No cost to Andover library patrons
Hoopla is a downloading/streaming service for books, audiobooks, comics, graphic novels, TV shows, music, and movies. There is no cost to patrons of the Andover Public Library and the WA Bachelder Library. The libraries pay into our Hoopla account, using funds we recently received from ARPA, and whenever a patron borrows something, the charge is […]
Will pay for Hoopla, tent, field trip, other
The Andover Libraries are the recipients of $2,262 in grant funding thanks to the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the New Hampshire State Library. The grant funds received will support the Andover Public Library’s and the WA Bachelder Library’s efforts to […]
Fleming Center construction under way
We are very pleased to announce that the new Center for Artistic Development at the New London Barn Playhouse will be known as the Fleming Center due to the generous donation of Nancy Fleming and her family. The Fleming Center is being built as part of a multi-phase construction project. “Theater, music, and the arts […]
Features father and son culture bearers
The Literary Arts Guild for the Center for the Arts announces its next event in their 2021 Literary Art Series, “Native American Beauty is Diversity.” They will be presenting Remembering the Dawn, a bilingual program of traditional Abenaki stories by father and son culture bearers Joseph and Jesse Bruchac. For over 40 years Joseph Bruchac […]
On Monday, August 16, at 6:30 PM, the Andover Libraries and the Andover Community Hub will co-sponsor local author Amy Makechnie, who will present her new middle grade novel, Ten Thousand Tries. The event will be held at Proctor’s Stone Chapel. Yes, there will be refreshments! Yes, Amy will take questions and do a reading! […]
Increased distance between craft booths
Don’t miss out on the fun! The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen is headed back to the Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury on Saturday, August 7, through Sunday, August 15, for the 88th Annual Craftsmen’s Fair. Shop at nearly 200 booths of juried craft from league members and invited guest artists in a wide range […]
Uplifting and entertaining music for all ages
Summer Music Associates wishes to thank the people of the Lake Sunapee region for their support and loyalty during these difficult times by offering a free concert at the First Baptist Church in New London on Thursday, September 2, at 7 PM. William Ögmundson will present an uplifting and entertaining piano concert for all ages. […]
Writes realistic family dramas
The Andover Beacon asked me to interview Andover’s Amy Makechnie and to write an article about her as a new book author. Seeing as I had just read her new book, Ten Thousand Tries, which was published on July 13, for my monthly Beacon column Through the Reading Glasses, this seemed like a nice fit. […]
"Side-splitting homage" is new from Broadway
The Franklin Footlight Theatre, in conjunction with the Franklin Opera House, presents Disaster! The Musical! Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos, and the unforgettable songs of the ’70s will take center stage for the first time in New Hampshire community theatre in this side-splitting homage to classic disaster films. Disaster! is a new musical straight from Broadway, […]
Adult Fiction Castle Shade, Laurie R. King Death with a Double Edge, Anne Perry Deception by Gaslight, Kate Belli Dream Girl, Laura Lippman A Hand to Hold in Deep Water, Shawn Nocher The Indigo Girl, Natasha Boyd Legacy, Nora Roberts Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid The Personal Librarian, Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray The […]