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Adult Programs

The Story Station is coming!

November 2, 2023

On Saturday, December 2nd, the Story Station from OurStory NH will be visiting the Richards Free Library. Registration is now open! OurStory NH seeks to create, share and collect stories across New Hampshire via multiple media and from multiple sectors of life, experience, feelings, hopes and thoughts of life during, before and in anticipation of a post-pandemic reality.   The Story Station is… Read more The Story Station is coming!

Filed Under: Adult Programs, Events Tagged With: events, Local History, Newport NH, Our Story NH, Story Station

Keep Newport Warm ’23

October 3, 2023

On October 24th we will celebrate Sarah Josepha Hale’s 235th birthday by starting the “Keep Newport Warm” project. This year there are two ways to get involved: As we did last year, Community members can help to make a scarf for the SJH statue displayed in front of the library. Just bring a piece of… Read more Keep Newport Warm ’23

Filed Under: Adult Programs, Fundraiser, Local History, Uncategorized

Haunted Lighthouses of New England on Zoom

October 2, 2023

Join Author Jeremy D’Entremont as he shares stories of ghosts and sightings! Register below for this event and we’ll email you the zoom link! Lighthouses and ghost stories often seem to go hand in hand. Jeremy will be telling us about the mysterious Woman in White in the Isles of Shoals and the spirit of… Read more Haunted Lighthouses of New England on Zoom

Filed Under: Adult Programs, Events, Virtual Events Tagged With: Haunted Lighhouses, New England, Zoom program

Virtual Author Event with Marie Benedict

September 14, 2023

Meet the New York Times Best Selling Author, Marie Benedict on Zoom, Wednesday October 4th at 7pm. She will discuss her writing, particularly her work on her latest historical fiction novel, The Mitford Affair. Registration for this event is required.

Filed Under: Adult Programs, Events, Virtual Events Tagged With: author events, Marie Benedict, virtual events, zoom events

Virtual Event with NASA 9/29 2pm

September 13, 2023

Join us on Zoom Friday September 29th at 2pm! Learn about the efforts of teams of NASA researches who are currently examining Earth to understand climate change, storms, fires, and where people fit in to all of it, including an active mission studying climate change in northern regions of the world (e.g., Alaska and Canada).… Read more Virtual Event with NASA 9/29 2pm

Filed Under: Adult Programs, Events Tagged With: NASA, virtual program, zoom

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