Whiting Library

Free AARP Tax-Aide Assistance
2024-02-23 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Need Help with Taxes? Volunteers working with AARP are meeting with seniors and others in the Community Room to help prepare tax returns. To sign up for assistance, please call 802-875-2418 and leave a message. The Tax-Aide program starts before Whiting Library opens; please enter through the Community Room entrance.
Tax-Aide can file many basic types of returns. However, Tax-Aide cannot help with some returns, such as depreciation, most rental income, or complex investment income.
Since 1968, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide has provided free tax help to over 78 million taxpayers, focusing on older adults with low to moderate income. Tax-Aide volunteers are located nationwide and are trained and IRS-certified every year to make sure they know about and understand the latest changes and additions to the tax code.

Adult Crafternoon: Cookies, Crafts, and Conversation
2024-02-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-03-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-03-08 13:00 - 14:00
Unleash the artist within! Join us for crafting and fun. Grab a friend, sit back, and have a good time. We will provide refreshments, craft materials, coloring books, and colored pencils; you bring the conversation. Our current co-learning project is quilling. We have a variety of tools and papers for practice. If you want, bring a craft you are working on or try something new!

Games Group for School Aged Kids
2024-02-23 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-01 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-08 15:00 - 16:00
We’ve got a wide variety of games to choose from including classic board games, card games, WII games, and more.
Games are an essential component of the library. Information presented in new formats, that encourage critical thinking and problem solving, and games that encourage social interaction among peers are just a few of the reasons to consider joining the Whiting Library Game Group.

Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers
2024-02-27 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-03-05 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-03-12 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-03-19 10:00 - 11:30
Whiting Library is home to a weekly playgroup for the Wee Littles (0-5 years old) and their caregivers on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This is a free, fun and relaxed gathering where little kids play while their grown ups supervise and socialize.
No need to pre-register, simply drop in to the library Community Room. Stay as long or as little as you like. Geared towards Caregivers who want to find friendship and build connections in the greater wee little people (0-5 years old) community.
Fun & games, plus art & craft projects in the community room downstairs – available to enjoy anytime the library is open!
Everyone learns best through play! Contact our Youth Librarian, for more information via youthlibrarian@whitinglibrary.org or call 802-875-2277.

YA Games for 13 and up
2024-02-27 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-05 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-12 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-19 15:00 - 16:00
Enjoy Magic, the Gathering, a collectible trading card game of fun-filled, strategic games to play with friends old and new. Welcoming worldbuilders, narrative lovers, and gameplay enthusiasts alike. Magic has something for everyone and countless ways to play.

Story Hour
2024-02-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-03-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-03-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-03-20 10:00 - 11:00
Story Hour is geared for preschoolers but all ages are encouraged to join in the fun! Enjoy stories, music, crafts, and new book previews from the Library. Story Hour is for approximately 30-60 minutes long depending on the kids’ attention level. Look for this group in the Community Room downstairs or we may be outside in the backyard if the weather is clear.
Preregistration for library programs is appreciated but not required (drop-ins are welcome) by calling the library at 802-875-2277 or by emailing Carrie at youthlibrarian@whitinglibrary.org.

Free AARP Tax-Aide Assistance
2024-03-01 09:00 - 12:00
Need Help with Taxes? Volunteers working with AARP are meeting with seniors and others in the Community Room to help prepare tax returns. The Tax-Aide program starts before Whiting Library opens; please enter through the Community Room entrance. To sign up for assistance, please call 802-875-2418 and leave a message. The Tax-Aide program starts before Whiting Library opens; please enter through the Community Room entrance.
Tax-Aide can file many basic types of returns. However, Tax-Aide cannot help with some returns, such as depreciation, most rental income, or complex investment income.
Since 1968, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide has provided free tax help to over 78 million taxpayers, focusing on older adults with low to moderate income. Tax-Aide volunteers are located nationwide and are trained and IRS-certified every year to make sure they know about and understand the latest changes and additions to the tax code.

Colored Pencil Demonstration with Liz Larson
2024-03-02 10:00 - 11:30
From 10 – 11:30 a.m., Liz Winchester-Larson will do a colored pencil demonstration focusing on still-life subjects. Liz will work from a small still-life set-up to show how she applies many layers to achieve rich color and intricate detail. Liz exhibits her award-winning paintings in shows throughout the New England area. She is a member of the Colored Pencil Society of
America, the Monadnock Area Artists Association, the Nashua Area Artists Association, and the Saxtons River Art Guild.

Beginners Watercolor Workshop with Donna Lund
2024-03-02 12:30 - 14:00
This introduction to watercolor will help both the beginner and those who wonder how to start. We will talk about paper, paints, brushes, and needed supplies. We will cover terminology and try out techniques and tools. Bring any watercolor supplies you might have, or if you haven’t started painting yet, just bring yourself and a willingness to experiment and play with this wonderful medium.
Enrollment is limited. To register, please call Whiting Library at 802-875-2277 or email director@WhitingLibrary.org.
About Donna Bascom Lund: My husband Perley and I have enjoyed living in picturesque East Alstead for the last 40 years. As an artist, I play with many creative mediums, including sewing and blacksmithing, but I am most drawn to painting with watercolor. I feel that no other medium offers the feeling that watercolor does. My favorite subjects are landscapes, nature, and an occasional old barn. Examples of my work can be seen at Walpole Artisans Coop or www.facebook.com/donnabascomlund.

Cooking the Book Discussion Club
2024-03-09 12:00 - 13:00
If you like to cook (or eat!), join your neighbors for food and conversation each month at our cookbook club! Each month, we’ll take home copies of the same cookbook and then prepare one of the recipes to bring to the next meeting. At meetings, we’ll eat and talk about the food and book, our food traditions, and other topics.

Board of Trustees Meeting
2024-03-12 18:00 - 19:00
The Board of Trustees meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Library Community room. The public is welcome to attend all Board meetings.

Book Club: How the Penguins Saved Veronica
2024-03-13 16:30 - 17:30
If you want to participate in the book club, please contact the library at director@WhitingLibrary.org or call 802-875-2277 to reserve a copy of the monthly selection.

Happy reading!

Family Board Game Cafe
2024-03-13 17:30 - 19:30
Enjoy an evening of exciting board games and family bonding. Choose from a variety of games and have some fun! Join us the second Wednesday of the month in the Community Room for games and refreshments.

Free AARP Tax-Aide Assistance
2024-03-15 09:00 - 12:00
Need Help with Taxes? Volunteers working with AARP are meeting with seniors and others in the Community Room to help prepare tax returns. To sign up for assistance, please call 802-875-2418 and leave a message. The Tax-Aide program starts before Whiting Library opens; please enter through the Community Room entrance. The Tax-Aide program starts before Whiting Library opens; please enter through the Community Room entrance.
Tax-Aide can file many basic types of returns. However, Tax-Aide cannot help with some returns, such as depreciation, most rental income, or complex investment income.
Since 1968, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide has provided free tax help to over 78 million taxpayers, focusing on older adults with low to moderate income. Tax-Aide volunteers are located nationwide and are trained and IRS-certified every year to make sure they know about and understand the latest changes and additions to the tax code.

Games Group for Kids
2024-03-15 15:00 - 16:00
We’ve got a wide variety of games to choose from including classic board games, card games, WII games, and more. Geared toward school-aged kids.
Games are an essential component of the library. Information presented in new formats, that encourage critical thinking and problem solving, and games that encourage social interaction among peers are just a few of the reasons to consider joining the Whiting Library Game Group.

Silent Book Club
2024-03-19 17:30 - 19:30
Wish you had more time to read? Looking for some book lovers to hang out with? Bring whatever book you are currently reading and join us in the Suzy Forlie Room to get cozy, Come to meet new people and leave with new book recommendations! For Adults and Teens 16+
Typical Schedule:
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Get your snacks, grab a seat, socialize with other readers (or not), and share what you’re reading.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Silent Reading Hour
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Optional socializing (or keep reading!)

Page to Screen Film Series: The Color Purple (2023)
2024-03-20 13:30 - 15:40
Join us to watch and chat about a feature movie based on a book. This month’s film, “The Color Purple,” is based on a book by Alice Walker. Reading the book is not a requirement. Free popcorn will be served.
This is a musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the South during the early 1900s.
Warner Brothers, 2023, Rated PG 13, 140 minutes.
Starring Halle Bailey, Taraji P. Henson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Elizabeth Marvel.
