My how you've grown!

Here are Hannah and Maggie with one of the ducklings that was perched on Bill's shoulder not long ago. I don't think the duck would fit on his shoulder anymore!

Duck Duck Goose

The Rhymers have acquired some new babies - 4 chicks and 2 ducklings. And they've been visiting the library the last two days. Here are the ducks with Bill Stoops.

Twister!

School let out early today so Hillary & Brianna came to the library. Not much to do, so we got out the Twister and each girl won once.

Oh-so-helpful Kitty

I finally had to kick Louie out because he was getting in the middle of everyone's work... Here he is "helping" a patron with her computer tasks.

Irene's newest grandchild

7 month old Mariana and her grandmother, library volunteer Irene Hopper, came to visit this week. What a sweet baby. We fell in love!

Her name was Lola

The Stewarts have a new Havanese puppy named Lola. Pictured here, Elizabeth Rhymer, Judy Johnson, Howsie Stewart and sweet little Lola.

Check Out Louie (April Fool!)

Louie pics

Louie has had a good winter working here at the library. Here he is soaking up some sun and enjoying a nap with Joel.

Hard work!

A Visit from the 2nd Graders

How nice to have some down time to spend with some good books.

A special new friend

Bill and Sally Stoops have a new addition in their house -- a chocolate lab puppy named Millie. Millie came for a visit this week and was a big hit. Here Sierra is meeting her for the first time.

Fun at Storytime

We had a big group of storytime kids this week, including some visitors (Spencer & Jackson's cousins), some storytime graduates, and a great group of regulars. Here some of them are showing off their candy airplanes they made and otherwise having fun.

Wii Fun

Patrick and Hannah need to jump at the same time to get the mining cart across the chasm.

















Rebecca & Kathryn concentrate on the Wii game.


















Patrick & Hannah lean to make the mining cart make the turn.


















Audrey & Sierra work together to get the mining cart to turn left on the Wii game Outdoor Challenge.

Louie goes nuts for Joel

Whenever Joel comes in the library, Louie will wake from a sound sleep and greet him loudly, MOW! MOW! (rhymes with "cow") and then will reach up high to give him a hug. These days he then insists on jumping up on his shoulders and licking his ear. Joel does not get this kind of greeting from him at home. Go figure!

Valentine Goofballs

We've got some nutty patrons and here are a couple of them - Tanner and Francesca. Happy Valentine's Day!

Doggie visit

Abigail and Melissa brought their miniature doberman pinscher puppy, Nanook, to visit the library recently. Nanook and her siblings were abandoned by a dumpster in a town in Alaska and she traveled all the way to NH to live with these sweet girls in Freedom. My, what big ears she has!

Dressing Up for Valentine's

Sylvia Carney (Secretary of the Friends) came in today with Valentine's decorations including a headband for yours truly. She has decorated a table in the lobby and has packaged romance novels to sell to benefit the library. If romances are your thing, you should come take a look and if you just enjoy Valentine's Day, you should come see the beautiful display she made!

A fuzzy patron

Dawn Alexander sent me this photo of her cat, saying "I was out doing errands this morning and came home to my cat Henry reading a library book in bed! "

Henry has good taste - he's been reading "Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World", a book so popular here at the Freedom Public Library we had to get a second copy!

Puppy Visit

It's been a long time since we had a puppy visit the library. Today we got to meet Rohan, the five month old Coton puppy owned by the Florio-Nicoll's. Here is an adorable picture of him with two of his "sisters", Tava and Cora. Ever heard of a Coton? What an attractive breed!

Storytime Kids Decorate Cupcakes

They ate them almost before they were completely decorated, but who can blame them?

Busy Friends

A group of Friends got busy in the library workroom Saturday, organizing donated books and toys. No sooner had the area at the top of the stairs been cleared of books, another two boxes of donations came through the door! Ellen says we need to put that corner on birth control :) We now have a fresh collection of brand new-looking books to choose from in our on-going book sale area and staff will actually be able to walk through the workroom without stumbling over boxes, thanks to Anne, Ellen, Sylvia and Lee.