Who said “I was created to love New Hampshire”? Read on for the answer.
By April 1st, we should know who won “Best Picture” for 2022. Can you name that film? Can you name the film that won “Best Picture” the year you were born? The first color motion picture film to win? The only X-rated film to win? The two films directed by women that have won? The film that received 14 nominations, but did not win “Best Picture”? The only foreign language film to win? Swing by either library to check out our collections of films that won Best Picture from the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences.
Friday, April 22 is Earth Day. Swing by either library to check out our environmental books or books on sustainability. You could check out books on gardening and get a head start on the season.
Remember that thanks to the Andover Conservation Commission, there is a Pullerbear Pro at the Andover Library that you can check out. A Pullerbear is a tool designed to easily remove saplings and invasive vines. It is much easier on your back than tugging on the vine or sapling, and it is better for the environment than using chemicals!
If you do borrow it, it is critical that you return it clean. Please wash it so that there is no dirt, bits of invasive vine or urushiol (the nasty oil in poison ivy that causes the rash and the itch) on it when you return it.
The Bachelder Library will have blue trash bags available for people who would like to do some Earth Day clean up around town. Swing by the library and pick up some bags.
It would be great if you could separate the trash as you pick it up. Please put glass containers in one bag, aluminum cans in another bag, and trash in a third bag. Please take the bags to the Transfer Station and recycle the glass and aluminum and throw away the trash.
The Book Club will meet at 7 PM on Wednesday, April 27 at the Bachelder Library to discuss Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. “Homegoing is a historical novel that traces the descendants of two half-sisters, Effia and Esi, born into different villages in Ghana. The sisters’ lives follow different paths: Effia marries a wealthy Englishman and lives in Cape Coast Castle, while Esi is captured during a raid and sold into slavery.”
Homegoing has won several major awards, including the American Book Award, the PEN Hemingway award for debut fiction, and it has made the list of the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016. Swing by either library to pick up a copy.
Spring should be in full force by the end of the month. Please join the WABL Walkers every Monday and Wednesday at 10:30 AM to enjoy the beauty of spring in Andover on our loop of Chase Hill Road, Emery Road, and the Rail Trail.
Borrowing our State Park Pass from either library is another great way to enjoy spring in New Hampshire. Please remember that you need to reserve the pass at least one day in advance.
By the way, April is Poetry Month, and the quote at the beginning of this newsletter is from New Hampshire’s very own Poet Laureate and National Poet Laureate, Donald Hall. Check out the poetry collections at both libraries.
Please feel free to let us know of any books you would like to have us purchase for the libraries, or if there are any activities or programs you would like to see take place at our libraries.