Borrow "Stuff" from the Library

The Freedom Public Library has expanded its Library of Things! Borrow any of these items for a week at a time. Call the library or come by to reserve it for when you want it:
  • Bicycle Pump
  • Binoculars (4)
  • Canner and Canning Tools
  • Cornhole Game
  • Dehydrator
  • Giant Jenga Game
  • Folding Hand Truck
  • Projector
  • Ice Cream Maker
  • Kill-a-Watt (to see how much energy your appliances, etc, use)
  • Metal Detector and Folding Shovel
  • Pop-up Canopy
  • Small Portable PA System
  • Projection Screen
  • Shredder
  • Slide Projector
  • Snowshoes (6 pairs in 5 sizes)
  • Telescope
  • Trail Camera

Nancy Essex

Featured Artist through September

We are pleased to have the work of Freedom resident Nancy Essex on display through September. Nancy has been a watercolorist for over 30 years. Her husband’s career in the Air Force required frequent moves, enabling her to attend workshops offered by numerous well-known artists across the United States. Watercolors intrigue her with their exciting, sometimes explosive, pigment interactions and magical saturated colors. Acrylics have offered her new opportunities for painting exploration and experimentation. New Hampshire’s beauty inspires Nancy’s artistic vision and is the basis for many of her paintings which she hopes viewers will find inspiring and full of joy. Nancy is a member of the Mt. Washington Valley Art Association and was selected by MWVAA to be a juried artist.
 
Nancy has made the show a fundraiser for the library in which 75% of the purchase price of each painting will be donated to the library. The art on display will change throughout the show, providing a variety of purchase choices. Many of her classically painted watercolors are currently featured as well as light-hearted acrylic paintings highlighting New Hampshire scenery and several paintings featuring Louie the Library Cat, who has been “on duty” at the library for seventeen years. We hope you will enjoy this exuberant show!

Museum Passes Available

Thanks to the Friends of the Library, we have passes for free or reduced admission to the Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough, the Libby Museum of Natural History in Wolfeboro, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness, and Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Just call or come by the library to reserve the pass for the day you want to go. Except for Sturbridge Village, you do not have to return the pass to the library. 

Click for more information about the available passes!

Creativebug Free with your Library Card!

Professional arts and crafts instruction

Freedom Public Library has renewed its membership to Creativebug, thanks to the support of the Friends of the Library. Creativebug offers easy-to-follow video instruction in more than 1000 creative pursuits including book binding, painting, knitting and crocheting, drawing, embroidery, cake decorating, canning and preserving, crafts for kids and teens, jewelry making, quilting, paper crafts and much more! All you need is a library card and way to get online. To access course material, go to https://www.creativebug.com/lib/freedomlibrary. 

Kanopy Film Streaming Service Free with Library Card


Freedom Public Library offers access to the on-demand film streaming service Kanopy, thanks to the support of the Friends of the Library! Library card holders in good standing can stream up to 10 films per month with 72 hour access to the titles selected. Go to freedompl.kanopy.com to sign up for an account. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast or Roku.

For more information on creating an account, click here.
 
Offering what the New York Times calls “a garden of cinematic delights,” Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Kino Lorber, Music Box Films, Samuel Goldwyn, The Orchard, The Great Courses, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers. Patrons accessing any of the Great Courses have 30 days to complete the class and patrons interested in children's programming can have access to the Kanopy Kids collection for 30 days at a time as well.

Books on Wheels

Service to Home-bound Patrons

The Freedom Public Library is pleased to announce our home delivery service, Books on Wheels. This program provides services to Freedom residents who are unable to get to the library due to short/long term illness, physical challenges, visual disabilities, inability to drive, hospitalization or long-term care residence. Some of the benefits of our Books on Wheels program are personalized visits by a library volunteer and delivery of materials tailored to your preferences. We can deliver books, movies, magazines and audio books right to your home. If you or someone you know would like this service, please call the Freedom Public Library at (603) 539-5176.