Goffstown Public Library Teen Newsletter

Library Hours:  Monday, Thursday, Friday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday, Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Saturday (September - June) 9am - 2pm

Closed Labor Day
Monday, September 6
Open Saturdays 9am-2pm
beginning Saturday, September 11
The Goffstown Public Library Is Open For Full Service

Effective 08/23/2021, visitors will be required to wear masks while inside the library. For more information, please visit https://www.goffstownlibrary.com/mask-requirement-update/
The Summer Experience Wrap-Up
Teen Raffle Prize Winners
Program Highlights:

  • 32 tweens & teens participated
  • 46,651 minutes read
  • 294 book titles logged
  • 21 book reviews shared
  • 214 Mission activities completed
  • 405 badges earned
  • 60 Event codes entered
  • 140 Teen-To-Go bags picked up
 
A big round of applause to all the tweens and teens that made these numbers possible!
September
Teen Calendar Icons
  • Tuesday, September 7 at 9am: Teen-To-Go Bags: A new craft bag will be available every month. Teen-To-Go bags are located on the second floor in the teen space. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

  • Wednesday, September 15 at 6pm: Teen Advisory Board: Help decide what cool stuff the Library can offer for tweens & teens. Registration appreciated.

  • Wednesday, September 22 at 6pm: Celebrate Hobbit Day: In celebration, let’s craft some Hobbit feet and enjoy some Hobbit snacks. Registration appreciated.

  • Friday, September 24 at 3pm: Essential Teen Life Skills: This month teens will learn how to improve their study habits. Watch on YouTube at www.youtube.com/goffstownlibrary.

  • Wednesday, September 29 at 6pm: Mini Book Charms: With a little bit of paper and glue, you can make your own mini book charm for keyrings, bracelets, and necklaces. Registration appreciated.
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.

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020 on YouTube - https://youtu.be/8DbrJiaYFbM

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, take a selfie in front of the Banned Books bulletin board, or participate in the teen mini book charm activity.
Attention OverDrive Users
Check Out the Libby App

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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Need help? Visit the Libby Help site

OverDrive users who need help should visit https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/home.htm.
The Curious Reader Podcast
Lost and Found book cover

This month Stacey and Melissa dive into the horror genre. Tune in as they discuss Orson Scott Card's Lost and Found

To listen, please visit thecuriousreader.podbean.com or tune in on your favorite podcast app.
The Curious Reader Podcast on Pinterest

Don’t forget to check out The Curious Reader Podcast's Pinterest page. It features websites and articles used in Stacey and Melissa's discussion about what the book taught them and how it inspired their curiosity well after the story finished. 
The Bookshelf: New Teen Titles
New Book Preview
Click on the picture above and explore the new teen bookshelf.

New teen fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels can be found on the windowsill in the 2nd floor teen space.
TAB: Teen Advisory Board
Teen Advisory Board
TAB meets next on Wednesday, September 15 at 6pm!
TAB is a group of tweens and teens, ages 10 to 14, that meets for one hour, once a month. TAB collaborates with the Teen Services Library Assistant to help improve teen programs and the teen space, suggests materials such as books and games, and creates ideas to help connect the Library with the community. Join today!
 
Registration is appreciated and we can’t wait to see you! Pizza will be provided!
Free To Use With Your Library Card
Creativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.

Watch classes anytime, anywhere FREE with your library card. Since classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities! 
hoopla graphic novel book club
hoopla Graphic Novel Book Club
Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson

Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City—until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm!.

Borrow the book on hoopla and find exclusive reader resources for Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal at https://theclub.hoopladigital.com/graphicnovel.
Need A Ride?
Let MTA pick you up!
Call 603-623-8801 (option "2") for free transportation options.

Ride with the Manchester Transit Authority to your next hair salon appointment, grocery store visit, social gathering, medical appointment, and more!

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.

  • Connect with MTA Route #6 at Shaws Plaza for Manchester, Concord, and Nashua service.
  • 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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