Invest in the Future:  Literacy and Lifelong Learning
GYRLA’s mission is to provide our community with programs and services to increase literacy and to encourage lifelong learning. Show your support by a one time or recurring donation! Click on the button below to make a secure online donation, or mail a check to:
GYRLA, 1385 NH 140, GILMANTON IW, NH 03837
GYRLA is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization.
Library Hours

Tuesday 1:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.
Wednesday 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Thursday 1:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.
Friday 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m
Saturday 10:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.

Please check WMUR for any closing or delay information.

NOTICE

We’re gearing up for The Thrifty New Englander - an online auction celebrating the spirit of reuse, resourcefulness, and good old-fashioned Yankee thrift, and we need your help! Visit our fundraising page for more information.

The GYRL now has an Amazon Wishlist. Please visit our Donations page for more information. Please visit our donations page at the top navigation bar of the website.

Some of our Fiber Arts Club members met with Fire Department Chief Hempel for an interview with Heather Bishop from 104.9 the Hawk fm to discuss the importance of community, and being part of one. 
Listen the interview below! 

We use Facebook posts for the latest news and announcements, including any schedule changes or weather related closures. 

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Did you know that GYRLA does not collect late fees for overdue books? In lieu of late fines, GYRLA asks patrons to consider donating a food item when they return the overdue materials. These food items are then delivered to the Gilmanton Food Pantry that serves individuals and families in our community.

CLiF Rural Library Grant

We welcomed all K-6th grade students from Gilmanton School for a very special Children's Literacy Foundation presentation from NH author and illustrator Marty Kelley. Each student went home with two free books, thanks to our CLiF Grant!

Click the link the see a reel of the Marty Kelley author visit! https://www.facebook.com/reel/709817338396799

Gilmanton Year-Round Library has been selected to receive a Rural Library Grant for the 2024-2025 school year from the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF). The nonprofit organization is located in Waterbury Center, Vt.
Twelve qualifying public libraries in Vermont and New Hampshire are receiving the grant. The Rural Library Grant is designed is to help small-town libraries create excitement around literacy, update their collection, increase circulation, and strengthen the library’s connection with the community.
“The Gilmanton Year-Round Library Association (GYRLA) is thrilled to be a CLiF Rural Library Grant recipient. This will benefit both the Gilmanton Year-Round Library and the Gilmanton School Library. The goal of the Children’s Literacy Foundation aligns with our GYRLA mission to promote literacy in our community.”

“We applied for this grant realizing that it would provide an excellent opportunity to update our children’s book collection. Additionally, the in-person programs provided through this grant are designed to engage children and the families within our community,” said Chris Schlegel, President GYRLA Board of Directors.

In the spring of 2025, the grant will provide $2,000 in new children’s books for the public library and $500 in new books for the local elementary school. In addition to the books, two storytelling events for children will be hosted and provide two new books for each child at the Gilmanton elementary school to select and take home.

“CLiF’s Rural Library Grant program is a wonderful way to support libraries by generating awareness and enthusiasm through in-person events and book giveaways for local children,” said CLiF Program Manager Cassie Willner. “In addition, we know how important it is to help small libraries update and diversify their children’s book collection and promote outreach through new titles and events.”
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For more information, visit www.clifonline.org.

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Looking Back...
GYRLA PERENNIAL GARDEN

On Saturday, September 23, 2023 a ceremony was held to install a plaque In Honor of the Blackey Women of Crystal Lake in the GYRLA Perennial Garden.  Thank you to Jeanie Goddard and The Blackey Women of Crystal Lake for the plaque and their generous financial support to maintain the GYRLA Perennial Garden. 
Also, thank you to all the volunteers who lovingly care for the garden.
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