January 8, 2019
Good Morning!

We’ve got some new programs for the new year. Starting today from 10-11am Zeb Fontaine leads a weekly crochet group/class. If you are interested, please bring your own crochet hooks and yarn, but the library has some available to share if you don't have any. Starting next Tuesday is Geri Fit! It’s a new video-led fitness class for adults over 65. Twice a week, participate to work on strength, stamina, and balance all while seated in a chair. Its asked that you bring your own 2-3 pond dumbbell, stretch band, and water to drink from, though the library has some to share.

These new programs are in addition to all the existing weekly programs, so check out our full calendar to get involved!
On the Librarian's Nightstand:
Best of the Year
Educated
by Tara Westover
cover of educated
" An astonishing account of deprivation, confusion, survival, and success. ― Kirkus Review


Other Books We Loved:

The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by Ruth Ware
 
A Song for Nagasaki
by Paul Glynn

There, There
by Tommy Orange

The Immortalists
by Chloe Benjamin

Girls Burn Brighter
by Shobha Rao

This Fallen Prey
by Kelley Armstrong

Whiskey When We're Dry
by John Larison
sunset at library, with memorial bench in foreground
Sunset at the Library!
Featured Events
flyer for rock art
Rock Art with Grace Howe
February 5th, 6:30-7:30 PM
Join Grace Howe, a 9-year old artist, to make your own rock art! Sign up at the library. Frames, paper, rocks, and all other materials will be provided.


Volu nteer Training; Shelving Party
Wednesday, January 23rd, 11:30AM
Interested in learning more about shelving? Or maybe you've seen the changes we've made in the library shelves and you want to know more? Veteran volunteers and newbies alike can join Kayleigh and Sue to learn more about shelving. Sign up at the library, a light lunch will be served.
Book of the Week
This week’s DVD of the Week is ‘A Simple Favor’.
This week’s DVD is ‘A Simple Favor’. Enigmatic and alluring mother Emily (Blake Lively) ‘befriends’ mommy vlogger Stephanie (Anna Kendrick). She asks Stephanie to come by urgently, only for Stephanie to arrive finding Emily gone. She treats it like a missing person case, but people are acting like Emily was never there, and there are clues that she may not actually be gone. It’s a psychological ride driven by its two leads.
Viral Links of the Week
This Week at the Library
ADULTS

Bridge
Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Nightly Knitting
Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Clickers
Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Trustee Meeting
Wednesday, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Line Dancing
Wednesday, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m

Hook Nook
Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Learn how to crochet with Zeb Fontaine.

Check Out an Expert
Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Making Tracks & Seeing Tracks Snowshoe Program
Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Meet at Gilford DPW. Sign up required.
In case of bad weather, date will be changed to Jan. 16.

Conversational French
Thursday, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Foreign Movie Night
Thursday, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
This month's movie from France is The Butterfly.

Bridge
Friday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Knits Wits
Friday, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Advanced German
Friday, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Fiber Friends
Monday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:15 pm.

Mahjong
Monday, 12:30 - 3:00 p.m.


TEENS


Teen Sketch Art Early Release
Wednesday, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Learn quick sketching techniques for different art styles.

Homeschool Game Club
Thursday, 1:15 - 2:30 p.m.

Teen Game Club
Thursday, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Teen Digital Gaming Club
Monday, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.


CHILDREN

Preschool Storytime (ages 2.5 - 5)
Tuesday, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Sign up required.

Early Release Activity: Winter Animals!
Wednesday, 1:30 - 2:30
Grades K - 4
Hands on learning about animals and their tracks!

Music and Movement (ages 0 - 5)
Thursday, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Sign up required.

Preschool Storytime (ages 2.5 - 5)
Friday, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Sign up required.

Baby/Toddler Storytime (ages 0 - 2.5)
Monday, 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Children's Corner

Early Release Activity January 9 1:30-3:00: 
Animals in Winter
Come have a hands on learning experience with Wendy Oellers. Feel fur, see tracks, and much more fun! Sign up.

Need help getting fit and healthy? Check out these top apps to help you get started: Best New Workout Apps
Cold Feet and a Triple-Dog-Dare: Myth Buster #3
As children we were always warned,”Don't lick anything metal during freezing weather”! The classic scene from A Christmas Story , where the character Flick is triple-dog-dared to lick a frozen poll, gives tribute to the myth that birds’ feet will also stick to the metal bird feeders and suet cages during below freezing weather. 

Fact : According to Steve White from the Wild Bird Depot in Gilford, birds feet and beaks are made of cartilage. Unlike our tongues, their feet don’t have blood vessels. Blood vessels contain moisture which can adhere and freeze to metal surfaces. They also have a scaly covering,  special veins and arteries to help keep their feet warm.  So birds don’t have to worry. But our mothers were right. Humans should never do a triple-dog-dare with freezing poles in the winter