Goffstown Public Library's
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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Library Hours:
Monday, Thursday, Friday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday, Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Saturday (September 8 - June) 9am - 2pm
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Closed Presidents' Day
Monday, February 18
this is a staff training day.
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"I’m a Good Person! Isn’t That Enough?"
Thursday, February 21 at 7pm
Location
: Saint Anselm College, 100 St. Anselm Dr.
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Save the dates & join us.
No registration required unless otherwise noted.
Adults
- SALT - Taste Bud Thriller or Silent Killer?: Friday 2/1; 10am - 12pm. Location: Parks & Rec building.
- Blank Page Writer's Group: Tuesday 2/12; 6:30pm. Beginner to experienced welcome.
- Afternoon Book Discussion: Wednesday 2/20; 1:30pm ““I’ll be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara.
- Essential Oils Education Class: Saturday 2/23; 10:30am. Location: Parks & Rec building.
- Knit & Crochet Club: Tuesday 2/26; 6:30pm.
- Author Event with Brian Campbell: Wednesday 2/27; 6:30pm. Registration requested.
- Need a ride? Check out the Goffstown Shuttle info at the bottom of this email.
Teens
- Teen Advisory Board: Wednesday 2/20; 6pm.
- Teen Monthly Meet-Up: Wednesday 2/27. Registration is required for these mind-bending challenges at 5:30 or 6:15pm.
Kids
- Chinese New Year (Year of the Pig): Tuesday 2/5; 9:30am - 1:30pm. Drop in anytime for a craft, with story readings at 9:30am & 1pm.
- Family Drop-In Story Time: Saturdays through April; 9:30am.
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Let's Make: Cupcake Decorating
Saturday, February 16 at 11am
Location
: Grasmere Town Hall
Put the sweet in sweetheart this Valentine’s Day! Learn decorating techniques in this short workshop led by Jan Case, and leave with a cupcake creation! Cupcakes generously provided by the
Blue Moose Café, all supplies provided. For adults 17+.
Registration is required.
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Courageous Community Conversations Across Difference:
Can we talk about Race?*
This year's Courageous Community Conversations are focused on race and diversity in America. Our reading list and conversations are designed to help us understand many racial and cultural issues, as well as provide a starting point to open up the conversation about race in Goffstown, and hopefully, in other surrounding communities. In our present social environment, it's important to be racially and culturally diverse, and to be socially aware. By using these books to learn and grow, we hope to take part in the conversation about race in America.
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February Courageous Community Events:
Events take place at GPL unless otherwise noted.
Book Discussions for
Waking Up White by Debby Irving
Thursday, 2/21 at 7 p.m. -
"I’m a Good Person! Isn’t That Enough?" Public Lecture by Author Debby Irving, part of the Bean Distinguished Lecture Series at Saint Anselm College in the Dana Center.
Snow date: 4/4.
Registration is requested.
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Meet Your Library Trustees
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Meet Aimee Huntemann
Library Trustee, Chairperson
I first became a Library Trustee when I lived in Derry after watching the town close my favorite restaurant citing eminent domain. The only thing I loved more about Derry than that restaurant was the tiny Library that I could walk to, one of two Libraries in that town. My inability to help that restaurant led me to research how I could make sure that the little Library I loved didn’t have a similar fate. I decided to run for a position on the board of Trustees.
When I moved to Goffstown, I fell in love with our Library. As soon as I had a utility bill, I signed up for my Library card here. I was lucky enough to have relocated to a town with a Library as welcoming, helpful and warm as the one I left behind. I took a year to get to know the town and the Library and then entered the election again.
My daughter turns six this month and she is so excited that she can finally sign up for her very own Library card. She attends the story time programs and holiday parties and other fun activities and programs that the Library offers her. My husband gets through his commute to MA with the help of audio books he borrows from the Library, online. Last year I read ninety-three books, most of which I borrowed from the Library (online, in person, and via inter-library loan). All three of us are happy to talk about how great we think the Library is and all the unexpected things the Library offers.
The Library is a place to gather, to learn, to grow, to socialize and to try new things. Libraries are equalizers. The Library is a place to get help with a resume and to apply for jobs if you find your circumstances have changed unexpectedly. It is a place to learn a new skill to help you advance your career or find a new one. The Library is a place to ask questions and get help finding answers. It is a place to read, a place to borrow books. The Library is a place to access the internet. It’s the place that I go to knit and chat. It’s where I watch my daughter play and grow and have fun. It’s where I go to learn something new at a program, to make some bad art or just try something with other people in town who wanted to try it too. Our Library is the heart of our community and it is open to all of us.
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GALE Virtual Reference
Education resources are instantly available to you in digital format. The Library catalog
- Four-Year Colleges 2018
- How To Get Money for College 2018
- Master the EMT-Basic Certification Exam
- Master the GED Test 2018
- Master the GRE General Test 2018
- Master the HiSET Exam.
- Master the Nursing School & Allied Health Entrance Exams
- SAT Prep Guide 2017: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering the SAT 2017
- Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2018
There are no holds, no waiting, and nothing to return. Easily available through the e-Library, or
when you search the catalog, and FREE with your library card.
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Try out the Goffstown Shuttle!
This DOOR-TO-DOOR service for Goffstown residents is available every week Monday/Wednesday/Friday.
- Make a reservation with the Manchester Transit Authority at 623-8801 (option 1).
Manchester Transit Authority runs a shopper shuttle every Tuesday and provides on-demand service Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 9am & 2pm from any location in the Town of Goffstown to any other location in the Town of Goffstown or to any medical facility in the City of Manchester or Town of Bedford.
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Candidate Information Night
Tuesday February 19 at 7pm
Location
: Media Center/Library at Goffstown High School, 27 Wallace Rd.
Find out who is running for office during the March 12 Town & School election.
Be informed! Candidate information brochures will be available at this event and online at goffstownlibrary.com on Tuesday, 2/19. This project is sponsored by the
Goffstown Lions Club, with support from the Goffstown Public Library.
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