation of steel - a heavy, cold material - into butterflies, fish, birds, and feathers.

This stunning 3-D piece is called

"Circle of Life"

by Joel Amit.

To learn more about the artist:

https://www.joel-amit.com/about

Joel Amit uses concrete, wood, pipes, cardboard, and paper to design new building units. His interest was related to the use of fragments of abandoned material as building materials for large-scale structures. His passion for creation led him to study architecture at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, where he graduated.

Something Old Preserved

This 42-Star flag was used as a processional or parade flag to honor Civil War veterans who belonged to American Legion Post 47 in

New Hampshire.

The 42-star flag was never an official American flag but would have been used for a short period of time in 1890. The flag has silk taffeta stripes and canton with gold painted stars and four white silk satin ribbons that tie to a flagstaff. The flag is assembled with machine stitching and the fringe is hand stitched.

The third and fourth red stripes on the flag read “Custer Post 47 Dept of N.H.” in gold and black paint.

Three sides of the flag are decorated with gold-colored fringe. Accompanying the flag are a gold-colored tassel that would be tied around the flagstaff, and a flagstaff harness made of leather, metal tacks, and cotton thread.

GEN. GEORGE A. CUSTER & the

POST 47 DEPT of N.H. FLAG

Come check out the amazing flag that is now displayed in the Great Hall, on the main floor of the Library!

The Custer Post GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Flag was kindly donated to the Conway Public Library (AKA Jenks Memorial Library) on May 28th, 1924.

The Conway Public Library has received a $20,000 Mooseplate grant from the New Hampshire State Council Arts (NHSCA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to perform conservation treatment on the

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) flag. The Grand Army of the Republic flag that has been part of the library collection for nearly one hundred years.

An article will be coming soon from our historian Bob Cottrell for more details. Check out MWV History blog for updates.