8th Annual Poetry Competition and Awards Night
The deadline for the Poetry Contest entries is Friday, April 9 at 5:00 PM. There are 3 age categories: Children ages 6-12, Teens ages 13-18, and Adults aged 19 and up. We also have a special award, the Promising Poet Award, chosen by the library staff. Stop in and pick up your entry forms at the library or download them from our website
www.goodwinlibrary.com/poetwrite.html
The winners will be announced at our classy Poet’s Tea and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 28 at 6:00 PM. We are also looking for volunteers to donate home baked goodies for the Poet’s Tea. Call 755 2944 ext: 2 for more info.

We have Tax Forms! Are you looking for 1040's and other forms? Come on down! We have them here and can even print hard-to-find forms for you from our computers.

Knitters Needed!

Knitters, are you looking for a project to help your needier neighbors? We are collecting knitted hats, mittens, scarves, and gloves to distribute to local families. We need both adult and children’s sizes. You can bring your knitted items to the front desk or the main desk in the Children’s Room.

Museum Passes

Are you worried that your kids will drive you crazy over the holiday vacation? The Library has a low cost or free way to have some fun with your family during the holiday break. We now have passes for the Currier Museum in Manchester, the Children’s Museum in Dover, the NH Historical Society in Concord, the Wright WWII Museum in Wolfeboro and the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium in Concord. These passes are FREE to adult patrons with valid library cards (also FREE for residents). Due to high demand, we strongly urge patrons to reserve passes.

Goodwin Library Photo Enthusiast’s Workshop

Saturday, Dec. 26, 11:30 to 1:00 PM
These monthly workshops are an opportunity to share your love of photography and your questions with other photo fans. Come share ideas for great new projects.

Adult Poets and Writer’s Group

Monday, Dec. 7 at 6:00 PM
If you are even just thinking of putting pen to paper, join this friendly group of writers and listeners to share ideas and writing projects.
Group members represent a wide range of skills and writing interests and everyone is willing to help each other. Come be inspired!

Adult Book Club

Monday, Dec. 21 at 6:00 PM
Winter is coming and there is nothing like a cold night to curl up and read an awesome book. Join our book club and share your favorite books among friends. December’s title is Shelter Me by Juliette Fay and the group will be reading Follow the River by James Alexander Thom for January’s meeting. Call 755 2944 x2 for more info.