Gilmanton Corner Library Celebrates 100 Years!
The Gilmanton Corner Library would like to invite you to their 100th
Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, June 2, 1:00 - 4:00 pm at the
Gilmanton Town Hall green for ice cream and cake, music and Dave the
Balloon Twister! We will have for sale glass ornaments ($10),
library picture magnets ($5), and canvas book bags ($5) all with the
Gilmanton Corner Library logo. See you there!
The Corner Library is ready for the summer with new release books,
DVDs, and CDs. Come in and spend some time with us!
Adult:
Guilty Wives by James Patterson, Calico Joe by John Grisham,
Unnatural Acts by Stuart Woods, What Doesn’t Kill You by Iris
Johansen, The Witness by Nora Roberts, Lullaby by Robert Parker, The
Innocent by David Baldacci, Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult, Transfer of
Power by Vince Flynn, and The Whisperers by John Connolly.
Young Adult:
The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice and Awake at Dawn by C.C. Hunter
Young Reader:
Theodore Boone: The Abduction by John Grisham, Ghost Knight by
Cornelia Fluke, The Trolley to Yesterday by Johnny Dixon, The
Specter From the Magician’s Museum by Lewis Barnvelt, The Spell of
the Sorcerer’s Skull by Johnny Dixon,
DVDs:
Kevin Bacon in "Stir of Echoes", Katie Holmes in "Abandon", Brad
Pitt in Sleepers, and in Blue Ray: "The Shortcut" and "Burn After
Reading".
CDs:
The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner, The Messenger by Daniel Silvia, The
Evil Inside by Heather Graham and 20 more new CDs.
Please call 267-6200 for more information about books or the
celebration.
Gilmanton Historical Society Museum Moves To New Location
The Gilmanton Historical Society has opened its museum in the Old
Town Hall in Gilmanton Iron Works, in the space formerly occupied by
the Gilmanton Police Department.
The museum will be open for the first time at its new home on
Saturday, June 2nd, from 10 am to 2 pm. The museum will be open
every Saturday thereafter during June, July and August, from 10 am
until 2 pm.
With help from many volunteers, the Society has renovated the space,
so it can better accommodate the wonderful collection of items,
artifacts and documents relating to the Town’s history, most of them
donated by Gilmanton residents and folks with ties to the Town.
The new location is convenient to visit, with adequate parking,
entrance at grade level, and improved provisions for display. All
are welcome to come and see what the museum has to offer. The
Society always welcomes donations of items directly related to
Gilmanton History. For more information, contact John Dickey,
Historical Society President, at 267-6098.
GYRL News
As summer hits the Lakes Region, things are beginning to heat up at
the Gilmanton Year-Round Library as well. June is promising to be a
busy month starting with our Crafting for the Clumsy Crew meeting on
June 7th to dabble in the art of Tea Blending (Items donated by
Sunflower’s Natural Food Store). If you’re interested, we still have
a few spaces left!
The following week will kick off our Summer Reading Programs with
registration June 13th -15th. The statewide theme is "Dream Big,
READ!" There will be plenty of stars, dreams and nighttime based fun
to be had with Miss Pam in the Children’s Room. Activities will run
daily at the library with prizes for participation. Get ready to be
awed by Comic Mime, Robert Rivest on June 15 at 10 am at our kick
off party! The following weeks will bring yoga and dream catcher
construction to our younger readers!
To keep our teens and adults busy this summer we will be inviting
them to join "The Murder, Mystery and Mayhem at the Gilmanton Year-
Round Library." Participants will each have their own "Clue" game
board and will complete tasks and solve the "Who Dunit" mystery!
Weekly programs will be running for all to attend beginning with a
"camp out" for the teens and a public viewing of the documentary on
H.H. Holmes. Prizes for game completion and entry into a giveaway
during the final week will be presented.
In addition to our regular events and our Summer Reading Program, we
would like to invite everyone to head down to our annual Car Show on
June 23rd. There will be a myriad of fancy automobiles to check out,
plants to purchase and a book sale to help you add to your personal
collection!
For further information on any program or for a list of all events
please call 603-364-2400 or email Pam January at
[email protected]
or Tasha LeRoux at
[email protected] - we’d be happy to answer all your
questions.
Robert and Lee Dawson on their wedding day, May 12, 1962, 50 years
ago.
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