The Etna Library
The original Hanover Town Library. Located in Etna, NH.
Where yesterday mingles with today, beneath one roof.
Call us the Hanover Town Library because our Classical Revival building was the public first library for the entire town of Hanover. Or, call us the Etna Library, because of our location and our status as a cornerstone of the Etna community.
No matter which name you choose, we've been connecting people with ideas, entertainment, and one another since 1905, and will continue to for years to come!
Program Highlights
From children's story times to visits from best-selling authors, the Etna Library has unique programming for all ages and interests.
Saturday, May 4 @10am (at the Library)
Build your own Bluebird nesting boxes
Spaces are now filled up, but email us to be placed on a waitlist:
Enjoy this family event at Hayes Farm Park and the King Bird Sanctuary! We'll build bluebird nesting boxes, have snacks, and read books about birds! All ages welcome; no cost.
Wednesday, May22 @6:30pm
(at Trumbull Hall)
Live Free or Die: A History
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In 1969, when New Hampshire officials decided to put the state’s motto – “live free or die” – on its license plates, many citizens viewed the act as an endorsement of the deeply unpopular war being waged in Vietnam and protested by covering up or altering the motto.
In response, authorities cracked down hard. In this NH Humanities-supported multimedia presentation, historian and former newspaper reporter Dan Billin tells a uniquely New Hampshire tale.
Every 1st Wednesday of each month @12-1pm
Cookbook Club
Every first Wednesday of each month, the Cookbook Club meets at a potluck where we try different recipes from a selected cookbook.
For May, the club is crafting recipes from Lidia's Commonsense Italian Cooking.
Email us at etna.library@hanovernh.org to borrow a copy of this month's book and for more information.
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Explore the Library
Town Report
Copies of the 2024-2025 Hanover Annual Report are available to pick up at the library.
The Etna Library section of the report is also available online)!
New Arrivals
(Clicking on any of the titles above will open a new browser window to the Catalog, which the Etna Library shares with the Howe Library)
