Good Morning!
Happy Thanksgiving! Oh man, where to start giving thanks? We’re thankful to you, dear reader, for having an interest in the Library. We’re thankful to all the people coming in to make the Library the community hub that it is. Thanks to the Trustees for their work, the Volunteers for their time, the Friends for their support, the community of librarians, all the creators making and writing stuff… and so much more. Thanks, thanks, thanks giving.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 21st, the library will be closing at 5PM. The Library will be closed Thursday, November 22nd, and Friday, November 23rd, in observance of the holiday. The library will be open 10-2pm on Saturday, November 24th.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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On the Librarian's Nightstand
Sea Prayer
by Khaled Hossei
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"Sea Prayer provides an opportunity for parents to discuss the details of the Syrian Refugee Crisis with their children and to broach the topic of the very real uncertainty refugee families face when they are torn from their homes." –Columbia Journal
Lethal White
by Robert Galbraith
Fox 8
by George Saunders
I Might Regret This
by Abbi Jacobson
Nine Perfect Strangers
by Liane Moriarty
The Noel Stranger
by Paul Evans
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Making Thankful Mats at the Library
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Annual Gilford Village Candlelight Stroll
Saturday, December 12/8 5-7PM
Come stroll the village lit by 1000 candle luminaries along Potter Hill Road & Belknap Mountain Road. Open houses and entertainment at the Library, SAU Building, the Grange, the Rowe House, the Meeting House, and homes along Belknap Mountain Road. Warm cookies, carolers, hot cider, bell-ringing, & entertainment. Gilford Fire Rescue will host the annual bonfire with Smores at the village field with Santa. Carolers of all ages will be roaming the village. Be sure to join us for the annual Candlelight Stroll.
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This week’s DVD of the Week is ‘The Seagull’.
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Based on the screenplay by Anton Chekhov, ‘The Seagull’ has the immediate feel of a drama. It is set in 1895 when an aging actress brings her novelist lover to an estate where her son and his lover live. It is the work of a moment before said lovers fall in love with one another, and the drama unfolds in full audacious exaggeration. This is the perfect film for the viewer that wants to see a play without actually going.
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ADULTS
Bridge
Today, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Yarn Wrapped Wreath
Today, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Come make a wreath for the holidays. We'll provide the yarn and wreath shape. Sign up required.
Line Dancing
Wednesday, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Check Out an Expert
Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Fiber Friends
Monday, 10:00 1.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Mahjong
Monday, 12:30 - 3:00 p.m.
CHILDREN
Preschool Storytime (ages 2.5 - 5)
Today, 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Sign up required.
Spanish Camp (grades 1 - 4)
Today, 3:30 - 4:30
Sign up required.
Baby Toddler Storytime (ages 0 - 3)
Monday, 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
No sign up required.
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Gingerbread Houses are right around the corner! If you haven't yet, sign up your preschoolers and elementary age kids for this annual event. Space is limited. Please call to reserve your spots.
December 12th Preschool @ 10:30
Elementary @ 3:30
December 13th
Preschool @ 10:30
Elementary @ 3:30
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Nature Corner: Lovely As Decorations but Dangerous
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A popular and colorful harvest decoration is actually a serious invasive species that poses a significant threat to native plants. Bittersweet (actual name: Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)) was brought to our country in the mid-1800 as an ornamental plant. Native to China, Japan, and Korea, it is a deciduous, perennial vine whose aggressive growth on native trees, hampers its host plant’s access to sunlight, nutrients and water.
Cutting the stems and fruits for decorations can cause further spread of this destructive plant. An alternative is to plant a native American Bittersweet (non-invasive) for your seasonal decorations.
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