Moultonborough Public Library to host book launch

MOULTONBOROUGH — Local authors Cristina Ashjian and Jane Rice will launch their book, "Images of America: Moultonborough," on Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 3 to 6 p.m., at the Moultonborough Public Library. This open house and book signing event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Ashjian is chair of the Moultonborough Heritage Commission, and Rice was assistant director of the Moultonborough Public Library for 38 years. For this book, the authors selected images from the collection of the Moultonborough Historical Society, from the postcard collection of resident Dick Wakefield and from numerous family albums.

Featuring over 200 photographs of historic Moultonborough, many drawn from family albums and never before published, the book’s images range from the late 1800s to the early 1960s. This new book’s focus is on historic buildings, farms and camps, with period scenes of recreation and transportation and image captions identify places and their local significance.

The authors will be happy to sign copies of the book celebrating Moultonborough history, which makes a great holiday gift. A slideshow of images featured in the book, as well as additional photographs that could not fit in, will be on display on the big screen during the library open house.