The library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14, for Columbus Day.

The next meeting of Elkins Public Library Board of Trustees is on Monday, Oct. 21, at 6 pm.

Did you know that Elkins Public Library has a seismograph? With the help of citizen scientists Steven Lundahl (Canterbury) and Alan Kafka (Boston College and Weston Observatory) the Raspberry Shake unit has been up and running all summer and collecting valuable data. Go to https://raspberryshake.org/ to take a look. We are station R7591!

We have started the Elkins Public Library S.T.E.M. Initiative to bring science-based learning tools to the library thanks to a generous donation from FOEPL and Steven Lundahl. You can borrow a telescope, binoculars or a voltage meter for a week with your library card.

Don’t forget to check out the NH Book Festival happening in Concord on Oct. 4 and 5. Check out the schedule at https://www.nhbookfestival.org/. One of the organizers is our very own Sarah Crow!

Story Time: Join us on Tuesdays at 10 am for stories, songs and a craft. This program is perfect for preschoolers. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, we will have a Community Helper Story Time with special guest readers, emergency vehicles and more!  On Tuesday, Oct. 28, we’ll have a Play-Based Learning Story Time. Join us for an hour of fun as you engage with your child at our fall themed learning stations.

Tunes, Tales & Tumbles: Join us on Thursdays at 10 am for a program filled with singing, dancing, rhymes, musical instruments and more! This program is perfect for our littlest patrons. On Thursday, Oct. 30. we’re turning Tunes, Tales and Tumbles into a Halloween costume party! Come dressed in your Halloween costume and join us for songs and games.

Teen Night: Tuesday, Oct. 22. Join us at 5 pm for Halloween snacks and a ghostly craft!

Chess Mates: We had such a great turnout for our spontaneous chess club last spring that we will be offering a more structured youth chess club this year. Starting Monday, Oct. 21, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm, join Miss Cheryl and Mark Stevens in the conference room.

The Old Man Boring Book Club: This group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 6 pm. This month it’s on Thursday, Oct. 3.

Murder, Mayhem and Misadventure: We will be joined by Avree Kelly Clark at our October meeting for a discussion on her book Malice Aforethought about two murders in the 1870s, one in Vermont and one in Pembroke, NH. Everyone is welcome. Come join us on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 2:30.
Evening Book Group: Our next meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 6 pm. We will discuss the book Moloka’i by Alan Brennert. Copies are available at the desk or through Hoopla.

Free tech help: Kal is returning to their weekly volunteer schedule of providing free technical help in September. Thank you, Kal. Call the library today to reserve your half hour appointment on Thursdays between 4 pm and 6 pm.

The family of Don Eckhardt have generously donated the funds for a memorial bench to be placed at the library to honor their father’s love of the Town of Canterbury and Elkins Public Library. The family will have a short remembrance in the Rita Braskie Memorial Garden on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 1 pm and they would like to make it open to the public. The family also donated the beautiful sculpture “Gretchen” inside the Library in 2007 to honor Mrs. Mary Eckhardt.