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Continuous Book Sale:
We now have books for sale year round in the Internet Room of the
library. Hardcover books are $3, soft cover books are $2, paperbacks
and media are $1. We are always adding new items to the shelves so
check back often. All proceeds go to the Friends of the Dover
Public Library.
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Tues., Jan. 19, 2010 at
7:00pm in the Library Lecture Hall
Trains in the UK:
Using
graphs and personal and historical photography, we'll look at train
transport and alternative mass transit in the United Kingdom from the
late 19th century to today. The talk will focus on trains,
trams, buses, and cycles as they were in the past, as they are now, and
what options might exist for the future. Evocative photographs will be
of rail stations, bus stations, trains and trams. Come and take a
look at the heart of British public transportation.
John Pelletier
studied at The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK during the
Spring 2009 semester. He decided to focus on sustainable transport
planning and development for his Masters Degree, pinpointing cycling
infrastructure planning and development. He traveled around the UK and
mainland Europe on spring break, taking pictures of the train network
and other transport related infrastructure and completed a case study
report for Sustrans, on the Leeds University velocampus bike share
programme. During the summer of 2009, he was employed as an assistant
photography teacher and dorm head, at the Putney School in Putney,
Vermont. He is a student at Plattsburgh State University.
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Tues., Feb. 16, 2010 at
7:00pm in the Library Lecture Hall
Cold Water Crossing - The Smutty Nose Murders
Let's go to
another time, another place. To coastal Maine in the 1870's where
tragedy happened to a quiet Norwegian family. A cold winter evening saw
three women unexpectedly left alone on a small island when their men had
to stay overnight on the mainland. A killer overheard their
circumstance, stole a boat and rowed ten miles to commit a despicable
crime that shocked the community and the nation. It still looms large in
NH history.
This talk centers around
the controversy surrounding the outcome of the trial of Louis Wagner,
the rich history behind the Isles of Shoals that led the author to write
the book, some fact about the Atlantic coast resort industry which may
have begun at the Isles, how he researched the book and what he has
discovered about writing in the process.
David
Faxon is a retired controller and chief
fianancial officer with a yen to write a book. Retirement gave him the
time to do it. Knowing that some of the worst writing occurs in business
communications, he worked to avoid stilted, boring language. In
completing his book, he began to hone his writing skills and learn the
intricacies of good writing. he is hard at work on his second book -
this time a novel.
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Tues.,
March 16, 2010 at
7:00pm in the Library Lecture Hall
Tarot as an Art Form with Kitty Spitzer.
A review of the
artwork and images on tarot cards, from early Italian specimens to
Salvador Dali’s versions to contemporary interpretations illustrating
and symbolizing the Fool’s Journey across centuries.
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Tues., April 20, 2010 at
7:00pm in the Library Lecture Hall
The Best Plants for New Hampshire Landscapes with Dr. Cathy Neal
You can
have a great New England landscape by identifying your site and choosing
appropriate trees shrubs and perennials that will thrive there.
Woodlands, woods edge, sunny borders and water’s-edge gardens are a few
of the habitats we will explore with beautiful photos and plant
reference lists. Everyone should walk away with at least one new plant
in mind for their garden.
Dr. Cathy
Neal is an Extension Professor and specialist in landscape horticulture
at UNH. The focus of her research, teaching, and extension work is
landscape plant production, installation and maintenance. She is co-
author of many Extension fact sheets and two popular books: The Best
Plants for New Hampshire Gardens and Landscapes and Landscaping
at the Water’s Edge: an Ecological Approach. She has a B.S. degree
from the Univ. of Massachusetts and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell
University.
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Tues.,
May 18, 2010 at
7:00pm in the Library Lecture Hall
Two Old Friends with Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins.
This vocal duo
delights with a combination of Irish and Appalachian country music, all
performed on banjo, guitar, mandolin, concertina, and bodhran, telling
the immigrant experience through song and musical story.
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