For all kids from birth up through entering kindergarten.
The single most important thing you can do to prepare your children to read is to read to them every day. Research proves that children need to hear 1000 books before they begin to learn to read independently.
Reading to children will: increase their vocabulary, increase their listening and narrative skills, help to instill in them self-awareness and confidence, impart an understanding of their place in the world.
When the Library is open, you can visit the Children's Room to sign up in person. Online registration is available at goffstownlibrary.com/calendar. After your child has read their first 100 books, one of the rewards and incentives for this program is a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten tote bag!
Download & Print: Title Log (for parents), and Color-In Log (for kids).
For more information, including an Early Literacy Practices for Parents download, please visit www.goffstownlibrary.com/1000books.
For all kids from birth up through entering kindergarten.
The single most important thing you can do to prepare your children to read is to read to them every day. Research proves that children need to hear 1000 books before they begin to learn to read independently.
Reading to children will: increase their vocabulary, increase their listening and narrative skills, help to instill in them self-awareness and confidence, impart an understanding of their place in the world.
When the Library is open, you can visit the Children's Room to sign up in person. Online registration is available at goffstownlibrary.com/calendar. After your child has read their first 100 books, one of the rewards and incentives for this program is a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten tote bag!
Download & Print: Title Log (for parents), and Color-In Log (for kids).
For more information, including an Early Literacy Practices for Parents download, please visit www.goffstownlibrary.com/1000books.
"Borrow" seeds to start your gardens! Located on the third floor, the Seed Library is now available to "check out". The steps are simple: choose what seed varieties you want, fill out the sign-out sheet with your selections, and enjoy!
This project is based on the honor system, so a staff member is not needed to "check out" seeds. When using the Seed Library, take what you need but remember to leave enough for others.
We're also collecting harvested seeds at the end of the summer, so please note that you would like to participate in that when you're filling out the sign-out sheet.
Happy gardening and be sure to use #goffstownlibrary to share your Seed Library bounty!
The Goffstown Seed Library is made possible by the Friends of the Goffstown Public Library and the New Hampshire Free Seed Program.
"Borrow" seeds to start your gardens! Located on the third floor, the Seed Library is now available to "check out". The steps are simple: choose what seed varieties you want, fill out the sign-out sheet with your selections, and enjoy!
This project is based on the honor system, so a staff member is not needed to "check out" seeds. When using the Seed Library, take what you need but remember to leave enough for others.
We're also collecting harvested seeds at the end of the summer, so please note that you would like to participate in that when you're filling out the sign-out sheet.
Happy gardening and be sure to use #goffstownlibrary to share your Seed Library bounty!
The Goffstown Seed Library is made possible by the Friends of the Goffstown Public Library and the New Hampshire Free Seed Program.
Now through October 31, 2023. Monstress Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, is available instantly, in e-book format in your hoopla app. There are unlimited digital copies - no holds, no waiting! You can read this title on a mobile device or computer.
Now through October 31, 2023. Monstress Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, is available instantly, in e-book format in your hoopla app. There are unlimited digital copies - no holds, no waiting! You can read this title on a mobile device or computer.
The Big Read will take place from September through November 2023 and will feature book discussions, public programs, and a public Q&A with Andrew Krivak, all free and open to the public. Events will take place in all ten counties of the state.
About The Bear:
"In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last of humankind. But when the girl finds herself alone in an unknown landscape, it is a bear that will lead her back home through a vast wilderness that offers the greatest lessons of all, if she can only learn to listen.
A cautionary tale of human fragility, of love and loss, The Bear is a stunning tribute to the beauty of nature’s dominion and explores powerful themes about the importance of intergenerational storytelling, our complicated relationship with the environment, and how to prepare for an unknown future."
If you'd like to read The Bear by Andrew Krivak, it is available with your library card as an audiobook in CD format and as an e-audiobook through the Libby and hoopla apps, as a physical book, and as an e-book in the Libby and cloudLibrary apps.
Public Programs are ongoing, learn more and register to attend at www.nhhumanities.org/bigread:
Join local libraries (virtual & in-person) for a discussion of The Bear from September through November. See all locations, dates, times, and registration information at www.nhhumanities.org/bigread.
New Hampshire Humanities (NHH) is one of 62 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2023-2024 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant of $20,000. An initiative of the NEA, in partnership with Arts Midwest, a Big Read broadens understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the power of a shared reading experience.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
#NEABigRead
The Big Read will take place from September through November 2023 and will feature book discussions, public programs, and a public Q&A with Andrew Krivak, all free and open to the public. Events will take place in all ten counties of the state.
About The Bear:
"In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last of humankind. But when the girl finds herself alone in an unknown landscape, it is a bear that will lead her back home through a vast wilderness that offers the greatest lessons of all, if she can only learn to listen.
A cautionary tale of human fragility, of love and loss, The Bear is a stunning tribute to the beauty of nature’s dominion and explores powerful themes about the importance of intergenerational storytelling, our complicated relationship with the environment, and how to prepare for an unknown future."
If you'd like to read The Bear by Andrew Krivak, it is available with your library card as an audiobook in CD format and as an e-audiobook through the Libby and hoopla apps, as a physical book, and as an e-book in the Libby and cloudLibrary apps.
Public Programs are ongoing, learn more and register to attend at www.nhhumanities.org/bigread:
Join local libraries (virtual & in-person) for a discussion of The Bear from September through November. See all locations, dates, times, and registration information at www.nhhumanities.org/bigread.
New Hampshire Humanities (NHH) is one of 62 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2023-2024 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant of $20,000. An initiative of the NEA, in partnership with Arts Midwest, a Big Read broadens understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the power of a shared reading experience.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
#NEABigRead
Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.
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 and check out a book.
Banned Books Week is an annual week-long event celebrating the freedom to read, highlighting the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community – librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types – in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.
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 and check out a book.
Banned Books Week is an annual week-long event celebrating the freedom to read, highlighting the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community – librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types – in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
This month we're reading: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
"After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemí’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.
Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.
And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind."
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
This month we're reading: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
"After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemí’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.
Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.
And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind."
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
The Library Board of Trustees will meet.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
The Library Board of Trustees will meet.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
No registration required.
No registration required.
The Library is open during Indigenous Peoples' Day.
The Library is open during Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Do you have what it takes to catch a killer?
Gather with other true crime aficionados and wannabe detectives in the library to play Murder Mystery Case Files, the game where the stakes are (fictional) life or death.
The case: Marisa Hightower was murdered on an international flight to London on her way to partake in a substantial inheritance from her ex-husband. Anyone on board could have committed the crime--it's now up to you to solve this mile-high murder!
Registration required.
Do you have what it takes to catch a killer?
Gather with other true crime aficionados and wannabe detectives in the library to play Murder Mystery Case Files, the game where the stakes are (fictional) life or death.
The case: Marisa Hightower was murdered on an international flight to London on her way to partake in a substantial inheritance from her ex-husband. Anyone on board could have committed the crime--it's now up to you to solve this mile-high murder!
Registration required.
The first meeting of an open-minded group that shares ideas, concepts, and possible goals on agreed-upon topics, such as the validity of democracy. A moderator is agreed upon and conversation norms are discussed at the beginning of each meeting. Join the guild for an educational experience. Bring an open mind and be ready to chat!
No registration required.
The first meeting of an open-minded group that shares ideas, concepts, and possible goals on agreed-upon topics, such as the validity of democracy. A moderator is agreed upon and conversation norms are discussed at the beginning of each meeting. Join the guild for an educational experience. Bring an open mind and be ready to chat!
No registration required.
Join our monthly meetup to watch some anime, talk about your favorite manga, create your own art and manga, and play games.
No registration required.
Join our monthly meetup to watch some anime, talk about your favorite manga, create your own art and manga, and play games.
No registration required.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Learn the basics of Medicare, who is entitled to it, how to enroll, the differences between supplemental policies and Advantage Plans, and drug coverage.
Presented by Hillsborough County ServiceLink (www.dhhs.nh.gov).
No registration required.
Learn the basics of Medicare, who is entitled to it, how to enroll, the differences between supplemental policies and Advantage Plans, and drug coverage.
Presented by Hillsborough County ServiceLink (www.dhhs.nh.gov).
No registration required.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. is the $10 bag sale - bring your own reusable shopping bag.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. is the $10 bag sale - bring your own reusable shopping bag.
No registration required.
No registration required.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Join us as we learn about helpful and harmful insects and growing our own food and flowers.
Registration required.
Join us as we learn about helpful and harmful insects and growing our own food and flowers.
Registration required.
For grades 5-12.
Fall into the art of macramé and craft your own leaf-inspired wall hanging!
Registration required.
For grades 5-12.
Fall into the art of macramé and craft your own leaf-inspired wall hanging!
Registration required.
Between work, school, and sports, you’re also trying to keep nutritious meals on the table. Whether you’re a busy parent, a college student, or just a person on the go, join a Hannaford Dietitian to learn how to fill your freezer, pack your pantry, and scope the shelves for foods that make meal prep quick and easy without skimping on your health goals. Giveaways, recipes, and coupons for all who attend!
Presented by your Goffstown Hannaford Dietitian.
Registration required.
Between work, school, and sports, you’re also trying to keep nutritious meals on the table. Whether you’re a busy parent, a college student, or just a person on the go, join a Hannaford Dietitian to learn how to fill your freezer, pack your pantry, and scope the shelves for foods that make meal prep quick and easy without skimping on your health goals. Giveaways, recipes, and coupons for all who attend!
Presented by your Goffstown Hannaford Dietitian.
Registration required.
This month we're reading: The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss
“Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parent's death, is curious about the secrets of her father's mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father's former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capture—a reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes. But her hunt leads her to Hyde's daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein. When their investigations lead them to discover a secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their past return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the monstrous.”
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
This month we're reading: The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss
“Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parent's death, is curious about the secrets of her father's mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father's former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capture—a reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes. But her hunt leads her to Hyde's daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein. When their investigations lead them to discover a secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their past return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the monstrous.”
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
Love Pokemon? Drop in to talk, trade, and play with the other Poke-fans!
No registration required.
Love Pokemon? Drop in to talk, trade, and play with the other Poke-fans!
No registration required.
A 4-Week Reading Program
Candy is our friendly canine friend who loves to listen to stories read to her by children. This program is designed to encourage readers entering kindergarten through grade 5 to practice their skills in a judgment-free environment.
Children reserve 15 minutes of one-on-one time each week to read with Candy at one of these times: 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, or 7:15pm.
Registration required. Please Note: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series. If the event is full, please call or email the event Contact to be placed on the waiting list.
A 4-Week Reading Program
Candy is our friendly canine friend who loves to listen to stories read to her by children. This program is designed to encourage readers entering kindergarten through grade 5 to practice their skills in a judgment-free environment.
Children reserve 15 minutes of one-on-one time each week to read with Candy at one of these times: 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, or 7:15pm.
Registration required. Please Note: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series. If the event is full, please call or email the event Contact to be placed on the waiting list.
What is the Teen Advisory Board? The Teen Advisory Board (TAB for short) is a group of teens that meets once a month. The group works with the Teen Services Library Assistant to suggest teen programs, improve the teen space in the Library, recommend materials for the teen collections, and make an impact on the community. Do you think this sounds great? If your answer is YES!, then come to the meeting. Snack or pizza provided.
Joining TAB may fulfill School Service Hours - ask your school advisor.
Registration is appreciated.
What is the Teen Advisory Board? The Teen Advisory Board (TAB for short) is a group of teens that meets once a month. The group works with the Teen Services Library Assistant to suggest teen programs, improve the teen space in the Library, recommend materials for the teen collections, and make an impact on the community. Do you think this sounds great? If your answer is YES!, then come to the meeting. Snack or pizza provided.
Joining TAB may fulfill School Service Hours - ask your school advisor.
Registration is appreciated.
Monthly business meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. The LBT meet the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
Monthly business meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. The LBT meet the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Identity theft has become increasingly common and sophisticated. This informative 60-minute workshop will empower participants with the skills and resources to take preventive and restorative action in managing their financial lives.
Presented by TD Bank.
No registration required.
Identity theft has become increasingly common and sophisticated. This informative 60-minute workshop will empower participants with the skills and resources to take preventive and restorative action in managing their financial lives.
Presented by TD Bank.
No registration required.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
No registration required.
No registration required.
Join Medium Karen Tatro as she discusses her work in the paranormal world. She seeks answers to the questions we all ask: What are ghosts and spirits? Why are they here? What can we learn from them?
Karen has investigated haunted locations all over New Hampshire and is eager to share her experiences with this window into the afterlife.
Registration appreciated.
Join Medium Karen Tatro as she discusses her work in the paranormal world. She seeks answers to the questions we all ask: What are ghosts and spirits? Why are they here? What can we learn from them?
Karen has investigated haunted locations all over New Hampshire and is eager to share her experiences with this window into the afterlife.
Registration appreciated.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
This month's title is Tiger vs. Nightmare by Emily Tetri. 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 at the Circulation Desk, call or stop by and request your copy.
Registration is required.
This month's title is Tiger vs. Nightmare by Emily Tetri. 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 at the Circulation Desk, call or stop by and request your copy.
Registration is required.
No registration required, join us on the fourth Tuesday of every month.
Please sign up if you would like an email reminder to attend. When you register - you will be signed up for reminders for each month in 2023.
No registration required, join us on the fourth Tuesday of every month.
Please sign up if you would like an email reminder to attend. When you register - you will be signed up for reminders for each month in 2023.
For kids in grades 1-5.
Drop in and play some chess. Players of similar experience levels will be paired together to play. Beginners will work with Mr. Kyle to learn the basics. If there are more players than chess boards play time may be limited.
No registration required.
For kids in grades 1-5.
Drop in and play some chess. Players of similar experience levels will be paired together to play. Beginners will work with Mr. Kyle to learn the basics. If there are more players than chess boards play time may be limited.
No registration required.
For grades 5-12.
Embark on epic quests as you meet your skilled Dungeon Master, Nicholas, who will guide you through enchanted worlds. Unite with fellow adventurers, roll the dice, and create legendary stories. Snacks provided.
Registration required. Minimum of 3 registrants required in order for the event to take place. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
For grades 5-12.
Embark on epic quests as you meet your skilled Dungeon Master, Nicholas, who will guide you through enchanted worlds. Unite with fellow adventurers, roll the dice, and create legendary stories. Snacks provided.
Registration required. Minimum of 3 registrants required in order for the event to take place. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
A 4-Week Reading Program
Candy is our friendly canine friend who loves to listen to stories read to her by children. This program is designed to encourage readers entering kindergarten through grade 5 to practice their skills in a judgment-free environment.
Children reserve 15 minutes of one-on-one time each week to read with Candy at one of these times: 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, or 7:15pm.
Registration required. Please Note: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series. If the event is full, please call or email the event Contact to be placed on the waiting list.
A 4-Week Reading Program
Candy is our friendly canine friend who loves to listen to stories read to her by children. This program is designed to encourage readers entering kindergarten through grade 5 to practice their skills in a judgment-free environment.
Children reserve 15 minutes of one-on-one time each week to read with Candy at one of these times: 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, or 7:15pm.
Registration required. Please Note: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series. If the event is full, please call or email the event Contact to be placed on the waiting list.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
For kids in grades 1-5.
Join us for some spooky “minute-to-win-it” challenges, a story, and something delicious to munch on!
Registration required.
For kids in grades 1-5.
Join us for some spooky “minute-to-win-it” challenges, a story, and something delicious to munch on!
Registration required.
For kids in preschool through kindergarten.
Join us for some not-too-scary stories, activities, and refreshments.
Registration required.
For kids in preschool through kindergarten.
Join us for some not-too-scary stories, activities, and refreshments.
Registration required.
No registration required.
No registration required.
For grades 5-12.
Create Halloween magic as you craft spooky skull-shaped string art.
Registration required.
For grades 5-12.
Create Halloween magic as you craft spooky skull-shaped string art.
Registration required.
For ages 3-5 with active caregiver participation.
Listen to a story and then engage in simple early math literacy concepts such as sorting, shape/number recognition, & counting through fun games & activities. Discover simple ways to engage your child at home and increase their (and maybe your own) confidence and comfort level with math!
Registration required.
For ages 3-5 with active caregiver participation.
Listen to a story and then engage in simple early math literacy concepts such as sorting, shape/number recognition, & counting through fun games & activities. Discover simple ways to engage your child at home and increase their (and maybe your own) confidence and comfort level with math!
Registration required.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Catch Halloween spirit by joining us for a screening of Practical Magic, the award-winning film based on the novel by Alice Hoffman. Rated PG-13. â’¸Warner Bros. 1 hour, 44 minutes.
Registration appreciated.
Catch Halloween spirit by joining us for a screening of Practical Magic, the award-winning film based on the novel by Alice Hoffman. Rated PG-13. â’¸Warner Bros. 1 hour, 44 minutes.
Registration appreciated.
For all kids from birth up through entering kindergarten.
The single most important thing you can do to prepare your children to read is to read to them every day. Research proves that children need to hear 1000 books before they begin to learn to read independently.
Reading to children will: increase their vocabulary, increase their listening and narrative skills, help to instill in them self-awareness and confidence, impart an understanding of their place in the world.
When the Library is open, you can visit the Children's Room to sign up in person. Online registration is available at goffstownlibrary.com/calendar. After your child has read their first 100 books, one of the rewards and incentives for this program is a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten tote bag!
Download & Print: Title Log (for parents), and Color-In Log (for kids).
For more information, including an Early Literacy Practices for Parents download, please visit www.goffstownlibrary.com/1000books.
For all kids from birth up through entering kindergarten.
The single most important thing you can do to prepare your children to read is to read to them every day. Research proves that children need to hear 1000 books before they begin to learn to read independently.
Reading to children will: increase their vocabulary, increase their listening and narrative skills, help to instill in them self-awareness and confidence, impart an understanding of their place in the world.
When the Library is open, you can visit the Children's Room to sign up in person. Online registration is available at goffstownlibrary.com/calendar. After your child has read their first 100 books, one of the rewards and incentives for this program is a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten tote bag!
Download & Print: Title Log (for parents), and Color-In Log (for kids).
For more information, including an Early Literacy Practices for Parents download, please visit www.goffstownlibrary.com/1000books.
"Borrow" seeds to start your gardens! Located on the third floor, the Seed Library is now available to "check out". The steps are simple: choose what seed varieties you want, fill out the sign-out sheet with your selections, and enjoy!
This project is based on the honor system, so a staff member is not needed to "check out" seeds. When using the Seed Library, take what you need but remember to leave enough for others.
We're also collecting harvested seeds at the end of the summer, so please note that you would like to participate in that when you're filling out the sign-out sheet.
Happy gardening and be sure to use #goffstownlibrary to share your Seed Library bounty!
The Goffstown Seed Library is made possible by the Friends of the Goffstown Public Library and the New Hampshire Free Seed Program.
"Borrow" seeds to start your gardens! Located on the third floor, the Seed Library is now available to "check out". The steps are simple: choose what seed varieties you want, fill out the sign-out sheet with your selections, and enjoy!
This project is based on the honor system, so a staff member is not needed to "check out" seeds. When using the Seed Library, take what you need but remember to leave enough for others.
We're also collecting harvested seeds at the end of the summer, so please note that you would like to participate in that when you're filling out the sign-out sheet.
Happy gardening and be sure to use #goffstownlibrary to share your Seed Library bounty!
The Goffstown Seed Library is made possible by the Friends of the Goffstown Public Library and the New Hampshire Free Seed Program.
The Big Read will take place from September through November 2023 and will feature book discussions, public programs, and a public Q&A with Andrew Krivak, all free and open to the public. Events will take place in all ten counties of the state.
About The Bear:
"In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last of humankind. But when the girl finds herself alone in an unknown landscape, it is a bear that will lead her back home through a vast wilderness that offers the greatest lessons of all, if she can only learn to listen.
A cautionary tale of human fragility, of love and loss, The Bear is a stunning tribute to the beauty of nature’s dominion and explores powerful themes about the importance of intergenerational storytelling, our complicated relationship with the environment, and how to prepare for an unknown future."
If you'd like to read The Bear by Andrew Krivak, it is available with your library card as an audiobook in CD format and as an e-audiobook through the Libby and hoopla apps, as a physical book, and as an e-book in the Libby and cloudLibrary apps.
Public Programs are ongoing, learn more and register to attend at www.nhhumanities.org/bigread:
Join local libraries (virtual & in-person) for a discussion of The Bear from September through November. See all locations, dates, times, and registration information at www.nhhumanities.org/bigread.
New Hampshire Humanities (NHH) is one of 62 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2023-2024 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant of $20,000. An initiative of the NEA, in partnership with Arts Midwest, a Big Read broadens understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the power of a shared reading experience.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
#NEABigRead
The Big Read will take place from September through November 2023 and will feature book discussions, public programs, and a public Q&A with Andrew Krivak, all free and open to the public. Events will take place in all ten counties of the state.
About The Bear:
"In an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain. They possess a few remnants of civilization: some books, a pane of glass, a set of flint and steel, a comb. The father teaches the girl how to fish and hunt, the secrets of the seasons and the stars. He is preparing her for an adulthood in harmony with nature, for they are the last of humankind. But when the girl finds herself alone in an unknown landscape, it is a bear that will lead her back home through a vast wilderness that offers the greatest lessons of all, if she can only learn to listen.
A cautionary tale of human fragility, of love and loss, The Bear is a stunning tribute to the beauty of nature’s dominion and explores powerful themes about the importance of intergenerational storytelling, our complicated relationship with the environment, and how to prepare for an unknown future."
If you'd like to read The Bear by Andrew Krivak, it is available with your library card as an audiobook in CD format and as an e-audiobook through the Libby and hoopla apps, as a physical book, and as an e-book in the Libby and cloudLibrary apps.
Public Programs are ongoing, learn more and register to attend at www.nhhumanities.org/bigread:
Join local libraries (virtual & in-person) for a discussion of The Bear from September through November. See all locations, dates, times, and registration information at www.nhhumanities.org/bigread.
New Hampshire Humanities (NHH) is one of 62 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2023-2024 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant of $20,000. An initiative of the NEA, in partnership with Arts Midwest, a Big Read broadens understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the power of a shared reading experience.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
#NEABigRead
A 4-Week Reading Program
Candy is our friendly canine friend who loves to listen to stories read to her by children. This program is designed to encourage readers entering kindergarten through grade 5 to practice their skills in a judgment-free environment.
Children reserve 15 minutes of one-on-one time each week to read with Candy at one of these times: 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, or 7:15pm.
Registration required. Please Note: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series. If the event is full, please call or email the event Contact to be placed on the waiting list.
A 4-Week Reading Program
Candy is our friendly canine friend who loves to listen to stories read to her by children. This program is designed to encourage readers entering kindergarten through grade 5 to practice their skills in a judgment-free environment.
Children reserve 15 minutes of one-on-one time each week to read with Candy at one of these times: 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, or 7:15pm.
Registration required. Please Note: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series. If the event is full, please call or email the event Contact to be placed on the waiting list.
The Library Board of Trustees will meet.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
The Library Board of Trustees will meet.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
No registration required.
No registration required.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
This month we're reading: True Biz by Sara Novic
"True biz (adj./exclamation; American Sign Language): really, seriously, definitely, real-talk
True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they’ll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who’s never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school’s golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the hearing headmistress, a CODA (child of deaf adult(s)) who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intact, but might not be able to do both. As a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of them, Charlie, Austin, and February find their lives inextricable from one another—and changed forever."
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
This month we're reading: True Biz by Sara Novic
"True biz (adj./exclamation; American Sign Language): really, seriously, definitely, real-talk
True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they’ll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who’s never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school’s golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the hearing headmistress, a CODA (child of deaf adult(s)) who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intact, but might not be able to do both. As a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of them, Charlie, Austin, and February find their lives inextricable from one another—and changed forever."
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
Join our monthly meetup to watch some anime, talk about your favorite manga, create your own art and manga, and play games.
No registration required.
Join our monthly meetup to watch some anime, talk about your favorite manga, create your own art and manga, and play games.
No registration required.
A 4-Week Reading Program
Candy is our friendly canine friend who loves to listen to stories read to her by children. This program is designed to encourage readers entering kindergarten through grade 5 to practice their skills in a judgment-free environment.
Children reserve 15 minutes of one-on-one time each week to read with Candy at one of these times: 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, or 7:15pm.
Registration required. Please Note: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series. If the event is full, please call or email the event Contact to be placed on the waiting list.
A 4-Week Reading Program
Candy is our friendly canine friend who loves to listen to stories read to her by children. This program is designed to encourage readers entering kindergarten through grade 5 to practice their skills in a judgment-free environment.
Children reserve 15 minutes of one-on-one time each week to read with Candy at one of these times: 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, or 7:15pm.
Registration required. Please Note: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series. If the event is full, please call or email the event Contact to be placed on the waiting list.
This is the Friends monthly meeting.
The Friends of the Goffstown Public Library is an association interested in the Goffstown Public Library, which supports the Library Bill of Rights, and offers the opportunity to focus public attention on and stimulate the use of the library. Visit www.goffstownfriends.com for more information.
The Friends usually meet on the second Wednesday of every month, please check the Library calendar for up-to-date scheduling.
This is the Friends monthly meeting.
The Friends of the Goffstown Public Library is an association interested in the Goffstown Public Library, which supports the Library Bill of Rights, and offers the opportunity to focus public attention on and stimulate the use of the library. Visit www.goffstownfriends.com for more information.
The Friends usually meet on the second Wednesday of every month, please check the Library calendar for up-to-date scheduling.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Meets on Thursdays for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 5.
Registration is required. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Registration required for one of the following times:
PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
As part of the Holiday Schedule the Library will be closed for Veterans Day.
As part of the Holiday Schedule the Library will be closed for Veterans Day.
This month we're reading: We Gather Together: A Nation Divided, a President in Turmoil, and a Historic Campaign to Embrace Gratitude and Grace by Denise Kiernan
"From Ancient Rome through 21st-century America, bestselling author Denise Kiernan brings us a biography of an idea: gratitude, as a compelling human instinct and a global concept, more than just a mere holiday. Spanning centuries, We Gather Together is anchored amid the strife of the Civil War, and driven by the fascinating story of Sarah Josepha Hale, a widowed mother with no formal schooling who became one of the 19th century's most influential tastemakers and who campaigned for decades to make real an annual day of thanks. Populated by an enthralling supporting cast of characters including Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, Walt
Whitman, Norman Rockwell, and others, We Gather Together is ultimately a story of tenacity and dedication, an inspiring tale of how imperfect people in challenging times can create powerful legacies."
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
This month we're reading: We Gather Together: A Nation Divided, a President in Turmoil, and a Historic Campaign to Embrace Gratitude and Grace by Denise Kiernan
"From Ancient Rome through 21st-century America, bestselling author Denise Kiernan brings us a biography of an idea: gratitude, as a compelling human instinct and a global concept, more than just a mere holiday. Spanning centuries, We Gather Together is anchored amid the strife of the Civil War, and driven by the fascinating story of Sarah Josepha Hale, a widowed mother with no formal schooling who became one of the 19th century's most influential tastemakers and who campaigned for decades to make real an annual day of thanks. Populated by an enthralling supporting cast of characters including Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, Walt
Whitman, Norman Rockwell, and others, We Gather Together is ultimately a story of tenacity and dedication, an inspiring tale of how imperfect people in challenging times can create powerful legacies."
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
Love Pokemon? Drop in to talk, trade, and play with the other Poke-fans!
No registration required.
Love Pokemon? Drop in to talk, trade, and play with the other Poke-fans!
No registration required.
What is the Teen Advisory Board? The Teen Advisory Board (TAB for short) is a group of teens that meets once a month. The group works with the Teen Services Library Assistant to suggest teen programs, improve the teen space in the Library, recommend materials for the teen collections, and make an impact on the community. Do you think this sounds great? If your answer is YES!, then come to the meeting. Snack or pizza provided.
Joining TAB may fulfill School Service Hours - ask your school advisor.
Registration is appreciated.
What is the Teen Advisory Board? The Teen Advisory Board (TAB for short) is a group of teens that meets once a month. The group works with the Teen Services Library Assistant to suggest teen programs, improve the teen space in the Library, recommend materials for the teen collections, and make an impact on the community. Do you think this sounds great? If your answer is YES!, then come to the meeting. Snack or pizza provided.
Joining TAB may fulfill School Service Hours - ask your school advisor.
Registration is appreciated.
Monthly business meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. The LBT meet the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
Monthly business meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. The LBT meet the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
No registration required.
No registration required.
This event is hosted by the Goffstown Public Library Board of Trustees and the Goffstown Public Library Foundation. The Foundation is a not-for-profit organization formed to raise funds to support the capital needs of the Goffstown Public Library.
This event is hosted by the Goffstown Public Library Board of Trustees and the Goffstown Public Library Foundation. The Foundation is a not-for-profit organization formed to raise funds to support the capital needs of the Goffstown Public Library.
As part of the Holiday Schedule the Library will be closing at 2pm the day before Thanksgiving. Enjoy your holiday!
As part of the Holiday Schedule the Library will be closing at 2pm the day before Thanksgiving. Enjoy your holiday!
As part of the Holiday Schedule the Library will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Enjoy your holiday!
As part of the Holiday Schedule the Library will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Enjoy your holiday!
This month's title is TBD. 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 at the Circulation Desk, call or stop by and request your copy.
Registration is required.
This month's title is TBD. 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 at the Circulation Desk, call or stop by and request your copy.
Registration is required.
No registration required, join us on the fourth Tuesday of every month.
Please sign up if you would like an email reminder to attend. When you register - you will be signed up for reminders for each month in 2023.
No registration required, join us on the fourth Tuesday of every month.
Please sign up if you would like an email reminder to attend. When you register - you will be signed up for reminders for each month in 2023.
For grades 5-12.
Embark on epic quests as you meet your skilled Dungeon Master, Nicholas, who will guide you through enchanted worlds. Unite with fellow adventurers, roll the dice, and create legendary stories. Snacks provided.
Registration required. Minimum of 3 registrants required in order for the event to take place. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
For grades 5-12.
Embark on epic quests as you meet your skilled Dungeon Master, Nicholas, who will guide you through enchanted worlds. Unite with fellow adventurers, roll the dice, and create legendary stories. Snacks provided.
Registration required. Minimum of 3 registrants required in order for the event to take place. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
For all kids from birth up through entering kindergarten.
The single most important thing you can do to prepare your children to read is to read to them every day. Research proves that children need to hear 1000 books before they begin to learn to read independently.
Reading to children will: increase their vocabulary, increase their listening and narrative skills, help to instill in them self-awareness and confidence, impart an understanding of their place in the world.
When the Library is open, you can visit the Children's Room to sign up in person. Online registration is available at goffstownlibrary.com/calendar. After your child has read their first 100 books, one of the rewards and incentives for this program is a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten tote bag!
Download & Print: Title Log (for parents), and Color-In Log (for kids).
For more information, including an Early Literacy Practices for Parents download, please visit www.goffstownlibrary.com/1000books.
For all kids from birth up through entering kindergarten.
The single most important thing you can do to prepare your children to read is to read to them every day. Research proves that children need to hear 1000 books before they begin to learn to read independently.
Reading to children will: increase their vocabulary, increase their listening and narrative skills, help to instill in them self-awareness and confidence, impart an understanding of their place in the world.
When the Library is open, you can visit the Children's Room to sign up in person. Online registration is available at goffstownlibrary.com/calendar. After your child has read their first 100 books, one of the rewards and incentives for this program is a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten tote bag!
Download & Print: Title Log (for parents), and Color-In Log (for kids).
For more information, including an Early Literacy Practices for Parents download, please visit www.goffstownlibrary.com/1000books.
"Borrow" seeds to start your gardens! Located on the third floor, the Seed Library is now available to "check out". The steps are simple: choose what seed varieties you want, fill out the sign-out sheet with your selections, and enjoy!
This project is based on the honor system, so a staff member is not needed to "check out" seeds. When using the Seed Library, take what you need but remember to leave enough for others.
We're also collecting harvested seeds at the end of the summer, so please note that you would like to participate in that when you're filling out the sign-out sheet.
Happy gardening and be sure to use #goffstownlibrary to share your Seed Library bounty!
The Goffstown Seed Library is made possible by the Friends of the Goffstown Public Library and the New Hampshire Free Seed Program.
"Borrow" seeds to start your gardens! Located on the third floor, the Seed Library is now available to "check out". The steps are simple: choose what seed varieties you want, fill out the sign-out sheet with your selections, and enjoy!
This project is based on the honor system, so a staff member is not needed to "check out" seeds. When using the Seed Library, take what you need but remember to leave enough for others.
We're also collecting harvested seeds at the end of the summer, so please note that you would like to participate in that when you're filling out the sign-out sheet.
Happy gardening and be sure to use #goffstownlibrary to share your Seed Library bounty!
The Goffstown Seed Library is made possible by the Friends of the Goffstown Public Library and the New Hampshire Free Seed Program.
This month we're reading: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
"In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food.
As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her."
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
This month we're reading: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
"In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food.
As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her."
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
The Library Board of Trustees will meet.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
The Library Board of Trustees will meet.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
Join our monthly meetup to watch some anime, talk about your favorite manga, create your own art and manga, and play games.
No registration required.
Join our monthly meetup to watch some anime, talk about your favorite manga, create your own art and manga, and play games.
No registration required.
This is the Friends monthly meeting.
The Friends of the Goffstown Public Library is an association interested in the Goffstown Public Library, which supports the Library Bill of Rights, and offers the opportunity to focus public attention on and stimulate the use of the library. Visit www.goffstownfriends.com for more information.
The Friends usually meet on the second Wednesday of every month, please check the Library calendar for up-to-date scheduling.
This is the Friends monthly meeting.
The Friends of the Goffstown Public Library is an association interested in the Goffstown Public Library, which supports the Library Bill of Rights, and offers the opportunity to focus public attention on and stimulate the use of the library. Visit www.goffstownfriends.com for more information.
The Friends usually meet on the second Wednesday of every month, please check the Library calendar for up-to-date scheduling.
This month we're reading: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
"From her place in the store that sells artificial friends, Klara--an artificial friend with outstanding observational qualities--watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In this luminous tale, Klara and the Sun, Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?"
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
This month we're reading: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
"From her place in the store that sells artificial friends, Klara--an artificial friend with outstanding observational qualities--watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In this luminous tale, Klara and the Sun, Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?"
Physical copies of book group titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Goffstown Public Library, and some may be available through our e-library. Contact the meeting's moderator for more information or if you need help accessing this month's book. Large print and audiobooks may also be available.
No registration required.
Love Pokemon? Drop in to talk, trade, and play with the other Poke-fans!
No registration required.
Love Pokemon? Drop in to talk, trade, and play with the other Poke-fans!
No registration required.
What is the Teen Advisory Board? The Teen Advisory Board (TAB for short) is a group of teens that meets once a month. The group works with the Teen Services Library Assistant to suggest teen programs, improve the teen space in the Library, recommend materials for the teen collections, and make an impact on the community. Do you think this sounds great? If your answer is YES!, then come to the meeting. Snack or pizza provided.
Joining TAB may fulfill School Service Hours - ask your school advisor.
Registration is appreciated.
What is the Teen Advisory Board? The Teen Advisory Board (TAB for short) is a group of teens that meets once a month. The group works with the Teen Services Library Assistant to suggest teen programs, improve the teen space in the Library, recommend materials for the teen collections, and make an impact on the community. Do you think this sounds great? If your answer is YES!, then come to the meeting. Snack or pizza provided.
Joining TAB may fulfill School Service Hours - ask your school advisor.
Registration is appreciated.
Monthly business meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. The LBT meet the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
Monthly business meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. The LBT meet the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm.
All meetings of the LBT and its committees are open to the public. Link to Library Trustees web page and meeting minutes.
As part of the Holiday Schedule, the Library will be closed on Christmas Day. Enjoy your holiday!
As part of the Holiday Schedule, the Library will be closed on Christmas Day. Enjoy your holiday!
No registration required, join us on the fourth Tuesday of every month.
Please sign up if you would like an email reminder to attend. When you register - you will be signed up for reminders for each month in 2023.
No registration required, join us on the fourth Tuesday of every month.
Please sign up if you would like an email reminder to attend. When you register - you will be signed up for reminders for each month in 2023.
For grades 5-12.
Embark on epic quests as you meet your skilled Dungeon Master, Nicholas, who will guide you through enchanted worlds. Unite with fellow adventurers, roll the dice, and create legendary stories. Snacks provided.
Registration required. Minimum of 3 registrants required in order for the event to take place. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
For grades 5-12.
Embark on epic quests as you meet your skilled Dungeon Master, Nicholas, who will guide you through enchanted worlds. Unite with fellow adventurers, roll the dice, and create legendary stories. Snacks provided.
Registration required. Minimum of 3 registrants required in order for the event to take place. PLEASE NOTE: Registration includes all sessions for this event regardless of the date of sign-up. When you register - you will be signed up for all dates in this series.
Blow me down and brush me barnacles — International Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19! Make no bones about it — celebrating this holiday is fun for landlubbers and pirates alike.
Don’t just look like a pirate — talk like one, too. With Mango’s Pirate language course, you’ll learn everything you need to know to talk in perfect Pirate. Get started at www.goffstownlibrary.com/elibrary or when you download and install the Mango Languages app and sign in with your Goffstown Public Library card.
Blow me down and brush me barnacles — International Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19! Make no bones about it — celebrating this holiday is fun for landlubbers and pirates alike.
Don’t just look like a pirate — talk like one, too. With Mango’s Pirate language course, you’ll learn everything you need to know to talk in perfect Pirate. Get started at www.goffstownlibrary.com/elibrary or when you download and install the Mango Languages app and sign in with your Goffstown Public Library card.
Adults
Everyone
Family
Kids
Teen
