The Baker Free Library in Bow encourages everyone to help the community through one or more of the following special opportunities this holiday season:
• In order to help the New Hampshire Food Bank meet the needs of families across New Hampshire, the Baker Free Library will hold a food drive during the week of Dec. 8 to 13. Patrons may bring in any nonperishable food items or household items and leave them in the plastic totes by the entrance doors. Urgently needed items include canned tuna, chicken, stews, soups and pasta; peanut butter; canned fruits and vegetables; and cereals.
• Make a tax-deductible donation to the library before the end of 2008. The library seeks donations of patron-requested new DVDs, CD audiobooks and print books for the library’s collections. The library’s needs are listed on the library’s amazon. com wish list, which can be accessed directly through the library’s Web site at www.bow bakerfreelibrary.org. Donors can either purchase the items directly through our Amazon wish list, or can make a monetary donation specified for certain materials. Any individual or family who donates money or materials to the library will be recognized on the giving tree during the month of December.
• Complete your holiday gift shopping at the library. Bow Barn calendars ($15) and town of Bow books ($19.99) produced by the Bow Historic Commission are for sale at the circulation desk. Bow Rotary’s throw featuring important sites within the town is available in two colors (navy or cranberry) for $60.
• Remember that the library can help families and individuals during these tough economic times. Besides books, there are DVDs, music CDs and CD audiobooks available for loan. The four Internet stations and WiFi service allows access to e-mail and other communication networks – for free. And if you don’t find the book you are looking for, check out the inter-library loan network with hundreds of other libraries in New Hampshire, allowing you to find those hard-to-find books.
The library also has fax, copying, and print services for a small fee. For more information, visit www.bowbakerfreelibrary.org or call 224-7113.