1953 Grantham Mountain Fire
April 27, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Meriden Library
22 Bean Road, Meriden, NH
Many Plainfield residents, old and new, have heard stories about the 1953 fire that burned a large portion of Grantham Mountain. Local historian and writer Steve Taylor was a young man at the time and helped fight the fire. He will share his memories of that dramatic event & give his "side" of the story.
Mondays at 9:30 am in the meeting space!
Friends of the Meriden Library sponsored event
Mondays 2-3:30 PM at PRML
Mindful Mondays are designed for you to start your week with an intentional pause and practice a meditation exercise with your community. All you need to do is show up, turn your phone off, and be!
Join Jim Allen for meditation sessions.
If you are a frequent practitioner or have never done meditation, please join us.
This is a drop-in time for you to come with your tech questions.
Please come with your device(s) and all necessary passwords. We can take this time to make sure you are
set up properly to take advantage of all the library has to offer, or to help you get up and running with your
email program, social media, and the like. If we can’t help you, we’ll find an answer or point you in the direction of finding it yourself. We hope you’ll take advantage of this new service. If the time is not right for you, just let us know and we can set up an appointment.
Tech Tuesdays @ PRML - 10:30-11:30 am (drop in help)
Tech Thursday @ ML - 3-4: 30 pm (drop in help)
Tuesdays at 4:30 pm.
All levels welcome.
What is cribbage?
Cribbage, or crib, is a card game, traditionally for two players, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points. It can be adapted for three or four players.[1]
Cribbage has several distinctive features: the cribbage board used for score-keeping; the crib, box, or kitty (in parts of Canada and New England) two distinct scoring stages; and a unique scoring system, including points for groups of cards that total 15. It has been characterized as "Britain's national card game" and the only one legally playable in licensed pubs and clubs without requiring local authority permission.[2]
The game has relatively few rules yet many subtleties, which accounts for its ongoing appeal and popularity. Tactical play varies, depending on which cards one's opponent has played, how many cards in the remaining pack will help the hand one holds, and what one's position on the board is. A game may be decided by a single point, and the edge often goes to an experienced player who utilizes strategy, including calculating odds and making decisions based on the relative positions of players on the board.
Both cribbage and its close relative costly colours are descended from the old English card game of noddy. Cribbage added the distinctive feature of a crib and changed the scoring system for points, whereas costly colours added more combinations but retained the original noddy scoring scheme.
Join Our Plainfield Libraries - Cornish Library Cookbook Club!
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📖 Featured Book: Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
📅 Date: April 30, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Cornish General Store
Love to cook and share delicious meals? Sign up for our Cookbook Club! Choose a recipe from Modern Comfort Food, prepare it at home, and bring it to share with fellow food lovers.
What to Bring:
🍽️ Your prepared dish
🥄 A serving utensil
🍴 Your own plate, cup, bowl, and utensils
😋 Your appetite!
Drinks will be provided.
Come hungry and ready to enjoy great food and conversation!
Join us for Board Game Club at the Meriden Library every Thursday at 2 PM! Whether you're a seasoned strategist or just looking for a fun way to spend the afternoon, we have a variety of classic and modern board games for all skill levels. Bring your friends or make new ones as we roll the dice, play our cards right, and enjoy some friendly competition. No registration required—just drop in and play!
VINS Bird Program - Hold The Date
6:30 pm