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GOLD - Dementia Handbook & Resource Guide Access

8/4/2020

We now have free online access for the titles Dementia Handbook & Resource Guide. All you have to do is access Grey Hound Online Databases (GOLD) either from within our library (no login required) or from home. You can also access the link under our "SERVICES" tab at the top menu of our main page.

If you are accessing GOLD remotely from home, you can use the following link and login info:

https://gold.greyhouse.com

* Client ID: Meredith

* Login User Name: Meredith

* Password: 03253

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Grab n' Go Teen/Tween Bundles!

7/22/2020

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Do you have an elementary aged reader who has a hard time picking out what they want at the library, or are you in a hurry and just want to grab a stack of stuff on the run?

Then check out our new Grab n' Go Bags on the balcony! Each bag is hand picked based on a different theme, and they contain a variety of formats, like fiction, nonfiction, comics, and audio!

The current themes are:

Coding
Cooking/Food
Doggos
Drawing
History
Music
The Outdoors
Science
Sports
Video Games

Check one out today!

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The Library will be Re-opening with Limitations July 7th, 2020!

6/30/2020

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"View from the library's back foyer looking onto the former library parking lot."

Staff will be very happy to see our patrons again, but we want to urge everyone to take advantage of our curbside pick-up service. Not only are we still in the middle of a pandemic, we have also begun construction. We have no parking lot and the main entrance in the back is closed. The only way in is through our historic entrance on Main Street. Temporary stairs and a temporary ramp have been put into place at that entrance and we still have an emergency only exit. Curbside service pick-up is at the bottom of the ramp and our new book return should be ready once we open,” said Library Director, Erin Apostolos. Curbside pick-up hours are Tue-Thu from 9AM-6PM, Fri 9AM-4:30PM and Sat 9AM-1:30PM. Please call us at 603-279-4303, email us at librarian@meredithlibrary.org, use our online form available from our Website or make a request online using our catalog. Our website is www.meredithlibrary.org.

The building will be open to the public Tue-Thu 10AM-7PM, Fri 10AM-4PM and Sat 10AM-1PM, but with some restrictions. The library trustees urge everyone to wear a facemask when they come in. “Many of our patrons are elderly,” said Trustee Chair Ann Butler. “Think of the precautions you would take if you were visiting your grandparents in a nursing home and please take the same precautions when entering the library.

In keeping with social distancing guidelines, only twenty patrons will be allowed in the building at one time, only four public PCs will be available and patrons will have a total of thirty minutes per day in the building. “We call this phase ‘Grab and Go’,” said Apostolos. “It’s a model we’re borrowing from other libraries open in the area. We have also removed all public seating except at the four public PC terminals.

Services available include technology assistance, Notary Public (please call ahead to set up an appointment for these two services), reference and readers’ advisory, faxing and making copies.

"Summer Reading will be virtual this year. Karen, John and Jess have been working on some fun ways to keep everyone reading including weekly kits you can take home. Call us or come in and chat with them about Summer Reading,” Apostolos said.

Click here to view a handout of all of our guidelines for patrons during this phase. All of these guidelines were created with your and the staff's upmost safety in mind along with following state's recommendations. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please e-mail librarian@meredithlibrary.org or call (603) 279-4303.

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New Curbside Pick-up Hours!

6/4/2020

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Library Building Project Tentatively Begins June 8!

5/30/2020

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Pictured: Meredith Library Fund President James McFarlin, far right, uses his “social distancing stick” to give the first part of the Fund’s donation to the Town for the library building project to Select Board Chair Ray Moritz, second from the left. Looking on is Library Trustee and Selectman Jonathan James (far left) and Selectman Nathan Torr (second from the right).

The Trustees of the Meredith Public Library are very excited to report that that library building’s renovation and expansion project which passed Town Meeting by a 92% majority in March is tentatively set to begin construction work on June 8th.

Once the project begins, there will no longer be access to the library parking lot or back entrance. The Library’s curbside pickup will move to the front of the building. To provide library access as the project begins, a temporary ramp is being installed up the historic front steps, so that one side of the steps will be ramp and the other side will still be steps. When the library can safely reopen to the public, the front entrance will be the only way in and out of the building. A book return will also be coming to the front of the building during construction.

The amazing Meredith Library Fund successfully raised nearly 20% of the cost of the project in a year’s time! This has allowed the project to move forward as the trustees await the July bond sale for the remainder of the funding. Early work will involve tree removal, ledge removal, excavation of an elevator pit and upgrading of electrical service.

The trustees wish to thank the voters of Meredith, the Board of Selectmen, the Meredith Library Fund and its many donors for their tremendous support of this project.

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Make Flags for the Library!

5/29/2020

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Help decorate the Library for the Fourth of July! You can draw or color your flag and then drop it off in the book drop or mail it physically!

If you would like to send it in the mail, here is our mailing address:

Miss Karen
P.O. Box 808
Meredith, NH 03253

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Check out a Magazine!

5/13/2020

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Did you know we have a great selection of magazine titles available for check-out and curbside pick-up? Everything from Smithsonian to Yoga! We have all of your interests covered.

How to search for magazines:

Go to meredithlibrary.org
Click the CATALOGS link (or hover over it and click Meredith Library Catalog)
In Search Box In upper left-hand corner, click on Advanced button
In the Advanced Search box, choose the Search For drop-down box & choose Magazine
Click Search. You will see a list of all the Magazines the library offers!

But that's not all. We also have an extensive emagazine collection courtesy the New Hampshire State Library. Just open the Libby App or sign into Overdrive and search through their magazine section! You can also access the emagazine catalog here to search from your PC.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail librarian@meredithlibrary.org or call us at (603) 279-4303.

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Curbside Pick-up Beginning May 11!

5/12/2020

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We are very excited to begin circulating physical items again. Staff are available Mon & Tues, Thu & Fri from 9:00AM-5:00PM and Wed from 11AM-7PM.

To place an order for pickup you can:

reserve items using our online catalog and a member of staff will call or email you back with a pick up time.
Fill out an order form. A member of staff will call or email you back with a pick up time.
Call us at 603-279-4303 to place an order.

We will also start our Homebound Delivery service again brought to you in partnership with the Altrusa Club. Please call the above number or email librarian@meredithlibrary.org to place an order.

The library building remains closed to the public until the Governor lifts the stay at home order. Your requested items will be left in a bag on a card table near the back entrance. Your name will be labeled on the bag.

The staff looks forward to seeing you again, even if it's just a wave from the window.

— Erin Apostolos, Library Director

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Meredith Scavenger Hunt & Book Log for Families!

4/27/2020

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The wonderful Miss Jess came up with the idea for these logs. All you have to do is complete them, then when the library is open again you can turn them in for a free book!

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Virtual Art Display: #StayAtHome with Meredith

4/23/2020

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Our community has shown itself to be amazing, talented, and resilient! Check out all of the wonderful work the town of Meredith has been up to!

Click here to view the display. Hover over each image for more information.

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GOLD - Dementia Handbook & Resource Guide Access

Grab n' Go Teen/Tween Bundles!

The Library will be Re-opening with Limitations July 7th, 2020!

New Curbside Pick-up Hours!

Library Building Project Tentatively Begins June 8!

Make Flags for the Library!

Check out a Magazine!

Curbside Pick-up Beginning May 11!

Meredith Scavenger Hunt & Book Log for Families!

Virtual Art Display: #StayAtHome with Meredith

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