Eight people in business attire and hard hats stand in front of a pile of dirt with shovels, smiling for a groundbreaking ceremony. A Hyundai excavator and trees are visible in the background.

Groundbreaking New Library Mont Vernon

At the September 12, 2024 groundbreaking, Mont Vernon marked an important milestone in its quest to replace its tiny iconic Daland Memorial Library with a larger, modern, accessible structure. The $6 million project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2025. The project is a true public/private partnership with financial support provided by a bond and capital reserve fund approved by taxpayers, a significant gift from the Sophia G. Daland Trust and a successful capital campaign conducted by the Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation.

An elderly woman with gray hair, wearing glasses and a light blue outfit, speaks into a microphone while gesturing with her hand during a presentation. A name badge hangs from her neck.

In Memory of Lillian Edelmann

1928 – 2018

‘Big Lil’ was mentor, friend, library ambassador, and fearless leader who’s “fire in the belly” belief in NH libraries was the guiding force of the NHLTA. Slide show from 2013 Conference, photo collage and Spring newsletter article. Remembering Big Lil article, Fall 2018 newsletter.

An older woman with gray hair and glasses sits at a table displaying several books on stands. She wears a pink top and a scarf, and looks to the side. The background is a light-colored wall.

Remembering Edie Clark

Edie Clark passed away July 17, 2024.

“It might have been the beauty of this land and its dramatic sky that brought me here, but the house, its history, its voices, the thought of the many feet that have touched its floors, this is what is so meaningful to me now. I’m only here to make it better, to make it last.”                             — Edie Clark

Her essays, “From Mary’s Farm”, were a regular column in Yankee magazine. Edie was keynote speaker at the 2016 NHLTA Annual Conference. Link to her keynote “Refelections on Libraries in the 21st Century” presentation.

Read the beautiful remembrance of Edie written by Mel Allen, editor of Yankee magazine published in the September 2024 Dublin Advocate 

Edie’s obituary.

Do you have a “Little Free Library”?

What is a Little Free Library? It’s a “take a book, return a book” gathering place where neighbors share their favorite literature and stories. In its most basic form, a Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone may stop by and pick up a book (or two) and bring back another book to share. More info at the “Little Free Library” website. Do you have a photo of your Little Free Library to share? Email it to Connie Kirwin.

A small wooden free library box with a glass door, containing snacks, books, and tax forms. A sign on the front reads, Take what you need and give what you can. The box is outdoors on a sunny day.

Little Free Library in Antrim has more than books!

The Little Free Library located on the front walkway of the James A. Tuttle Library now has tax forms, food, seeds for your vegetable garden, and yes, even some toilet paper!
 
A little something extra for everybody!

A small outdoor wooden box labeled Little Free Library holds several books. The box has a glass-front door and sits against a backdrop of trees and grass. A sign promotes the Philip Read Memorial Library.
A small, wooden Little Free Library shaped like a house is mounted outside on a wall. It contains several books visible through a glass door, inviting people to take or leave books.

Two Little Free Libraries in Plainfield

The Friends of the Philip Read Memorial Library installed two “little free libraries” in Plainfield this summer. One is located at the Plainfield Post Office and the second is located at the Plainfield Country Store. Local children painted pictures on the sides of both. They have been very popular.