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CLEARVIEW TV
Watch Planning/Zoning Board, School Board, Selectmen, Deliberative Session, Budget Committee and many more meetings and events.
NEW LIBRARY HOURS BEGINNING APRIL 25, 2023
Saturday, Sunday, Monday - closed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 1:00pm to 6:00pm
Friday - 9:00am to 12:30pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 1:00pm to 6:00pm
Friday - 9:00am to 12:30pm
The Gafney Library Adult Learning Center is closed.
The reduction of hours and Learning Center closure are the result of necessary budget cuts due to lack of voter approval of the Town operating budget in March.
LIBRARY FUNDRAISER - SAVERS
Pounds of softgoods = Operating Income for the Gafney!
Gafney Trustees will be collecting your unwanted softgoods at the Gafney on June 13th, July 13th, July 21st or August 21st between 10:00am and 12:00 noon.
They will then cart them to Savers where your pounds of softgoods will be turned into cash for Gafney operating expenses like books, audiobooks, movies, supplies, and more.
Suggested items include clothing, shoes, purses, backpacks, belts, hats, sheets, towels, bedspreads, blankets. tablecloths. curtains.
Please be sure your items are packed in plastic bags upon delivery at the Gafney.
Contact Janet (603.522.3579), Sharon (603.522.8094) or Barbara (603.702.0316 for more info, and thanks for your support!
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PAUL SCHOOL STUDENT ART EXHIBIT AT GAFNEY
Paul School students have 47 pieces of colorful artwork on display through June - come see the exinibit during open hours - reception will be held on Thursday June 15th from 4:00-6:00 pm
Some students with art teacher Caroline Dexter, below
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKS , AUDIOBOOKS AND MAGAZINES
HOOPLA - DOWNLOAD MOVIES, MUSIC, COMICS, EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS AND TV SHOWS
HOOPLA
- Create an account with your email and a password.
- Once logged in, find your library - Gafney of course!
- Log in with your card number and phone number on record.
- Hint: on the top of the page to the right of the search bar, you can turn the Kids option on/off
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Together we have raised $1,400,000 for the library expansion, community room and renovated main area. We now need to raise the final $150,000 to complete the fundraising "Last Chapter."
Please click on the Expansion Donation button below to donate, and watch the red rise on the outdoor fundraising thermometer.
NEED A LIBRARY CARD?
Go to the Gafney catalog: https://gafney.biblionix.com/catalog/ and click on the sign up button under the login on the upper right of the screen. Please do not apply for a new card if you already have one, it will not work! Fill out the form and send. You will receive confirmation that your card is active when we have approved your application.
- If you don't remember your card number, give us a call at 522-3401 or email gafney@gafneylibrary.org and we'll send you your number.
- If your card number is not working, it may need updating. Cards expire every two years, so again, give us a call and we'll renew it for you.
WE ARE WIRELESS OUTSIDE THE GAFNEY - 24/7!!
Use your laptop, phone, iPad or other hand held technology to access the internet while sitting in your car, on your bike, in the adirondack chairs or on the library steps or grass outside the library.
STAY IN TOUCH WITH YOUR TOWN GOVERNMENT!
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
TOWN OF BROOKFIELD
ESCAPE ROOMS
Fun Escape Rooms:
Dr. Who
Mandalorian
Bridgerton
LIVE CAMS, FILMS - EXPLORE!
For children, adults, educators (lesson plans!)....all you who are curious!
EXPLORE!
RECOVERY RESOURCES - YOU ARE NOT ALONE
Online recovery resources
The Doorway - NH
NH AUDUBON SOCIETY - ADULTS AND KIDS!
Note the weekly streaming videos and storytimes
NH AUDUBON SOCIETY
NEVER BEEN TO DISNEYWORLD? HOP ON A VIRTUAL RIDE HERE
HOP ON A RIDE HERE
HOW ABOUT DOING SOME FAMILY RESEARCH?
Some resources now available free for your genealogy projects!
Ancestry.com Library Edition can be accessed on our catalog page by logging in with your library card and phone number, then scrolling down under electronic resources.
HeritageQuest Online is available to anyone by using the login information on the handout.
New Hampshire State Library Researching your NH family history online from home.
TOUR THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
Explore the Guggenheim from home
Browse their over 200 art books and catalogs
And here is a link to the sister museums in Venice and Bilbao
GO TO A MUSEUM - VIRTUALLY
Visit a museum! (click on the blue link after clicking on the colored link)
GET TO KNOW YOUR FAMILY (TREE!)
Great family activity
Heritage Quest
Getting Started
The NH State Library has arranged for us to offer HeritageQuest software free of charge during this period of pandemic.
Note the login info after you click on the HeritageQuest link.
GET THE REAL FACTS, NOTHING BUT THE FACTS!!
There is a lot of false information about the coronavirus out there, so get your facts straight from the sources:
WHO - World Health Organization
CDC - Center for Disease Control
NH Department of Health and Human Services - For NH specific information
Before forwarding social media posts check for truthfulness by going to SNOPES .