Monthly Archives: December 2014

Moving on. As 2014 gives way to 2015, we at the Nichols Library wish you all a safe and happy new year. Note that the library will be closed for Hogmanay (New Year’s Day) but will be open regular hours … Continue reading →

The Nichols Library its regular hours today (12/26) and Saturday.   Fun fact: the day after Christmas is known as Boxing day in many countries. Did you get your xmas box?

 Just in on Friday:  DVDs of seasonal favorites “Holiday Inn”, “Miracle on 34th Street”,  “Meet me In St Louis” and “Babes in Toyland” (seeking seasonal suspense? we also got in “Reindeer Games” and “Die Hard”). Also on hand:  “Jersey Boys”, the big screen adaptation of … Continue reading →

This December, the library added several delightful holiday books for kids and families to enjoy. ”The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever!” by New Hampshire’s own Rebecca Rule tells what happens when an icy crust forms over the snow and … Continue reading →

Actor Guy Pearce is not a household name but, given the way he can inhabit a character, perhaps he should be.  He’s appeared such diverse films as 2014’s “The Rover*,” “The Kings Speech*” “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” “Iron Man 3”, … Continue reading →

December’s  book of the month selections are “Skylight” by Nobel prize winner Jose Saramago and “Essays after Eighty”  by noted poet Donald Hall. These selections were made possible from a grant by the Meredith Village Savings Bank.  Saramago’s “Skylight” tells the … Continue reading →

Anne Lamott’s “Small Victories” is a selection of “honest and witty essays on the hidden blessings in life.” This “accidentally devout believer,” shows how we can find “improbable moments of grace” even in the midst of trails and hardships.   “41” … Continue reading →

Readers looking for some good fiction to tide them through the holidays can start with “Revival” by Stephen King, “a dark, electrifying novel about addiction, fanaticism, and what might exist on the other side of life.” In “The Job” by Janet Evanovich, FBI … Continue reading →

Welders just finished installing a new rail to the library’s back steps (complete with safety gate). It replaces a rusty unit with something both safe and handsome!  It even matches our color scheme. Props to East Coast Welding for their excellent fabrication … Continue reading →