Library Trustees Monthly Meeting

The Trustees manage the Library’s policies and budget. Meetings are open to the public, except for certain rare topics of discussion involving personnel or litigation.

Weekly Saturday mornings around the coffee pot, and our regular neighborly conversation. Catch up on each other’s holiday stories — and holiday reading! A great opportunity for community members to connect, relax, and spend time together.

Cookbook Group

More than just a book group: each month, each of us prepares a dish from that month’s selected cookbooks. This month it’s the holidays, so we’re looking forward to a variety of festive treats. Cookbooks for the holidays available at the library!

Library Book Group

An open group meets once a month to talk about our current read. This month it’s A Marriage at Sea, the true story of a couple whose marriage is tested when they find themselves trapped on a rubber raft for months in the middle of the Pacific. Copies available at the library.

Friends of the Library Book Sale

The Friends open up their shelves of used books in the library lower level, entry via the parking lot behind the building. Books for children as well as adult fiction and non-fiction, donated by your neighnors. Proceeds go to support the library’s collection upstairs.

Weekly Saturday mornings around the coffee pot, and our regular neighborly conversation. Catch up on each other’s winter stories — and winter reading! A great opportunity for community members to connect, relax, and spend time together.

Making Music: An Open Group

Dust off that old instrument and join us for some low-key, slow-paced musical fun playing traditional tunes. Don’t be shy: the group enthusiasm will carry you along!

Humanities to Go Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories

Presenter: Maura MacNeil

What family stories do you carry with you? What story do you tell over and over? What landscape do you cherish the most? One of the deepest human instincts is to tell our life stories, to figure out who we are and what it means to be human. This interactive workshop led by Maura MacNeil explores how the landscapes of our lives shape the stories that we tell. Participants explore the themes of family, memory, and place through sample narratives and a series of short writing exercises, gaining a deeper awareness of how their stories can preserve personal, generational, and communal history. 

Weekly Saturday mornings around the coffee pot, baked goods provided this week, and our regular neighborly conversation. Catch up on each other’s holiday stories — and holiday reading! A great opportunity for community members to connect, relax, and spend time together.

The Library is Closed for this National Holiday. We re-open Saturday, November 27

For our gathering, we’ll be cooking from Cook’s All Time Best Soups by the editors of America’s Test Kitchen; Easy Soups from Scratch by Ivy Manning; and Soup Makes the Meal by Ken Haedrich.

Come hungry and bring a dish inspired by the cookbook to share with the group. It’s a great chance to taste new recipes, share your favorites, and connect with fellow food enthusiasts.

Don’t forget to bring your dishes and cutlery. We can’t wait to taste the fantastic dishes you’ll prepare and celebrate the joy of cooking together!

See you there! Cookbooks may be borrowed at the library.

The Nelson Library invites our families with younger children to join us Monday After School Meetups which include Story time, and a Snack. We love hosting after-school story hour. In a calm and cozy environment, we’ll be enjoying a traditional story time with a story and a snack.   Also after a traditional story time on Monday the 24th, we will be taking a holiday break and will resume the traditional story time on Monday January fifth. Please note this is not a drop off activity and parents/ caregivers are required to remain in the library. Afterwards caregivers are welcome to play on the green with their kids.

The Nelson Library Writing Group

Welcome to the Nelson Library Writing Group! We're thrilled to invite you to our creative gatherings where words come to life. Our sessions are held on the 4th Saturday of each month.

Our group is all about the magic of words in various forms—poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. We encourage you to bring copies of your writing, keeping it within a 10-minute read. Not sure about copies? Don't fret! You can swing by the library to make them before our meet-up or send your work over via email, and we'll take care of the printing for you. Sharing emails means we can dive into each other's stories even before we gather, fostering an even deeper connection through our words.

For those spontaneous souls, last-minute attendees are always welcome! Just drop in and join us. If you're brimming with ideas or eager to be a part of this group, reach out to the library. Your thoughts and participation are valued and welcomed.

Let's embark on this literary journey together, weaving tales, painting landscapes with words, and creating a space where creativity thrives. See you at the Nelson Library!

Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire

Presenter: Rebecca Rule : A NH Humanities Program

Drawing on research from her book, Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire, the Present, the Past, and the Future, Rebecca Rule regales audiences with stories of the rituals, traditions, and history of town meeting, including the perennial characters, the literature, the humor, and the wisdom of this uniquely New England institution. This program is co- sponsored with the Nelson Library.

Weekly Saturday mornings around the coffee pot, baked goods always welcome, and our regular neighborly conversation. Catch up on each other’s summer adventures — and summer reading!
Join us every Saturday at 10:00 AM for Coffee Hour!

This is a great opportunity for community members to connect, relax, and spend time together.

All are welcome!

🎶 Join Us for an Enchanting Afternoon of Traditional Slow Music! 🎻

Every 1st and 3rd Friday, immerse yourself in the soothing melodies of traditional slow music at the Nelson NH Library. Whether you're a seasoned musician or simply love to listen, this is an event you won't want to miss!

📅 When: 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month 🕝 Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 📍 Where: Nelson NH Library

Bring your instrument and join the jam, or simply relax and enjoy the ambiance. All levels of musicians are welcome, so don't be shy! Let the music transport you to a place of tranquility and inspiration.

Come be a part of our musical community and share the joy of traditional tunes. Mark your calendars and spread the word – see you there.

Old pro or just starting, join us with your yarn and knitting/crocheting/ crafting project and conversation!

Kim Monty and Val Van Meier, both avid seed savers are getting together to swap seeds, and chat about all things seed. The general public is welcome to join us on Saturday November 15th at 10:30am at the Nelson library. This is a community discussion, come learn how to save seeds, swap seeds you have saved, leave with some free seeds.

Weekly Saturday mornings around the coffee pot, baked goods always welcome, and our regular neighborly conversation. Catch up on each other’s summer adventures — and summer reading!
Join us every Saturday at 10:00 AM (9:30 this week: there’s a presentation at 10:30) for Coffee Hour!

This is a great opportunity for community members to connect, relax, and spend time together.

All are welcome!

The Library is Closed for this National Holiday

This month’s read is Ravenmaster by Christopher Skaife. This is a nonfiction book about the ravens who live at the Tower of London. Some copies are still available at the library desk.

The Nelson Library invites our families with younger children to join us Monday After School Meetups which include Story time, Craft a Snack and Playtime!

Each Monday the library will host a brief story and snack in the children's area. Children and their parents will then be invited to the Town Hall or outdoor for a combination of unstructured and themed gross motor activities.

Please note this is not a drop off activity and parents/ caregivers are required to remain in the library. In agreement with town office policies, the Town Hall playtime must have a library employee in attendance. If one is not available, playtime may need to remain in the library.

Don’t miss the chance to enjoy delightful stories, converse with and meet other families, get some exercise and share a tasty treat with friends! This program is run by volunteers

Weekly Saturday mornings around the coffee pot, baked goods always welcome, and our regular neighborly conversation. This week we may send you over to the church to get pie and coffee. A free community event.
Join us every Saturday at 10:00 AM for Coffee Hour!

This is a great opportunity for community members to connect, relax, and spend time together.

All are welcome!

🎶 Join Us for an Enchanting Afternoon of Traditional Slow Music! 🎻

Every 1st and 3rd Friday, immerse yourself in the soothing melodies of traditional slow music at the Nelson NH Library. Whether you're a seasoned musician or simply love to listen, this is an event you won't want to miss!

📅 When: 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month 🕝 Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 📍 Where: Nelson NH Library

Bring your instrument and join the jam, or simply relax and enjoy the ambiance. All levels of musicians are welcome, so don't be shy! Let the music transport you to a place of tranquility and inspiration.

Come be a part of our musical community and share the joy of traditional tunes. Mark your calendars and spread the word – see you there.

Talk Title: The Common Loon: A New Hampshire Icon

For many, the haunting call of the loon is an important part of the New Hampshire lake experience. Often seen as a symbol of the northern wilderness, loons are a beloved fixture on New Hampshire lakes, and many lake goers enjoy watching them as they raise their young. However, the breeding season can be a vulnerable time for loons—they face many threats, both natural and human-caused, while on our lakes. This presentation will focus on the biology and life history of loons, the threats that loons face, and the work that the Loon Preservation Committee and our volunteers have performed since 1975 to help recover New Hampshire's threatened loon population.

The Nelson Library invites our families with younger children to join us Monday After School Meetups which include Story time, Craft a Snack and Playtime!

Each Monday the library will host a brief story and snack in the children's area. Children and their parents will then be invited to the Town Hall or outdoor for a combination of unstructured and themed gross motor activities.

Please note this is not a drop off activity and parents/ caregivers are required to remain in the library. In agreement with town office policies, the Town Hall playtime must have a library employee in attendance. If one is not available, playtime may need to remain in the library.

Don’t miss the chance to enjoy delightful stories, converse with and meet other families, get some exercise and share a tasty treat with friends! This program is run by volunteers

Weekly Saturday mornings around the coffee pot, baked goods always welcome, and our regular neighborly conversation. Catch up on each other’s summer adventures — and summer reading!
Join us every Saturday at 10:00 AM for Coffee Hour!

This is a great opportunity for community members to connect, relax, and spend time together.

All are welcome!

Book Sale in the lower level of the library.

The Nelson Library invites our families with younger children to join us Monday After School Meetups which include Story time, Craft a Snack and Playtime!

Each Monday the library will host a brief story and snack in the children's area. Children and their parents will then be invited to the Town Hall or outdoor for a combination of unstructured and themed gross motor activities.

Please note this is not a drop off activity and parents/ caregivers are required to remain in the library. In agreement with town office policies, the Town Hall playtime must have a library employee in attendance. If one is not available, playtime may need to remain in the library.

Don’t miss the chance to enjoy delightful stories, converse with and meet other families, get some exercise and share a tasty treat with friends! This program is run by volunteers

The Nelson Library Writing Group

Welcome to the Nelson Library Writing Group! We're thrilled to invite you to our creative gatherings where words come to life. Our sessions are held on the 4th Saturday of each month.

Our group is all about the magic of words in various forms—poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. We encourage you to bring copies of your writing, keeping it within a 10-minute read. Not sure about copies? Don't fret! You can swing by the library to make them before our meet-up or send your work over via email, and we'll take care of the printing for you. Sharing emails means we can dive into each other's stories even before we gather, fostering an even deeper connection through our words.

For those spontaneous souls, last-minute attendees are always welcome! Just drop in and join us. If you're brimming with ideas or eager to be a part of this group, reach out to the library. Your thoughts and participation are valued and welcomed.

Let's embark on this literary journey together, weaving tales, painting landscapes with words, and creating a space where creativity thrives. See you at the Nelson Library!