Community Interest
The Frances C. Richmond Middle School is contacted by local businesses and non-profits to make our parents aware of upcoming opportunities. We publish information that directly supports or enhances our grade 6-8 population. Please note that these are not school sponsored events.
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October 7
Club Fourth-Fifth-Sixth Howe Library’s Mayer Room 2nd Wednesdays 2:30-4pm Join us every second Wednesday of the month for a fun hangout!
Drop in to enjoy snacks, board games, and get creative with art projects.
October’s craft will be felt birthday crowns for friends & family.
November will be a Take & Make craft.
In December we’ll make Thank You cards using a variety of crafting techniques.
StoryLab with Meg Richardson Howe Library’s Murray Room 1st Wednesdays 2:30-3:30pm Calling all young storytellers!
Join us every first Wednesday for a fun, hands-on creative writing program led by local author Meg Richardson. Through writing prompts, storytelling activities, and guided exercises, participants will explore their imaginations, develop memorable characters, and build confidence in their writing. No writing experience is required—just bring your imagination.
Please note that these programs are just for youth in grades 4-6. No registration required. Snacks will be provided.
Apple Cider Festival - Saturday, October 17, 11am-1pm
Come to the Etna Library's beautiful Reading Garden and our gazebo, where we'll have an apple press on-site, making fresh apple cider to enjoy. Kids can help with the process, making cups of cider for themselves and others! Home-baked treats will be available and fun fall-themed activities will be spread throughout out the garden, as well!
For more information, visit the Etna Library's website: https://www.etna-library.org/events
Haunted Story Walk - Saturday, October 24, 6:30-8:30pm.
For the third year in a row, the library's Story Walk will be transformed with a spooky story, hundreds of glowing lights, Halloween decorations, and costumed characters!
Arrive in costume and we'll equip you with flashlights and glowsticks. As you walk up into the fields behind the library, you'll collect candy and have an interactive Halloween tale read to you. Back at the library, enjoy hot chocolate, home-baked treats, and Halloween-themed games. It's sure to be a spooky good time! This is a fun event for all ages: kids, families, tweens/teens, and adults.
And, this year, the event will be bigger than ever! We'll a live performer juggling pumpkins, a Hot Chocolate Station in the gazebo, a Halloween-themed Games area, and a fire pit with S'Mores supplies!
For more information, visit the Etna Library's website: https://www.etna-library.org/events
Please consider joining the CHAD HERO 2026: End the Silence team. End the Silence is a Hanover High School club dedicated to fostering open, supportive conversations about youth mental health. The club is fundraising on behalf of the Pediatric Mental Health Access Initiative within Child Psychiatry at Dartmouth Health.
CHAD HERO is a wonderful community event taking place on October 18.
CHaD HERO 2026: End The Silence - Dartmouth Health / Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Please feel free to invite others and forward the link. Families and kids are welcome to join. There are activities and food on the green.