Monthly Archives: May 2013

The Currier Mesuem of Art (Manchester is hosting Abigail Anne Newbold’s first solo museum exhibition, Crafting Settlement. Her exhibit transforms the Scheier Gallery into a showroom of handcrafted and ‘found’ objects for living on the fringes of organized society. Admission … Continue reading →

The Nichols Library Trustees and Staff thanks the Meredith Garden Club for the lovely arrangements in our planters at the front of the library!

The Nichols Library invites our readers to take part in the Big Library Read, in which libraries worldwide offer a single eBook to their cardholders. From May 15th to June 1, 2013, anyone with a valid Nichols Library card can … Continue reading →

There is something about the miniature frame of a short story allows “more of life [to be] glimpsed, and glimpsed more clearly through the finely ground lenses ..of crystalline prose.” Here are some recent story collections at the Nichols Library … Continue reading →

Here is a menu of A-list fiction and genre favorites for varied tastes. Isabel Allende, Claire Messud and Jennifer Haigh concoct a main course of impressive word-craft. Jeffrey Archer and Edward simmer a rich soup of family drama and period … Continue reading →

We moved our older Large Print books out of the dark end of the stacks into a more convenient corner location. The more recent LP books are still in the main reading room. Give it a look on your next … Continue reading →

Our library passes to area museums provide admission to many great events. On  Saturday, May 4 at 10am, Shaker Village in Canterbury opens for the season with the return of the Brookford Farm cows to the Village pastures,  complete with … Continue reading →