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

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

Calendar Changes for 2022: The Library Board of Trustees approved a new holiday schedule: we will be OPEN Presidents’ Day 2/21, Juneteenth 6/20, and Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day 10/10. In addition, we will now be open on Saturdays year-round from 9am-2pm. See the full calendar at www.goffstownlibrary.com/calendar

Preschool - Children 2 1/2 years old through kindergarten are invited to enjoy stories, crafts & activities. Registration required for one of the following times:

Saturdays at 9:30am - Families are invited to drop in to enjoy stories and activities together, no registration required.

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.

Pick up or download your official Teen Book-Opoly playing sheet to begin; copies will be available on the second floor in the teen space. Create "book-opolies" by completing the color categories, the four corners, and mystery challenges to earn raffle tickets for the end-of-program prizes. The more spaces completed, the more opportunities to win.

Participants will be entered in a random drawing to win great prizes like Domino's Pizza gift certificates, or Escape Room tickets. Registration required, beginning 1/11.

All knitters & crocheters are welcome, all ages, all levels of experience!

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!

Please remember that the Library's weather closings are independent of town & 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 WMUR.

New Year • New You

Find these books and more when you search the catalog and place your requests online, or give us a call at 603-497-2102.

www.goffstownlibrary.com/book-discussion-groups/. Conversations are casual and supportive, and new members are always welcome. The Evening Book Discussion group meets on the first Tuesday of every month (moderated by Adult Services Librarian Michelle Sprague), and the Afternoon Book Discussion group meets on the third Wednesday of every month (moderated by Adult Services Librarian Elizabeth Weilbacher).

A monthly book club for kids in grades 2-4. This month, we'll be reading Sidekicks, written and illustrated by Dan Santat. Come ready to talk about what you loved and what you didn't, and to learn more about reading and making comics! Books will be available to borrow at the Circulation Desk, stop by and request your copy.

Scott Pilgrim Vol. 1, by Bryan Lee O'Malley, is available instantly, in e-book format in the hoopla app. There are unlimited digital copies - no holds, no waiting!

Learn more at theclub.hoopladigital.com/graphicnovel/

This “funny and heartbreaking contemporary story about food trucks, festivals, and first loves” piqued Stacey & Melissa's curiosity to seek information beyond the book on topics of Aland Finland, food and food trucks, and Scandinavian Christmas. Check out the latest podcast episode where they discuss Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love by Jared Reck.

To listen, please visit thecuriousreader.podbean.com or tune in on your favorite podcast app.

Each year Dianne lists her favorite reads and picks one title as her "best-of-the-best". Find out which book rose to the top, see the entire list, and staff 2021 picks when you visit our blog at www.goffstownlibrary.com/staff-picks-2021

The Goffstown Public Library is proud to announce the theme of its 2022 Community Conversations: Civics.

In February and March, we will investigate how citizens can and should work together to solve public problems. Our series of programs will include book discussions, trivia, events in partnership with the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, and other empowering explorations and conversations about how we the people can and should steer the ship of our democracy.

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Continuing Education classes are self-paced and instructor-led, with certified instructors available to answer questions and assess your performance. IACET certified, giving the option for CEUs (continuing education units) on approved courses, and over 100 video audit courses available. Learn more and get started today with Universal Class, at no cost to you, with your library card.

www.vaccines.nh.gov/ has information about New Hampshire COVID-19 vaccines, cases in NH, and what to do if you were exposed to COVID-19.

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