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"Happy New Year!" from all of us at the Goffstown Public Library. What were your favorite reads of 2019? Looking for new suggestions? “Best of” lists abound at the end of every year, and 2019 was no different. Our Director, Dianne Hathaway, read over 68 books in 2019, and her pick for best title was Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly. See Dianne's favorites, staff picks, and critics' top selections when you visit www.goffstownlibrary.com/the-best-books-of-2019  and start your 2020 with some fantastic recommendations.

Calendar Highlights

Closed: Monday, January 20 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

First Friday Fun: Adult Coloring Friday, January 3 at 10am LOCATION: Goffstown Parks & Recreation Building Searching for a moment of relaxation and creative exploration? Drop in and join us for a morning of coloring (ages 17+). Use our supplies or bring your own! Refreshments will be served. Need a ride? Check out the Goffstown Shuttle info at the bottom of this email.

Story Time  The gift of reading lasts a lifetime, take the first step and visit the Library with your child. Build skills, introduce vocabulary, and help children recognize what reading for enjoyment is all about. Family Drop-In Story Time - Saturdays through April. Little Movers and Groovers - for 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 yr. olds & parents. Thursdays at 9:30am beginning 1/9, registration required. Stories & More for 2 1/2 yr. olds through kindergarten Wednesdays at 9:30am beginning 1/8, registration required. Fridays at 9:30am beginning 1/10, registration required. Fridays at 1pm beginning 1/10, registration required.

Libraries’ Presidential Forum Saturday, January 11 at 9am Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince Street, Concord, NH The 2020 Presidential Election will have far-reaching consequences for today’s most pressing social and political issues -- from jobs and careers to internet access, net neutrality to banned books, from veterans’ services to public education, ideological freedom to fake news, from civic engagement to health and social services. America’s libraries are a central hub for discussing all of these issues and more, and we’re ready to hear what the candidates have to say. We invite you to join the New Hampshire Library Association in partnership with the American Library Association for a FREE inaugural Libraries’ Presidential Forum, where the 2020 Presidential candidates will discuss these issues and more. Candidates and audience members from a wide array of political perspectives are welcome.

Reserve Your Seat

Save the dates & join us. No registration required unless otherwise noted. Adults Let's Make: DIY Photo Frames: Saturday 1/4 at 10:30am. Registration required. Blank Page Writer's Group: Tuesday 1/14 at 6:30pm. 100 Years of Radio with Mike Morin: Tuesday 1/21 at 6:30pm. Meet Author Thomas Farmen: Saturday 1/25 at 11am. Knit & Crochet Club: Wednesday 1/28 at 6:30pm. Need a ride? Check out the Goffstown Shuttle info at the bottom of this email. Teens Hot Cocoa Bar: Thursdays in January at 3:30-4:30pm. Nailed It! Teen Edition: Friday 1/10 at 3:30pm. Registration required. Teen Advisory Board: Wednesday 1/15 at 6pm. Teens: Your Voice Matters: Wednesday 1/22 at 6pm

Book Discussion Groups 2020

Read Something New Each Month Interested in an afternoon or evening book group? Just give us a call at 497-2102 if you're interested, and we'll provide you with the upcoming month's selection. 2020 Afternoon Discussion Titles : Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 1:30pm and is facilitated by Elizabeth Weilbacher . January 15, Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger February 19, Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup March 18, Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson April 15, TBD May 20, Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts June 17, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver July 15, This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki August 19, Etta & Otto & Russell & James by Emma Hooper September 16, Desert Queen by Janet Wallach October 21, The Alice Network by Kate Quinn November 18, The Story of Charlotte’s Web by Michael Sims December 16, The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro 2020 Evening Discussion Titles : Meets the 1st Tuesday of each month @ 6:30pm and is facilitated by Michelle Sprague. January 7, Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram February 4, Flinch of Song by Jennifer Militello March 3, The Optimist’s Daughter by Eudora Welty April 7, TBD May 5, Late Migrations: a Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl June 2, The Water Dancer: a Novel by Ta-Nehisi Coates July 7, Educated: a Memoir by Tara Westover August 4, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard September 1, This Tender Land: a Novel by William Kent Krueger October 6, The Dinner: a Novel by Herman Koch, translated by Sam Garrett November 3, Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow December 1, The Warehouse: a Novel by Rob Hart

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Need a Ride?

Try out the Goffstown Shuttle! This DOOR-TO-DOOR service for Goffstown residents is available every week Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Make a reservation with the Manchester Transit Authority at 623-8801 (option 1). Manchester Transit Authority runs a shopper shuttle every Tuesday and provides on-demand service Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 9am & 2pm from any location in the Town of Goffstown to any other location in the Town of Goffstown or any medical facility in the City of Manchester or Town of Bedford. For more information about Goffstown’s Bus Service, please visit goffstown.com/community/bus-service.

Please remember that the Library's weather closings are independent of the town and school announcements. When inclement weather requires us to close, we'll post the announcement on our Facebook Page , Twitter , at goffstownlibrary.com , and we'll inform WZID and WMUR.

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