Dudley-Tucker Library News
The Dudley-Tucker Library is OPEN !
•A mask & hand sanitizing are required of anyone over the age of 3 to enter the Library *via the back entrance* (the door closest to Town Hall). If you do not wish to, or cannot, comply with this requirement, Front Porch Pick-Up <https://dudley-tuckerlibraryraymond.youcanbook.me/> is also available by appointment: https://dudley-tuckerlibraryraymond.youcanbook.me <https://dudley-tuckerlibraryraymond.youcanbook.me/> .
•Although we are taking precautions, we cannot guarantee that library materials are free of the COVID-19 virus. We therefore recommend that all borrowed library material be quarantined in your home for ≥4 days prior to use. Lending periods have been extended to 3 weeks to allow for this precaution.
Annual Holiday Raffle
Tickets are 3/$1 or $.50 each. Take a chance!
*This year’s raffle will be conducted in accordance with what we know about pandemic spread, with limited contact and time for quarantine:
Raffle Item Donations gratefully accepted through December 11th.
Last Chance to Enter: Thursday, December 16th.
Drawing: Thursday, December 16th at 5 p.m.
(No public drawing this year. Winners will be notified.)
Check out photos of the raffle items on RCTV, <https://www.facebook.com/events/3233387116788716/> Facebook, or scroll through the slideshow on our <https://www.raymondnh.gov/copy-of-events> Website (https://www.raymondnh.gov/dudley-tucker-library).
The Friends of the Dudley-Tucker Library is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. All Donations are Tax Deductible.
Porch Pick-Up Is Here!
Schedule pick-up service:
Online: Place a hold on items in our catalog <https://dudleytucker.biblionix.com/catalog/> (https://dudleytucker.biblionix.com/catalog/) and schedule a time <https://dudley-tuckerlibraryraymond.youcanbook.me/> (https://dudley-tuckerlibraryraymond.youcanbook.me <https://dudley-tuckerlibraryraymond.youcanbook.me/> ) for limited-contact pick-up on the front porch.
Telephone: 895-7057 (Adults), 895-7058 (Children).
E-mail: dudleytucker@comcast.net <mailto:dudleytucker@comcast.net> .
*Front Porch Pick-Up appointments are scheduled 24 hours in advance.
*Although we are taking precautions, we cannot guarantee that library materials are free of the COVID-19 virus. We therefore recommend that all borrowed library material be quarantined in your home for ≥4 days prior to use. Lending periods have been extended to 3 weeks to allow for this precaution.
Story Time on the Common
Story times for Raymond children ages 3 - 6 and their families will be socially distanced on the Town Common Tuesdays 1:30-2:15 p.m. and Fridays 1-1:45 p.m., weather-permitting.
Each session is limited due to social distancing requirements; sign-up is required. Stop by the Children's Room or call 895-7058 to sign up now!
$5 BAG SALE
Purchase a paper shopping bag at the front desk and fill it as full as you can carry with our book sale items (including DVD, VHS, CDs...), for only $5 per bag!
Library @ Home <https://www.raymondnh.gov/copy-of-childrens-room>
While the safety of check-outs, physical visits, and events at the Library is still debatable, please enjoy this curated collection of at-home activities and resources, with options for travel, cooking, reading, learning, mental health, etc.: https://www.raymondnh.gov/copy-of-childrens-room.
Library patrons may always use our databases and check out downloadable materials 24/7 using your valid library card via NH Downloadable Books <https://nh.overdrive.com/> .
Check out all of our online resources on our <https://dudleytucker.biblionix.com/catalog/> catalog page: https://dudleytucker.biblionix.com/catalog/. Log in in the upper right corner to access.
Knitting Group: The Knitting Group is on hiatus again, due to COVID-19.
No need to use the photos if you don’t want to, but they’re from the first Story Time on the Common, taken by Cathy Fancher, featuring Children’s Librarian Betty Wynne and socially distanced family groups.
Visit Dudley-Tucker Library website for current programs.
Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Dudley-Tucker Library, a 501(c)(3) organization, meets at 6:30 pm on the first Tuesday of each month at the library. The group’s main purpose is to raise money to help support the library’s needs. New members are always welcome, and membership applications are available at the library.
Dudley-Tucker Library
4 Epping Street
Raymond, NH 03077
Main Desk: 603.895-7057
Children's Room: 603.895-7058
Website: Dudley-Tucker Library
Email: dudleytucker@comcast.net.
New Hours
Monday, noon to 8 p.m.;
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.;
Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Thursdays, noon to 8 p.m.;
Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
