Community Corner
New Hampshire Film Festival Kicks Off Tonight
A new Patch app, Halloween spooktacular, and a Friends of the Library event.

Don't miss NH Film Festival. Beginning on Thursday, nearly 100 films produced by filmmakers from New Hampshire, the U.S. and around the world will be screened during the 13th annual New Hampshire Film Festival. Among the videos being screened during Thursday's New Hampshire night showings is a movie co-produced and co-starring Amherst native Chris Prine. Read more about Prine's film Twenty Million People.
New Patch app. Android users, your time has arrived. Patch on Wednesday released the long-awaited Patch app for Android phones and devices. The free app can be found in the Google Play store. Here's the link. Users can browse news, recommend posts, and comment on stories. Have an iPhone or iPad? There's a Patch app for those, too.
Spooktacular. Calling all goblins, ghosts and ghouls! Head over to a haunted Camp Sargent for some spooky fun on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 2-5 p.m. Take a trip through the haunted house, take a hayride, play games and more! Wear your Halloween costume. Free and open to the public. Camp Sargent is at 141 Camp Sargent Road in Merrimack.
Join the Friends of MPL. The Friends of the Library invite you to a party on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 5-7 p.m. at the library. Enjoy a fun "mocktail" and find out how the Friends support the library and how you can be involved – from simple membership to a leadership role. The event is open to all and includes raffles and refreshments. For more information about getting involved with the Friends of the Merrimack Public Library, please contact Stacia Kriebel.
Weather watch. Today may start foggy and cloudy, but the sun is expected to make an appearance by afternoon. Today's high may feel more like early September than mid-October at 71 degrees. Tonight, rain is expected to move in and could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 1 a.m. and a low of 53.
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