Archeologist to visit Newmarket Public Library

Newmarket Public Library celebrates Library Card Signup Month throughout September. For students, a library card is essential. A library card provides access to e-books, online homework help and a multitude of online research tools and resources for their studies. Need information for that school report due tomorrow and it’s 9 o’clock at night? We have several great databases that students of all ages can access from home any time of day. It’s easy ― go to newmarketlibrary.org, click on databases and then the link that you need, enter the number from your library card, and the world opens up at your fingertips. Come in to the library to get your new card!

Interested in local history? Dr. Neill De Paoli will stop by NPL on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. to talk about his four-year search for the 17th and 18th century site of the garrison of William and Humphrey Spencer in South Berwick, Maine. While De Paoli has yet to uncover conclusive evidence of the Spencer garrison, he has discovered the homes and taverns of Humphrey and Mary Spencer and Captain Ichabod Goodwin. De Paoli, drawing on an extensive body of historic and archaeological material, will provide a vivid picture of the homes, taverns, and business affairs of the Spencer and Goodwin families during a time of transition from the Anglo-Indian wars of the 1690s and early 1700s to the relative peace that followed.

Fall storytime program kicks off on September 22 at 4 p.m. with an appearance by Carol and Crew puppet show. Storytimes will resume on Sept. 25 at 10:30 a.m. Children can listen to a story and do a related craft afterwards.

The free movie program continues on Friday evenings. Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m.: Tina Fey stars with a group of puppets who end up in a European jewel heist (107 minutes, rated PG); September 19 at 6:30 p.m.: An art teacher and an English teacher form a rivalry, challenging students to decide which is more important, words or pictures (111 minutes, rated PG12); Steve Rogers embraces his role in the modern world while facing an old enemy, a Soviet agent (136 minutes, rated PG13).

The Books & Coffee Adult book discussion group continues on September 19 at 10:30. This month’s selection is “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary” by David Sedaris and Ian Falconer (humor).

If you’d like some help learning new technologies, one on one tutoring is available for computers or E-readers. Just call or come in to make an appointment.

Looking for an economical day out with the family? The library has four museum passes – the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester http://www.currier.org/ and Seacoast Science Center in Rye http://www.seacoastsciencecenter.org/, Children’s Museum in Dover http://www.childrens-museum.org/cmnh2010/ and See Science Center in Manchester http://www.see-sciencecenter.org/.

If you would like to get involved in something and love the library, think about joining the Friends of the Newmarket Public Library. The next meeting will be Sept. 4 at 7 p.m.

And the next book sale, hosted by the Friends of Newmarket Public Library, will be Sept. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m.