Adults

10/13 at 6 PM presenting "Six Pillars of Brain Health" at the Philip Read Memorial Library. 

Event Title: The Six Pillars of Brain Health

Description:
Ready to give your brain a boost? Join AARP for a lively, interactive session designed to sharpen your mind and elevate your well-being. Discover the six key lifestyle habits that science shows can support cognitive health:

• Nourishing your brain with a healthy diet
• Managing stress effectively
• Getting restorative, quality sleep
• Staying physically active
• Engaging your brain through learning and curiosity
• Fostering strong social connections

Whether you're looking to improve memory, spark creativity, or simply maintain a healthy mind, this session offers practical tips, inspiring insights, and real-world strategies you can start using right away. 

Why Attend:

• Free registration — no AARP membership required
• Learn actionable steps for a sharper, more resilient brain
• Connect with a community passionate about lifelong learning and wellness

Understanding Bobcats in New Hampshire
Presented by NH Fish and Game

Join Donna Roscoe a Fish and Game Steward for an informative look into the secretive world of New Hampshire's only wild cat—the bobcat. Learn about their behavior, habitat, diet, and how the population has rebounded in recent decades. This engaging presentation will explore current research, how bobcats interact with the landscape and other wildlife, and what to do if you spot one. Perfect for nature enthusiasts, hikers, and curious minds of all ages.

October 15, 2025

Billy Sharff is an author who writes picture books and poems for kids of all ages. He is the author of When Santa Came to Stay, illustrated by Eda Kaban (Penguin Dial, 2022), Joan in the Cone, illustrated by Hala Tahboub (Penguin Dial, 2025), and Robot’s First Snow, illustrated by Hannah Abbo (Sourcebooks, 2025), as well as a yet-to-be-announced picture book with Penguin Dial. He received a commendation for the Caterpillar Poetry Prize in 2019.​

Billy lives in the woods of New Hampshire with his wife and two children. He works in close collaboration with his brother, Aaron Sharff. When he’s not writing, he makes movies, writes songs, and visits every bookstore he can find. 

10/20 - 6 pm

Plainfield Democratic Committee Meeting

October 23, 2025: 6:00 at Philip Read Memorial Library: 

Jeff Friedman & Brinda Charry

Jeff Friedman is a poet, micro story writer, and translator based in New Hampshire. He is the author of eleven collections of poetry and prose, including Ashes in Paradise and The Marksman. His work has appeared in leading journals such as American Poetry Review, Poetry, and The New Republic, and has been widely anthologized. Known for his wit, emotional depth, and surreal imagery, Friedman’s writing often blurs the line between dream and reality. He has received numerous awards and fellowships, and his translations from Hebrew and Polish have expanded his reach as an international literary voice.

Brinda Charry is a novelist, short story writer, and scholar of Elizabethan literature. Her acclaimed debut novel, The East Indian, is inspired by the true story of the first documented Indian in colonial Virginia. Richly imagined and historically grounded, the novel explores identity, displacement, and belonging in early America. Charry brings deep literary insight and lyrical storytelling to her fiction, shaped by her background in both creative writing and early modern studies.

WINNER OF THE 2025 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS PRIZE (JAMES FENIMORE COOPER PRIZE) FOR HISTORICAL FICTION

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BARNES AND NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE, THE CROSSWORD FICTION PRIZE.

LONGLISTED FOR THE MARK TWAIN VOICE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE PRIZE, THE JCB PRIZE.

Plainfield Historical Society - Sunday October 26th

JANE STEPHENSON

We’d like to have a historical society meeting there. Roger Ballou, who came last year to speak about the Zorachs, will share his research into another Cornish Colony artist, Willard Metcalf. Thanks. Jane

6:30 pm

PES PTA meeting

November 12th 7-8pm

11/17 6 pm