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Summer 2021
What’s inside
This calendar contains information about events coming up in June, July, and August 2021.
Summer reading events for babies, kids, teens, and adults are listed in separate brochures that
you can pick up in the library or at curbside pickup.
Table of 2
Contents
News 2
Summer
Reading 3
Nashua
Reads 4 2
Adults 5
Computer 4
Classes 6
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Summer 2021
Free tickets to Bedrock
Gardens
Fighting for orangutans
Kid conservationist Jack Dalton is the latest
local celebrity to share reading suggestions
with you on our website. One of his picks is a Now you can use your library card to borrow
book he wrote himself: Kawan the Orangutan: a pass for free admission to Bedrock Gardens.
Lost in the Rainforest. This 37-acre public garden integrates
unusual botanical specimens and unique
Last year, Time for Kids and Nickelodeon
sculpture into an inspiring landscape
recognized Jack’s work to preserve the
journey. Once a historic farm and private
orangutan by naming him a top 20 finalist for
garden, the property is now a public oasis of
Kid of the Year.
art and horticulture.
From June 1 to August 31, you can find other
Reserve and print the pass by going to
books he recommends on our Reading Radar
tinyurl.com/nplmuseum or calling 603-589-
page: nashualibrary.org/connect/reading-
4611. For more about Bedrock Gardens, go to
radar.
www.bedrockgardens.org.
is sponsored by the USDA Summer
Free lunches for kids Food Service Program and Southern
NH Services. The library is an equal
Kids ages 18 and under can get a free
opportunity provider.
bag lunch at the library during summer
vacation. Lunches are available Monday–
Friday (except July 5), 11 am–2 pm.
Kids can ask any staff member for a
lunch, or use curbside pickup. No ID or
registration is required. The program
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Adults can get in on the animal theme too,
Win prizes in summer at a presentation about bizarre birds, a trivia
reading challenge night, craft classes, and more. And all ages
will enjoy an in-person, outdoor, exotic ani-
June 9–August 14 mal visit from Wildlife Encounters.
No matter how old you are, you can join a
Nashua Public Library summer reading pro-
gram. Four programs are available: Birth–
Preschool, Kids (Kindergarten–Grade 5),
Teens (Grades 6–12), and Adults (Ages 18+).
The theme of this year’s programs is “Tails
and Tales.” Challenge yourself to earn raffle
tickets and prizes as you read. The more time
you spend reading, the more chances you
have to win prizes!
“Children who don’t read during summer
vacation fall behind when school starts in the
fall,” said Assistant Library Director Jenn Hosk-
ing. “This decline in their reading abilities Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
increases as they get older. The library wants
to help parents maintain their children’s
skills by motivating kids to read every day.”
Summer reading programs do just that. And How to participate in summer reading
because they’re available for all ages, they
make reading a family affair. Start logging the amount of time you read
on June 19 at nashualibrary.beanstack.
org, or by downloading the Beanstack app.
Summer reading events
Questions? Call us at 603-589-4600.
For the youngest readers, we will continue to
hold Virtual Storytimes and Babies and Books Look for details about summer reading
Zooms. Elementary-age kids can take a virtu- events at tinyurl.com/nplevents.
al trip to the Houston Zoo, try animal-theme
yoga, and meet Jack Dalton, Nashua’s own Printed summer reading brochures are
available in the library or at curbside
kid conservationist. They can also pick up
pickup.
Take-n-Make crafts to do at home.
Teens can also grab Take-n-Make craft kits,
or do them outside on the Library Plaza with
other teens.
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Homegoing
by Yaa
Gyasi is the
selection
for the 2021
Nashua
Reads:
One City,
One Book
program. Youth
The goal of
the One City,
One Book This year kids can participate in Nashua
program is to Reads too! Two books, Clayton Byrd Goes
get as many Underground and One Crazy Summer, both
Nashuans as by Rita Williams-Garcia, have been selected
possible to as the 2021 youth titles. An author visit and
read the same book and talk about it with other related events will take place in the fall.
friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.
About the book & author Nashua Reads events
Born in Ghana in the 1700s, Effia and Esi are The library will host author Yaa Gyasi in
half-sisters. Effia marries an English colonial October. Also planned are talks by the
and lives a life of luxury in his Ghanaian authors of The Cooking Gene: Tracing My
castle. Esi, captured in a tribal war, is shipped African American Story Through Food, of
to America and sold into slavery. Homegoing Sunflower Sisters, and of Driving While
follows the lives of these two women and Black; a reenactment of the story of
their descendants, illuminating the injustices George Washington’s runaway slave; and
of racism and slavery over the past 300 years. a talk on archaeological findings about
the lives of Black and Indigenous people
Yaa Gyasi was born in Ghana and raised in
in colonial New Hampshire. Most of these
Alabama. She earned a B.A. in English from
events will be held virtually. For details go
Stanford and an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers’
to tinyurl.com/nashuareads.
Workshop. Yaa’s many honors include the
National Book Critics Circle John Leonard
Prize and the PEN/Hemingway Award for
Best First Novel.
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For ages
18+
Summer 2021
event. Sponsored by the Friends.
June
Wednesday, July 14
Job-Interviewing 7 pm, Virtual
Workshops Caricature and Portraiture
Register at tinyurl.com/npllectures to get Using simple shapes and
invitations to these Zoom events. You may line techniques, learn basic
sign up for one or both sessions. steps to draw portraits
and exaggerate facial
Tips for a Successful
features. No drawing experience is necessary.
Virtual Interview: In this
Attendees will need to provide simple paper,
interactive workshop,
pencil, and eraser. Register at tinyurl.com/
Gary Gekow will build
nplcraft to get an invitation to the Zoom
up your confidence
event.
as you learn how to
select a location, create Thursday, July 29
ideal conditions, dress 7 pm, Virtual
appropriately, and understand body
language. Gary will also provide an overview August
of virtual-interviewing technology.
Making Movies:
Thursday, June 17 The Craft, the Secrets, the Fun
7 pm, Virtual
In a prerecorded video, filmmakers Phil
In-Person Interview Preparation: In this
Russell, Janelle Tedesco, and Tom Capps pull
interactive, informal Q&A session, we’ll go
back the curtain to reveal some tricks and
over typical interview questions and role-
secrets behind how movies are made. After
play how best to answer them. You’ll also
the video, they’ll answer your questions live.
learn to avoid common interview mistakes
Register at tinyurl.com/npllectures to get
that job candidates make.
an invitation to the Zoom event.
Thursday, June 24
Thursday, August 19
7 pm, Virtual
7 pm, Virtual
July History of the Patriots
Join Richard Johnson, curator of The Sports
Tips for Navigating the Emotional Terrain of
Post-Pandemic Life Museum in Boston and the author of
numerous books about sports, for a look at
Transformation guide Dr. Patty Hlava and the history of the New England Patriots.
local author Mary Johnson offer practical
Register at tinyurl.com/npllectures to get an
suggestions to face the emotional,
invitation to the Zoom event.
interpersonal, and spiritual challenges of
post-pandemic life. Register at tinyurl.com/ Monday, August 30
npllectures to get an invitation to the Zoom 7 pm, Virtual
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For ages
18+
Summer 2021
Computer Classes
Go to nashualibrary.org/attend/computer-classes/class-descriptions or call 603-589-4611
for class descriptions.
Register at tinyurl.com/nplcomputerclass to get an invitation to these virtual classes.
Intro to Google and Gmail Introduction to Google Forms*
Friday, June 4���������������������������������������������������3 pm Tuesday, July 13�����������������������������������������������3 pm
Friday, July 9�����������������������������������������������������3 pm Introduction to Facebook
Thursday, August 5�����������������������������������������3 pm Prerequisite: Student must have an email address
and basic knowledge of using the Internet.
Introduction to Google Slides*
Thursday, August 26 �������������������������������������3 pm
Monday, July 19�����������������������������������������������3 pm
Introduction to Google Docs* Introduction to Twitter
Friday, June 11�������������������������������������������������3 pm
Thursday, June 17�������������������������������������������3 pm
Thursday, July 01���������������������������������������������3 pm Introduction to Pinterest
Thursday, August 19 �������������������������������������3 pm Tuesday, August 24 ���������������������������������������3 pm
Advanced Google Docs* Introduction to Craigslist
Prerequisite: Introduction to Google Docs or Thursday, July 15���������������������������������������������3 pm
experience with it outside class.
Introduction to eBay
Wednesday, July 21���������������������������������������3 pm
Tuesday, July 27�����������������������������������������������3 pm
Introduction to Google Sheets*
Genealogy
Tuesday, June 1�����������������������������������������������3 pm
Tuesday, June 22���������������������������������������������3 pm
Tuesday, July 6�������������������������������������������������3 pm
*Student must have a Google account and
Tuesday, August 17 ���������������������������������������3 pm some experience using it.
Advanced Google Sheets*
Prerequisite: Introduction to Google Sheets or
experience with it outside class.
Tuesday, June 15���������������������������������������������3 pm
Tuesday, August 31 ���������������������������������������3 pm
Introduction to Google Books*
Thursday, July 29���������������������������������������������3 pm
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Library closures Keep in touch
Closed for Independence Day weekend: Administration��������������������������������603-589-4623
Saturday, July 3-Monday, July 5 Books by Mail����������������������������������603-589-4627
Children’s Services������������������������603-589-4631
Library hours
Customer Services������������������������603-589-4600
Monday–Thursday:
Information Desk ������������������������� 603-589-4611
Building open, curbside pickup available:
10 am–7 pm Outreach Services��������������������������603-589-4610
Stacks and Children’s Room open: Teen Services����������������������������������603-589-4612
10 am–1 pm Read us in print
3 pm–6 pm
Pick up a calendar when you visit the library,
Phones, email, chat answered: or have it mailed to you by joining the Friends
9 am–7 pm of the Library: nashualibrary.org/connect/
Friday: friends-of-the-library/join-or-donate.
Building closed
Receive our emails
Phones, email, chat answered: Keep up-to-date on library events by
9 am–5 pm subscribing to This Week @ Your Library.
Saturday: Text “NPL” to 22828 or go to tinyurl.com/
Building, stacks, and Children’s Room open, nplenewsletter to sign up.
curbside pickup available: Follow us online
10 am–2 pm
Phones, email, chat answered:
9 am–5 pm
Sunday:
Closed
Friends of the Library
Hours subject to change due to COVID
conditions. Check nashualibrary.org/ The Friends group uses these business
connect/press-room or call 603-589-4600 meetings to plan special projects,
for current information on what’s open fundraising, book sales, and public
when, and what services are available. outreach. All are welcome. Register at
tinyurl.com/nplfriends to get invita-
tions to the Zoom meetings.
Register at tinyurl.com/nplfriends.
Mondays, 7 pm, Virtual
6/14, 7/12, 8/9
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2 Court Street, Nashua, NH 03060 What’s inside Register at tinyurl.com/npllectures to get invitations to these Zoom events presented by Gary Gekow. See page 5 for more information. Tips for a Successful Virtual Interview Thursday, June 17 7 pm, Virtual In-Person Interview Preparation Thursday, June 24 7 pm, Virtual
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