The Goodwin Library is a public library that serves as an information center for the personal, cultural, and social growth for the community of Farmington.  The Library maintains collections and implements programs that address the community’s changing informational and recreational needs for education and literacy.  The collections, materials, and programs are offered in a variety of formats to ensure equitable access for all.  The Library believes that free and open access to information and resources will establish the framework for an informed and involved community.
Hours Change in APRIL!
Starting April 4th, we will switch to summer hours, meaning we will be open from 1-7 on Thursdays.
All other hours will stay the same.
From April through the end of summer, our hours will look like this:
Monday: 1:00 – 5:00
Tuesday: 1:00 – 7:00
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 1:00 – 7:00
Friday: 10:00 – 5:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 2:00
Sunday: Closed
Friends of the Library Book & Plant Sale! All April
Looking for new additions to your bookshelf? Or maybe you’d like to celebrate Spring with some new houseplants?
Stop by the Friends of the Library’s Book & Plant Sale! Purchase a Goodwin Library tote bag for just $12 and fill with as many books as you can fit! Or, donate a minimum of $3 to receive a plastic bag to fill instead! There will also be a selection of houseplants for purchase, and DVDs and audiobooks for $1 each!
All proceeds go to the Friends of the Goodwin Library, who help fund great services like Museum Passes & special guests!
Find us on Instagram!
Did you know we have an Instagram account?
Get quick updates about programs, holiday closings, and more, right on your IG feed!
Signup Required: Watercolors for Kids! Homeschool & After-school sessions – Tuesday, 4/16
Join us to learn how to paint with watercolors! For ages 6-10.
Homeschool Session: 2:00pm. Click here to sign up for the homeschool session!
After-school session: 3:30pm. Click here to sign up for the after-school session!
Painting Garden Stepping Stones – Tuesday, 4/16 at 5:30pm
Paint your own garden stepping stone!
All supplies will be provided – design it however you’d like!
The Bookies – Tuesday, 4/16 at 7:00pm
The Bookies is the Goodwin Library’s book club!
Join us Tuesday, April 16, to discuss And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. We will have multiple copies available for checkout. New members are always welcome!
You can attend this program in-person or on Zoom. Please email Joyce at jwhite@goodwinlibrary.org if you would like to attend virtually. If you attend in person, please try to make it to the library before 6:50pm, because that is when we typically lock our doors for the night. If the door is locked when you arrive, please call Joyce. Thank you!
Summary: Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and stepmother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Abdullah, Pari – as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named – is everything. More like a parent than a brother, Abdullah will do anything for her, even trading his only pair of shoes for a feather for her treasured collection.
One day the siblings journey across the desert to Kabul with their father. Pari and Abdullah have no sense of the fate that awaits them there, for the event which unfolds will tear their lives apart; sometimes a finger must be cut to save the hand. Crossing generations and continents, moving from Kabul, to Paris, to San Francisco, to the Greek island of Tinos, with profound wisdom, depth, insight and compassion, Khaled Hosseini writes about the bonds that define us and shape our lives, the ways in which we help our loved ones in need, how the choices we make resonate through history and how we are often surprised by the people closest to us.
Trustee Meeting – Thursday, 4/18 at 6:00pm
Would you like to know what’s going on at the library?
Feel free to join our trustee meetings, which are open to the public.
We are looking for kind, caring people to join our board of trustees! If this sounds like you, join our next meeting, or reach out to Katiemae at katiemae.a.white@gmail.com.
Signup Required: Jumanji Escape Room for teens! – Monday, 4/22 at 2:00 & 3:30
Can you escape Jumanji? Based on the board game, this program is sure to be a fun, exciting challenge! Solve puzzles to escape!
This program is open to ages 12+ and is limited to 6 participants per session.
S.T.E.A.M.: Construction Paper Seed Bombs – Tuesday, 4/23 at 3:00pm
Did you know Earth Day is this month?
Stop into the Children’s Room to learn how to make seed bombs you can plant to celebrate!
New Bag Colors! $12
Have you seen our newest bag colors? If you’re longing for a bit of spring, you’ll love these new bright green and deep violet shades!
All of our bags are 16 inches wide and feature Goodwin Library metallic lettering and logo, lots of pockets, and a zipper closure. Beautiful, sturdy, and even waterproof! And best of all – they’re only $12!
We also still have the red bags and the light blue bags.
Latest Puzzle!
The latest puzzle has been completed! Here’s how it turned out.
Come try your hand at the next one – it’s a round puzzle with a picture of Jupiter!
The puzzle table is open to anyone to work on, so feel free to drop by if you’d like a nice, relaxing activity.
Lego Saturdays! Every Saturday, from 10:00am to 1:30pm
We have tons of Legos in the Children’s Room – stop in for some building fun and see what you can create!
We also have Duplos for little ones!
WIC at the Library
The Goodwin Library is pleased to host Strafford County WIC for their monthly clinics.
If you have an appointment, you can find WIC in our community room, which is upstairs from the main floor of the library. Elevator access is available.
Don’t hesitate to ask staff for directions – we are happy to help!
Visit dhhs.nh.gov for more information about the NH WIC program.
New Story Trail Book!
Coming this month, read The Thing to Remember About Stargazing by Matt Forest Esenwine! Thank you to the author for donating his book for our Story Trail!
The Story Trail is located at the McCarthy Trail, next to the Public Safety Complex at 169 NH-153.
Thanks to our 2024 Story Trail Sponsors: The Perkins Family, Chestnut Hill Chimney & Hearth, Energy Resources Group, and the Mason Family!
April Staff Pick!
Trains, Trains, Trains! by Donna David
Train obsessed toddlers are sure to love this colorful, rhyming board book with dozens of train cars on every page!
April Staff Pick!
Coyote Lost and Found by Dan Geneinhart
It’s been almost a year since Coyote and her dad left the road behind and settled down in a small Oregon town. . . time spent grieving the loss of her mom and sisters and trying to fit in at school. But just as life is becoming a new version of normal, Coyote discovers a box containing her mom’s ashes. And she thinks she might finally might be ready to say goodbye.
So Coyote and her dad gear up for an epic cross-country road trip to scatter the ashes at her mom’s chosen resting place. The only problem? Coyote has no idea where that resting place is – and the secret’s hidden in a book Coyote mistakenly sold last year, somewhere in the country. Now, it’s up to Coyote to track down the treasured book… without her dad ever finding out that it’s lost.
It’s time to fire up their trusty bus, Yager, pick up some old friends, discover some new ones, and hit the road on another unforgettable adventure.
We Have a Little Free Library!
Take a book, leave a book!
There are all kinds of books in our little free library! The top shelf has children’s books, the bottom shelf has adult books. Stop by and check it out – it’s right outside our front door!