Country teacher: autobiography of an undistinguished personJohn H. FullerWe are fortunate here in Henniker to have a window to the past given to us by John H. Fuller, who taught in Vermont and New Hampshire schools in the early twentieth century. He was born in 1876, and his autobiography chronicles memories of life beginning the late 1800’s up until 1952.The
THINK SPRING
Recommended by Lynne Lawrence3/21/2017Nothing more exciting for those of us who garden than those seed catalogs which show up in the mail just in the nick of time to save us from the winter doldrums. I always tell people my garden is at its very best right now – when it’s a glorious plan, full of perfectly blended colors, lush
Waking Lions
Reviewed by Lynn M. Piotrowicz3/14/2017On Monday I started Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. When my spouse arrived home it was stated, “you must really like that book because you have that look on your face. You get an intense look when you are into a book.” Mind you, I am sitting in the middle of the couch surrounded by darkness
Setting Free the Kites by Alex George
Reviewed by Lynn M. Piotrowicz3/7/2017I recently devoured a book called Setting Free the Kites by novelist Alex George. Reminiscent of the great characters in John Irving’s Hotel New Hampshire and the atmospheric Empire Falls by Richard Russo, George takes us to a fictional town on the coast of Maine. Anyone who has visited the Maine coast will recognize the cold
Weathering
I recently devoured called Setting Free the Kites by novelist Alex George. Reminiscent of the great characters in John Irving’s Hotel New Hampshire and the atmospheric Empire Falls by Richard Russo, George takes us to a fictional town on the coast of Maine. Anyone who has visited the Maine coast will recognize the cold surf, the dilapidated mills, and the
TFL Board of Trustees’ Meeting Minutes 2017
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JOSE LEZCANO HAS POSTPONED HIS PROGRAM
This program scheduled for February 12th has been postponed. We are working on scheduling a new date for his visit to Tucker Free Library. Check back next week for details.
RECONCILITATION: Cold, Wet, Wild
Weathering by Lucy WoodRecommended by Lynn M. Piotrowicz1/26/2017I remember with startling acuity the red scarf flittering in the snow of Mary Lawson’s Crow Lake. I can still feel the raw cold wind on my face, the weight of my winter outerwear and boots as I trudged through the deeply drifted snow approaching that red flag in the pristine field of
2016 TOWN REPORT — TUCKER FREE LIBRARY
For a summary of 2016 library activities you can READ OUR TOWN REPORT HERE!