Smartphone Tech Help
Call 798-5153 or stop by the library to reserve a 30-minute appointment on Tuesday, November 5 with one of our staff members. Because of limited availability, be sure to make your reservation early!
Bread Exchange & Recipe Swap
In honor of National Bread Day, Maxfield Public Library is hosting a bread tasting and recipe swap on Friday, November 22 from 4-5pm. Bring your best bread, buns, biscuits, quick breads, scones, pretzels, and muffins to swap with other bakers. Be sure to attach ALL INGREDIENTS to a recipe card and get ready to swap, swap, swap! (And take home some goodies, too!)
Chair Yoga continues!

Chair Yoga continues! This 4-week session begins Wednesday, October 30 and continues through November 20. Join us Wednesday mornings at 10:30 at the Maxfield Public Library. The cost is $5 per session.

Holiday Hours Update!

THANKSGIVING WEEK
HOLIDAY HOURS
Tuesday, November 26: 10-7
Wednesday, November 27: 10-2
Thursday, November 28: CLOSED
Friday, November 29: CLOSED
Saturday, November 30: 10-2

Daytime Book Discussion

The Curies' newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. From body lotion to tonic water, the popular new element shines bright in the otherwise dark years of the First World War.

Meanwhile, hundreds of girls toil amidst the glowing dust of the radium-dial factories. The glittering chemical covers their bodies from head to toe; they light up the night like industrious fireflies. With such a coveted job, these "shining girls" are the luckiest alive ― until they begin to fall mysteriously ill.

Join us on Thursday, November 21 for an exciting discussion! Our daytime group meets at 2pm.

Evening Book Group

Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours.

Paris, May 2002: On Vel’ d’Hiv’s 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life.

Evening Book Group will meet on Thursday, November 21 at 6:30. Join us for an exciting discussion!

Library Passes

The Library offers passes to area attractions. For a full list and description, check our Library Information tab.

Meet the Author - Ian Kahanowitz!

Image result for baseball gods in scandal

Maxfield Public Library will be hosting Ian Kahanowitz, author of Baseball Gods in Scandal on Friday, November 1. The presentation begins at 5:30. The author will have books available for purchase and there will be time for book signings and a Q&A session.

This is an after-hours event and library services will not be available.

Library Trustees Meeting

Library Trustees Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 6th at 5pm.

Music and Movement

Join us Tuesdays at 10:30 am
for songs, stories, yoga and more!

Story Time

Join us Thursdays at 10:30 am and Fridays at 2:30 pm for stories, songs, crafts and more!

Check out our telescope!

The Library has recieved a gift of an Orion StarBlast 4.5-inch Astronomical Telescope with a zoom eye piece and supportive material and an instruction manual. The telescope is easy to use and is robust. There is nothing to assemble. The telescope is of manageable size, but has a relatively large optical tube. This means that the Moon and deep sky objects will show far more detail than one could see with the common "beginners" telescopes. It also has a large field of view that allows the object to stay in the eyepiece longer. This is a quality instrument, reviewed by a number of astronomical publications and found quite worthy.

Many thanks to the New Hampshire Astronomical Society and Loudon resident Curtiss Rude for the generous gift.

Stitch & Chat

Join us to knit, crochet, or do other needlecraft on Wednesdays from 2:30-4:30pm in the Children's Room. This friendly, social gathering welcomes everyone to bring a project to work on in a pleasant, supportive environment.