Putney Public Library

Becoming More Resilient, Happy, and Relaxed in Just One Minute A Day with Rob Koegel
2021-10-13 10:00 - 11:30, 2021-10-06 10:00 - 11:30, 2021-09-29 10:00 - 11:30, 2021-09-22 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
Meeting Wednesday Afternoons September 22nd – October 13th
2-3:30pm
Outdoors and IN PERSON at Putney Public Library

These are uncertain times. Since Covid began and insecurity became the new normal, we often feel anxious and overwhelmed. All too often, we find ourselves at a crucial crossroad and don’t know what our next step is or where it will take us.
Designed to nourish resilience, well-being, and safety (we’ll meet outside the library, under a tent, 6 feet apart), this program invites you:

To choose a chapter, each week, from Rick Hanson’s extraordinary book Just One Thing: Developing A Buddha Brain One Simple Practice At A Time.
To engage, in less time than it takes to brew a hot drink, in fun-to-do practices that fuel resilience, relaxation, and the ability to rise to challenge.
To celebrate and invigorate your efforts to strengthen your inner resources in a supportive setting.
Registration is required for this event: email Rob at koegelr@merrimack.edu to enroll, get a free book link for Just One Thing, or ask questions.

Poetry from a Pandemic Reading via Zoom
2021-10-07 15:00 - 16:30
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Or email Emily at emily[at]putneylibrary.org for the link to this Zoom event.

Book Group--The Beginning of Spring
2021-09-19 14:30 - 16:00
In person, Outdoors under the large canopy tent behind the library
Sunday, September 19th at 6:30pm
This month’s selection is The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald –please contact emily@putneylibrary.org to reserve a copy.

Mending Bee
2021-09-12 09:00 - 12:00
In-person, outside! Wear your mask!

Closed for Labor Day
2021-09-05 - 2021-09-06

Summer Reading Closing Party - Story Teller & Free Books
2021-08-04 07:00 - 08:00
See the full schedule: http://putneylibrary.org/youth-services/summer-reading/

All About Goats!
2021-07-30 07:00 - 08:00

Incredible Insects
2021-07-28 07:00 - 08:00

Animal Yoga
2021-07-23 07:00 - 08:00

Story Time & Craft Bags
2021-07-21 07:00 - 08:00, 2021-07-14 07:00 - 08:00

Ask A Scientist
2021-07-16 07:00 - 08:00

Story Time & Stuffed Animal Sleepover Party
2021-07-09 07:00 - 08:00

Summer Reading Kick Off Party - Modern Times Theater
2021-07-07 07:00 - 08:00

Putney Poetry Salon
2021-05-26 15:00 - 16:00
THE PUTNEY POETRY SALON: Betsy Snider, Arlene Distler, and Toni Ortner
Wednesday, May 26th
Time: 7pm-8pm
By Zoom

Please email Emily for the link: emily@putneylibrary.org

Library Board of Trustees Meeting
2021-05-18 14:30 - 16:00
Please contact Emily for the Zoom link and agenda: emily@putneylibrary.org

Parenting 4 Social Justice: Tips, Tools, and Inspiration for Conversation and Action with Kids Book Launch with authors Angela Berkfield, Jaimie Lynn Kessell, Leila Raven, Chrissy Colón-Bradt, Rowan Parker, and Abigail Healey.
2021-05-15 06:30 - 08:00
Please email Emily at emily@putneylibrary.org or sign up for our newsletter to receive the link to this program: http://putneylibrary.org/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/

Aging Gardens, Aging Gardeners
2021-05-05 14:30 - 16:00
Please contact Emily for Zoom link: emily@putneylibrary.org or sign up for our newsletter for access to all of our events: http://putneylibrary.org/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/

Do you look forward to spring for the beauty that your gardens produce? Do you love
your gardens but not the seemingly endless hours of maintenance that they demand?
Have you ever found yourself resenting your gardens because their care prevents you
from pursuing other interests? And finally, have you come to the painful realization that
you and your gardens have aged and changed over time?
“Aging Gardens, Aging Gardeners” responds to these questions. It is intended to help
all of us come to terms with our aging, but very much beloved gardens. Ann presents
strategies for gardening more wisely: taking care of ourselves as we garden; assessing
our home landscapes; prioritizing gardening tasks; managing mature plants; and,
creating smaller, simpler gardens.
For years, our gardens have given us great joy. This talk offers us ways by which we
can continue to enjoy these beautiful spaces with much less work.
Ann McEntee is a former Communications and Theatre professor. She left teaching to
earn a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of New Mexico. While
living in Santa Fe, she earned her certification as a Master Gardener, and more
recently, her Advanced Master Gardener certification.
Ann currently teaches architectural and landscape history for Keene State College’s
CALL (Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning) program and works part-time as a
landscape consultant. The former lead gardener at the Cathedral of the Pines, she
presents garden talks to area townships and organizations.

ReWild Putney Nut Tree Project
2021-04-21 15:00 - 16:30

Rick Winston: Alfred Hitchcock and the Art of Suspense
2021-04-15 15:00 - 16:30
Hi folks–these programs are all happening through Zoom while the library is closed. For security, the only way to access the links for these programs is through our weekly newsletter. Please subscribe here: https://putneylibrary.org/sign-up-for-our-email-newsletter/
Or email Emily Zervas for a link to any individual program (please state specifically which program and date you would like to attend): emily@putneylibrary.org

Jo Dery Presents on The Life and Work of Tove Jansson
2021-03-24 15:00 - 16:00
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Join Jo Dery, Professor of Film STudies at Keene State College, for a talk about Tove Jansson, author of the beloved Moomin books and other novels, including The Summer Book.
Jo says:
In 2016, I visited Finland on a research fellowship to learn about the life and work of artist/author Tove Jansson. I will present a slideshow and talk about Jansson’s work as a cartoonist, painter, picture-book maker, and novelist — as well as her unique life, which she split between in Helsinki and a small remote island in the Gulf of Finland.
Jo Dery is an artist who experiments with visual storytelling. She makes animation, books and comics, works on paper, and multi-media projects. Her creative practice is rooted in drawing and writing. Her short films have screened at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation.
She earned a BFA in Film/Animation/Video from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College. Jo has a decade of higher education teaching experience, with a specialty in Animation and Digital Media. She is currently an Associate Professor of Film Studies at Keene State College in southern New Hampshire.

Story Circles with Paul Levassuer
2021-03-22 14:30 - 16:00, 2021-03-08 13:30 - 15:00, 2021-02-22 13:30 - 15:00

Presidents Day--No Pickup Today
2021-02-15 05:00 - 11:30

ONLINE MINI COMICS WORKSHOP WITH MAREK BENNETT 10AM-11AM
2020-11-28 05:00 - 06:00
Please email Emily for the link: emily@putneylibrary.org

LIBRARY CLOSED --closure will be reassessed on Dec 10th
2020-11-26 03:00 - 2020-12-10 12:00
