Kids & Teens

New Story Trail Book!

pic from amazon.com Read Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner. Thank you to the Perkins Family for sponsoring this story! 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 Story Trail Season! A donation of …

Staff Pick!

pic from amazon.com Frostfire by Elly MacKay On a walk through a snow-covered garden, big sister Miriam claims to hear the sound of a snow dragon. Little sister Celeste has lots of questions: snow dragons are real? Where do they hide? What do they eat? And is that frost on the greenhouse windows or is …

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 …

Story times - Mondays at 10:15 and 11:00

pic from alhambralibrary.org Story times are continuing through the month! Toddler Story Time (ages 0-2) @ 10:15 - Join Miss Kayla for stories, songs, and rhymes!Pre-school Story Time (ages 3-5) @ 11:00 - Join Miss Carolyn for stories, rhymes, and crafts!

Fun Friday - Play-Doh! Friday, 2/28 at 10:30am

pic from amazon.com Drop by the Children's Room for Play-Doh time for our youngest library visitors!

Make Your Own Board Game! Thursday, 2/27 from 12:00pm-4:00pm

pic from flickr.com (by Kara Babcock) Create your own board game! Come up with your own idea, or put a fun spin on an existing board game. All supplies will be provided.

Giant Candy Land! Monday, 2/24 (10:30-2:00) and Tuesday, 2/25 (3:00-6:00)

pic from pinterest.com Your favorite board game is now life-size! Giant Candy Land will be on Monday, February 24 from 10:30-2:00 ANDTuesday, February 25 from 3:00-6:00. Please register for a 30-minute time slot by calling the Children's Room at (603) 755-2944 ext. 3.

Watercolors for Kids - Tuesday, 2/18 - Homeschool & After-school Sessions

pic from pickpik.com Learn to paint with watercolors! This month we're painting candy hearts! This program is open for children ages 6-10 and requires registration. Click here to sign up for the 2:00 homeschool session. Click here to sign up for the 3:30 after-school session.

Homeschool Q&A - Saturday, 2/15 at 10:30am

pic from cdc.gov Do you have questions about getting started with homeschooling? Amanda Weeden from Granite State Home Educators will be here to help!

Homeschool Meet & Greet - Friday, 2/14 at 1:00pm

Meet other local homeschooling families! Share resources and ideas, or just play at the library.

NEW: Bookworms Book Club! Thursday, 2/13 at 3:00pm

Version 1.0.0 Bookworms is our new book club for grades K-3! This month we're reading Nobody Hugs a Cactus by Carter Goodrich. Pick up a copy to read together, then join us for story time and activities! We have plenty of copies available, and new members are always welcome!

Family Movie Matinee: IF - Saturday, 2/8 at 11:00am

pic from wikipedia.org Bring the whole family and watch a movie with us! This month's movie is IF! Rating: PGRun Time: 1 hr. 44 min. Summary: A young girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.

After-school Board Game Club - Fri. 2/7 and Fri. 2/21, at 3:00

pic from picryl.com Stop by the library to play board games! Play an old favorite or learn a new game with your friends! Ideal for grades 2+. We have board games for all ages! Board game club is on the first and third Fridays of each month.

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!

Staff Pick!

pic from amazon.com When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl has captivated and inspired readers for decades. Published posthumously by her bereaved father, Anne's journal, written while she and her family were in hiding during World War II, has become one of the central texts of the …