Keeper is a two-year-old Labrador Retriever certified therapy dog. He is an excellent listener and companion for anyone practicing their reading skills or just needing a friend. Email julia@putneylibrary.org to reserve a 15 minute time slot to read with Keeper. All ages and reading abilities welcome!

Keeper is a two-year-old Labrador Retriever certified therapy dog. He is an excellent listener and companion for anyone practicing their reading skills or just needing a friend. Email julia@putneylibrary.org to reserve a 15 minute time slot to read with Keeper. All ages and reading abilities welcome!

Zoom Lecture--please email Emily for the link to this event: emily@putneylibrary.org Almost 13,000 years ago, small groups of Paleoindians endured frigid winters on the edge of a river in what would become Keene, New Hampshire. This begins the remarkable story of Native Americans in the Monadnock region of southwestern New Hampshire, part of the traditional […]

Zoom lecture--Please email Emily for the link to this lecture: emily@putneylibrary.org Contrary to the image that most Dutch people resisted the Nazis, only a small percentage actively participated – many of them women delivering messages or smuggling children to safety. What would they say if they could speak to us now? How are their decisions […]

Book Launch of Nellie’s Diary, 1863-1865: Her Life at Sea - The Diary of Ellen M. Starrett associated works compiled by her great granddaughter Elizabeth S. Mills. Wednesday, May 11th at 7pm At Putney Public Library--in person, masks required.

Poetry Reading Curated by Karen Kelsay of Kelsay Books May 12th, 2022, 6:30pm at Putney Public Library In person, masks required.

Film Screening: Dawnland Tuesday, May 24th at 7pm Join us for an in-person screening of this Emmy Award winning documentary at the Putney Public Library. Masks are required for this event. “My foster mother told me … she would save me from being Penobscot.” For most of the 20th century, government agents systematically forced Native […]

You're Invited to a Magical Unicorn & Dragon party! June 4th 11 am (light rain or shine) We will be hosting a party to celebrate all things Unicorns and Dragons. Join us under the big tent, behind the library, to share stories, games, crafts, snacks and a little bit of magic! Come dressed in your […]

The library will be closed for tree removal.