National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week – November 10-18
The federal government’s official poverty threshold for a family of four is about $25,100.00. In 2016, 40.6 million people lived in Poverty in the USA. That means the poverty rate for 2016 was 12.7%! In 2016, 21.2% of all children … Continued
October is National Bullying Prevention Month
A 2016- 2017 CDC survey showed New Hampshire had the 8th highest rate of cyber bullying in the country for High School aged students. An April 2018 study found that 59% of students admitted to experiencing cyber bullying in the … Continued
Spring has sprung!
Spring has sprung! Check out the library’s expanding collection of gardening, sports, and cookbooks! Succulents- Robin Stockwell “Succulents are the ultimate easy-care plant: versatile, effortless to grow both indoors and outdoors, and drought tolerant. From Aloe and Agaves, to … Continued
SPS welcomes Poet Safia Elhillo February 12th
On Monday, February 12th, Safia Elhillo will be giving a poetry workshop and reading at Ohrstrom Library – see our event listing for details. Safia is the author of The January Children and the recipient of fellowships from Cave Canem, … Continued
New Year, New Books
Happy New Year! Escape the chilly weather and stay inside to curl up with some of our great new fiction titles! Stay With Me– By Ayobami Adebayo “Powerfully magnetic and heartbreaking…At once, a gothic parable about pride and betrayal; … Continued