Summer Concert Series

Barnstead Parks and Recreation is pleased to present the JC Underhill Band as the next performers in the Summer Concert Series on July 26, 2014 at 6:00 pm.  Influenced by such greats as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, this fun and entertaining band is sure to play a little something for everyone. 

It’s Open Farm Day in Barnstead, so stay home and make a day of it in your own back yard.  Take a tour, sample the products offered by your friends and neighbors at their fine farms, and then join us for the show.  Please be sure to support Friends of the Oscar Foss Memorial Library, who will offer concessions this evening.  Smoking, alcohol and glass containers are prohibited on the Parade Grounds.  As a reminder, there is no concert on Saturday, August 2.  See you at the show!

Letter To The Editor

American Legion Auxiliary

The honor and sacrifice of our country’s military service members come to mind when we see images of men and women deployed overseas or a young child being reunited with his/her mother or father who was serving abroad. All of these images tug at the heartstrings, but once gone, they are quickly forgotten.

Our military troops serving around the world continue to join the ranks of America’s more than 22 million veterans. The transition back to civilian life is not always an easy one - many troops will come home to Veterans Affairs hospitals, struggle to find employment and try to relearn how to live a daily civilian life. There are many ways local residents can help returning troops make this transition. As a member of the Earl B. Clark, Unit 42 of the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA), you can support and honor the sacrifice of those who serve. We understand the value of community service and know first-hand that our freedoms don’t come without a price. We have a passion for helping others and the dedication for making the lives of our veterans and military families easier.

If you are a wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, granddaughter or great-granddaughter of a war-time veteran, or if you are a veteran yourself who has served our great country, I’d like to extend the invitation for you to learn more about our organization by attending an upcoming meeting. Please join us on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at 6:30 pm followed by a potluck shared with the American Legion members at Post 42, 1038 Beauty Hill Road, Barnstead, NH. For further information or directions, call Carol 269-4694 or Cindy 776-3091.

Earl B. Clark American Legion Auxiliary

Unit 42, Barnstead, NH

Oscar Foss Memorial Library News

Thank You BAM Books!

The Oscar Foss Memorial Library is thrilled to announce that Books-A-Million in Concord, NH collected 368 books during a month long Book Drive in June! We are so excited to give these brand new books to the children who are participating in the summer reading programs and to add some to our collections as well. The library would like to send a huge thank you to everyone at BAM for helping to make this event such a great success!  

Thank You Cinemagic!

The Oscar Foss Memorial Library would like to thank Cinemagic Theaters in Hooksett, NH for donating four free movie passes for our first 2014 Summer Reading Program raffle. On June 30th our winners were drawn and they were all very excited to go to the movies!

Last Day For Books!

Saturday, August 9th will be the last day to record books online or in your reading logs at the library for the 2014 Summer Reading Programs. To complete the programs and receive an award, free book and ending packet filled with lots of great surprises, children in “Fizz, Boom, Read!” are required to read a minimum of 6 books and teens in “Spark a Reaction” are required to read a minimum of 3 age/grade level appropriate books. 

Friends of the Library

The next Friends of the Library meeting will be on Thursday, August 7th at 6pm at the Oscar Foss Memorial Library. All community members are welcome to attend. If you enjoy visiting the library, would like to get more involved or just interested in more information please join us. The Friends of the Library meet every 2nd Thursday of each month at the library.