Sing!

By Henry Barker | December 28, 2019

“Music energizes us, motivating us to exercise, clean the house and buy things (think advertising jingles). There’s a ton of research showing that music makes us smarter – nations and schools with strong music education are linked with higher academic achievement and studies have shown music learning in older adults wards off dementia and Alzheimer’s.Music creates cultural empathy bringing together people from very different cultures around the world. Music soothes children to sleep.” www.musicallaround.net

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Friends Buy One/Get One

By Henry Barker | December 3, 2019

Friends of Frost Free will be on site Saturday, December 7th and 21st from 10-noon, Reviewing Book Donations and offering BOGO book sale. Stock Up for winter evenings and low impact, sustainable gift giving/making. Friends are trying something new and receiving/reviewing potential donations on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays monthly from 10-Noon.  And will be…

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BIG THANKS

By Henry Barker | September 21, 2019

Friends are offering BOGO Book Sale the 1st & 3rd Saturdays each month to coincide with receiving book donations from 10-12:30. Did you know the Friends ongoing book sale has donated books to Road to Reading, Keene High School effort to provide books on elementary school buses to prevent behavior issues and increase reading for…

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It is Finished!

By Henry Barker | September 5, 2019

Thanks to our original founder’s Great Grandson, Rufus Frost, V, and the phenomenal 48in48 team at Slalom Consulting, your are viewing the new website. This has been an amazing opportunity to be one of 48 nonprofits selected for a simple website design hack-a-thon by professionals.  They designed 48 new sites for free in 48 hours!…

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NOTICE For Classic Overdrive Users!

By Henry Barker | September 3, 2019

Regarding downloading an audiobook for an MP3 player, you could accomplish this using OverDrive for Windows; however, please note that eventually we will be sunsetting Classic OverDrive and you will not be able to download audiobooks to your computer to transfer to an MP3 player. While there is not yet a firm timeline in place for this,…

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Did You Know?

By Henry Barker | September 3, 2019

While we are glued to the weather report concerned about those in the path of the latest storm, Take a minute to think about how prepared YOU are for an emergency. The Library has FEMA information about Flood Preparedness. FEMA has an app for emergency information tied to your location as well as resources for…

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Things are changing

By Henry Barker | August 22, 2019

Stop in to visit PeeWee & Pickwick at the Circulation Desk. There’s a Chrysalis, PeeWee, and a VERY HUNGRY caterpillar, Pickwick doing their thing on milkweed in our butterfly condo thanks to Kathleen Ash.  So many beings busy with end of summer preparations. The garden is lovely and surviving the crazy weather.  Watch for Renovation…

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Summer is Flying By! – Don’t miss the last Elizabeth Richards Summer Concert of the 2019 Season

By Henry Barker | March 22, 2019

2019 Elizabeth Richards Concert Season@Bookside Terrace, Frost Free LibraryMark Your Calendars -Tuesdays at 7 pmOutdoors Bookside Terrace-Shine Only August 13th – Don’t Miss It! – Indoors Tonight @Community House. Thanks to our neighbors at the Federated Church,Tonight’s concert will be at the Community House at 7 pm.Legendary King Snakes Blues, Jazz, Popular American 20s, 30s, 40s,…

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