News from the Gilford Public Library!

January 12, 2021

Greetings!

Old Man Winter hasn’t really reared his ugly head just yet, at worst we’ve had some cold nights. We’re thankful the snow hasn’t piled up and closed us out too much, we’ve got too much excitement going on! New books keep coming in and keep our shelves well stocked. Looking for the hottest new release? Ask about becoming a book buddy for your favorite author! Want to get a little one hooked on reading? Come in and grab a PLA Children’s Literacy Calendar for 2021. It brings a new literacy activity to share with a young reader for each day to learn together.

Have a teen or tween in the house? Tip them off to the ongoing “Snap Your Snacks” events going on with the teen and childrens room. Teens and tweens can tag @GPLhayden on TikTok or @gilfordpubliclibrary on Instagram and share their own 60-second cooking/food video for a chance to be featured on the Gilford Library Instagram page as well as win a prize! Entries for that contest will be accepted through the end of the month. We hope all is well and you’re staying warm!

This week’s DVD of the Week is “Bill & Ted Face the Music.

This week’s DVD of the Week is “Bill & Ted Face the Music.” This raucous and fun revival of the cult classic films seeks to bring that joy and levity back with an updated cast. Once again on a journey of rock and roll enlightenment, this new entry is sure to bring a smile to your face.

Viral Links of the Week

Bookish Keychains to Add Spice to Your Life

How To Make a Blanket Cocoon To Survive Winter

Page Turning Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down

The Neuroscience of Audiobooks

The Most Anticipated Books of January 2021

This Week at the Library

Adult

Call-in Check Out An Expert

Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m

Children

Bilingual Storytime

Today, 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Join Miss Maria every Tuesday to read, sing, dance, and play in both English and Spanish.

Take and Make Craft

Wednesday, January 13

Stop by and pick up a craft for your kids to make at home! This week's craft is a pinecone bird feeder.

Mother Goose on the Loose

Thursday, 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Storytime specifically designed for babies and toddlers up to the age of 3. Join Miss Maria on FB Live for nursery rhymes, songs, and a book for bonding time and building early literacy!

Teens

Snap Your Snacks:

Teens and Tweens! Tag @gilfordpubliclibrary on Instagram, tag @GPLhayden on TikTok or send us an email at gilfordlibrary@gmail.com with your own 60 second food video for a chance to be featured on our Instagram and win a prize! Entries due by 2/1.

Check out our Teen Discord Server!

Did you know? The Friends of the Gilford Public Library have been selected as the beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program! Each time the $2.50 reusable Community Bag is purchased at the Hannaford at 1425 Lakeshore Road, Gilford, NH during the month of January 2021 we will receive a $1 donation.

Children's Corner

Storytimes start this week on FB Live! Make sure to tune in tomorrow and perhaps learn a few words in Spanish during Bilingual Storytime at 10:30am.

Are you feeling the length of winter yet and need more reading materials? We can help pick out your books for you, all you have to do is visit Instant Book Cart

Save the Dates Take & Make

2/10: Valentine Candy Boxes

2/12: Chinese New Year Craft: Dragons & Drums

2/17: Snoopy Snow Globes

Save the Dates

2/23: Snowy Story Walk

2/24: Nailed It! Gilford Edition

Healthy food for your family ideas: Master List of Healthy Family Meals (Totally Kid-Friendly!)

Nature Corner: Northern Flicker-A Different Sort of Drummer

Woodpeckers belong to the Picinae subfamily of birds, renowned for their “drumbeating" on wood and their acrobatic ability to climb tree trunks vertically. While Northern Flickers are members of the woodpecker family, unlike their family members who seek their food in trees, Northern Flickers prefer to find their food on the ground. Ants are a favorite food which they scoop up with a long barbed tongue. Flickers have two distinct colorations, in the East (yellow-shafted), the undersides are brilliant yellow and in the west (red shafted), they are vibrant red. Although Northern Flickers generally migrate, they sometimes remain our northern areas depending on availability of food sources. We’ve had one at our feeders for a week now, seemingly attracted by the suet.

For more information about these beautiful birds: Northern Flicker