The Barnstead Farmers and Gardeners Network are pleased to sponsor the Third Annual Barnstead Open Farm Day, which will be held on July 26, 2014. This is a self-guided tour that will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Free maps will be available at participating farms.

This year, we have 10 unique farms participating. Various animals will be available for you to see, including Alpacas and Miniature Horses. Our farms will also have all kinds of products and produce. Farms will be conducting tours of their operations and some will be offering demonstrations of various products. There will be something here for everyone.

This event is free and open to the public. Come and visit the diverse farms that make up our beautiful community. 

For more information, contact Robin Donovan (603) 269-5591 or Don Walker (603) 435-0277. Find the Barnstead Farmers and Gardeners Network on Facebook. 

Oscar Foss Memorial Library News

More Free Books from CLiF!

Children in grades Pre-K thru 6th enjoyed a special visit with local author Layne Chase on Wednesday, May 28th at Barnstead Elementary. Ms. Chase’s presentation was made possible by a grant awarded to the Oscar Foss Memorial Library from the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF). Each child was given a free book after Ms. Chase read a story to the children. A second presentation was held at the library for local childcare providers, where children were also given a free book. CLiF is a non-profit organization whose mission is to nurture a love of reading and writing among children throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. The library would like to thank CLiF for this presentation and for all the wonderful books that have been donated through our CLiF Rural Library Award. 

Kindle Readers

The library would like to thank our wonderful anonymous donor for our second Kindle Reader, which is now available for circulation! We are so excited to be able to offer patrons these two new options to enjoy literature. So come on in and check them out!  

Bike Rodeo

Our first annual Bike Rodeo on Saturday, May 31st was a huge hit! Everyone who attended had a lot of fun and plans for next year are already in progress. The library would like to thank the Barnstead Police Department, Barnstead Highway Department, Barnstead Parks and Recreation, Goodale’s Bike Shop Hooksett, Goodale’s Bike Shop Concord, Walmart of Concord, Great State Beverages of Hooksett, Associated Grocers of Pembroke, and NH Highway Traffic Association for everything they did to help make this event such a great success!

Museum Passes