NH entrepreneur Robert Finlay has challenged the state’s libraries to increase the number of people who are library patrons. The NH library that adds the most new patrons by October 31, 2008 will receive $25,000.00. Both the total number of new patrons, and the percentage possible based on the population of the town, are considered so that towns of different sizes can compete in the challenge. Please visit the library, or sign up for a card Here. Then you can use the library to get free books, magazines, movies and audio books.

Nominations for Citizen of the Year 2008 Now Being Accepted

Do you know someone who has distinguished himself or herself from through service to our community? Nominations for the 2008 Pittsfield Citizen of the Year are now being accepted. Please submit this person's name, along with a brief explanation as to why he/she should have this honor bestowed upon him/her. Nominations may be sent to:

Pittsfield Citizen of the Year

P.O. Box 173

Pittsfield, NH. 03263

or E-Mail: wlgallup@comcast.net

Get involved! Help stop crime in your neighborhood by starting a Neighborhood Watch program! Contact John Webber at the Pittsfield Police Department at 435-7535 for more information.

Volunteer Citizens Patrol

The Pittsfield Police Department is seeking input from residents within the community of Pittsfield who are interested in making a difference for the future of our citizens. If you are interested in volunteering your services as a civilian who will help monitor day to day criminal activity on the streets please contact Chief Robert Wharem at 435-7535 X11 to become part of a growing list of residents working on this project.

Raffle Winner

Frances Glover was the lucky winner of The Friends of the Josiah Carpenter Library's St. Patrick's Day/Election Day Raffle. The Friends would like to thank Clark's Grain Store and Northeast Landscaping for their generous contributions to the raffle item.

2007 Municipal Tax Rates for NH Towns

View the 2007 Municipal Tax Rates for every town in New Hampshire. See how our town compares with other communities See the 2007 Tax Rates.

Senior Residents Call-In Program

The phone rings at the fire station at a certain time in the morning and we all say, “It’s Mrs. ‘Smith’” and sure enough, it is. We enjoy talking with her and it’s always a pleasant start to our day. If we haven’t heard from her, we ask one another if she has called.

Later in the day, the crew returns to the station from a request for emergency service and sees that it’s time to call ‘Mr. Jones.’ We find that he is doing well and we chat for a few minutes about how our day is going. We have developed a fondness for “our” seniors and look forward to our daily conversations.

The Pittsfield Fire and Rescue Service would like to remind our senior residents that we welcome you to be a part of our daily call-in program to check on your well-being. If you are a senior or disabled resident who would like to be contacted daily to check in, please give us a call to make arrangements. We will talk about what works best for you – you may chose to call us daily at a particular time of day or you may prefer that we contact you. Either way, if we do not hear from you, we will check on your welfare and see how you are. If you choose, you may provide us with the name and phone number of a family member or friend to be contacted on your behalf if needed.

Please call us at 435-6807 or stop by the fire station at 33 Catamount Road to be included in the Senior Residents Call-In Program.

Audio Books at the Carpenter Library

Are you interested in free Audio books? Are you going to be driving a long distance “over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house” for Thanksgiving? A good book will add enjoyment to your journey!

Due the generosity of Globe Firefighter Suits the Carpenter Library has joined the NH downloadable audio book program. Through this new statewide system Pittsfield library card holders can select from over 900 available books for download to their personal computer. New books will be added to the selection on a regular basis. Once a book has been downloaded to your computer the book can be moved to a portable MP3 player, and many of the books can be burned to CD’s, or you can listen to the book through your computer. The Internet website for the selection of books is http://nh.lib.overdrive.com, or you can use the link at the Carpenter Library portion of the Town of Pittsfield website. Before you can download a book you will need to get a personal access number. You can get your number, along with some download instructions by visiting the library, or give us a call (435-8406) or send an email (carplib@metrocast.net).

Permit to Kindle Fire

Please be informed that it is necessary to obtain a Permit to Kindle a Fire for burning brush, cooking fires, or for seasonal campfires.

Please stop by the station at 33 Catamount Road or call 435-6807 for the availability of an issuing agent and for burning conditions.

A Permit to Kindle a Fire is required by law to operate a chimney.

News from Carpenter Library

The New Hampshire State Library has expanded the Internet database subscriptions which they purchase for the use of all the state’s citizens. HeritageQuest Online has been added to Ancestry Library Edition to provide expanded resources for people interested in genealogy and history research. You can access HeritageQuest Online at HeritageQuestOnline.com. The username for citizens of Pittsfield is “0C3K24K67C7”, the password is “welcome.”

In addition the complete Internet archives, and current issues, of the Concord Monitor have been added to those of the Union Leader through the Newsbank database. Both newspapers and the remaining research databases are most easily accessed through the Pittsfield Middle High School website, in the academic resources section.

If you have any questions, or would like full descriptions of the databases, just ask during your next visit to the library.