January schedule for Belmont Library

BELMONT — Belmont Library will try something a little different for storytime this winter. There’s a month long themed display — January’s is snow — take one or two books and a craft/STEM kit. Wednesday mornings the library will post a short video (2 minutes) on their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

January’s Take and make project is a faux agate coaster set. You can also choose to create your own snowstorm with instructions to create your unique snowflakes from library-supplied paper.

The non-fiction book group reads One Day: the Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America by Gene Weingarten. The group will meet online on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 1 p.m. Ebooks and audiobooks are available through nh.overdrive.com with your library card; physical copies are available at the library. Contact the library for meeting information.

Friday Fiction book group meets remotely on January 15 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss News of the World by Paulette Jiles. Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks. Ebooks and audiobooks are available through nh.overdrive.com with your library card; physical copies are available at the library. Contact the library for meeting information.

The library is adjusting its schedule in January as follows: closed Friday, Jan. 1 and Monday, Jan. 18.

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. In 2018, the library celebrated 90 years in the same building and 125 as Belmont’s community library.

For more information, contact: Eileen Gilbert 603-267-8331 or email: bpl@belmontnh.org.