100 Main Street, Alton, New Hampshire 03809, United States
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our Lost & Found Bin is Overflowing!
If you have visited our brick-and-mortar building at 100 Main Street, in the last few years, you may have left something behind.
Our Lost & Found Bin is overflowing!
We have coats, hats, gloves, a spare sock, sunglasses, sippy cups, a travel mug, a few hand made wooden and plastic bookmarks with first names, an empty key-chain pouch, and various and sundry trinkets and miscellanea.
If you have always wondered where that misplaced item disappeared to, please come and check at the Gilman Library. We would hate to discard your lost treasure.
UPDATE ON THE FRIENDS RAFFLES
09/11/2025 UPDATE:
MORE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDED to the Outdoor Family Movie Raffle, NOW valued at over $400.
As of today's date, 50 tickets have already been sold for this raffle.
One lucky winner will be drawn after the 100th ticket is sold. Hurry in to get your tickets now.
There are THREE Raffles. Click below for more info!
Raffle #1 Outdoor Movie Night
Raffle #2 Blueberry Cozy Basket
Raffle #3 Celebrating Nature Mini-Basket
SEPTEMBER 12th & SEPTEMBER 18th
“Danny K. Kila" will hold one more hands-on training session at 1:00 PM on Friday, September 12th, for those interested in learning how to play the Hawaiian lap steel guitar. There will be several guitars available for practice. This is a free event. Please call the Gilman Library at (603) 875-2550, for further information.
Danny Kila has been playing his Hawaiian lap steel guitar at the Gilman Library every Thursday, from 11 AM - 1 PM, since July 3rd.
His last day to play before returning to Hawaii, will be September 18th.
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September 16th: Alton Historical Society
7:00 PM, Tuesday, September 16th
We will welcome Meteorologist Hayley LaPoint at WMUR-TV as our guest speaker. Hayley has been interested in weather since she was a young girl. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology and an Associate’s degree in TV News from Lyndon State College in Vermont. We will learn how Hayley uses her knowledge and experience to forecast the weather for NH residents who depend on a reliable forecast for their livelihoods, commuting, outdoor activities and events.
http://altonnhhistoricalsociety.org
https://facebook.com/altonhistoricalsociety
September 11th & 25th: guided meditation
ALTON — Granite VNA is offering “A Matter of Balance,” an eight-week fall prevention program at Gilman Library, 100 Main St. in Alton, on Wednesdays beginning Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon.
Participants learn to view falls and the fear of falling as controllable, change the environment to reduce fall risk factors, and exercise to increase strength and balance.
To register, call (603) 224-4093, ext. 85664, or visit www.granitevna.org. Registration is required, and space is limited. This program is offered at no charge and is generously supported by St. Mary’s Bank.
A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls/Volunteer Lay Leader Model © 2006. This program is based on “Fear of Falling: A Matter of Balance,” Copyright © 1995 Trustees of Boston University: All rights reserved. Used and adapted by permission of Boston University.
About Granite VNA Granite VNA is a not-for-profit licensed and certified home health and hospice care provider. The agency serves people of all ages in 72 communities across the Greater Capital Region and Central New Hampshire by providing home care, hospice care, pediatric and maternal child health services, and wellness programming. The agency has offices in Concord, Laconia, and Wolfeboro. Formed through the merger of Concord Regional VNA and Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice, Granite VNA has served New Hampshire since 1899. For more information about Granite VNA, visit www.granitevna.org.
A Matter of Balance STARTING OCTOBER 1st
ALTON — Granite VNA is offering “A Matter of Balance,” an eight-week fall prevention program at Gilman Library, 100 Main St. in Alton, on Wednesdays beginning Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon.
Participants learn to view falls and the fear of falling as controllable, change the environment to reduce fall risk factors, and exercise to increase strength and balance.
To register, call (603) 224-4093, ext. 85664, or visit www.granitevna.org. Registration is required, and space is limited. This program is offered at no charge and is generously supported by St. Mary’s Bank.
A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls/Volunteer Lay Leader Model © 2006. This program is based on “Fear of Falling: A Matter of Balance,” Copyright © 1995 Trustees of Boston University: All rights reserved. Used and adapted by permission of Boston University.
About Granite VNA Granite VNA is a not-for-profit licensed and certified home health and hospice care provider. The agency serves people of all ages in 72 communities across the Greater Capital Region and Central New Hampshire by providing home care, hospice care, pediatric and maternal child health services, and wellness programming. The agency has offices in Concord, Laconia, and Wolfeboro. Formed through the merger of Concord Regional VNA and Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice, Granite VNA has served New Hampshire since 1899. For more information about Granite VNA, visit www.granitevna.org.
WANTED: Someone experienced in caning vintage chairs
PLEASE CALL OR VISIT THE GILMAN LIBRARY
Our Brick-and-Mortar Building Hours:
Tuesday & Thursday: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday & Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Closed Sundays, Mondays, and Holidays.
Weather Closings are posted on our calendar.
Location
100 Main Street
[MAIL TO: PO BOX 960]
Alton, NH 03809
General email address:
Telephones
Telephone: (603) 875-2550
FAX: (603) 651-0737
Texting SMS number: (603) 267-4302