PJ Movie Night on Friday, February 10^th features the newest in the series of “buddies” movies from Disney. This time the pups find themselves in the ruins of ancient Egypt. The movie is rated G and will begin at 6:30. Guests are invited to wear their PJs and bring a snack to share and a spill-resistant drink. Pizza from Epping’s Community Church as well as popcorn will be provided by the Friends of the Library. All children must be accompanied by a responsible big person.

The library will present “Covered Bridges of New Hampshire” on Thursday, February 23^rd at 7:00. Glenn Knoblock of Wolfeboro Falls will guide us through bridge design and technology, folklore, and stunning images of these architectural treasures. This program is made possible with a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.

The vacation movie series returns to the children’s room the week of February 27^th with a kid’s movie each afternoon at 1:00. There will be no Preschool Storyhour that Thursday afternoon.

Epping’s public library is open Monday – Friday from 10 am to 8 pm and Saturday 10 to 2. The library will be closed on Monday, February 20^th to honor President’s Day. For more information call 679-5944, or visitwww.eppinglibrary.com.

Epping Knit Night warms the downstairs every second and fourth Wednesday evening. Bring your own needles and yarn and enjoy the company of other knitters without the distractions that present themselves at home. The next Knit Night will be on Wednesday, February 8th at 7:00 pm. For more information, contact program coordinator Marjorie Pim atmarjpim@yahoo.com.

PJ Movie Night on Friday, February 10^th features the newest in the series of “buddies” movies from Disney. This time the pups find themselves in the ruins of ancient Egypt. The movie is rated G and will begin at 6:30. Guests are invited to wear their Pjs and bring a snack to share and a spill-resistant drink. Pizza from Epping’s Community Church as well as popcorn will be provided by the Friends of the Library. All children must be accompanied by a responsible big person.

The library will present “Covered Bridges of New Hampshire” on Thursday, February 23^rd at 7:00. Glenn Knoblock of Wolfeboro Falls will guide us through bridge design and technology, folklore, and stunning images of these architectural treasures. This program is made possible with a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.

The Vacation Movie Series returns to the children’s room the week of February 27^th with a kid’s movie each afternoon at 1:00. There will be no Preschool Storyhour that Thursday afternoon. Movie schedule will be available soon.

Epping’s public library is open Monday – Friday from 10 am to 8 pm and Saturday 10 to 2. The library will be closed on Monday, February 20^th to honor President’s Day. For more information call 679-5944, or visit www.eppinglibrary.com.

To audition, call Leddy Center at 679-2781, Monday through Friday, from 3pm to 5pm, to schedule an appointment.

Please bring a headshot, prepare a song from the show, and be ready to do a cold reading and learn some dance steps!

More information on Leddy’s website at www.leddycenter.org

Men, women, boys, and girls are needed for these great roles. Come and audition to have a fun filled summer being a part of this great Broadway musical for the whole family!

Do you like to knit? Do you have a knitting project sitting on your needles that you never seem to find time for? The library will be offering a time and place to knit with friends on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in the children’s room. Bring your own needles and yarn and enjoy the company of other knitters without the distractions that present themselves at home. The first Knit Night will be on Wednesday, January 11th beginning at 7:00 pm. For more information, contact program coordinator Marjorie Pim at marjpim@yahoo.com .

January 13th is the date for the first Pajama Night of 2012. HMML’s Pajama Night invites children ages 2-8 and their families to wear their coziest PJs to the library for crafts, a scavenger hunt through the library, snacks, songs and stories. This month the theme is gingerbread, so there will be some well-known stories and some sweet projects. Pajama Night begins at 6:30 and runs until 7:45 on the 2nd Friday of most months. February’s Pajama Night will be a movie night on Feb. 10th featuring the newest release from Disney’s Buddies series. Families attending PJ Nights are asked to bring a snack to share so there’s enough for everyone at the snack table.

Coming on Friday January 20th is the premiere of “Charging Lead”, a short film set during the American Civil War directed by Epping seventh grader Tyler Wilkins and featuring 2 small brigades of Epping Middle School students. The first screening will be at 6:30 with opportunities for discussion with the cast and crew before subsequent screenings. The NH Civil War Roundtable will have its monthly meeting at Town Hall that same night beginning at 7:15. The public is always welcome.

The Trustees of the Harvey-Mitchell Memorial Library are forming a planning committee for the renovation and expansion of the library building. Interested adult Epping residents who can commit to this project for approximately three years should contact director Bradley Green at 679-5944 or harvmitch@gmail.com. The library needs help from those who know it best to grow into all the town needs it to be.

Epping’s public library is open Monday – Friday from 10 am to 8 pm and Saturday 10 to 2, but will be closed on Monday, January 16th in honor of Civil Rights Day. For more information call 679-5944, or visit  www.eppinglibrary.com .

The Trustees of the Harvey-Mitchell Memorial Library are forming a planning committee for the renovation and expansion of the library building. Interested adult Epping residents who can commit to this project for approximately three years should contact director Bradley Green at 679-5944 or harvmitch@gmail.com. The library needs help from those who know it best to grow into all the town needs it to be.

On Friday, December 23rd there will be a special showing of Tom Hanks’ animated Christmas movie about a magical train that travels to the north pole on Christmas Eve. Beginning at 1:00 in the children’s room this might be a good diversion for the kids who are out of school and eagerly awaiting the 25th. The following week, Tuesday – Friday, will feature the library’s vacation movie series, showing a different movie for kids each afternoon at 1:00. The Thursday afternoon Storyhour will be canceled that week. Call, stop by the library or check our website for the movie schedule.

Epping’s public library is open Monday – Friday from 10 am to 8 pm and Saturday 10 to 2. The library will be closed on Monday, December 26th and Monday, January 2nd. Seasons greetings to all! For more information call 679-5944, or visit www.eppinglibrary.com.

Interested in what the Friends do? They are now meeting on the 2nd Tuesday each month to discuss ways to support and enhance the programs offered by the library, including providing pizza and popcorn for movie nights, funding for special programs and much more! This small but enthusiastic group is always open to new members who love the library and want to find a way to give back. Their next meeting is Tuesday, December 13th at 7 pm.

The Magic of Christmas Pajama Night returns to the library Friday, December 9th. Beginning at 6:30 children ages 2-8 and their families are invited to wear their comfiest and most festive pajamas for North Pole-inspired crafts, a library-wide scavenger hunt and songs and stories celebrating the magic of the season. Please bring a snack to share to insure that there will be enough goodies for all. The library will provide egg nog, hot (but not too hot) cocoa, and plenty of good cheer.

On Friday, December 23rd there will be a special showing of Tom Hanks’ animated Christmas movie about a magical train that travels to the north pole on Christmas Eve. Beginning at 1:00 in the children’s room this might be a good diversion for the kids who are out of school and eagerly awaiting the 25th. The following week, Tuesday – Friday, will feature the library’s Vacation Movie Series, showing a different movie for kids each afternoon at 1:00. Call or stop by the library for the movie schedule.

Epping’s public library is open Monday – Friday from 10 am to 8 pm and Saturday 10 to 2. The library will be closed on Monday, December 26th and Monday, January 2nd. For more information call 679-5944, or visit www.eppinglibrary.com.

EnviroVantage, an Epping, NH-based environmental and specialty services contractor, is the recipient of a second place Excellence in Construction Award from the Massachusetts Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).

EnviroVantage’s award in the annual statewide competition is in the “Commercial/Institutional/Industrial under $1 million” category for its work on the T.J. McIntyre Federal Office Building in Portsmouth. EnviroVantage is one of only 16 contractors selected as recipients of ABC’s 2011 Excellence in Construction Awards.

“EnviroVantage’s work represents the state-of-the-art in construction,” said Massachusetts ABC President Greg Beeman. “They should be justifiably proud of this achievement. Work of this caliber is helping to raise the standards of excellence throughout the construction industry.”

The company’s work on this project was supposed to last three weeks, but difficulties with site access turned that into six months. Competition judges noted security challenges that required the contractor to maintain the same employee team for the duration of the job.

Project owner Schroeder Construction Management was recognized along with EnviroVantage as part of the project team.

The award winners were determined by an independent panel of expert judges based on execution of design, craftsmanship, attention to detail, safety and other considerations. The judges were: Daniel Carson, Daniel Carson Consulting Engineering, Charles Sacre, Kleinfelder/SEA Consultants, Paul Tyrell, STV Incorporated, Jim Flanagan, FlanaConsulting.

Associated Builders and Contractors is the largest construction trade association in Massachusetts, representing more than 400 construction and construction-related firms, including developers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and associates.

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The Friends of the Harvey Mitchell Memorial Library in Epping will be holding a raffle in December to raise money for the many incidentals they provide to the library. In place of their usual silent auction, the F.O.L. will raffle 3 gift baskets and several local restaurant gift certificates between December 1^st and the 16^th.   Interested in what the Friends do?  They are now meeting on the 2^nd Tuesday each month to discuss ways to support and enhance the programs offered by the library, including providing pizza and popcorn for movie nights, funding for special programs and much more!  This small but enthusiastic group is always open to new members who love the library and want to find a way to give back.

Epping’s public library is open Monday – Friday from 10 am to 8 pm and Saturday 10 to 2.  The library will be closed Thursday, November 24^th for Thanksgiving.  For more information call 679-5944, or visit www.eppinglibrary.com.

EPPING– Director Elaine Gatchell and Leddy Center present two Christmas love stories; Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”, for two weekends and one mid week performance, December 2-11.

Jessica Squier as the Mother and 7 year old Ryan Dever as Amahl

These beautiful love musicals represent the essence of the holiday season. With Menotti’s harmonies and Peter Ekstrom’s simplicity of the classic “Gift”, this is a holiday special you don’t want to miss. Seven year old Ryan Dever of Exeter is the boy, Amahl, singing some of Menotti’s most beautiful masterpieces with Jessica Squire of Portsmouth as the Mother.

Our Kings are Don Latham of Hampstead as Kaspar, Craig Johnson of Epping as Balthasar, and Paul Gustavson of Danville as Melchior. Paul Gustavson just returned from China where he had all three of the Kings’ beautiful silk costumes  tailormade for our Kings while he was there.

Jake Hudgins of Hampstead is the Page, and Shepherds are Christina Vogel, Spencer Gregory, Don LaDuke, Jennifer Latham, Beth Gauthier, Stephanie Johnson, Ruth George, Michaela Kosta, Stephanie Storey, Monique Ricard, Joy Wood, John Seymour, Greg Johnson, Bob Collinge,Bill Burr, Matt Lundergan, and Caitlin Meditz.

Starring in O. Henry’s famous classic story “The Gift of the Magi” is Sheila Allen-Harris as Della and Don LaDuke as Jim in this heartwarming s tory set to beautiful music by Peter Ekstrom. Sponsored by D. F. Richard Energy and Ben Franklin Store/ACE Hardward of Raymond, performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sundays and one Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 2pm. Tickets are $18. and $16., depending upon seating. To reserve your tickets for these two special presentations in one very special show, call the Leddy box office at 603-679-2781, Monday through Friday, from 3pm to 5pm, or go on line, 24/7 at leddycenter.org.

Leddy Center is a non-profit 501c3 NH Arts and Education Organization.