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Join us as we welcome Nicole Carrier of Throwback Brewery during American Craft Beer Week, May 14th-20th 2012 for this timely discussion of a locally produced and sourced (and outstanding) craft beer. Today’s consumers are increasingly interested about knowing where their food comes from. But what about knowing where your beer comes from? In this session, Nicole Carrier – Rye resident and owner of North Hampton-based Throwback Brewery – will discuss the process of crafting a truly local beer (from malting through distribution), as well as some of the challenges and opportunities. The session will conclude with a
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Join us during the first National Wine Month (May 2012) on Tuesday May 22nd for this timely discussion of wine appreciation. Carla Snow of A Grape Affair, will discuss her book Wine and Dine with New Hampshire. She will guide us on a tour of New Hampshire wines and wineries while sharing her favorites along with many tips. Carla will sign her book for you as well.
Carla is a Certified Specialist of Wine with the Society of Wine Educators and received Advance Certification with merit from Wine & Spirit Education Trust where she is currently enrolled
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Join us for a unique slide show presentation. We are pleased to have Mark Foley of First Cast Fly Fishing presenting a 60 minutes slide show about fly-fishing and traveling in Argentina. At age 29, Mark spent one year hiking and fishing the Andes Mountain Range and he is a former Argentina fly-fishing lodge manager. During his presentation, he will take us on a fly-fishing journey from Tierra del Fuego to the border of the Bolivian rainforest. We will see spectacular pictures of the Andes Mountains, wildlife such as the Andean Condor, and of course, lots of photos
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Join us on Thursday April 26th at 7pm here at Rye Public Library as local author, poet, playwright and film maker Lars Trodson reads from his new novel Eagles Fly Alone.
One little bird. That’s all it took to put an entire town on edge. When Langley Calhoun, the Chief of Police of Fenton, New Hampshire, decides that it’s more important to find out who committed a senseless crime than it is to protect the rich and powerful – and even members of his own family – then things get tense in peaceful little Fenton. The mystery that unfolds also
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When you begin browsing New Hampshire Downloadable Books for your e-reader, go ahead and sign in right away. Rye Public Library provides added content as an Advantage member of the Overdrive group which brings us the NHDB technology. That means we scan monthly to see where there are waiting lists and acquire MORE of those titles for OUR patrons. As a Rye Public Library member, you will see MORE AVAILABLE COPIEs when you sign in to NHDB than other users. So, sign in early and see the real quantities available to you. If you need help getting started with the
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LawDepot™, the leading publisher of do-it-yourself legal documents and templates is now available to Rye Public Library Members . With over 10 years experience, LawDepot has drafted over one million contracts and has helped their clients save half a billion dollars in legal fees.
You’ll need your library card number, then just click on the logo above to begin!
Features of LawDepot:
- 1000’s of legal forms that can be accessed remotely from Rye Public Library via an online service - Available for all 50 states (and Canada) - A unique interview process with step-by-step form creation
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The Chinese character for poetry is comprised of two pictograms; one for the concept of word, and one for the concept of temple. Join us during April at Rye Public Library, your local temple of words, for events in honor of National Poetry Month. On Wednesday April 18th at 6:30-8 pm in our Community Meeting Room, we will once again welcome young poets from our regional schools for a Poetry Slam evening. We hope to have contributors to the award winning Epitome literary magazine on hand.
On Thursday April 26, local author, poet, film maker, reporter and general
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The Adult Book Discussion Group selection for May 15th is Zeitoun by Dave Eggers.
The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina.
Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans. In August of 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Kathy evacuates with their four young children, leaving Zeitoun to watch over the business. In the days following the storm he travels the city by canoe, feeding abandoned animals and helping elderly neighbors. Then, on September 6th, police officers armed with
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The Teen Advisory Board at Rye Public Library invites you to our second annual Teen Poetry Slam.
When: April 18th at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Rye Public Library Community Room
Who: Anyone who’d like to share a favorite poem!
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What to do: Bring in a piece of poetry to recite in front of our intimate audience of fellow readers – it can be your own writing or any poem you love and want to share! No prior sign-up
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Enter our Baby Pictures contest! During National Library Week (April 9-April 13)please stop by to make an entry in our ongoing contest. Our entire staff has provided (suitably adorable) baby photos of themselves. Your task is to ID each of us from our days in diapers. Grab an entry form and jot the number of the photo beside the staff person’s name. At the end of the contest next Wednesday April 18th, the entry with the most correct answers will win an RPL Grab Bag with an assortment of promotional goodies from the Library and many of the publishers and
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