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.
DEERING LIBRARY BOOK DISCUSSION FOR SEPTEMBER
THE DEERING LIBRARY BOOK GROUP WILL NEXT MEET
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 5th, 6:30 pm
DEERING COMMUNITY CHURCH
We will continue our discussion of alienation of people in the United States with a discussion of the book Strangers in their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild.
In this book the author, a Progressive (with a big 'P') sociologist from Berkeley forges close personal relationships with members of the Tea Party in Louisiana in an effort to understand the chasm that separates Tea Party members from Progressives and perhaps from most of the population of our country. The author proposes explanations for the paradox w to herein the Tea Party members understand the fiscal, ecological, health and economic straits in which they find themselves while refusing to pay for teachers at any level, believing that polluting industries will both 'do the right thing' (they don't) and provide jobs (they don't) at great expense, and following the Tea Party position of staunch opposition to any form of government program, from EPA to health insurance.
While the book is based on a scientific study, it is immediately accessible to the general public, lacking jargon, graphs and other trappings that one might think of as littering a scientific study.The prose is highly 'readable.'
This is a follow-on discussion from our last book, Hillbilly Elegy JD Vance.
Copies of the book will be available to borrow from Antrim's James A Tuttle Library. Membership of the James A Tuttle Library is free for Deering Residents.
Please join us in this discussion!
