NQHC Oversight Committee Meeting is on Monday June 8th at 6:00PM. We will meet at the OIC
Local Events
WARWICK LIBRARY “Humanism” discussion group - 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, June 9th/23rd @ 7 pm: Discussion facilitated by Jesse Lopes of Warwick, who teaches Philosophy at Boston College. Readings may be suggested but are not required.
NEW SALEM Library The Beauty and Magic of the Celtic Harp with Ina Peebles Thursday, June 18, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For another in our "Music at the Library" series, join us for a demonstration of different harp techniques (including hands-on audience participation) as well as some beautiful Celtic harp music performed by Ina Peebles. This program is possible in part due to a grant from the New Salem Cultural Council.
WARWICK LIBRARY Non-Fiction discussion group - Thursday, June 18th @ 7 pm: This discussion group is wide open: Could be something you’re reading or listening to: science, history, memoirs, biographies; articles, books, newsletters, journals. It’s all up for discussion at the new non-fiction discussion group. Come to share/discuss or just to listen and build your reading list.
WARWICK June 21st at 1pm - Warwick Trails Group June Hike The Hike: Did you know that Mt. Grace has a little sister? We will visit both on this approximately 3.8 mile up and down hike with a change in elevation of about 990 feet. Starting at Ohlson Field, we will climb Mt Grace first, visit her little sister next, and then return to Ohlson Field. We will be hiking parts of the New England Trail and the Around the Mountain Trail. Bring hiking poles if you have them, bug spray, and a water bottle. We will have maps and a trail description available. Where to meet: Park at Ohlson Field on Winchester Road (Route 78), about 0.5 miles north of the town center or about 2.9 miles south of the New Hampshire border.
WARWICK LIBRARY Monthly Short Story Hour - Saki, June 25th @ 7:30 pm: We’ll read selections from Saki: Complete and Unabridged (2006). Saki is the well-known pseudonym used by Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916), who was born in Burma but move with his family to their native England three years later. His stories, collected in several volumes, are memorable for their depictions of ironic twists of fate and “subtly vicious behaviors that discompose genteel upper class British households.” Come to read or just to listen.
NEW SALEM LIBRARY Seeds Move Saturday, June 27, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. This interactive StoryWalk program presented by the Hitchcock Center for the Environment will be at the library (not the Overlook). As families move through the StoryWalk, there will be a variety of activities to engage children in nature. This is the kickoff event for the Summer Reading Program 2026. This year's theme is "Plant a Seed, Read." This program is funded by the Friends of the New Salem Public Library.
NEW SALEM LIBRARY Summer Reading 2026 sign-up begins Saturday, June 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is the first day you can sign up to get reading logs and start getting prizes and tickets for the grand prize drawings on August 22. You can see the full Summer Reading Program brochure on the website at https://newsalem.cwmars.org/events, or pick one up at the library.
WARWICK August 22nd and 23rd Old Home Days - Details coming soon!
NEW SALEM Old Home Day September 12 is looking to be better than ever this year. Music! Food cooked by firefighters! Crafts! A town-wide tag sale on the Common -- declutter your house or find a treasure! Win a cash prize for your excellent cake, or maybe even better, win a cake! March in a parade, play minigolf, volleyball, or kickball, take a tree tour. The focus this year is history -- learn about New Salem at the time of the Declaration of Independence, and learn about the people who lived here a thousand years ago. You can help organize any of these events -- sign up at Jeanneclayton27@gmail.com -- but whatever you do, open up your calendar now to September and mark Old Home Day September 12.