News from the Gilford Public Library!

March 31, 2020

Greetings!

The physical collection is unavailable, but the digital collection is booming! Overdrive, Hoopla, and Kanopy have all been hot tickets since the library closed its physical doors. If you haven’t jumped on that book train yet, head to gilfordlibrary.org or call for how to do it, or ask about our upcoming Lunch With Libby program.

New and remote programming is happening too. Get in touch to join the digital Coffee Corner conversation group this Friday at 10am for a nice, casual get together (while apart) with video chatting service Zoom. There are plenty of ways to stay connected, and more are being created every day.

On the Librarian's Nightstand:

"[An] intricately plotted thriller... a diabolical plot reminiscent of a Robin Cook thriller. Each character, including secondary players, is carefully drawn, and Bohjalian keeps the tension high all the way to the surprising finale."

— Publishers Weekly

Other Books We're Reading:

Pride of Eden

by Taylor Brown

Lovecraft County

by Matt Ruff

Darling Rose Gold

by Stephanie Wrobel

Old Bones

by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Dear Edward

by Anne Napolitano

To our friends and patrons:

We miss you too! We are here if you need to chat, just give us a call :)

Featured COVID-19 RESOURCES

Resources for best practices and more information include:

Center for Disease Control

World Health Organization

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

How to Tell If We're Beating COVID-19 - MinutePhysics

Complete the 2020 Census!

Book of the Week

This week’s Book of the Week is ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Jane Austen. This classic is the most popular ebook of the week available as a work in the public domain completely for free from Project Gutenberg. Take a look yourself and start reading a classic without lines, limits, or barriers.

Nature Corner: Signs of Spring-Week 4

On a walk this week, we headed out with the intention of seeking more signs of spring. Red maple and birch trees are budding, red wing blackbirds are back, wooly bear caterpillars are roaming about, and we spotted our first of spring wildflowers: Colts foot (Tussilago fanfare), a perennial, herbaceous plant, which can be found in disturbed areas in much of the Eastern United States. Colts foot is considered to be an invasive species from Europe, possibly brought over by early settlers for its medicinal properties in treating respiratory illness, gout, flu, colds and fever.

Colts Foot

NH Wildflowers: Colts Foot

Healthline: Colts Foot

This Week at the Library

Check our Facebook for special storytimes, live streams and more. Something is happening everyday!

Viral Links of the Week

64 Things to Do While Quarantining

Try Some Harry Potter Online Classes

21 Quarantine Reads From Your Fave Authors

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Get Some Good Mystery Recommendations

Book and Movie Prescriptions to Survive the Quarantine

19th Century Parlor Games to Amuse Yourself

Children's Corner

Program Package

Gardens-a-Grow

Check out the book Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner from Overdrive/Libby or Hoopla.

Then, for a fun activity, try growing a sweet potato inside! Or check out some cool coloring pages. You can also build your own terrarium.

Check out this cute video from Sesame Street about plants!

Did you know that you don't have to return your items while we are closed? You can hold onto any items out until May, and we have waived and removed all fines!