Preschool Story Time starts up again during April Vacation.
Calling all 3-5 year olds to join Miss Laura for stories, songs, and crafts!
Story Time will continue May through July!

And then...
STAY & PLAY on Tuesdays @ 10:30
Connect with other caregivers while the kids play!

Stop at the library in the early afternoon on Monday, April 2nd, and welcome our new Library Director, Laura Pauling.  Laura comes to Libbie Cass from the Batchelder Library in Andover and is looking forward to getting acquainted with the library patrons and residents to discuss their views on helping the library serve their needs.

The library has received a new collection of Libraries of the Upper Valley (LUV) videos as part of the annual subscription.  This collection circulates among many libraries in the Upper Valley and remain for approximately two months before moving to the next library.  These are titles that are not in our collection.  Come on in and see what might interest you

On Election Day, March 13, Greg Bruss was elected as a new Library Trustee.  Greg replaces Barbara Cooper, who chose not to run for re-election.  The residents of Springfield  appreciate and thank Barbara for her many contributions to the library and wish her well in her new endeavors.

Among the latest acquisitions at the library are several blockbuster DVD's that are contenders for this year's Oscars.  Just arrived are Darkest Hour, Dunkirk and The Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, all of which are proving to be very popular among our patrons.  In addition several films by Ken Burns have been added to the collection.  Come check out The Vietnam War, The Dust Bowl and The (Second World) War.   This week  novels including Pachinko, Escape Artist and Woman Left Behind have been ordered.  Look for these titles and others in the new book display later this week.

The Library Trustees have chosen Laura Pauling as our new Library Director..  Laura has been associated with the Libbie Cass Library for some time serving as a substitute librarian on Mondays for the past four months as well as filling in occasionally as a volunteer earlier last year..  She is a resident of New London and currently the librarian in Andover, NH.  Laura is a published author and combined with her love of books and prior experience is the perfect choice to lead the library into the future.  She begins on April 2nd..

The library subscribes to the New Hampshire State Library Overdrive books.  These are a collection of electronic books, in both audio and e-book formats, that can be downloaded to your electronic device.  There is a subset of e-books that are available for the Kindle.  To get started go to nh.overdrive.com, click on Log In, select Springfield Libbie Cass Library from the drop down, enter the last 6 digits of your library card and your password (usually the last 4 digits of your phone number.)  Once the book selection page opens, click on collections to see the various categories for e-books and audio books, choose the book you want, go to loans click on "read now" for Kindle.  Have patience for it takes some time for the book to download..  If you are having a problem, call the library for assistance.