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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)

Saturday, May 25, 2024, at noon.

Philip Read Memorial Library

1088 NH-12A, Plainfield, NH 03781

Storyforge, a creative writing workshop with Susan Speranza. 

Bring your words, your stories, and your imagination.

S. Speranza's Bio:

ABOUT ME

ONCE UPON A TIME...

​...I was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island where I had an interesting and creative childhood. Once in college, I studied psychology and philosophy, but since "thinking" didn't translate into earning money or job security, So I worked at a variety of different and unrelated jobs both in New York City and on Long Island.

​For years, I enjoyed the hectic pace and cultural amenities of the City, but eventually I tired of the urban/suburban jungle, and exchanged it for the peace and solitude of rural living.

​In between I managed to publish poems, short stories, essays and two prior books: The City of Light, a dystopian fantasy about the end of western civilization, and The Tale of Lucia Grandi, the Early Years, a novel about a dysfunctional suburban family. Along the way, I managed to collect two master's degrees. 

When I'm not writing, I keep myself busy exhibiting and breeding my champion pekingese.

​You can see them at: www.castleriggpekingese.com.

Link: https://www.susansperanza.com 

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)

Agenda-April 1, 2024, Library, 6:30

1. Approval of minutes - March 

2. Treasurer Report

3. Membership

4. Programs-request by Jim

5. Memorandum of Understanding--see revisions by the library trustees

6. Request by library trustees-discussion re moving the book shed

7. Rt. 12A clean-up--need volunteers for weeks of: one for April 22, two for June 17, August 19, October 14

8. Other

9. Next meeting: May 6

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Becoming Wolf: The Eastern Coyote in New England

An eastern coyote is defined as much by its western coyote ancestry as by its DNA
contribution from the Eastern wolf. “Our” coyotes vary physically and
behaviorally from its smaller relative – while still carrying the incredible
adaptability and canniness of Wile E. Coyote. This program takes a deep dive into
the ecology and behavior of this creature, its indefatigability and how it is the
human who must adapt to live with the ‘One Who Cannot Be Removed’.
On the horizon, however, is a native carnivore which fled the northeast during
wolf removal and now may be trying to return: The eastern wolf. A look-alike to
the coyote, it has been killed mistakenly for its similarity of appearance to the
coyote. We’ll talk about how the wolf and coyote might negotiate a truce in the
northeast and how we might do the same.

About 

Christine Schadler (pronounced Shaydler)
Chris’ interest in wild canids began in the 1970s as a volunteer at Wolf
Park in Battleground, Indiana. This opportunity and others inspired an
eventual Masters in Conservation Biology at Antioch University in
Keene. Her thesis focused on the Natural Recovery of the Eastern
Timber Wolf in Michigan. Chris lived in Michigan and Minnesota
during the early 1980s where her research into the gray wolf continued
and her speaking career began.
Beginning in the early 1990s, Chris taught Forestry, Wolf Ecology and
Environmental Conservation in the Natural Resources Department at
UNH. She also instructed and mentored adult degree candidates in the
UNH System at Granite State College.
While wolf recovery was the focus of her early work, Chris’ attention
shifted to the Eastern Coyote when she and her flock of sheep moved to
New England. She is now the NH and VT Representative for Project
Coyote, a national organization promoting coexistence with coyotes.
Chris (with John Harrigan) co-founded the NH Wildlife Coalition which
aims to defend predators and broaden public input into wildlife decision-
making. She currently Chairs the Webster Conservation Commission
and is a member of the Northeast Wolf Recovery Alliance.

Chris taught Wolf Ecology, Conservation and Dendrology at UNH.
Since the 1970s, coexisting with the eastern coyote was put into practice
on her sheep farms where no lethal measures and no predation occurred,
ever. She is the NH & VT Rep for Project Coyote and Co-Founder of
the NH Wildlife Coalition, which advocates for better conservation for
predators.

Chris holds a Masters in Conservation Biology and offers 40 years of
research and specialization in wild canids, particularly the Eastern Wolf
and the Eastern Coyote. Now retired from teaching Conservation,
Dendrology and Wolf Ecology at UNH and Conservation at Granite
State College, she provides education and presentations throughout New
England.

Agenda-April 1, 2024, Library, 6:30

1. Approval of minutes - March 

2. Treasurer Report

3. Membership

4. Programs-request by Jim

5. Memorandum of Understanding--see revisions by the library trustees

6. Request by library trustees-discussion re moving the book shed

7. Rt. 12A clean-up--need volunteers for weeks of: one for April 22, two for June 17, August 19, October 14

8. Other

9. Next meeting: May 6

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84096781704?pwd=a1BHMURJWU1GS1cyUURMdlNxMSt1Zz09

Meeting ID: 840 9678 1704

Passcode: 632979

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Agenda-April 1, 2024, Library, 6:30

1. Approval of minutes - March 

2. Treasurer Report

3. Membership

4. Programs-request by Jim

5. Memorandum of Understanding--see revisions by the library trustees

6. Request by library trustees-discussion re moving the book shed

7. Rt. 12A clean-up--need volunteers for weeks of: one for April 22, two for June 17, August 19, October 14

8. Other

9. Next meeting: May 6

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84096781704?pwd=a1BHMURJWU1GS1cyUURMdlNxMSt1Zz09

Meeting ID: 840 9678 1704

Passcode: 632979

One tap mobile

+13017158592,,84096781704#,,,,*632979# US (Washington DC)

+13052241968,,84096781704#,,,,*632979# US

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• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

• +1 305 224 1968 US

• +1 309 205 3325 US

• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

• +1 646 931 3860 US

• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

Agenda-April 1, 2024, Library, 6:30

1. Approval of minutes - March 

2. Treasurer Report

3. Membership

4. Programs-request by Jim

5. Memorandum of Understanding--see revisions by the library trustees

6. Request by library trustees-discussion re moving the book shed

7. Rt. 12A clean-up--need volunteers for weeks of: one for April 22, two for June 17, August 19, October 14

8. Other

9. Next meeting: May 6

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84096781704?pwd=a1BHMURJWU1GS1cyUURMdlNxMSt1Zz09

Meeting ID: 840 9678 1704

Passcode: 632979

One tap mobile

+13017158592,,84096781704#,,,,*632979# US (Washington DC)

+13052241968,,84096781704#,,,,*632979# US

 Dial by your location

• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

• +1 305 224 1968 US

• +1 309 205 3325 US

• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

• +1 646 931 3860 US

• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)