The 2023 Summer Experience Recap
The 2023 summer experience theme All Together Now celebrated kindness, friendship, and unity with themed programs and activities to support a love of reading and learning. The library had All Together Now programs for Adults 18+, Tweens and Teens ages 10-18, and Children preschool ages and up.
This summer you logged:
Kids
Participants = 173
Badges Earned = 1,485
Reading Minutes = 86,983
Activities Completed = 244
Tweens & Teens
Participants = 59
Badges Earned = 962
Reading Minutes = 60,335
Activities Completed = 67
Reviews Written = 36 (new option for teens this summer)
Adults
Participants = 75
Badges Earned = 736
Books Read = 642
Activities Completed = 148
The Community Reading Challenge was a great success! Our community reading goal was 4,000 hours and we collectively read 7,592—exceeding our goal by 3,592 hours!
Thanks to the Friends of the Goffstown Public Library for hosting a Community Ice Cream Social to celebrate!
Congratulations Winners!
Kids
Aaron, Chunky’s gift card,
Austin, Outdoor Fun bundle,
Cooper, Pokemon Bundle,
Gabrielle, Art Supplies Bundle,
Juliana, Amazon gift card,
Naomi, Fun City gift card,
and Quinn, Amazon gift card.
Tweens & Teens
Cora, Crafting Gift Basket,
Theo, Outdoor Discovery Gift Basket,
and Zoe, Bookworm’s Gift Basket.
Adults
Bethany, Bookery gift card,
Cat, Apotheca gift card,
and Tracy, Cumberland Farms gift card.
Popular Titles this Summer
You Kept Busy all Summer Long!
- 91 Take and Make projects that you created were donated to Cardz for Kidz, the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire, and Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County.
- 186 people attended One Goffstown and Human Library.
- 125 seed packets were distributed from the Seed Library.
Thank you
This is only our family’s second year of being involved in the summer programs here at GPL, but it feels like we’ve been part of them for years. Every time we enter the building, we are welcomed by smiling faces and new experiences. My kids look forward to each and every day that they have events just to see what the next thing is they will learn and discover.
I have enjoyed the adult events as well and hope to be involved in even more of them next year, if my schedule allows 😊. Now that Zoe is a teen she’s been able to get into the older projects and it’s been a thrill for her. Cameron has come out of his shell more (I know hard to believe he was ever in his shell). They both come to play, to see their friends and always to spend some time with their favorite library staff.
I thank you all for your time and patience and of course your knowledge of all things fun and interesting. We can’t say it enough, you’re all the best!!! We are so blessed to have a such a wonderful place to spend our family time and make some of our favorite memories.
Grateful for you all.
GMILCS Library Hop
The GMILCS Library Hop challenged patrons to visit 11 libraries in the consortium from June 1 – August 31, earning prizes along the way. Patrons who turn in their completed passports by August 31 will be entered in a raffle to win the grand prize: a $100 gift card to Bookery Manchester!
This has been a great experience and nice to see so many new faces in the Library.
#GMILCSlibraryHop
