Thank you to the Chatham Candy Manor (and you!) for supporting youth programming at the Eldredge Public Library! Here's what you need to know for this week's fudge fundraiser: From Monday, 9/30 through Sunday, 10/6, for every pound of fudge sold, the Candy Manor will donate $10 to the Eldredge Public Library in Chatham (up to 1,000 pounds)! You can place your orders for fudge online or in the store (484 Main Street, Chatham). You [...]
One of Harvard University’s most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, better known as the Glass Flowers. This unique collection has delighted museum visitors, educated students, and inspired artistic and scholarly works for more than a century. On October 3 at 2:00 pm collection manager Jennifer Brown will share the history of this remarkable collection and discuss [...]
Boston in the 20th century had department stores that were not only popular but covered the spectrum. Jordan Marsh, considered New England’s largest store, Filene’s which was a specialty store, Gilchrist’s, Raymond’s, R.H. White, R.H. Stearns, C. Crawford Hollidge, Conrad and Chandler, Kennedy’s, Shuman’s. Leopold Morse, Siegal’s and E.T. Slattery offered quality merchandise in various departments all under one roof, thus a [...]
Steeped in rich historical detail, the emotionally charged sequel to The Unlocked Path, local author Janis Daly's The Path Beneath Her Feet, honors the work of the American Women’s Hospitals in rural America during the 1930s. Join us October 9 at 11:00 am.
You’re invited to free your mind with the highly acclaimed Silvia Moreno-Garcia, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of several novels including Mexican Gothic, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Gods of Jade and Shadow, and many more! Join us Oct 9 at 7:0o pm as Moreno-Garcia chats with us about Latin American Genre fiction, her writing process and journey, as well as her newest book The Seventh Veil of [...]
Registration for the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Fall Learning Series is available on the Library website and at the Library. The nine programs in the fall season will include art, history, music, current events, literature and even internet security.    The first program will be on Monday, September 23, and will have diplomat and journalist Larry Goodrich review the history of Romania in a two-part course.  Bob Ralls [...]