Thanks to all those who entered the Friends of the Newmarket Public Library’s first chocolate festival. The event raised $400 for the group. Congrats to the winners, Pao Brazilian Café which entered Brigadeiro in the commercial category and Exeter teen Solon James who made raspberry truffle brownies.
Love talking about books and want to make some new friends? Check out the newly formed book club, Books and Coffee. Their next meeting is April 19 at 10:45 a.m. and they’ll be discussing “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed.
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Looking to expand your collections? Check out the next book sale, to be held April 8 from 6 to 8 p.m.
And as always, the library continues to offer free movies, both family friendly and adult features. Check out the new website to confirm showings - http://newmarketlibrary.org/. Upcoming showings include: the story of a six year old girl force to deal with her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs (rated PG13, 93 minutes, April 5 at 6:30 p.m.); John Goodman stars in an animated feature of an emperor turned into a llama and how he returns to human (rated G, 78 minutes, April 6 at 1 p.m.); a Woody Allen film of a man on a trip with his fiancée’s family finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to the 1920s at midnight every night (rated PG13, 94 minutes, April 12 at 6:30 p.m.);John Cleese stars in a farce of King Arthur and his knights on a low budget search for the Holy Grail (rated PG, 91 minutes, April 19, 6:30 p.m.); animated feature of a video game villain who wants to become a hero and the havoc this (rated PG, 108 minutes, April 20 at 1 p.m.); and the story of a red violin and its travels over three centuries inspiring passion in all who own it (rated R, 130 minutes, April 26 at 6:30 p.m.).
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Would you like to give back to the library you love? If you have some spare time, think about joining the Friends of the Newmarket Public Library. The next meeting will be April 4 at 7 p.m.
For the preschool set, story hour is held every Tuesday at 10:30. Kids will hear a story and do a craft.
Don’t forget, the library also has passes to the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover (http://www.childrens-museum.org/cmnh2010/).
