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Library Hours:  Monday, Thursday, Friday 9am - 5pm

Effective 08/23/2021, visitors will be required to wear masks while inside the library. For more information, please visit www.goffstownlibrary.com.

Waiting for the latest books from popular authors? Request some of their prior titles and start reading today! Find these books and more when you search the catalog and place your requests online, or give us a call at 603-497-2102.

Sweet Dreams Story Time with Ms. Patti for ages 2 1/2 through grade 3 on Wednesday, November 3 @ 6:30pm. Join us for a relaxing story time including gentle stretches, some guided imagery, hot cocoa or tea, and a light snack. Wear your pajamas if you'd like! Registration required.

Preschoolers 2 1/2 years old through kindergarten are invited to enjoy stories, crafts & activities during the week. Registration required.

Saturdays at 9:30am - Families are invited to drop in to enjoy stories and activities together, no registration required. Continues through the end of November.

Movers and Groovers - Children 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 years old and their parents or caregivers are invited to enjoy a lively mix of stories, games, songs & movement activities on Thursdays at 9:30am. Registration required.

Are you or someone you know a youth sports coach? Are you interested in how the most successful sports coaches encourage and inspire their athletes to work hard AND have fun in today’s high-tension arena of go-big-or-go-home competition? Then join us for an evening with Dr. Matthew Raidbard, principal at Raidbard Sports Leadership Consulting and Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration, Compliance, and Student-Athlete Success at the University of Hartford.

This 90-minute workshop on the art of traditional Korean lotus lanterns will be led by Younhee Shin, the program coordinator for the Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project. Each participant will leave with a stunning lantern to display in their home and a greater appreciation for Korea's people and traditions. Choose virtual or in-person attendance; all supplies provided.

We’re approaching the time of year where bears are down for the hibernating count, and it’s safe to festoon your yard with bird feeders again. What avian visitors can you hope to see in the months to come? Find out this and more with Dr. Pamela Hunt, Avian Conservation Biologist of NH Audubon, in a live program via Microsoft Teams.

Registration is required, this is a virtual event.

Sherry Gould, enrolled member and Tribal Genealogist in the Nulhegan Band of Coosuk Abenaki and co-founder of Nulhegan’s Abenaki Trails Project will speak about what rivers and wetlands meant to Abenaki people historically and their cultural importance today. Dr. Robert Goodby, Professor of Anthropology at Franklin Pierce University, an archaeologist with over 30 years of experience excavating Native American sites in New England, and author of A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History (2021) will speak about what the archaeological record tells us about the importance of rivers to Native Americans.

The BIG THOUGHT series "A River Runs Through Us" is a year-long exploration of the geographical, ecological, biological, historical, economic, and cultural relationship we all share with the Merrimack River. The many events are designed to help us understand the profound and ubiquitous power that the Merrimack River has in our lives, and to reflect upon the power and presence water has in shaping and sustaining our humanity.

This month's game is Dixit. An imaginative storytelling game, Dixit challenges players to use the images on their cards to bluff their opponents and guess which image matches the story.

Family workshops are fun for everyone! We will provide the pre-built gingerbread houses and the decorating goodies, you just need to bring your imaginations. Registration required.

The annual Teen Competition is for those in grades 5-12. Decorate a house individually, or in teams of two, then vote for your favorites on the second floor during 12/6-10. Registration required.

Thanks to the Friends of the Goffstown Public Library for providing the houses and supplies.

See what else is planned for October when you visit the calendar link at www.goffstownlibrary.com.

Head on over to the Goffstown Public Library's YouTube channel for recorded versions of select programs and original videos not available anywhere else! We have book talks, craft videos, how-tos, and more for all ages!

Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards will be available instantly, in e-book format in the Libby app. There are unlimited digital copies - no holds, no waiting!

Learn more at https://biglibraryread.com/current-title

Written in Bone by Sue Black is available instantly, in e-book & e-audiobook formats in the hoopla app. There are unlimited digital copies - no holds, no waiting!

Learn more at http://theclub.hoopladigital.com

This month, we'll be reading Dinosaurs Before Dark, a Magic Tree House Graphic Novel, written by Mary Pope Osbourne and illustrated by Kelly and Nicole Matthews. Come ready to talk about what you loved and what you didn't, and to learn more about reading and making comics!

Enjoy something new today! hoopla is providing titles that do not count towards your monthly borrow limits (hoopla checkouts are limited to 6 titles per month), and include e-books, e-audiobooks, comics, movies, music, and television! These are also free to the Library - hoopla usage has a cost associated with every borrow, so this is a great deal for everyone.

What will you check out next? Get some ideas during our weekly "Librarian's Pick of the Week". They will appear in our Pick of the Week YouTube Playlist.

These short videos air on local access Comcast Community Ch. 16 (Goffstown) and can also be watched on YouTube. Brought to you by Goffstown Television and the Goffstown Public Library.

The OverDrive app will no longer be available beginning in 2022, please begin using the Libby app today.

OverDrive users who need help should visit https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/home.htm.

This is an excerpt from a thank you message from Bill Babine, President of the Friends of the Goffstown Public Library. See the full text on the Friends Facebook public page available for anyone to read.

This generosity of the Goffstown community will fund the GPL Museum Pass Program. The Museum Pass Program enables GPL patrons the opportunity to visit cultural, artistic, scientific, and nature institutions and museums in NH and in Boston for reduced entry fees. The Museum Pass Program is funded by the FGPL. Additionally, the generosity will enable the Friends to sponsor library programs like the gingerbread house kits, summer music concerts, and a springtime maple syrup-making workshop for kids... Read more

A large box will be available in the Library foyer for you to bring your donations of new, unwrapped toys - please drop off your donations during open hours only. For more information: www.toysfortots.org.

www.vaccines.nh.gov/ has information about New Hampshire COVID-19 vaccines, information about qualifications, and a link for registration.

If you have questions, call 211, or visit www.nh.gov/covid19

Call 603-623-8801 (option "2") for free transportation options.

Manchester Transit Authority provides on-demand service now available Monday through Friday, 9am to 2pm. Make a reservation directly with Manchester Transit Authority as early as 1 week prior, and at least 24 hours in advance.

Rides to medical appointments, riders with disabilities, and those age 62+ receive priority booking. Service will be provided on a first come first serve basis and will be available "curb to curb" 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. „All buses are ADA accessible.

For more information contact Planning and Economic Development Director Jo Ann Duffy at 603-497-8990 x118 or JoAnn.Duffy@goffstownnh.gov