Cook Memorial Library

Tamworth, NH

Holiday Open House & Pot Luck Supper

Come one, come all to the library’s Annual Open House, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. please bring something for potluck if you can, but come anyhow if you can’t. Potluck Singers will entertain.

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Tea and Talk: Willey Fromm

Willey (Barbara) Fromm at tea

Yesterday at the library’s afternoon tea, Willey Fromm was honored by her community. A prolific portraitist and landscape artist, Fromm painted local subjects for over fifty years, celebrating life in Tamworth and sharing her consummate skill with the community. Nearly every household proudly displays at least one of her pieces. It [...]

Afternoon Tea and Willey Fromm Talk

From 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15th, the library will host an afternoon tea and talk on Willey Fromm’s life as an artist. Slides of her work will be shown and refreshments will be served. All are welcome. At left is a sample of her beautiful work in oils
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May Programs

Stories and Songs for young children on the first three Tuesdays in May at 10:30 am.

On Tuesday, May 1st join us in the Remick Park next to the village church to celebrate with a May Pole.

On May 15th from 2-4 p.m. an afternoon tea will be held at the library, featuring a slide show [...]

Librarian's Report for 2006 Town Report

We appreciate the steadfast support we receive from the Town of Tamworth throughout the year. It inspires us to find new ways to serve our library patrons.
In 2006 we continued to set new records in the number of patrons, programs, and overall attendance. Circulation is up 12%, [...]

Willey Fromm

In 2005, Barbara “Willey” Fromm, a renowned local Tamworth artist, gave fourteen pieces of art from her collection to the library. These woodcuts, oils and watercolors are proudly displayed on the walls of the library, upstairs and down, on a semi-permanent basis. Come in anytime the library is open to see this wonderful collection.
Willey Fromm, [...]

Local History

Our Local History Collection is illustrated by Tamworth’s bicentennial quilt, stitched thirty years ago by many loving hands. We are constantly receiving donations of books, papers and artifacts about Tamworth’s history, and not everything has yet been catalogued. Please leave a comment if there is something specific you are looking for.
Ulitz Genealogy & History Collections

Cemetery [...]

About Us

Cook Memorial Library
93 Main Street
Tamworth, NH 03886
Phone (603)323-8510
Fax (603)323-2077
Open Hours:
Tues & Weds 10-8
Fri 10-5
Sat 10-4
Archive of the library’s newsletters
Willey Fromm’s woodcut of Cook Library
Tamworth, New Hampshire is a beautiful rural village between the lakes and mountains of northern New Hampshire. With gracious historic houses and businesses lining its tree-shaded main street, the town looks much [...]