By MATT SCHOOLEY When school stops for the summer, the learning doesn’t. That’s the hope of local libraries at least, as Bow and Hopkinton’s summer reading programs are geared to keep young minds fresh. “It’s extremely important to read during the summer,” said Baker Free Library director Lori Fisher. ...

By MATT SCHOOLEY Bucking the Town Meeting trend from recent years, Bow voters decided to add money to the operating budget rather than directing selectmen to make significant cuts. On Wednesday, May 13, residents filled the Bow High School auditorium to vote on the warrant, but the meeting was tabled after four hours of debate that covered only ...

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 ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYLori Fisher wants to know everyone who walks through the Baker Free Library’s door, but has some work ahead of her before that can happen. As she takes over as the new library director in Bow, Fisher is learning about her new patrons and her new job, replacing Linda Kling, who recently retired. “For me the hardest ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY After hearing from library trustees at a recent public hearing about the operating budget, Bow Budget Committee members decided to return $15,000 to the budget for the Baker Free Library. By a 4-3 vote after the public hearing, Budget Committee members brought the recommended budget to the same number as the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWhen he first approached Bow’s Baker Free Library staff, Russell Page mainly wanted someone to tell fish tales to. Many of Page’s friends had passed away and he simply needed an ear. For the first few weeks of the Men’s Coffee Chat program now taking place every Thursday morning, the only ears in the downstairs ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYBow residents will soon have the opportunity to travel the world without leaving the comforts of 509 S. Street. The Baker Free Library will soon begin its Armchair Traveler program, run by residents who will give presentations on trips they’ve taken in cooperation with the library’s “The World Visits Bow” ...