A National Endowment for the Arts 250th Big Read Grant Program
Edgar Allen Poe
Portrayed by Jacob Butler
Tuesday, October 6th
4:30 PM
Sign up link: https://forms.gle/co6qNUFban97HTyz5
We invite you to join us for the kickoff event of the NEA Big Reads US 250th Poe programming. Join us as we explore The Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe through a community-wide celebration of reading, writing, art, creativity, and conversation.
Jacob Butler will read selected works by Poet and Author Edgar Allen Poe, including The Raven, The Telltale Heart, and the Pit and the Pendulum.
The first 10 attendees to sign up will receive a free copy of The Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. (One copy per family)
Thank you!
Lyn
An exciting new chapter is taking shape at Whitefield Public Library!
Our renovation and expansion will add 4,000 square feet while preserving the character of our historic Library and creating more accessible, flexible, and welcoming spaces for the thousands of people who visit Whitefield Public Library each year.
Thanks to tremendous support from federal grants, private donors, the Tillotson Foundation, the Town, and our community, more than $3.6 million in funding and in-kind support has already been raised. We are now working to raise an additional $150,000 to help complete the project to its original specifications following increases in construction costs.
Help us build more than a library.
Learn more about the renovation and expansion at https://whitefieldpubliclibrary.org/renovation-%26-expansion or make a contribution at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/whitefield-public-library-building-project to help bring the vision to completion.
Set to open Spring 2027!
Thank you Dolly.
We are heartbroken at the passing of country music legend, cultural icon, and champion of literacy Dolly Parton.
From the ALA's statement...
Dolly’s award-winning Imagination Library initiative, inspired by her father’s inability to read or write, has put hundreds of millions of free books into the hands of children across America and was considered by her to be one of her greatest achievements.
“We’re giving books to kids who wouldn’t have a chance to get them otherwise,” she told American Libraries in a 2018 interview. “A lot of people think this is just for poor children—it’s for all children. It’s important to get books into the hands of any child that we can.”
Whitefield Public Library will work diligently to continue her legacy through keeping the Dolly Parton Imagination Library alive for North Country children.
Please visit https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/give-like-dolly-support-imagination-library-for-the-north-country to donate.
Support the Library Through WOLF
Whitefield’s Official Library Friends (WOLF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the Whitefield Public Library and ensuring it remains a vibrant, accessible resource for the entire community. Donations and memberships through WOLF help fund programs, services, and initiatives that extend beyond the library’s municipal budget.
Visit https://whitefieldpubliclibrary.org/wolf to learn more about WOLF and how to donate or become a member.
- Look through display binder to select cards to borrow.
- Bring binder to front desk and show librarian which cards you wish to borrow.
- The librarian will give the key card(s) to you in a luggage tag and place a “checked out” card in the pocket of the display binder for each card borrowed.
- Cards are on loan for 3 weeks.
- Please return cards to library in luggage tag.
* A full replacement fee will be charged for any lost or damaged cards. If a card is sold only as part of a set, you will be charged for the full set and may keep the cards that do not need to be replaced.