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Hancock Town Library’s literary Peeps diorama contest is on.Participants are asked to get crafty with Peeps marshmallows to create a scene from their favorite books, and Library Director Amy Markus is thrilled by the entry turnout this year.A total of...
On June 14, the Hancock Town Library will co-sponsor an event with a Hancock-based French conversation group and the GEP Dodge Library in Bennington.The event will be a Zoom presentation by author David Vermette about French-Canadians in New England....
The Harris Center recognized several extraordinary partners at its 51st Annual Meeting on Friday, Oct. 15. This was the nonprofit’s second online Annual Meeting, with Board members, staff, supporters, and friends smiling at each other from Zoom...
Published: 6/10/2021 11:04:11 AM Hancock’s Bill and Eileen Elliott have devoted much of the last 40 years to cultivating a spectacular home garden. This past year, it inspired two local artists to create throughout the pandemic, and an upcoming library fundraiser features both the garden and the artwork it inspired. “Bloom with a View” is a garden tour and art exhibit featuring the Elliott’s Mayplace Gardens, and the artwork they inspired. Local artists Kim Cunningham and Evelien Bachrach spent lots of time over the past year sketching in the gardens, and they and the Elliotts, who a...
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Published: 4/15/2021 3:30:37 PM Library patrons know how books bring their subjects to life. At the Hancock Library, visitors can see an example of that literary magic – as portrayed by marshmallow Peeps. This was the fifth year of the annual competition, library director Amy Markus said. The library received 19 entries, all of which depicted a scene from a favorite book starring Peeps, the ubiquitous Eastertime marshmallow chicks and bunnies. “Peeples choice” voting wrapped up on April 9, Markus said. Anthony and Elena Spinale won in the children’s cat...