In this Newsletter: Late Notices, Long Range Planning Survey Reminder, October Programs |
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Please take the Long Range Planning survey, online at bit.ly/LRP2025, to assess community needs, which helps us define library roles and service priorities for the next five years.
Sign up for Wowbrary to get a weekly email update of new titles. Still not sure what to read next? Call 508-839-4649 for Reader's Advisory assistance, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. We are happy to take requests for specific titles or put together a mystery bag of items to delight and entertain based on age/interests.
We welcome your requests and questions by phone, email or Facebook messenger.
The Library answered 600 reference questions in September and completed over 700 no-contact curbside pickups.
Please check out tutor.com/grafton for free, online one-on-one tutoring for K-12 students, from 9am-9pm daily.
Late notices went out, beginning September 30, for all past due library materials from March-September. Please return items by the due date--the book drop is available 24/7--and the lost book fee will disappear from your account and the account will be unblocked. Please don't panic if items remain on your library account. We are quarantining for 7 days so there may be a delay in checkin. The Board of Library Trustees voted to waive fines for overdue materials through the end of the Pandemic. Please donate to the Grafton Food Bank, the Library Gift Account, the Friends of the Library, or the Capital Campaign instead.
Watch for details about Halloween Grab Bags during the last week of the month!
Beth Gallaway,
Library Director
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Progress continues!
Check out construction photos in albums on our Facebook Page:
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Upcoming Library Planning & Building Committee Meetings:
Library Planning and Building Committee
Mon Oct 5, 2020 6 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 817 5988 1407
Passcode: 430234
One tap mobile
+16465588656,,81759881407#,,,,,,0#,,430234# US (New York)
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New Beanstack Reading Challenges |
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Upcoming LIVE Virtual Events |
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Young Scientists sponsored by YFCP |
Thursday, Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 15, Oct 22, Oct 29
10:30-11:15 AM
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Bookworms Virtual Book Club 1st & 2nd Grade |
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Library Planning and Building Committee Meeting |
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Virtual Preschool Storytime |
Tuesday, Oct 6, Oct 13, Oct 20, Oct 27
9 AM
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Wednesday, Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 28
9 AM
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Early Childhood Music Class with Apple Tree Arts |
Friday, Oct 9, Oct 16, Oct 23, Oct 30
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Virtual Book Discussion: Not Just for Young Adults Book Group |
Tuesday, Oct 13
7:30-8:30 PM
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Virtual Book Discussion: Daytimers' Book Group |
Tuesday, Oct 20
1:30-2:30 PM
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Virtual Book Discussion: GPL Mystery Book Group |
Tuesday, Oct 20
7:30-8:30 PM
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Halloween Trick or Treat Pick Up |
Daily, Monday, Oct 26 through Saturday, Oct 31
10-4 PM
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Virtual Book Discussion: Reads Well With Others Book Group |
Monday, Oct 26
7:30-8:30 PM
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Virtual Book Discussion: Inspirational Book Group |
Tuesday, Oct 27
7:30-8:30 PM
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See all of our upcoming LIVE and PASSIVE PROGRAM events: |
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See what's happening around town: |
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Teen DIY Program in a Bag |
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Grafton teens in grades 6-12 can fill out the form here to put your own program together.
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Free tutoring from Tutor.com |
Get free 1-on-1 live, virtual tutoring from tutor.com. Access knowledgeable, vetted K-12 tutors in a variety of academic subjects from 2-9 pm daily!
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Comic Book, Manga, and Graphic Novel Lovers Rejoice! |
With your Grafton Public Library card you can now access 20,000 comics, graphic novels and manga, with no holds or wait time! Your LibraryPass includes popular titles for all age ranges and interests, like Avatar: The Last Airbender, Big Nate, Bone, How to Draw Manga, Kirby, March, My Little Pony, Stranger Things, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, from publishers like Disney, TokyoPop and Dark Horse. Log in with your library card barcode and PIN to access 24/7. Download the app through iTunes or Google Play and start reading now!
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This resource for teens provides introductory information on the full range of topics (including COVID-19) that may be interesting or important to teens, including health and wellness, finances, education, voting, driving, substance use/abuse, sex and sexuality, and more.
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We've compiled a list of resources for students to stay busy and learn at home: virtual storytimes, books, virtual tours, learning websites and more!
Check back frequently as we are always updating the page with new resources.
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Digital eBooks, eAudio, and eMagazines - subscribe to our Wowbrary Newsletter to get a weekly email with new ebook purchases that you can check out or place on hold. |
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Streaming digital media collection of books, audiobooks, movies, tv shows, comics, music and more
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Pairs classic video storybooks with nonfiction books from Scholastic
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K-6 children's eBook database
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Access knowledgeable, vetted K-12 tutors in a variety of subjects 2-9pm daily, for free
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Art classes and music lessons for guitar, cello, flute, piano, voice and more
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Personalized language learning via website or app - over 100 languages available
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Learn about animals, plants, music, science, sports and more
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Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing
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Virtual Program: Boggle
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Family Tabletopics
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Guess in 10 Animal Planet
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Guess in 10 Cities
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Guess in 10 Sports
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Haikubes
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Monikers
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: On a Scale of One to T-Rex
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Paint Chip Poetry
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Pictopia Disney
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Pictopia Harry Potter
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Pictopia Star Wars
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Rememory
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Scattergories Categories
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: StoryCubes
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Tall Tales
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: The Game of Things
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: The Storymatic
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Wits & Wagers Family
Try out this board game at home! |
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Virtual Program: Writing Prompts
Try out these writing prompts at home! |
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Friends of the Grafton Public Library |
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Next Friends Board Meetings
TBD
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Have a recommendation on ebooks the Library should purchase?
Need reference, research, reader's advisory or information and referral help?
Have questions?
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