Therapy Donkeys

Come walk a donkey, read to a donkey, groom a donkey or just get your fill of Donkey Therapy with the Donkeys from Road to Independence.

Newbury Library, 933 Route 103, Newbury, NH, 03255, United States

Game Night at the Library

Free for everyone!Join us for a fun game night with family, friends, and neighbors.Snacks will be provided.

Newbury Library, 933 Route 103, Newbury, NH, 03255, United States

John Hay Poets May Meeting

Join the John Hay Poets for their monthly meeting! Share poems written for the monthly prompt or bring another poem to share! Led by Newbury’s Poet Laureate, Dianalee Velie.

Sunday Book Discussion- May

Sunday Book Discussion will be held on Sunday May 17th at 3:30pm and we will be discussion The Wager by David Grann. Copies will be available at the library for anyone interested in joining. All are welcome!

Newbury Library, 933 Route 103, Newbury, NH, 03255, United States

Beginner Crochet Workshop - 4th Session

A continuation of our crochet workshop series. Join us for a fun and relaxing workshop perfect for beginners to crochet. We’ll be learning basic stitches and techniques for making granny squares and circles to take home. Feel free to start a new project or continue work......More

A continuation of our crochet workshop series. Join us for a fun and relaxing workshop perfect for beginners to crochet. We’ll be learning basic stitches and techniques for making granny squares and circles to take home. Feel free to start a new project or continue working on one you’ve already started. Free and open to all.

Newbury Library, 933 Route 103, Newbury, NH, 03255, United States

Memorial Day Book and Bake Sale

The Friends of the Library Memorial Day Book and Bake Sale will be held inside the library from 9am to 12pm!

Newbury Library, 933 Route 103, Newbury, NH, 03255, United States

Gardening with Native Plants

The UNH Extension Program is presenting this event to teach Newbury residents about which plants are native to this area and how to integrate these species into your own gardens. Come learn from a Master Gardener about what native plants are and why they are important t......More

The UNH Extension Program is presenting this event to teach Newbury residents about which plants are native to this area and how to integrate these species into your own gardens. Come learn from a Master Gardener about what native plants are and why they are important to add to your landscapes. There will be example photos of native plants and gardens appropriate for various growing conditions. Attendees will learn where to buy natives and how to use them successfully in their new and existing gardens. Free and open to all. For more information, call the library at (603) 763-5803.

Newbury Library, 933 Route 103, Newbury, NH, 03255, United States

Lake Station and Davis Cabins, Part 2

Join Joan and Arthur Burritt of Davis Cabins as they tell you the detailed history of Davis Cabins and Lake Station. Hear stories and see pictures throughout the years from the family that ran this landmark on Lake Sunapee. Presented by the Newbury Historical Society.

John Hay Poets June Meeting

Join the John Hay Poets for their monthly meeting! Share poems written for the monthly prompt or bring another poem to share! Led by Newbury’s Poet Laureate, Dianalee Velie.

Poets Ponder the Declaration of Independence

The Inkwell Writer’s Alliance, Center Meeting House and the Newbury Library have invited The John Hay Poetry Society to kick off America’s 250th Birthday Celebration on Sunday, June 14th, Flag Day, at 4:00 in  the Center Meeting House. The theme for the poems will be, “......More

The Inkwell Writer’s Alliance, Center Meeting House and the Newbury Library have invited The John Hay Poetry Society to kick off America’s 250th Birthday Celebration on Sunday, June 14th, Flag Day, at 4:00 in  the Center Meeting House. The theme for the poems will be, “Poets Ponder the Declaration of Independence.”  

Wind, Fire and the Untouched Forest of the Sunapee Ridge: the Effects of the 1938 Hurricane and a Massive 1947 Forest Fire

John Magee presents: Wind, Fire and the Untouched Forest of the Sunapee Ridge: the Effects of the 1938 Hurricane and a Massive 1947 Forest Fire “Prior to 1938, the untouched, old growth forests of the Sunapee Ridge thrived, too far from even portable sawmills, and far t......More

John Magee presents: Wind, Fire and the Untouched Forest of the Sunapee Ridge: the Effects of the 1938 Hurricane and a Massive 1947 Forest Fire “Prior to 1938, the untouched, old growth forests of the Sunapee Ridge thrived, too far from even portable sawmills, and far too steep and rocky to make any harvesting even close to profitable. So, they were left alone. The Hurricane of 1938 knocked down much, but not all, of the magnificent old growth forests there, and most of the damage was on the east side of the ridge the forests on the west side were mostly just fine. A massive forest fire in 1947, fueled by so much downed wood, started on the east side of the ridge, moved over the top and down parts of the west side, and burned literally every tree in many areas. To document where the hurricane and fire damage occurred, and importantly, where it did not, I used aerial imagery from 1943, 1953 and later, two years of field data of tree species, sizes andcrown and canopy damage, photographs from various years and interviews with a man who fought the fire at the age of 17. From this information, I was able to piece together the effects on forests from these two major events – and document the existing old growth forests still intact and thriving.”John is the latest in a historic line of explorers that has added his unique perspective to the understanding and importance of Mount Sunapee’s forests. The first attempts to documentSunapee’s old forests began in 1915 with the publication of the Manual of Mount Sunapee. Maps drawn by Philip Ayers one of the architects of the White Mountain National Forest werean indispensable resource in the later rediscovery of Mount Sunapee’s Old Growth forests by Chris Kane in 1997.