Community Interest
The Frances C. Richmond Middle School is contacted by local businesses and non-profits to make our parents aware of upcoming opportunities. We publish information that directly supports or enhances our grade 6-8 population. Please note that these are not school sponsored events.
Week of January 4 - 8
News from the Etna Library
Although the Etna Library building is closed to the public, we continue to provide books, audiobooks and dvd's through item pick-up on our porch. If you would like us to reserve an item for you, please e-mail us at etna.library@hanovernh.org or call 603-643-3116. We will also pack bags of books for families if you tell us the ages of your children and their interests. Upcoming adult and children's programs are listed on the Howe Library calendar (https://www.thehowe.org/events.php/pid/3/sid/55/tid/141) and on the Etna Library webpage (https://www.hanovernh.org/etna-library/pages/programs-events).
Friends of Hanover Norwich Schools
Please join the Friends in making our schools stronger, and supporting projects that enrich the student experience. This year, the Friends made a major rapid-response grant to SAU70 to help underwrite Covid-19 expenses and the important work of the Equity Committee. We also increased our funding of supplies and teacher-led initiatives that will enrich the curriculum and make our schools safer. Other recent grants include funding for a district-wide curriculum review, books for young readers, science and art materials, Responsive Classroom training, and support for an LGBTQ+ workshop. Learn more and make a contribution at www.FHNS1961.org. Thank you!
New Resource for Food Insecurity
There's a new food pantry in the region. It's supported by the Haven, hosted (outside) by The Church of Christ at Dartmouth College, and organized by the Hanover Community Food Security Team. It operates Saturdays from 11 am-1 pm, in the church's driveway (40 College Street). It is open to anyone who's short on food. No registration needed but masks will be required.
Questions: (802) 222-7337 or Hanovercommunity.fs.team@gmail.com
Vermont Humanities Lectures - Free
Vermont Humanities offers free lectures at 7pm on the first Wednesday of each month at libraries throughout the state, but one doesn't have to live in VT to participate. Because everything is virtual this year, people can "attend" whatever program most interests them "at" any library. The subject matter is very broad, and some lectures are given more than once at different libraries. Clicking on the titles listed below will give its details, the link in the letter below will take you to their home page, and exploring the site beyond it will give you the breadth of their offerings through May.
The December programs are:
The Legacy of Nicholas Black Elk
After “Migrant Mother:” The Promise and Peril of the First Green New Deal
*DIGITAL* Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre: The Making of a Graphic Biography
Friends with Academic Benefits: How College Friendship Networks Matter
The United States and the World in 2021
Martin Luther King: Dare to Dream
Environment and Race: The Hidden Connections
Chasing the Happily Neverafter
Ford Sayre
Think Snow! and sign up for our ski program. More information here.
Howe Library Events
Howe Library/Happening @ the Howe
ESL Adult Conversation Hour at Howe Library
"Join us by Zoom for the Howe Library's ESL Adult Conversation Hour. This is a relaxed, informal time to practice your English. All are welcome! We will be meeting on Thursday afternoons at 3:00. Email Jared Jenisch at jared.jenisch@thehowe.org for the Zoom invitation or more information."