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A Tribute to Sarah Josepha Hale by Sharon Wood of Claremont. The Friends of the Abbott library will be offering this program highlighting the life of this notable American woman born in Newport, NH. This special program will take place at the May 21, 2008 meeting of the Friends at the Sunapee Methodist Church at 7 p.m. All are invited. The program is appropriate for students in Middle/High School who are studying literature and history.
Annual Book Sale The library book sale will be held on Saturday July 12, 2008 at the Sherburne gym from 8 a.m .to 1 p.m. Book donations will be accepted at the library until 6 p.m. July 11, 2008. The library would like to thank Sunapee Self Storage for donating storage space for the books again this year. Annual Plant Sale and Pancake Breakfast The Friends of the Abbott library will be hosting the annual Spring plant sale on Saturday May 17, 2008 on the library lawn from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The proceeds from the sale fund the annual Summer Reading program so please stop by and help support this important program. The Friends annual Pancake Breakfast will aslo be held on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at the Safety Services Building from 7 -11 a.m. Trustees Meeting: The Abbott library Trustees will meet on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. in the library.
Digital Audiobooks Now Available! The Abbott Library has joined the New Hampshire Downloadable Audio Books Consortium and you will need a valid library card, access to the Internet, and free software from Overdrive Media Services in order to access the 1,700 title library of audio books. The Overdrive software is available free from the website. To begin please click on this link to the NH Dowloadable Audio Book website. The audio files are not compatible with Ipods but can be downloaded to most MP3 players. For a list of compatible MP3 players click here. Please send an email to info@abbottlibrary.org if you would like more information.
Preschool Story Hour Storytime for preschoolers will now be held on Thursday mornings at 10:00 am.
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