Pickup: All items are now inside our main entrance during normal hours
Returns:Please place in the drop box at any time!
We empty the drop box at the end of each business day and then begin quarantining those materials for 3 calendar days.
Tax Forms
We have a limited number of 1040 and 1040-SR Tax Forms and instruction booklets now available at the library as well! Schedule an appointment, or stop by and ring the doorbell outside to pickup a form if you or someone you know needs one!
February Vacation Programs!
Take and Make Crafts! Interested in doing a fun craft during vacation week? Let us know the craft you're interested in from the list below and we will package it up for curbside pickup for you! Some quantities limited. 1. Foam Snowman and/or Snowflake
2. Design a cloth mask
3. Craft Stick Penguin
4. Tom Nook Loom Craft
5. Llama Loom Craft
6. Craft Stick Catapult
Email childrenswfl@gmail.com with the crafts and amounts you have interest in trying! Zoom with Mrs Ballou!
Wednesday Feb 24th @ 1pm Winter Kahoot Trivia
Great for grades 3-6 or for families. Free Kahoot app (or kahoot.it website) on a separate device is needed to play!
Thursday Feb 25th @ 5pm Night Time Stories
(email childrenswfl@gmail.com for access link)
Just for Grownups! (The newest books, exciting programs,
and other areas of interest for adults)
Who DUNNIT? Mystery Book Club
Weds. Mar. 3rd 11am-12pm
The One From the Other by Philip Kerr
This event will take place via zoom, please email whipplefreelibrary@gmail.com for the access information. Books are now available!
Have a program idea?
Email directorwfl@gmail.com or whipplefreelibrary@gmail.com to share what you'd like to see (or host) for adult programming!
In the Shadow of Mount Washington series
2021 Spring Zoom Series by White Mountain Community College Upcoming Events include: Wednesday, March 3rd 6pm
Rediscovering Mt. Washington's Hidden Culture
with author Dan Szczesny
Wednesday, April 7th 6pm
Animals of the White Mountains,
Hosted by Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Wednesday, May 5th 6pm
Land Above the Trees: Exploring the Alpine Zone in the White Mountains
with Nicky Pizzo from Be Outdoors Appalachian Mtn. Club
We have lots of new books this year that you may not have heard about because of our shutdown or change to curbside!
To help with this, we've created a brand new display of books from Early 2020 that you may have missed. Schedule an appointment and come take a look! Prefer curbside? No problem! Just call or email and ask for a bundle of some Early 2020 Releases and we'll set them outside for you!
Are you an adult looking for some new books and movies?
Check the links below!
(Programs, News, andthe latest additions to our teen collection)
Teen Night In!
Feb. 26th from 6-8pm!
Join us on Zoom with other libraries and teens from around the state! We'll play games, share some laughs, and have a great time just like we always do. Event activities will include: Mystery Snacks Taste Test, Closet Cosplay, and games! Goodie bags (needed for the event) will be available for pickup for those that register! Register Here!
Teen Book Club Weds. Mar. 17th 4:00-5:00pm
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
If you would like to join us in a fun discussion, email Mrs Ballou at childrenswfl@gmail.com and she will send you the access link for Zoom. Books are now available!
Need new teen books to read?
We've got all kinds of ways for you to try something new!
Book Bundles - Send an email to childrenswfl@gmail.com or whipplefreelibrary@gmail.com to request a set of 5 books at random or based on your favorite genres and topics!
Surprise Subscriptions- Click here to sign up for our monthly surbscription package where you can get some books and some swag to keep as well!
Kids Corner! (Everything you'd ever like to know about new books, storytimes, bookclubs, and more for your family)
Craft a Story Book Club! Mon. Mar. 8th 3:30-4:30pm
Stolen! A Pony Called Pebbles by Wendy Orr
This event will take place on zoom and will involve a take home craft. Please email childrenswfl@gmail.com to sign up and to get the access information!
Pageturners Book Club! Mon. Mar. 15th 3:00-4:00pm
The Best of Iggy by Annie Barrows
This event will take place on zoom and will involve a take home craft. Please email childrenswfl@gmail.com to sign up and get the access information!
LEGO Challenges for February! Anyone is welcome to participate in our weekly challenges!
Week 4 - Build a place you would like to visit!
Any LEGO Challenge creation photos can be sent to childrenswfl@gmail.com
We'd love to display them in our display case since we
can't put up your creations right now!Don't Forget Storytimes!
Mondays at 1pm - Story Time with Mrs. Ballou on Facebook Live
Picture books, songs, and fun for all ages, but geared to ages 3-5 Wednesdays at 1pm - Mrs. Ballou Reads on Facebook Live
A few chapters from a book each week. Weds. 2/17 we will be starting: Judy Moody was in a Mood by Megan McDonald Fridays at 11am - Story Time with Mrs. Ballou on Facebook Live
Picture books, songs, and fun for all ages but geared to children ages birth to 3
Need new kids books to read?
We've got all kinds of ways for you to try something new!
Book Bundles - Send an email to childrenswfl@gmail.com or whipplefreelibrary@gmail.com to request a set of 5 books at random or based on your favorite genres and topics!
Surprise Subscriptions- Click here to sign up for our monthly subscription package where you can get some books and some swag to keep as well!
Comic of the Day Magazines coming to Overdrive! NH Downloadable Books has announced that the following magazines will be added to their digital collection later this week, and will be available for download through August 2021! All new issues can be read in "article view" on the Libby app for a cleaner reading experience on smaller screens.
Titles Include:
Architectural Digest Macworld
Bon Appetit National Geographic
Cook's Illustrated Newsweek
Family Handyman Ok!
Family Tree PCWorld
House Beautiful Popular Science
The New Yorker This Old House
Us Weekly Yoga Journal
Important COVID-19 Information
Note: The website URLs seen in the above photo are not clickable, please see the links below if you would like easy access to this information!
Email Ken at whipplefreelibrary@gmail.com if you have suggestions for what you'd like to see from our library newsletter going forward. Thanks for reading!