Seed Packet Art Project

Saint Gaudens National Park 139 Saint Gaudens Road, Cornish, NH

Seed Packet Art Project Online Gallery & Exhibit Students from Unity Elementary, Charlestown Primary, and Maple Avenue Elementary schools submitted designs to be showcased on our Native Pollinator Plants Seed Packets that are sold at the District's Spring Plant Sale. This program has been collecting art each year since 2019. This year's theme was Garden...

Antique Hand Fans with Shelly Goncalves

Philip Read Memorial Library 1088 NH-12A, Plainfield, NH

Presenter: Sherry Goncalves About The Program: Come and see 100 antique hand fans from around the world, including French, Chinese, Japanese, American, and novelty fans. This presentation will explore the history, designs, and different materials used for this art such as mother of pearl, bone, ivory, and celluloid. Have an antique hand fan at home? Bring...

Smokey Bear Reading Challenge

Meriden Library 22 Bean Rd, Meriden, NH

Presenter: Nathan Blanchard, an NH Forest Ranger About the Program: Nathan Blanchard, an NH Forest Ranger will talk about the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge. The New Hampshire Forest Rangers are excited to support the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge and the 2024 Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) "Adventure Begins at Your Library". Celebrate Smokey's 80th Birthday by joining...

Hosta Seminar

My name is Jim Daigle and I have over 3,000 hostas with over 650 varieties. I love the leaves of my part shade-garden plants. I enjoy giving free tours and offering free seminars to help other people learn the world of shade plants. Improving soil --This seminar will teach you how to get poor soil...

Becoming Wolf: The Eastern Coyote in New England 

Philip Read Memorial Library 1088 NH-12A, Plainfield, NH

Presenter: Chris Schadler About the Program: Discover the fascinating ecology and behavior of the eastern coyote, a creature shaped by both its western coyote ancestry and DNA contributions from the Eastern wolf. Chris Schadler, renowned for her expertise in wild canids, will lead us on a journey through the adaptability and cunning of these remarkable animals....

Downsizing and Decluttering Talk

Philip Read Memorial Library 1088 NH-12A, Plainfield, NH

Presented by AARP NH's Mary Lacroix and Diane Corcoran Are you working from home or caring for a loved one and finding you're drowning in "stuff"? With so many of us spending LOTS of time at home, this is a great time to starting sorting through it all! The number one thing that impedes people...

Hosta Seminar

My name is Jim Daigle and I have over 3,000 hostas with over 650 varieties. I love the leaves of my part shade-garden plants. I enjoy giving free tours and offering free seminars to help other people learn the world of shade plants. Improving soil --This seminar will teach you how to get poor soil...

History, Ecology & Wildlife of the Connecticut River

Join the Cornish Conservation Commission for an exploration of the Connecticut River with special guests, Kathy Urffer, Director of Policy and Advocacy and Kate Buckman, NH River Steward, both from the Connecticut River Conservancy staff, and invited guests Denise & Paul Pouliot of the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People. Learn about the history, ecology,...

Maxfield Parrish Stage Set and Plainfield Town Hall Open House

1079 Route 12A, Plainfield, NH Join us for our monthly open house the Second Sunday of each month through October. Our volunteers will be there to tell you about the work we are doing on our town hall which dates back to 1798. Work is underway on bringing the chimney into code including a new lining. Work will...

Cornish School District – Committee Meeting

Plainfield Elementary School 92 Bonner Rd, Meriden, NH

Middle School Study: Learner Development 10am @ Plainfield Elementary School or via ZOOM:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83416552239?pwd=F2NPW62VF8uXhHkfePDuaam0WDaagb.1 Meeting ID: 834 1655 2239 Passcode: 826758

The New Hampshire Telephone Museum

Philip Read Memorial Library 1088 NH-12A, Plainfield, NH

The New Hampshire Telephone Museum will present on the history of telecommunications including the race to the patent office, the liquid telephone, the undertaker who invented the dial system, and much more. We will bring an assortment of our collection for you to live free and dial. Link to the museum: https://www.nhtelephonemuseum.org/ Questions? Contact Jim Allen...