A New Season Begins
 Your library team is gearing up for the new fall lineup of literacy programming. It was a busy summer, and an even busier grant season, as we are finishing up all those reports and evaluations for the grant funds we received. We are grateful for the added support of grants, businesses and individuals who make our learning programs possible. Here is a thank you video from two of our Learning Assistants. Please watch for an upcoming job opportunity to be our Fall STEAM Assistant! We look forward to serving you in the months ahead.
Please feel free to contact me any time at jperrin@townofjaffrey.com.
Kind regards, Julie M. Perrin, Library Director - a.k.a. Ms. Julie
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A Few Upgrades
The fall will bring some upgrades to improve your library experience.
 Thank you to the voters, the Town of Jaffrey and the folks at JDK Paving for our beautiful new driveway, that has improved drainage around the building and makes for a safer experience for all library visitors.
We are also happy to announce that Eversource and the Board of Trustees are sharing the costs for a new lighting retrofit to be completed in the weeks ahead that will significantly reduce our energy consumption. Thanks for your patience as we do our best to have the work completed without disrupting service.
Lastly, you will see us shifting some spaces on the ground floor as we create a new staff workspace and new study rooms that you will be able to reserve for your study sessions, meetings, Skype interviews, etc. At last, we will have a place for you to make a phone call or have an online meeting!
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Bookapalooza Everywhere!
 You may recall that we were one of only three libraries in the U.S. to win the Bookapalooza grant from the Association for Library Services to Children. Part of our grant was not only to update our youth book collection but also to share the books with children throughout the region. In addition to providing free books for home libraries through our Halloween Book Giveaway, we have shared the 1000+ books with the following organizations and businesses where children wait: Jaffrey Family Medicine and Monadnock Community Hospital, Jaffrey Head Start, Jaffrey-Rindge SAU 47 Bookmobile, Shelter from the Storm, Jaffrey-Rindge Animal Hospital, Fieldstone Animal Hospital, TD Bank, People's United Bank, Added Touch Salon, Liberty Laundry, Tieger Realty, Posh Abilities, Clothesline Laundromat, Monadnock Dental Associates, and Jaffrey Eye Care.
We also provided books for the school buses of SAU 29 as part of their Reading on the Road program, and added books to the collections of several Monadnock libraries, as well as the Jaffrey Grade School library, and libraries in the Monadnock School SAU 93 district.
We are just so excited! Visit our online Bookapalooza photo album for more pictures and look for the Bookapalooza book display to see all the beautiful books we have added to the library's collection.
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The awesome staff at Jaffrey Family Medicine are helping us put #jplbookapalooza books in waiting rooms throughout the Monadnock community.
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We had a wonderful time sharing our Bookapalooza bounty with all the librarians in the Nubanusit Library Coop!
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Music of 1930s-50s with Al Brogdon
Thursday, September 19 at 11 am at the Jaffrey VFW
 The library is pleased to bring another musical event to the HCS Friendly Meals program at the Jaffrey VFW. Musician Al Brogdon will provide music, playing his marching trombone and cornet with karaoke-style accompaniment. He will perform the popular music from the 1930s to the 1950s, and he hopes you will join him on songs you grew up with! Al has been playing brass instruments for 76 years, and especially likes Dixieland jazz, German oompah music, and the popular songs of the mid-20th century.
This event is free and open to the public. Special thanks to the Friends of the Library for supporting our programs for the HCS Friendly Meals.
Please contact HCS Friendly Meals if you would like to make a reservation for the meal following the music program: 352-2253 or (800) 541-4145.
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Storytime News
 Children's Storytimes resume this week, and in October, look for a third Storytime slot on Monday mornings. All of our Storytimes are open to all ages.
Pajama Storytime: Tuesdays at 6:30 PM September 10—December 10
Put on your PJs, grab your favorite stuffie, and wind down the day with some favorite bedtime stories.
Morning Storytime: Wednesdays at 10:30 AM September 11—December 11
Children of any age are welcome to join us for an hour of stories and movement. Wrap up each program with a cool project or sensory play and social time.
Edie's Storytime: Mondays at 10:30 am beginning October 7 - December 9
Join EDIE, our colorful unicorn puppet, for a fun new Monday morning storytime that celebrates Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Equality. We will share stories that show us humanity's beautiful differences, celebrate all kinds of families, and help us discover that our uniqueness can bring us closer together, rather than separate us. We will learn about children, families, cultures and languages that are like our own and are different from our own, in a positive, joyful environment. ALL are welcome. A half hour of stories will be followed by independent social time, allowing the children (and their caregivers) to play together.
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Weekly Afterschool Programs
All of our Afterschool programs are free and open to all, regardless of residency. Some programs do require registration. Please call the library if you have any questions: 603-532-7301.
Monadnock Rangers: Thursdays at 4:00 PM ** - September 12, 19, and 26
Join Americorps Interpretive Ranger Xandri of Monadnock State Park for a new season of cool programs: Coyote Creed, Beginner Birdwatching, and Arboreal Autumn. Ages 6 and up. **Registration required.
Snack Space: Tues. & Thurs. from 3:30 - 4:00 PM October 1 - December 12
Free snacks at the library are back for the new school year. Join us on the ground floor for snacks and beverages donated by the Jaffrey Food Pantry. Free and open to all children.
 Code Club: Tuesdays at 4:00 PM October 1 - November 19
Learn to code using computers and a rotating selection of Ozobots, Cubetto, and other fun tools and toys! All ages.
STEAM Lab: Thursdays at 4:00 PM** October 3 - November 7
Unleash you inner inventor and explore, build, or create something new at STEAM Lab. Each week focuses on a new letter of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). **Registration required.
LEGO Challenge: Thursdays at 4:00 PM October 3 - December 12
Not ready for STEAM Lab yet, or do you just love Legos? Drop by The Lab each week for a new Lego Challenge! Please note this is an unsupervised activity, so caregivers must supervise their children in The Lab.
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Mahjong on Mondays... Knitting on Fridays!
 Mondays at 1:00 PM Now through December 9
Join us in a non-competitive, friendly atmosphere where you can learn to play Mahjong or practice/perfect your game. Mahjong enthusiasts of all levels welcome. Thanks to the Friends of the Library, we now have more sets to accommodate more players at the program, and one for teen/family use after school.
Knitting Group: Fridays at 10:00 AM Join our friendly knitters, crocheters, stitchers...every Friday morning in the beautiful Bean room. All are welcome!
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Book Club News
 As the Page Turns: Monday, October 21 at 2:00 PM
Our monthly book discussion group for adults. Each month, the group is led by a different member. The group will be discussing Educated, by Tara Westover.
Genre Tasting: Friday, October 4 at 4:00 PM Grade 2 - 12. This multi-age book club allows participants to choose their own title in a specified genre and share it with the group in a discussion and cooking experiment.
My First Book Club: Friday, October 11 at 4:00 PM PreK (Age 4) - Grade 1. Read the month’s title at home and then join Ms. Eileen for a child-sized discussion and activity. October's book is Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza.
Mad Scientist Book Club: Friday, October 18 at 4:00 PM Grade 2 - 4. Join Ms. Julie and Ms. Andrea for a new science-themed title and related experiment or activity each month. October's title is Mad Scientist Academy: Dinosaur Disaster.
STEAM Reads: Friday, October 18 at 4:00 PM Grade 5 - 8. Each month we'll read a science-themed book and complete a related STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) project. October's title is Edge of Extinction: the Ark Plan.
Book Buzz: Wednesday, November 13 at 3:00 PM Grade 8 - 12
Our Teen Book Club returns in November to a new time slot, a new format, and thanks to Pizza Pie of Rindge, free pizza! This monthly book club allows club goers to pick their own book according to a monthly theme and discuss it over pizza, after school. November's theme: The main character is a villain! (Let us know if you need help choosing your book.)
Please register for all of our book clubs. Books are available at the Main Desk.
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Tech Time
 Tech Time: Wednesdays at 3:00 PM October 2 - December 11
From downloading eBooks to 3D printing, sign up for a one-on-one session to have your tech questions answered.
We do our best to answer your technology questions in the moment, but for longer questions, a dedicated time is helpful. We are trying something new by offering a specific one-on-one time when we have arranged staffing so that the best staff person for your question is available to help you. This time requires registration.
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Do you have tiny, odd LEGOs under foot?
As we are preparing our new LEGO Challenges program, we find that we are in need of odd little LEGO pieces and shapes. Have you cleaned up LEGOS and found an antenna, an eyeball, or a weirdly shaped piece that doesn't seem to belong? We need those little odd pieces that get caught in your toes and vacuum cleaner! Ms. Linda, our teen volunteers, and our future LEGO creators thank you!
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