Don’t forget! If you are an Allenstown resident without a library card who would like access to eBooks and Audio books you can sign up for a library card!
Bring proof of residency such as a NH driver’s license, utility bill or rent receipt and fill out an application with your full name, address, phone, and email. Your Library card can be used immediately to access eBooks and Audio books on Overdrive and Libby.
The Allenstown’s book club will be reading your choice of two literary fiction titles for Black History Month. “Harlem Rhapsody” by Victoria Christopher Murray, a story based on the life of Jesse Redmond Fauset, an African American female literary editor for the NAACP publication, The Crisis or “The House of Eve” by Sadeqa Johnson, a story of two women from different backgrounds, a young mother who wants to be the first in her family to attend college and a woman who has ambitions of marrying an elite Howard University grad.
Enjoying reading good books? The Allentown Library is hosting a book club that meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 2:00 pm. Our first book is “The Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon. A historical mystery novel based on the true story of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife in Maine who investigates a murder. Come join the fun- light refreshments served.
We have a new craft available, and it is one of our cutest! Come grab a kit to make a Halloween Wind-Up Dino while they last!
If you could use some warm and cozy children’s socks for the winter, please stop by the library to grab a pair! These were very generously donated to us by the New Vision Pioneers – Keller Chapter #33
We have the absolute cutest craft available this week! Stop by the library and pick up a Happy Sloth craft!
Great news, spice lovers! 
We’ve got something special for you to check out. Our new matcha spice kits are officially available!
If you’ve ever wanted to try making a perfect cup of matcha or experiment with it in your kitchen, now’s your chance. Each kit comes with a cute glass jar of matcha powder, so you can dive into the rich, earthy flavors of this month’s spice.
Swing by the library and grab a kit to start your culinary adventure!
With all our Summer Reading excitement, we forgot to share our new books with you! Here are some new books we added to the library in July and August.
Due to the generosity of Brady Sullivan Properties LLC we have New England Party Animals visiting for the last day of summer reading! On Thursday, August 7th at 3pm, come meet adorable animals from the petting zoo, including baby goats, quail, a hamster, baby bunnies, guinea pigs, chickens, baby chicks, a duck, and lambs! We had a great time with them last year, and we just know it’s going to be a lot of fun!
