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Friends of the Library BOOK SALE - HEBERTON & COHEN

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Keene Public Library
Don't miss this bargain book-buying event to be held  in Heberton and Cohen Halls.  
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Makerspace Open Hours

10:00 AM - 2:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Kingsbury Makerspace
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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Friends of the Library BOOK SALE - HEBERTON & COHEN

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Keene Public Library
Don't miss this bargain book-buying event to be held this year in Heberton Hall.

Today you can fill up a grocery store bag of books for only $5!
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Makerspace Open Hours

3:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Kingsbury Makerspace
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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KPL Board of Trustees

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Keene Public Library
Miller Vincent Room
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Makerspace Open Hours

3:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Kingsbury Makerspace
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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Keene Pride Youth Book Club: Nimona

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Keene Public Library
Eppes Room

Teens and Tweens! Join us for our discussion of Nimona by ND Stevenson. There will be snacks, crafts, and the chance to talk all about this month’s pick! All LGBTQ+ youth and allied youth are welcome, no matter if you read the whole book or a single page.  


If you need a copy of this month’s pick, reach out to EGreen@KeeneNH.gov or Youth@KeenePride.org 

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Movies You Might Have Missed: Little Women (1994)

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Keene Public Library
Huntress Auditorium
Four sisters are raised by a free-thinking mother while their father is absent in the Civil War. 

Columbia Pictures, 1994, PG, 115 minutes. 
Starring: Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Daines, Trini Alvarado Eric Stoltz, Christian Bale. 
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Community Resources: Center for Population Health

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Keene Public Library
Circulation Lobby
Cancelled 

Keene Public Library is pleased to announce partnerships with human service organizations that will offer office hours at the library. Organizations providing direct services to residents will be available at the library weekly to share information with interested citizens and assist library staff in providing better reference services to visitors. Better Life Partners, the Serenity Center, and Monadnock Family Services, Healthy Starts and Monadnock Peer Support are the first organizations in the partnership. 

Every 3rd Tuesday a representative from Cheshire Medical Center for Population Health will be available to interested individuals. 

Keene Public Library serves as an information center to foster connections between organizations and those in need of information for themselves or loved ones.

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Makerspace Open Hours

3:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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Teen Gaming Drop-In

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Keene Public Library
Timken Teen Space
Teens and tweens ages 11-19 are welcome to game together every Thursday after school in the Teen Space! Check out our Nintendo Switch and play Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Mario Kart, or a variety of other games. You’re also welcome to break out one of our many board games, or you can even bring one of your own games to share (must be rated Teen or below)! Come play, collaborate, compete, and have FUN gaming @ the Library.
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Infinite Worlds

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Keene Public Library
Booras Room
Welcome to Infinite Worlds, a non-traditional book club for adults focusing on speculative fiction! Each month we will have a set theme within which our members will select their own book to read. At our monthly meetings we will each share about our reads and discuss the topics and tropes that came up within the theme. Join a book club where you pick the book you read. Members are encouraged to pack a dinner to munch during discussion, and the library will provide dessert. From sci-fi to fantasy, dystopias to alternate histories, there are infinite worlds to explore! Register today to ensure we have enough supplies. 

January's theme is robots: read a book that includes robots, androids, or AI. 

Online attendance is available for members who are unable to come in person. 
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Makerspace Open Hours

10:00 AM - 2:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Kingsbury Makerspace
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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Makerspace Open Hours

3:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Kingsbury Makerspace
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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Makerspace Open Hours

3:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Kingsbury Makerspace
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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Movies You Might Have Missed: 1917

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Keene Public Library
Huntress Auditorium
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake, are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers, Blake's own brother among them. 

Universal Pictures, R, 1 hr. 59 min. 
Starring: George McKay, Dean-Charlies Champman, Daniel May, Colin Firth
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Great Books

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Keene Public Library
Eppes Room
Welcome to the 36th year of our local Great Books Discussion group! 

Today's readings are Joy William'ss "Taking Care* (p. 58) and Claire Vaye Watkins's "The Last Thing We Need" (p. 373)
The group meets in the Eppes Room on the first floor. Meetings are on Thursdays, starting at 2:00 p.m. and ending at about 3:30 p.m. Meetings are planned from September to June, with a long winter break.

The readings are from the following two anthologies:
        
1. The Best American Essays of the Century, ed. by Joyce Carol Oates and Robert Atwan, c.2000
This is the same book used during  2021-2023; the Keene Public Library has a copy.                                  
Citations marked with an  * are from this book.
      
2. The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story, ed. by John Freeman, Penguin Books, c. 2021.

Great Books discussions are dedicated to close reading and exploration of the text, facilitated by the leader. The leader does not act as a teacher but poses questions that lead to a shared inquiry into the text's meaning and relevance. We take turns acting as discussion facilitators.

If you want to know more about Great Books discussion programs, please visit their website at www.greatbooks.org.  

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Makerspace Open Hours

3:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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Teen Gaming Drop-In

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Keene Public Library
Timken Teen Space
Teens and tweens ages 11-19 are welcome to game together every Thursday after school in the Teen Space! Check out our Nintendo Switch and play Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Mario Kart, or a variety of other games. You’re also welcome to break out one of our many board games, or you can even bring one of your own games to share (must be rated Teen or below)! Come play, collaborate, compete, and have FUN gaming @ the Library.
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Makerspace Open Hours

10:00 AM - 2:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Kingsbury Makerspace
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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Makerspace Open Hours

3:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Kingsbury Makerspace
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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Makerspace Open Hours

3:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Kingsbury Makerspace
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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Movies You Might Have Missed: Dunkirk

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Keene Public Library
Huntress Auditorium
At Dunkirk hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their acks to the sea they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in. 

May 8, 2024 is the 79th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day). 

Warner Bros., PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.
Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Aneurin Barnard, Tom Hardy, Tom, Glynn-Carney. 
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Makerspace Open Hours

3:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Keene Public Library
Drop in during this time to see the Kingsbury Makerspace in action, learn about upcoming events, and get hands-on with a project of your own. 

Before using the Kingsbury Makerspace, visitors must have completed the Introducing the Kingsbury Makerspace tutorial, signed a Maker Agreement form, and received certification for the equipment used. Makers can find out about upcoming classes and workshops on our calendar at https://keenepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. You can also sign up for a weekly email announcing our events.

To ensure safety, we limit occupancy to three users of the space plus our staff. Reservations for specific pieces of equipment, such as the 3D printer, laser cutter and engraver, Carvey CNC machine, and vinyl cutter, are recommended. To make a reservation or for more information call (603) 757-0621.

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Teen Gaming Drop-In

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Keene Public Library
Timken Teen Space
Teens and tweens ages 11-19 are welcome to game together every Thursday after school in the Teen Space! Check out our Nintendo Switch and play Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Mario Kart, or a variety of other games. You’re also welcome to break out one of our many board games, or you can even bring one of your own games to share (must be rated Teen or below)! Come play, collaborate, compete, and have FUN gaming @ the Library.
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