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Tuesday, March 13th Events

Book Arts: Hand Sewn Bindings

Time: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Place: Keene Public Library, Trustees Rm., Keene, NH
Price: Free
Ages: All

Learn to bookmmaking with a book artist Sheila Williams. This three part series will cover hand sewn bindings. Participants will need to attend each workshop held Tuesday afternoons Feb. 14, March 13, April April 10. These are free and all materials will be provided.
The class size is limited. Advance registration is required. When registering, please provide an email address or phone number, so that we can contact you before the class begins.
For more information, please call Sheila at the Keene Public Library at 603-352-0157.

Homeschool Program: Ecology of Spring

Time: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
Place: Harris Center, Hancock, NH (about 22 miles from Keene)
Price: $10
Ages: 8-11


If you have a homeschooled child age 8 to 11, come join us at the Harris Center for a customized program that incorporates writing, exploration and observation. Use the tools at the Harris Center to meet curriculum needs and goals while enjoying the natural wonders of the outdoors. Come look for signs of spring with teacher/naturalists Jenn Sutton and Susie Spikol Faber as we explore birds, plants, and animals. Signups are happening now, and space is limited! Call Sara LeFebvre 525-3394, or email her at lefebvre@harriscenter.org. Tuesdays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27.

Peru Slideshow

Time: 3:30 PM
Place: Frost Free Library, Marlborough, NH (a few miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All


Travel to Peru and see Inca sights, Machu Piccu and more!

Out and About: Eat Your Sunshine

Time: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Place: The Fells, Newbury, NH (about 38 miles from Keene)
Price: $5
Ages: All


Children learn how the sun grows the food that provides the energy we all need to live. Activities will include music, movement, becoming a food chain detective and creating a food chain book. Member child free, nonmembers $5, caregivers free. Advance registration required. Meets at The Fells Gatehouse. Made possible by a grant from the Lincoln Foundation.
603-763-4789, x3

Junior Book Club

Time: 3:30 PM
Place: Fitzwilliam Town Library, Fitzwilliam, NH (about 13 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Any children interested


Junior Book Club - featured book is The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger - 3:30 p.m.

A Boat Trip Through Time With the Birds of Lake Umbagog

Time: 7:00 PM-8:30 PM
Place: Fox Research and Demonstration Forest, 309 Center Rd., Hillsborough, NH (about 28 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: Older


A (Boat) Trip Through Time With the Birds of Lake Umbagog

Speaker: Bob Quinn, Merlin Enterprises Eco-Tours

Lake Umbagog is one of the wildest, most bird-rich, areas in all of northern New England. Its avifauna was first chronicled by renowned 19th century field ornithologist, William Brewster. Naturalist, Tudor Richards followed with advocacy for protection of the wildlife habitat in the unspoiled region. Bob Quinn will share the dramatic scenery of this remote area and talk about some of the fascinating changes in Lake Umbagog’s bird life over the last 130 years. The focus of the program will be on the Lake Umabgog National Wildlife Refuge and its efforts to protect this dazzling northern lake and the surrounding forests.

Homeschool Program: Planning Meeting

Time: 2:00 PM
Place: Jaffrey Public Library, 38 Main St., Jaffrey, NH (about 17 miles from Keene)
Price: Free
Ages: All


A planning meeting for such a program. Feel free to bring the children.

What's special about today?
The German-born English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Georgium Sidus, later known as Uranus, 1781
Uncle Sam's birthday

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