April Showers at the Belmont Library

BELMONT — Your community library needs its community’s opinions right now. The library is asking Belmont residents — library users or not — to take a short survey (six questions) as they adapt their plans for the next few years. The survey link is available on the library’s website and social media April 1-15. A printed copy is available at the library. We look forward to sharing the results.

National Library Week is April 4-10, a time to highlight the essential role libraries, librarians and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. The theme for this year’s National Library Week is “Welcome to your library,” which promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond the four walls of a building and that everyone is welcome to use their services. Whether people visit virtually or in person, libraries are accessible and inclusive places that foster a sense of belonging and community through learning, discovery and exploration.

The Belmont Library is trying something a little different for story time right now. There’s a month long themed display coming up, April Showers — take one or two books and a craft/STEM kit. Wednesday mornings a short 5-minute video will be posted on the library’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Choose from two take n’ make projects in April. Both up-cycled greenhouses and flower gift bags come with all the supplies needed to make these decorations. 

The non-fiction book group is reading Taliban Shuffle/Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by Kim Barker.  The group will meet online on Thursday, April 8 at 1 p.m.

The Belmont Public Library is open six days a week and any time at www.belmontpubliclibrary.org, serving the community with books, digital resources, and cultural programming. For more information, contact: Eileen Gilbert 603-267-8331 or bpl@belmontnh.org.