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.
2024 Farmington Town Report
The Goodwin Library has many copies of the 2024 Town Report available.
Please stop by and help yourself!
Yoto Players Now Available for Checkout!
We now have 2 Yoto Mini Players and a collection of Yoto cards you can borrow!
The players can be borrowed on an adult card that has been open for at least 1 month, and adults and children can check out 2 Yoto book cards at a time.
What is a Yoto?
A Yoto is a handheld audiobook player. Pop a card into the top of the player to listen to your favorite stories!
Ask us about sponsoring a story for the 2025 Story Trail season!
Would you like to sponsor a Story Trail book?
A donation of $75 sponsors a story for the trail.
Email Kayla at kmorin@goodwinlibrary.org if you would like more information!
Story Times – Mondays at 10:15 & 11:00
Story times for a range of ages!
Toddler story time (10:15): For ages 0-2. Join Miss Kayla for stories, songs, and rhymes!
Preschool story time (11:00): For ages 3-5. Join Miss Carolyn for stories, rhymes, and crafts!
Adult Craft: Woven Bookmarks – Tuesday, 3/11 at 5:30pm
Use yarn and a cardboard loom to weave your own home-made bookmark!
This craft is for adults. Supplies are provided.
STEAM: Climbing Rainbow – Thursday, 3/13 at 3:00pm
Join us after school to experiment with color!
Caregiver Café – Friday, 3/14 at 1:00pm
Are you caring for a disabled or chronically ill loved one?
Consider stopping by the library for Caregiver Café, a support group run by Cornerstone VNA.
Meet other caregivers in the area, learn about resources available to you, and enjoy light refreshments and conversation.
The group is held on the top floor of the library. Elevator access is available.
Homeschool Meet & Greet – Friday, 3/14 at 1:00pm
Meet other local homeschool families!
Share resources and ideas, or just play at the library.
Family Movie Matinee – Saturday, 3/15 at 11:00am
Bring the whole family to watch Despicable Me 4 at the library!
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1 hr. 34 min.
The Bookies – Tuesday, 3/18 at 6:00pm, In-Person or on Zoom
The Bookies is the Goodwin Library’s book club!
This month’s pick is West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. We have multiple copies available for checkout – stop by to pick one up! New members are always welcome.
This program can be attended in-person or on Zoom – please email Joyce at jwhite@goodwinlibrary.org for the Zoom link. If you would like to attend in person, please plan to be at the library before 6:50, as that is when we close our doors for the evening. Thank you!
Summary: Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave.
It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes.
After-School Story Time! Thursday, 3/20 at 3:00pm
Join us for a new story time geared toward grades K-3!
We’ll read themed stories and then make a craft!
Trustee Meeting – Thursday, 3/20 at 6:00pm
Learn about new happenings at the library!
The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Board Game Club – Fri. 3/21 at 3:00pm
Stop by the library to play board games on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month.
Play an old favorite or learn a new game with your friends after school! Ideal for grades 2+.
Watercolors for Kids – Tuesday, 3/25 (Homeschool & After School Sessions)
Learn to paint with watercolors! This month we’re painting donuts!
For ages 6-10.
Click here to sign up for the Homeschool Session (2:00pm)
Click here to sign up for the After-school Session (3:30pm)
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!
Fall/Winter Hours
Starting November 7, our Thursday hours will be changing from 11:00am-5:00pm. All other hours will stay the same.
Our hours from November through April will be as follows:
Mon: 10:00 – 5:00
Tues: 1:00 – 7:00
Thurs: 11:00 – 5:00
Fri: 10:00 – 5:00
Sat: 10:00 – 2:00
Sun/Wed: Closed
March Staff Pick!
Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry
When precocious eleven-year-old Sophie sets out to save her elderly neighbor (who is also her dearest friend), her journey will take her through their familiar suburban landscape and then, steadily yet unexpectedly, deeper into a landscape of history and shared stories.
Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well . . . in a little trouble of late. She’s elderly, sure, but she’s always been on her game, the best friend any girl struggling to fit in could ever have. Now it seems the elder Sophie is having memory problems and it looks like her son is going to come and get her and steal her away forever. Young Sophie isn’t having that. Not one bit. So she sets out to help elder Sophie’s memory. But when she opens the floodgates of elder Sophie’s memories, she winds up listening to stories that will illustrate just how much there is to know about her dear friend, stories of war, hunger, cruelty, and ultimately love.
March Staff Pick!
Mouse Town by Jodi Levine
Welcome to Mousetown! In this inventive craft book, kids follow Mouse through his day in Mousetown, from getting ready to traveling to work, closing shop, grocery shopping, party prep, and throwing a surprise party for his friend Ginger. There are over 30 activities throughout the book that use recycled materials to recreate the story’s scenes so kids can follow along or make new stories set in Mousetown with Mouse and friends.
New Story Trail Book!
Read Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson!
This story will be up through the end of April.
The Story Trail is located at the McCarthy Trail, next to the Public Safety Complex at 160 NH-153.
Ask us about sponsoring a book for the 2025 season! A donation of $75 sponsors a story for the trail. Please email Kayla at kmorin@goodwinlibrary.org.
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!
WIC at the Goodwin Library
The Goodwin Library is pleased to host Strafford County WIC once a month on Thursdays for their clinics.
If you have an appointment, you can find the WIC clinic 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!
You can reach the local Strafford County WIC office at (603) 332-4358 or the State WIC Agency at 1-800-942-4321. You can also visit dhhs.nh.gov for more information about the NH WIC program.
Handicap Entrance
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