Goffstown Public Library's
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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Library Hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday, Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Saturday (September - June) 9am - 2pm
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September is here and we've wrapped up the Summer Experience. Congratulations to the raffle prize winners and to everyone who read books and participated this summer.
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September is Library Card Sign Up Month
Since you're reading this newsletter, you already know that having a library card is a valuable resource! Please share with your friends, family, and neighbors how valuable it is to have a library card.*
Check your receipt next time you visit - the library card user pictured below just saved:
$39.98 in one visit,
$831.32 in the past year,
and $11,688.95 since they began using the library!
Wow! And that doesn't even include the use of some of our digital services.
You can also calculate your savings with the Value Calculator. Help us spread the word about how incredible it is to have a library card—bring in your family and friends so they can get their own library card and enjoy all the benefits it offers.
* A Goffstown Public Library card is available FREE to Goffstown residents, non-residents employed in Goffstown, & non-resident students of Goffstown schools. See the Library Card Requirements chart.
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Closed Labor Day
Monday, September 6
☼ Open Saturdays 9am-2pm ☼
beginning Saturday, September 11
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Preschool Story Time
Saturdays at 9:30am
Families are invited to drop in to enjoy stories and activities together. Every Saturday beginning 9/11 and through November.
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When Objects Talk Back with the Paranormal Couple
Tuesday, September 14 at 6:30pm
Goffstown Historical Society, 18 Parker Station Road
Join “The Paranormal Couple” Cody Ray DesBiens & Satori Hawes from Travel Channel’s “Ghost Nation” as they dive deep into the phenomena of Haunted Objects! Explore the origins of haunted artifacts, see some alleged haunted objects, and hear the creepy yet intriguing stories that accompany each item.
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Constitution Day & Citizenship Day
Friday, September 17
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day commemorates the signing of the Constitution in 1787, and “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.”
Visit the Library to pick up a copy of the Constitution that you can keep. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
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Game Night
Tuesday, September 21 at 6:30pm
This month's game is Ticket to Ride, a railway-themed German-style board game. Players collect and play train car cards to claim train routes across a map; points are earned based on the length of the claimed routes.
Instructional session begins at 6:30pm, if you've played before, gameplay starts at 7pm.
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Celebrate Hobbit Day
Wednesday, September 22 at 6pm
Craft some Hobbit feet and enjoy some Hobbit snacks as we celebrate the endearing characters created by J.R.R. Tolkien. September 22 is the birthday of the famous hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. For grades 5-12.
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Spark Joy Webinar
Thursday, September 23 at 7:30pm
Shannon Honeycutt, of Spark Joy Charlotte and a certified Silver level Konmari Consultant, will bring the life-changing magic of tidying to you. Shannon will share the KonMari philosophy and guiding principles needed to tidy once and for all and you'll leave feeling motivated to Spark Joy in your home, office, and life!
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Antiques Appraisal Event
Saturday, September 25 at 10am
Goffstown Parks & Recreation
Join us at this appraisal event with Dan Reidy, owner of Discerning Eye Antiques. Learn about your object and those brought by your neighbors; Dan will share his observations and expertise with the assembled group.
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Banned Books Week
September 26 – October 2
Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.
Sharing stories important to us means sharing a part of ourselves. Books reach across boundaries and build connections between readers. Censorship, on the other hand, creates barriers.
The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restriction in libraries and schools. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 156 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2020. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship.
Celebrate the right to read. The Goffstown Public Library supports your Constitutional right to access the information you want and hopes you will exercise that right by reading a challenged book. Visit the Library to interact with this week's banned book displays, check out a book, or participate in one of the special activities on the calendar.
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Programming under outdoor tents was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the New Hampshire State Library. |
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September Book Groups
Meeting In Person
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Tuesday 9/7 at 6:30pm: Evening Book Group Canyon Dreams by Michael Powell
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Wednesday 9/15 at 1:30pm: Afternoon Book Group A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please give us a call if you need help getting a copy at 603-497-2102.
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OverDrive Community Read
Now through September 2024
This new Community Reads: Kids & Teen Collection will be available for everyone to enjoy with no holds or waiting and provide unlimited access to over 260 titles. This collection includes e-books, audiobooks, and read-alongs to engage young readers.
These are available from Libby by OverDrive and can be read on a mobile device or computer - FREE with your library card. Get Libby today.
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hoopla Book Club
Through September 30
A searing Southern story about confronting the difference between the family you're born into and the family you choose, from the acclaimed author of How to Bury Your Brother
Learning to Speak Southern by Lindsey Rogers Cook is available instantly, in e-book format in your hoopla app. There are unlimited digital copies - no holds, no waiting!
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Local Authors
The Goffstown Public Library is in the business of celebrating local authors! Books by local authors are on display on the second floor of the Library and available for checkout.
On August 7, the Library kicked off its inaugural Author Fair, an event in which published writers could read from their work, sell books, and meet the public.
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NEW - Librarians Pick of the Week
GTV Community Ch. 16
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.
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Attention OverDrive Users |
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Check Out the Libby App
The OverDrive app will no longer be available beginning in 2022, please begin using the Libby app today.
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Libby is the new app to enjoy e-books, e-audiobooks, and magazines from OverDrive. Get it today.
- Easy to get started for first-time users and a streamlined experience.
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E-books can be sent to your Kindle or Kindle reading app. Learn how.
- Available from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for smartphones and tablets.
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Need help? Visit the Libby Help site
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Accepting Book Donations
Now through September 27
The Friends of the Library will be accepting book donations only through September 27, and will resume collecting on October 25. Drop books off (in bags or boxes, please) inside the Goffstown Public Library during business hours only.
Please remember, the Friends cannot accept textbooks or damaged books, Reader's Digest condensed books, encyclopedias or magazines, or titles that are dusty or moldy.
Next Book Sale: Saturday, 10/16 - Mark your calendars!
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Have you ever...
Have you learned a skill, honed a hobby, or picked up a new interest with the help of a library resource?
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Building Addition Information |
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Building Addition
The Goffstown Public Library belongs to the community and that has been our focus for over 100 years. To see specs and plans for the building addition, please visit
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COVID-19 Vaccines
www.vaccines.nh.gov/ has information about New Hampshire COVID-19 vaccines, information about qualifications, and a link for registration.
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Let MTA pick you up!
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
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