Jan Brett And Winter Fun!
Jan Brett is a best-selling American author/illustrator of
children’s books with over 37 million books in print.Her best known
titles include The Hat, The Mitten, The Three Snow Bears and
Gingerbread Baby. Jan visits many countries from Scandinavia to
Africa where she researches the architecture and costumes that
appear in her work. Jan studies the traditions of these countries
and uses them as a starting point for her beautiful, colorful
detailed illustrations in her children’s books. For her newest book
“Cinders- A Chicken Cinderella” she did research in Russia. Come
join Jan and the Corner Library to celebrate her books and winter.
Free snowflake bookmarks kits, activity books and crafts to do from
Jan’ s own books should provide you with hours of fun!
Library Hours: Monday & Wednesday 3:00-5:00 And Saturdays 10:00 -
12:00. For more information please call 267-6200.
Knit “Purple Crying Caps” At Corner Library
“Purple Caps” is a campaign to raise awareness about the fact that
many infants are injured by being shaken. It educates people about
how to deal with normal infant crying in a safe and appropriate way.
When infants are very young they go through a period as purple
crying and their crying ramps up in frequency and intensity. This
can be hugely frustrating for parents and is the time during which
parents are most likely to shake a baby out of frustration. That’s
why purple has been chosen as the cap color for this project.
The Gilmanton Corner Library would like to invite all knitters and
crocheters to the Corner Library every Saturday 10-12 to knit caps
for these babies. On Saturday, January 18, the first session will
explain “Shaken Baby Syndrome”. June Garen will be giving the
instructions for knitting the caps. Free pattern and donated purple
wool will be provided. Meet and greet new people, coffee and cookies
and the sense of doing a wonderful project for the local hospitals
will make for wonderful Saturday morning, you can help by knitting
or crocheting a purple cap to the cause!
Why It Matters
Children’s Programming at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library
Did you know that studies show categorically that children who enter
kindergarten without a book-rich experience enter far behind those
who have been exposed to books? The Gilmanton
Year-Round Library provides programs, collections and support for
parents to all of Gilmanton’s children.
There are two story times weekly during the school year, Wednesdays
at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. Miss Tasha begins
Wednesday sessions with a rousing sing along including both classic
children’s songs and new favorites. Both sessions feature
interactive flannel board stories and a themed craft. Children of
all ages are welcome to attend.
The Gilmanton Year-Round Library offers monthly
programs for children as well. On the first Thursday of each month
we host a “crafternoon” which allows children to explore different
art mediums. No need to be super crafty, just have a willingness to
try something new . . . and maybe get a little messy! An Afternoon
at the Movies films, shown on Gilmanton School early release dates,
are enjoyed by as many as thirty or more children every month. The
wildly popular Lego Club provides an opportunity for friends to meet
up and create 3D imaginings which are then put on display in the
Children’s Room. A full listing of children’s programming can be
found on the Library’s website –
www.gyrla.org. There is something for everyone in the Gilmanton
Year-Round Library’s Children’s Room, but and the staff is always
open to suggestions for new programs.
Besides providing children with rich experiences, the programs
afford parents, grandparents and caregivers the opportunity to
reconnect, socialize and network in a relaxed setting.
The collection of children’s books, books on cd, music cds and dvds
continues to grow. If you don’t find what you are looking for,
don’t forget that the Library participates in the New Hampshire
State Interlibrary Loan program and can request titles from other
libraries at no cost to you.
Stop in soon and “check us out!”
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