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35 Main Street  / PO Box 146    Center Sandwich, NH 03227  Telephone: 603-284-6665 / Fax: 603-284-9226
Open for drop-in visits as well as curbside pickup.

Our Hours are new in 2024! The library’s new hours are:
Monday 12 - 5:30, Tuesday 12 - 5:30, Wednesday 12 - 5:30
Thursday 10 - 5:00, Friday 10 - 5:00
Saturday 10 - 12:30

Spring events:
bike clinic 2024

The volunteers from Bearcamp Bikes 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ are returning to the library and will be ready to help you get your bikes running flawlessly and ready for another season of great riding!
They offer spring tuneups, patches for flats &/or adjustments- all free. Everything you need to get riding immediately. Pumps for filling tires will be available. Bring a helmet to pedal in the parking lot if you want to test out your ride.

Employment Opportunities:

Youth Services Programming Librarian - The Samuel H. Wentworth Library is seeking an energetic, enthusiastic, and organized individual who enjoys working with youth of all ages to create and run our youth programs and provide occasional general library support. This is an 8 hour a week, part-time position that requires some availability after school (September to June), either a Thursday or Friday morning weekly, and one Saturday morning a month. This position is appointed by the library trustees and is supervised by the library director.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Nancy Fredrickson, Library Director via email to directorshwlibrary@gmail.com. Please use the subject line “Youth Services Programming Librarian.” Review of applications and interviews will begin immediately. The position will stay open until filled.
A full job description can be found here.


Assistant Librarian position(s) -
The Samuel H. Wentworth Library is seeking two service-focused, highly organized, assistant librarians to work at our busy circulation desk one or two days per week (Wednesday through Friday), and one Saturday a month. These positions provide a wide range of circulation, reference and technological services and require the ability to assist our diverse range of patrons with tact, courtesy and efficiency. Proficiency in handling frequent shifts of focus is essential. The ideal candidates will be regular readers, very detail oriented and experienced in exercising initiative and independent judgment in a variety of situations. These positions are appointed by the library trustees and are supervised by the library director. 

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Nancy Fredrickson, Library Director via email to directorshwlibrary@gmail.com. Please use the subject line “Assistant Librarian.” Review of applications and interviews will begin immediately. The positions will stay open until filled. 
A full job description can be found here.

Museum Passes:
Yes! This summer the Library has passes that will save you money at all of these NH venues. Discounts from 50% off to free admission. Not familiar with all of them? Check out their websites (listed below) and then contact us to reserve your date

museum passesNH Children's Museum: https://childrens-museum.org/ We've only got this one until the end of September so don't delay!
Currier Museum of Art:  https://currier.org/  Picking up guests at Manchester Airport this summer? Add a visit with lunch at their fabulous cafe and turn a chore into an excursion!
Wright WW ll Museum: https://www.wrightmuseum.org/ 
Squam Lake Natural Science Center:  https://www.nhnature.org/   A perennial favorite.

Telescope flyerTELESCOPE TO CHECK OUT - The library telescope program was launched in 2008 by the New Hampshire Astronomical Society. Our telescope is a manageable size but has a relatively large optical tube. This means that the Moon and deep sky objects will show far more detail than one could see with the common "beginners" telescopes. It provides a large field of view that allows the object to stay in the eyepiece longer. Comes with instructions.



"BOOKS SANDWICHED IN" - "Books Sandwiched In" is a series of presenter-led book reviews and discussions hosted by the Friends of the Samuel H. Wentworth Library. The 2023-24 season has finished for the season. Links to recordings of each of the season's titles are listed below. Check back in the fall for a list of the 2024-25 series titles and presenters.
Recordings of Past events:
3/18.24 Properties of Thirst https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zxu3nbxiAreTEOAXy0LVR2pOVNJbHSsE/view?usp=sharing
3/11/24 Rough Sleepers https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d4TqtBL__KQbfM72Aevnx2Hs0ZXEUzqi/view?usp=sharing
2/26/24 Empress of the Nile  https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Wh9VmCv84GHKk4pww_2HNjrAHtblOzM/view?usp=sharing
2/5/24 Eager  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pdm8LLE03XPa6ZzsNmx1ZrxlXPV9Xi68/view?usp=sharing
1/22/2024 Solitohttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1LKHi3vHcNx9Cv-wWHFeofnahiXOA9sKJ/view?usp=share_link