It will be a summer of heroes at MFPL

This summer the Milton Free Public Library patrons highlight heroes: superheroes, finding real-life heroes in our community, what makes a hero in a story, heroes throughout history, and how to be a hero. Join us at the Milton Free Public Library this summer to celebrate your favorite heroes every Thursday morning at 10:30 Am starting July 9 ^th through to August 13 ^th we will have games and crafts for your child to be involved in based on our heroes: from heroes who fly to the heroes who have made a difference in the world we live in.

Comic Workshop July 2 5:30-7:30

Join NH teaching cartoonist Marek Bennett's COMICS WORKSHOP as we explore the process or creating comics, from designing dynamic characters & rich environments, to telling exciting stories in eye-catching panels and readable pages. Marek shares his work with hero characters in his fictional, autobiographical, and historical comics, and helps YOU create an original comic based on a hero in YOUR life. What makes a hero? How do we draw them? How do we capture action and meaning in our artwork, and how do we hold the reader's attention in the interplay of our visual and verbal storytelling? This interactive workshop builds literacy skills, shares complex project organization and self-publishing techniques, as well as helps young artists engage productively with their communities. We'll finish the workshop with a dramatic reading of our hero comics, and go home with all the skills necessary to continue creating comics all Summer long. No experience required - everyone can draw comics!

Marek Bennett's workshop is a Kids, Books, and Arts event. This Kids, Books and the Arts event is provided by the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, CHILIS, Cogswell Benevolent Trust, and is supported in part by a grant from the NH State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment of the Arts as well as funds administered by the NH State Library and provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Please contact Johanna Howland at the Milton Free Public Library for more information at to register for this event.

Closed July 4

The library will be closed, but join us as the entire Milton community celebrates with a parade. The parade will start at the Milton Free Public Library grounds, travel up Main street , left on Church street, left on Western Avenue and return to the library grounds. The parade starts at 10 AM on the 4th. Come early to pick a great view. Participants (all are welcome!) should be at the Library by 9:30 .

Decorated bike/trike contest for parade

The Friends of the Milton Free Public Library are sponsoring a Parade Contest this year with one prize for the Best Decorative Patriotic Tricycle, Bicycle, or Wagon in each of the following groups: *Best Family, *Best Age 5-10,&*Best Age 11-16.

Pre-register at the Library or at the Parade Line-up. Winners will receive a $15 gift card to Milton Mills Variety.

Library summer hours

For the months of July and August, the Milton Free Public Library enjoys "summer hours":

Tuesday 3:30-7:30

Wednesday 12-7:30

Thursday 10:00-1:00 AND 3:30-7:30 (join us for our summer reading fun 10:30)

Friday 1:00-5:00

Saturday 10-1:00

Sunday and Monday :Closed

Changes coming to the Little Red Schoolhouse

The renovation of the Little Red Schoolhouse continues through the summer. The rear egress is in place and (at the time of this writing) the contractors will next turn their attention to the siding in the rear of the building. Once that is done, work will move to North side of the building and finally the front!

Repair and restoration of the library is made possible in part by the New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage and Investment Program (LCHIP). LCHIP is an independent state authority that makes matching grants to NH Communities and non-profits to conserve and preserve New Hampshire's most important natural, cultural and historic resources.

A new new lift will be installed in the rear of the building to improve the building's accessibility. The Trustees of the Milton Free Public Library accepted a grant in the amount of $8000 from the Cultural Conservation/Moose Plate Program and the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. This grant provides the majority of the funds for this new lift.

Who to contact in a time of crisis

Families and individuals who need support when dealing with suicidal thoughts, substance abuse, elder abuse, runaway/exploited children, eating disorders, or victims rape and assault (and much,much more!) can reach out to trained councilors 24 hours a day. For a list of 800 numbers available for specific help please go to : http://www.allaboutcounseling.com/crisis_hotlines.htm Help is a click and a phone call away.