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On The Librarian's Nightstand
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How To Change Your Mind
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y Michael Pollan
"A trip well worth taking, eye-opening and even mind-blowing." -Kirkus (starred review)
Other Books We're Reading
Before I Let You Go
by Kelly Rimmer
The Legacy
by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
She Felt Like Feeling Nothing
by R. H. Sin
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
by Michelle McNamara and Gillian Flynn
Less
by Andrew Sean Greer
Buddha's Brain
by Rick Hanson and Daniel J.
Siegel
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This week's DVD of the Week is Please Stand By.
Dakota Fanning plays an adventurous, eager young woman with autism who evades her caretaker to hand deliver her Star Trek script to a Hollywood writing competition. The character is believable, even if the trip itself is quite the stretch. The movie is worth a watch if you can share the experience with the characters instead of nit-picking the plot. Given that, it is a simple, thoughtful story.
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Summer Craft Series:
Wool Balls!
Join us for our summer craft series, with something different every other Tuesday. Sign up at the front desk to make a felted wool dryer ball or air freshener!
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Children's Corner
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Get outside and explore the woods while hearing some stories with Wendy Oellers! Wednesday, May 30, at 3:30pm. Ages k-4, younger kids with caregiver.
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Life is fleeting, it turns out, and so there is no time like the present to learn all we can. Lunchtime documentaries are an opportunity to spend an hour that you would otherwise while away, instead learning about a topic relevant to all of us. This Thursday from 12-1pm, view 'Extremis' a verité documentary recording doctors, families, and patients in end-of-life cases. This short film takes place in an Intensive Care Unit of a public hospital, and captures the hard choices and bitter realities that people face every day. Light lunch will be served, so you won't even skip mealtime for it!
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Snapshots From the Library
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Having fun at Early Release!
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| This Week @ the Library |
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ADULTS
Bridge
Today, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Nightly Knitting
Today, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Line Dancing
Wednesday, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Check Out An Expert
Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Lunchtime Documentary: Extremis
Thursday, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Join us for this lunchtime documentary that explores urgent end-of-life decisions.
Conversational French
Thursday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Bridge
Friday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Kit Wits
Friday, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Advanced Conversational German
Friday, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Bookworm Shop
Open 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. when library is open.
TEEN
Homeschool Game Club
Thursday, 1:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Teen Tabletoppers (grades 5 - 12)
Thursday, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
CHILDREN
Baby/Toddler Storytime, DROP IN
Today, 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Children 0 - 2 with caregiver.
Kids Nature Club grades (K - 4)
Today, 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
We will explore nature with books, hikes, art and more!
Spring Scavenger Hunt (K - 4)
Wednesday, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Help find things in the forest. Younger children with caregiver.
Preschool Storytime, Sign up
Thursday, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Ages 3 - 5 with caregiver.
Yoga Fun
Friday, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Ages 2 - 6 with caregiver. Sign up required.
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Nature Corner - Lady Slippers
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 One of our harbingers of Spring here in New England is the blooming of Lady Slippers which can be found in our woods now. Also known as Moccasin Flower (and NH's state wildflower), this Native American wild orchid comes in shades of pinks, whites or a mixture of colors. Although the blossoms look fragile, Lady Slippers are actually a hardy plant to survive through our brutal winters.
Lady Slippers take a long time to develop from seed to blossoming plant. If left undisturbed, they will propagate on their own. They are grown through a long process called symbiosis which you can find out more about with the links listed below.
The plant has a less than 5% transplant success rate. As a result, they are listed as of "special concern" under the Native Plant Protection act. are considered "off limits" to pickers and diggers. So when you see these deceptively fragile flowers, let them be.
For more information, click here!
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Gilford Public Library
31 Potter Hill Road Gilford, NH 03249
(603) 524-6042
Library Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 AM-6 PM
Tuesday and Thursday, 9AM-8 PM
Saturday, 10 AM-2 PM
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