News from the Gilford Public Library!

August 4, 2020

Greetings!

To celebrate all the achievements of families participating in the Summer Reading Challenge, we are hosting a Candy Land Drive-In on Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm. Families are invited to dress up and decorate their cars to drive through the candyland-decorated library parking lot. It will be a visual marvel and children and teens will receive themed candy at each station. Teens should stop by the day before to spray chalk paint a square in the Children’s lot for families to see the next day!

Another event not to miss is Dr. Raymond Suarez’ new series ‘Wellness Wednesdays’. Dr. Suarez will hop on the Gilford Public Library Facebook Live page at 10:30am to offer a mental wellness tip to start our day off right. This time, he’ll demonstrate anxiety busting breathing. Be well!

Check out this month's events here.

This week’s Book of the Week is ‘Pew’ by Catherine Lacey.

This small, strange story is about the people of a small town somewhere in southern U.S., who encounter a strange, nearly featureless person in a church pew. This person lacks the tell tale signs of most living folk, and so the townspeople go through a gradual change in attitude to the different, quiet individual. It’s a short book, but it was certainly written to have you thinking about the complexity of humans and about their tendency to categorize people.

Viral Links of the Week

Shakespearean Insults that You Should Use Every Day

10 Picture Books about Women's Suffrage

2020 Booker Prize Longlist is Here

The Future of True Crime Has to Change

Masks Made of Books

Did you know the end of Summer is fast approaching and school looms in the near future? Though the future is uncertain with the current pandemic that doesn’t have to stop you from getting a jumpstart on your learning or finishing up those last minute Summer assignments. We have a bevy of digital resources such as Tumblebooks to brush up your subjects. Khan Academy is also a fantastic resource for a refresher or chance to get a headstart on next year’s learning. Whether it be picking up a book for a reading project or brushing up on other disciplines, the library has you covered.

This Week at the Library

Adult

Signs From the Other Side

Today, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Psychic Medium Kimberly Hancock will discuss signs to let us know our loved ones are still with us. Please join us by clicking here.

Mystery Book Group

Today, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Betty Tidd will lead a discussion of Strong Poison, by Dorothy Sayers.

Virtual Tech Help

Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Mental Wellness Wednesday With Dr. Raymond Suarez

Wednesday, 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Start your day with a new tip on mental wellness. This week will be Anxiety Busting-Breathing. Tune in to Facebook live.

Handmade Bath & Beauty

Wednesday, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Join Molly and the Community Art Group on Facebook Live and learn to make beauty items with items in your home.

Advanced Line Dancing

Thursday, 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

GeriFit

Beginner Line Dancing

Thursday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Granite State Bigfoot

Thursday, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Filmmaker and Cryptozoology researcher Aleksandar Petakov will present his investigations into strange encounters and sightings of Bigfoot like creatures across New Hampshire over the decades.

Please register for in person or streaming.

Curbside Pickup Only

Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bridge

Friday, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Maximum of 8 people.

Teen

Teen Spray Chalk Art

Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Claim a square of space in the Children's parking lot and create your own graffiti art with spray chalk provided by the library. Grades 5 - 12.

Children

Unicorn Crowns

Today, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Call to reserve your craft kit, then come by and pick it up at the library.

Candyland Drive-In (Sponsored by Darcy Limanni and Hennessy Funds)

Thursday, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Dress up in your favorite costume and decorate your car and drive through the life size Candyland at the Library parking lot! *candy for children only.

Children's Corner

We are in the last week of our Summer Reading program! Thank you all for participating and making it a successful program even though it was different than what we are accustomed to.

Come celebrate and join our finale on Thursday, 8/6 and enjoy our human size Drive-Thru Candy Land! Thank you Darcy Limanni and Hennessy Funds for being the sponsor for this extravaganza.

Although our summer reading program is over this week, your children will still be able to collect prizes for one more week. Continue to log in your reading and earn prizes until August 14th.

Learn how to make ice cream at home:

10 Simple Ice Cream Recipes that Kids Will Love to Make & Eat

Nature Corner: Loons: Taking Care of Business by Wendy Oellers-Fulmer

Loons spend the majority of their lives in the water. Part of their self-care is to regularly bathe and preen their feathers to keep them clean, waterproof and aligned for flight. They have a small gland called the uropygial, which is located near its tail. The loon squeezes oil from the gland and then use its head to rubs the oil on the surface of the feathers to keep them waterproof. During the process of bathing the loons splash, rock and roll, and flap their wings frequently before quieting down to preen. Although it may look like it’s in distress, it’s just taking care of the business of being a clean, healthy and water ready loon.