Oscar Foss Memorial Library



COME SEE WHAT'S INSIDE!

Programs and Services:

• Books and magazines
• Copy machine
• Audiobooks to Check Out
• Downloadable Audiobooks
• Computers for public use
• Music CDs
• Fax service - Outgoing only
• Movies on VHS and DVD
• Story Hour
• Reference books and materials
• Summer reading program
• Children's and young adult books
• Monthly book discussion
• Large print books
• Inter-library loan service
• Program/meeting room
• New Hampshire RSAs
• Daily Newspapers
• Ongoing displays and exhibits

Monday 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Friday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Sunday Closed

Children's Story Hour
10:00 am Wednesday Morning
(During School Year)

Summer Reading Program


Monthly Book Discussion
1st Wednesday of the month
7:00 pm

Library Passes

• Canterbury Shaker Village
• Christa McAuliffe Planetarium

Links
NHewLink Databases
NH Downloadable Audiobooks

The Oscar Foss Memorial Library - A Timeline

1917 Library donated to the town by Sarah Foss in memory of her late husband, Oscar Foss, a Barnstead businessman and lumber dealer. The library shared space with the
Town offices.

1979 The Town offices moved across the street and the library was expanded and renovated.

1986 Placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1998 Building committee was formed to study the needs of the growing community and plans to expand.

2000 Exactly 83 years after its original dedication, the library reopened its doors with a 3,600 square foot expansion. Today The staff and trustees of the Oscar Foss Memorial Library look forward to continuing to meet the needs of the community for the next 83 years and beyond.