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 GIFT OF READING
SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF FOURTH GRADERS READ AT OR BELOW THE BASIC LEVEL. NINETY-THREE MILLION AMERICANS READ AT OR BELOW A LEVEL THAT IS ADEQUATE TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY.
- 34 percent of children entering kindergarten lack the basic language skills needed to read
- 65 percent of fourth graders read at or below the basic level
- A lack of academic success contributes to the more than 8,000 high school students who drop out of school every day
- Minorities and children from economically disadvantaged communities are even more at-risk of falling behind
A lot of how a person turns out is set in the first five years of that person's life. Those kids who grow up in an environment that is rich in words do much better in school and in life than kids whose first years are spent in a sort of verbal poverty. Kids who read more get better at reading. As their reading improves, the joy of reading increases and they read more. The ability to read well is fundamental to pretty much everything, from beach fiction to 'story problems' in math class to reading and understanding the conditions of your new loan. Reading fuels the fires of intelligence and imagination, and if they
don’t blaze well before elementary school, a child’s education — a
child’s life — may be an endless game of catch-up.
In this post I am highlighting the organization Reading is Fundamental. The operating principle of RIF is that a key element to success is the ability to read well. To this end RIF distributes free of charge quality books to children living in under-served communities across the United States. With RIF programs established throughout the country in schools, Head
Start programs, community centers, health clinics, migrant camps, and
homeless shelters, RIF is reaching children wherever they are in need.
To date, RIF has given 410 million books to more than 39 million
children.
Congress has eliminated funding for this important organization. In order for RIF to continue providing its valuable service to our country it must now rely on donors and partnerships. One of those partnerships is with ustyme, Ustyme is a
digital platform that enables multiple users to read or play video
games together. RIF has partnered with ustyme to make sure that underprivileged children in
particular take advantage of ustyme’s Billion e-Book Gift, which will
provide access to a digital library of 50 previously selected children’s
titles, many in Spanish as well as English. Those titles can be
downloaded by visiting RIF.org/50ebooks, starting Dec. 1.
This is the time of year when most people make their largest donations to charitable organizations. As you write your checks, think about donating to Reading is Fundamental. For about $25 per month RIF can put about 100 books into the hands of children who need them most.
