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.
CLOSED 11/25 & 11/26 for Thanksgiving
Virtual Sit & Stitch- 1st Tuesday at 6:00pm on Zoom
Do you knit or crochet? Are you looking for opportunities to socialize? Join our virtual Sit & Stitch! Bring your current project and chat with other yarn artists. This group meets monthly on the 1st Tuesday at 6:00PM on Zoom. Email Pam at pgroat@goodwinlibrary.org to be sent the Zoom Link.
Upcoming Dates: December 7, January 4, February 1
The Bookies- 12/21 @ 7PM on Zoom
Set against the backdrop of New Hampshire’s White Mountains, a man and a dog embark on the challenge of a lifetime in this true story of love, loss, and the resilience of the human and animal spirit.
After a close friend died of cancer, middle-aged, overweight, acrophobic newspaperman Tom Ryan decided to pay tribute to her in a most unorthodox manner. Ryan and his friend, miniature schnauzer Atticus M. Finch, would attempt to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire’s four-thousand-foot peaks twice in one winter while raising money for charity. It was an adventure of a lifetime, leading them across hundreds of miles and deep into an enchanting but dangerous winter wonderland. At the heart of the amazing journey was the extraordinary relationship they shared, one that blurred the line between man and dog.
This program will be presented via Zoom. Please contact Donna at dswett@goodwinlibrary.org for access to the Zoom group.
Virtual Gingerbread House Contest begins 12/4
Sign up for our Virtual Gingerbread House contest here! This contest is limited to 40 participants, open to all ages. Register by November 27. We supply the materials, you supply the creativity!
Kits can be picked up starting December 4. Make your house and send us a photo by December 10. Voting will run December 11-17 and we will announce winners on December 18!
Blue Job Book Award Nomination
Have you read a graphic novel you loved? Nominate it for the Blue Job Book Award! Nominations due by January 31, 2022
Award Criteria:
-Published in the last 2 years
-Appeals to students in 3rd-6th grade
-Titles that are part of a series must be able to stand alone
Click HERE to nominate a title
Virtual Library
Check out our Virtual Library by clicking here! Each week will feature a new story times for babies and pre-schoolers, and spotlight a new children’s fiction book. Also check out our adult and teen sections to see what’s new or what the book group is reading this month.
NEW! Launchpads
We now have a collection of Launchpads available for check out in our Children’s Room! What is a Launchpad? It is a tablet, preloaded with educational games for kids. Stop in and ask us about these items and how you can borrow them!
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the New Hampshire State Library. Grant Award Number LS-250225-OLS-21
Telescope
Thanks to the New Hampshire Astronomical Society’s Library Telescope Program we have an Orion StarBlast Telescope available for check out!
The telescope can be borrowed for two weeks at a time by Goodwin Library patrons 18+, who have a card in good standing (no fines, missing items, etc.). Patrons need to sign a telescope contract prior to borrowing the telescope. Stop into the Children’s Room to check it out, or for more information about the telescope!
Handicap Entrance
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The library’s Accessible entrance is located at the rear of the library, off the bank parking lot.
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