Friends of the Gilman Library

NO SEW BLANKET COMMUNITY PROJECT
Thursday, September 21st

5:30-7:30pm
Gilman Library
Materials and directions will be provided.
We will work together to make blankets
to donate to Project Linus.

PROJECT LINUS provides handmade blankets to
children ages 0-8 in the United States who are
seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need. 
  
3RD THURSDAY FAMILY EVENT

The Alton Parks and Recreation Department and Friends of Gilman Library collaborate to sponsor a variety of fun family activities on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Events have included Book Bingo in the afternoon, Family Game Night, Family Movie Night, and Trivia Night, in the early evening.

The times are subject to change from month to month but it will always be held on the Third Thursday. Join the fun with your family, friends, and neighbors. Light refreshments will be provided by Friends of Gilman Library. 

For more information about this free program contact parksrec-asst@alton.nh.gov or call 603-875-0109.  
 
PLEASE RSVP
603-875-0109
parksrec-asst@alton.nh.gov  

We hope you will consider joining or renewing your membership and encourage your friends to do so.  Just stop by the library to renew and get a membership card.  Members are eligible for special discount days during the year. Our “Friends Corner” has an extensive collection of books and DVDs as well as handcrafted seasonal decorative items for sale.

Friends’ activities are posted on the Gilman Library website and the Gilman Library Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram accounts,  as well as four Alton Community Facebook pages and The Baysider.  

Friends of the Gilman Library  

One lucky winner received all of this in the Friends of the Gilman Library Valentine's Day Raffle fundraiser in February 2022! 

Four lucky winners were chosen from 584 total tickets, to be the recipients of the Friends of the Gilman Library Basket Raffle on Thursday, December 2, 2021.  The Friends Corner was sparkling and twinkling with Holiday lights and seasonal crafts and décor sale items.  Patrons, Staff, and Friends members gathered for the drawing. 

Library patron, Doug Rooney, shook the box of tickets for each drawing. Teen  Volunteer, JiWoo Hwang drew and announced the names. Cheers and applause  were offered to the winners, by the disappointed losers, though none of  the winners were present for the drawing. The successful event raised  $522 and may prove to become an annual event.   

At the end of the meeting, the Friends presented Holly Brown with a delicious candy-filled, white chocolate sleigh and card  expressing their appreciation in acknowledgment of her twenty-five years of public service as the Gilman Library Director.