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.
Goodwin Library Receives IMLS ARPA Grant
The Goodwin Library is the recipient of $1759 in grant funding thanks to federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the New Hampshire State Library. The grant funds received will support the Goodwin Library’s efforts to foster digital literacy and become sensory inclusive.
Using these grant funds, the library has purchased Launchpads for our Children’s Room, and items to create a sensory friendly environment, including dimming light covers, special cushions for story times, and noise cancelling headphones for those who may need them. Library staff will also attend a training on working with individuals with autism and sensory needs.
Those interested in accessing or learning more about the library’s Launchpad collection or sensory friendly initiative services should call and speak with a librarian at 603-755-2944, email kmorin@goodwinlibrary.org, or visit the library at 422 Main St., Farmington, NH.
To learn more about ARPA funding, visit https://www.whitehouse.gov/american-rescue-plan/.
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
We’re Hiring!
Goodwin Library is hiring for 2 positions.
CUSTODIAN- This is an 8hr/week position, salary based on experience. General job duties include maintaining a clean facility and grounds, typically performed before the library opens. Click here for a full job description.
LIBRARY AIDE 1- This is a 19hr/week position, salary based on experience. General job duties include, but not limited to- circulation, shelving, creating library accounts, answering phones, providing computer assistance, and maintaining patron confidentiality and privacy. Click here for a full job description.
Interested candidates should email their resume to Joyce at jwhite@goodwinlibrary.org.
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: August 3, September 7
Mother Goose Story Time on the Lawn- Mondays at 10:30
Bring a blanket and drop in for Mother Goose on the Lawn! Enjoy stories, nursery rhymes, games, and songs with Miss Donna! This program is best for children 0-4 years old and their favorite caregiver.
Session runs 9/20 – 10/25.
The Bookies- 9/21 @ 7PM on Zoom
Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo–until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced to escape.
But what Afra has seen is so terrible she has gone blind, and so they must embark on a perilous journey through Turkey and Greece towards an uncertain future in Britain. On the way, Nuri is sustained by the knowledge that waiting for them is Mustafa, his cousin and business partner, who has started an apiary and is teaching fellow refugees in Yorkshire to keep bees.
This program will be presented via Zoom. Please contact Donna at dswett@goodwinlibrary.org for access to the Zoom group.
Pre-School Story Time on the Lawn- Fridays at 10:30
Bring a blanket and join us for Story Time on the Lawn! Read stories and enjoy some outdoor play time! Session runs 9/24-10/22
S.T.E.A.M. To-Go 9/23
Stop by and pick up a flying robot S.T.E.A.M. to go kit, all day in the Children’s Room!
Cider Tour with Butternut Farm- 10/2 @ 3:30
Learn how Butternut Farm makes their cider! This program will include a tour of the orchards and cider house as well as a sample of cider. The cost for this tour is $15 per person, payable to Butternut the day of the trip. This event is strictly 21+. Registration and a valid photo ID are required for this program.
Pumpkin Picking Field Trip- 10/15 at 10:30
Meet us at Butternut Farm for a pumpkin picking field trip and story time! Cost is $4.50 per child, payable to Butternut the day of the trip. Registration is required. Click here to register.
The Bookies- 10/19 @ 7PM on Zoom
Raven Black begins on New Year’s Eve with a lonely outcast named Magnus Tait, who stays home waiting for visitors who never come. But the next morning the body of a murdered teenage girl is discovered nearby, and suspicion falls on Magnus. Inspector Jimmy Perez enters an investigative maze that leads deeper into the past of the Shetland Islands than anyone wants to go.
This program will be presented via Zoom. Please contact Donna at dswett@goodwinlibrary.org for access to the Zoom group.
S.T.E.A.M. To-Go 10/21
Stop by and pick up a candy corn play dough S.T.E.A.M. to go kit, all day in the Children’s Room!
Story Trail!
Check out the Story Trail along the McCarthy Trail, next to the safety building! Read Mighty Mighty Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker. Don’t forget to sign our guest book after you finish the trail! Thank you to The Farmington Fireman’s Relief Association for sponsoring this story.
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.
Online Card Registration Active
Online Card Registration is now active! Go to our catalog goodwin.biblionix.com and click on “Sign Up Online” to register. This will give you access to digital titles and databases ONLY. Once the library has reopened, you will need to fill out a card application in the library to borrow physical items.
Ancestry Library Edition Available from Home
Ancestry Library Edition is now available from home! Just go to our catalog and log in with your library card number (without the P) and your phone number (no area code or dashes).
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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