Movie Matinee: Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose.
Teens
Movie Matinee: Our Town
Based on the play by Thornton Wilder.
Exhibit Reception Brownlow Thompson: Art, History and Science
The community is welcome to a reception of the art, history and science of Brownlow Thompson. The display will be the inaugural exhibit of our new "History Hall" which will feature a variety of displays throughout the year. This first exhibit will include five paintings by Thompson donated to the Conway Historical Society by the Thompson family and memorabila from the Conway Public Library's Henney History Room.
Lego Club
All ages over 5 are invited to build, collaborate, make new friends, and display their creations at the library in the Ham Room the last Tuesday of each month.
Creating a Nation: The Founding Fathers in American Art
From battle scenes to formal portraits, artists play a major role in defining the early history of the republic. Artists like Copley and Stuart played a major role inshaping popular erspectives on leaders and the nature of leadership in a democracy.
Middle School Book Club
All youth in grades 6-8 are invited to join this group with new book selections each month. Snacks, games, and an occasional book-related movie are some of the fun to be had. Group leader is 12-year-old, Zoe Groves, with the guidance of a youth librarian.
Artist's Reception: Mary Bastoni
Mary has been a resident of the MWV for 34 years, and has touch people from all walks of life with her talents for music, voice, theater, and art. Join her for this reception to celebrate and enjoy her gorgeous artworks in oil, watercolor, and more.
A Moose with a Uke
Join Aaron Risi as we celebrate his children's book, A Moose with a Uke! Aaron will tell the story as he plays his ukulele, followed by leading a drawing lesson, where kids can learn how to draw their own "Monty the Moose". Book purchase and signing available. All are welcome. Free!
Creating Graphic Novels
Cartoonist Mike Lynch will run a 12 week course on how to create graphic novels for students from Kennett Middle School. Funded in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, Minuteman Press and the Friends of the Conway Public Library.
Registration is required.
The Wonderful World of Bats!
This program brings students into the exotic world of bats,
and introduces them to echolocation. What is it? Why do bats echolocate? Why can’t we hear
them? Are bats blind? We’ll answer these questions and more.
Audiences will learn how vital bats are for maintaining a healthy environment (did you know
that a Little Brown Bat eats up to 1000 mosquitoes in one night?). Via interactive dialogue and
slides, children move beyond old stereotypes, to an understanding of the importance of bats for
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