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About Deering Public Library

The petition to the Senate and House of Representatives in Portsmouth to incorporate a library in Deering was granted on 6 December 1797.

"To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives in general Court at Portsmouth November 1797 Humbly sheweth [sic], That Robert Alcock Thomas Merrill Thomas Aiken William Forsaith James Sherrier and others their Associates Inhabitants of Deering have purchased a number of Books, for the purpose of a social Library in said Town, but finding it necessary to be Incorporated, in order to realize the advantages thereby Intended, by purchasing books in common, your petitioners therefore pray that they may be Incorporated with such priviledges [sic] as are usually granted in such cases, and they as in duty bound will ever pray
Robert Alcock for himself and Associates"

The Deering Library's Mission is to create a vibrant community center that inspires curiosity, personal growth and opportunities for life-long learning.



To view our policies, agendas and the minutes of trustee meetings please visit the library, or use the link to the Town of Deering website.



Deering Public Library is located in Southwest New Hampshire's glorious Monadnock Region. Deering is a quintessential New England town with a white clapboard church, a town hall at its center and a population of approximately 1800 people. The library is located year round on the second floor of the town hall. Our seasonal school house library is open during the summer.

The Unbreakable Laura Hillenbrand

Laura Hillenbrand is the author of two highly acclaimed works of non fiction, Seabiscut (2001) and Unbroken (2010). The latter is the story of American hero Louis Zamperini who was a long-distance runner at Hitler's 1936 Olympics,  then a survivor of 47 days in a life raft in the Pacific ocean, topped off by two years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Unbroken is now a movie attracting substantial 'Oscar buzz.' Neither of these books is held by the Deering Public Library, but we will add Unbroken in this new year.

However, this post is not about Laura Hillenbrand's books. Laura Hillenbrand is a writer who herself faces a very daunting adversary: chronic fatigue syndrome, a disease that in the United States CDC says affects more people than multiple sclerosis, lupus and many forms of cancer.  This condition leaves sufferers fatigued to the point that they are not able to function and, in the case of Hillenbrand, experiencing the near constant whirling of vertigo. There is no cure for this illness, and few ways to limit its effect.  An article about Laura Hillenbrand's battle with this disease was published recently in the New York Times Magazine. It is the story of how this writer overcame her own challenges to practice her craft and produce great books. 

Here is a link to that article. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/magazine/the-unbreakable-laura-hillenbrand.html?emc=eta1&_r=0.