Upcoming Events

Free digital literacy class sponsored by AARP New Hampshire

Online via Zoom and free

People can sign up here.

This class will be held online. Pre-registration is required. Class size is limited. Students will receive a Zoom link following registration. 

ONLINE | Four Thursdays: May 8, 15, 22, 29 | 5:30 - 7 p.m. | FREE

This online course covers the state of misinformation, the rise of artificial intelligence, and the role both play in shaping the media landscape. Students will learn the multifaceted ways in which AI technologies are impacting the dissemination, consumption, and detection of misinformation within various media platforms. Using examples taken from today’s news and social media platforms, and through hands-on AI creation, students will learn strategies to enhance media literacy, gain a baseline understanding of generative AI, and explore potential ethical implications tied to the implementation of AI-powered solutions. Your instructor is David Humphreys, Director of AI Integration at Southern New Hampshire University.

Japanese Calligraphy Workshop Ginger Armstrong 

Sponsored by the PRML Friends!

Join us for a special workshop with Ginger Armstrong to explore Japanese Calligraphy for the first time or to continue delving into its beauty. Explore "bathed in green"/"shinrin-yoku." This is a popular activity we mostly call taking a walk in the woods. There will be a chance to use Color (watercolor paints will be available) if you like.

Mark your calendars for Friday, May 23, from 2:00–4:00 PM at PRML.

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.

Mondays at 9:30 am in the meeting space!

Friends of the Meriden Library sponsored event

🌿 Free Tai Chi Class 🌿
Find Balance, Energy, and Relaxation

Join us for a gentle and revitalizing Tai Chi Class open to all experience levels.
Learn the Yang Short Form, Tai Chi principles, and Qigong exercises for health and well-being.

🕘 When:
Tuesdays | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Starting: May 20, 2025

📍 Where:
Meriden Library – Meeting Space
Meriden, NH

✨ FREE and open to the public!
Wear comfortable clothing. No registration required.

Who: Seniors in Plainfield, and Meriden, and their families, caregivers, and friends.
 

When: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays – Social Coffee Hours
June, July, and August. Come and visit with other local seniors. Bring games, puzzles, or hand crafts like knitting if you like. Coffee provided.

Where: Philip Read Memorial Library 1088 NH-12A, Plainfield, NH 03781 Phone: (603) 675-6866

Questions: Call Jim Allen at 603-558-2576

Our goal is to provide our seniors with social time, stimulating conversation, and puzzles, games etcetera. Seniors living in Plainfield and Meriden, are warmly invited to attend. We also welcome our seniors’ caregivers, family members, and friends.

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.

Stephen Priest

Website: https://www.outdoorsteve.com/ 

Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at  6 pm

PRML

Description Announcement

The Knife Edge Trail on Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park is a legendary and challenging hike. This 1.1-mile section, stretching from 5,000-foot Pamola Peak to Baxter Peak, is known for its narrow, rocky path and steep drop-offs on both sides. It's not for the faint-hearted, but it offers breathtaking views of Maine's rugged wilderness.

Reaching the Knife Edge Trail itself is an adventure. Starting from Roaring Brook Campground, hikers face a 7-hour uphill trek to Chimney Peak before even beginning the Knife Edge. The trail's reputation as one of the most dangerous in New England is well-earned, with unpredictable weather and a history of accidents.

Steve Priest's plan to document this hike with a chest camera sounds like an incredible way to experience the trail vicariously. Are you considering joining him virtually, or are you inspired to tackle the trail yourself someday?