Laconia Public Library

This photograph depicts the view southwest from the Church Street bridge in the 1860s.
At the left one can see a couple with a small boy standing at the side of the river. The man holds a horizontal stick out over the water (fishing pole) and wears a hat with flat top and wide band, lightly colored jacket, and trousers. The boy wears a hat, jacket, and trousers. The woman wears a hat, fitted blouse, and skirt with bustle and dark trim at the hem. Behind them is a neatly planted garden with rows of sapling fruit trees. The yard is bounded by an unpainted picket fence.
At the right, one can see several houses along Church Street. There is a small band of grass with sapling trees planted along it between the yards and street. The yards are bounded by lightly colored picket fences. At the right is a 2 1/2 story building with front porch. Behind it is another similarly size structure with gable roof. Beyond this is a stand of trees. At the end of the road one can see the Old North (Congregational) Church. Tis structure has its original salt shaker-shaped steeple. There is a weather vane at the top of the tower.
At the left one can see several buildings near the mouth of the canal. One of these is three stories with flat roof.

The sticker mural in the children’s room has been completed. It is a caterpillar! What do you think the next one will be?

The motto for National Don’t Fry Day (that's today!) is ‘Slip, slop, slap and wrap’ — slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen with the appropriate SPF (30 +), slap on a wide-brimmed hat, and wrap some cool shades on those eyes! This holiday was started by National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention as a reminder for everyone to protect their skin as they usher in the summer and prepare to enjoy the great outdoors.

This black and white photograph depicts the Car House and Harriet Gale House off of the north side of Pleasant Street. In the foreground one can see Pleasant Street. The street is dirt with deep ruts and a paved sidewalk along the north side. There is a large round utility pole at the left with a blurred sign pinned to it.
The Car House is 2 stories with a low, angled gable roof that runs north-south.
At the left margin one can see the Harriet Gale House.
"Location of present Episcopal Church / House on Pleasant Street where present Episcopal / church is now located - Harriet Gale house at left." is typed on the recto.
"House located where present Episcopal Church stands / and the Cong. Church to the left of it on the / Gale lot. / Was this the Carr house or Sam Moulton [crossed out] House? / The Harriet Gale House on the left was moved to its / present location opposite the R.R. Depot when the Congregational stone Church was built." is typed on the verso with "Where Episcopal Church now is." in pencil.