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http://www.consumerreports.org/


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Purchase a 2009 Scenes of Gilford calendar online at Cafe Press



AREA ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION

INTERNET ACCESS AT THE LIBRARY
Gilford Public Library has 9 computers that can be used for free access to the internet without a library card. Use is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign up for one at the circulation desk.
The Library also has free access to a wireless network. Stop at the circulation desk to pick up a password.

Exhibition Area
The Exhibition Area features the photography of Gilford resident Sarah M. Cail entitled Life on the Lake.





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LAKES REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
We're members of the Greater Laconia-Weirs Beach Chamber of Commerce. Check out their web-site at www.lakesregionchamber.org.


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  Question of the Week  
What was the original color of Coca-Cola?
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Total Votes: 22
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New York Times Bestsellers


This Week



TOP 10 BOOKS REQUESTED AT THE LIBRARY THIS WEEK:

1.   The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2.   Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
3.   The Shack by William P. Young
4.   The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Elizabeth Strout
5.   Olive Kitteridge by Mary Ann Shaffer
6.   Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
7.   Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
8.   Matters of the Heart by Danielle Steel
9.   The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly
10. Loitering with Intent by Stuart Wood

WHAT THE LIBRARY STAFF IS READING:

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Clara's War by Clara Kramer
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
A Supremely Bad Idea by Luke Dempsey
Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern
Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark
The Branch and the Scaffold by Loren Estleman
We Took to the Woods by Louise Davidson Rich

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Laconia Daily Sun Online


Caught Reading @ the Library!
 
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Summer Reading Programs Begin June 29th
Adult Summer Reading Brochure
 
 
 
Teen Summer Reading Brochure
 
 
Childrens Summer Reading Brochure

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY
Visit The Friends of the Library Gift Shop
Thursdays 5-7 PM
 Fridays and Saturdays
11 AM - 1 PM
Adults
Foreign Movie Night: Thursday 7/9/09 7-8:30 PM, Join us for the Italian film "The Orange Thief" (Rated PG-13).

Teens
Crazy Cook-Off for Teens: Tuesday 7/7/09 6:30-8 PM. The cook-off craze has hit Gilford and you're invited to the Library to join in the fun. Combining the ingredients provided, whip up a delicious concoction that will "wow" our panel of expert judges. Entries will be judged on presentation, taste and originality. Find out if you have what it takes to be named "Gilford's Best Cook". Sign-up is required.

Children
Music with Mar: Thursday 7/9/09 2-3:30 PM. Julie Wirth, a Music with Mar instructor, will present a musical program in which both children and their accompanying adult will participate in various musical activities designed to develop and enhance the child's basic learning skills.


Caught Playing @ the Library

 

What is Your Library Worth to You?
We all know the Library provides invaluable services to the community. But have you ever wondered just what the Library is worth to your family? Try the Library Use Calculator provided by the Maine State Library and find out what all the Library services you use would cost if you had to pay for them directly. You might be surprised.
Join our Best-Seller Book Buddy Club
Do you have a favorite best-selling author? Would you like to be first to read their new books? Joining our Best-Seller Book Buddy Club means you will be first. Ask for details at the Library and see if your author is still available.