Upcoming Events...

We are thinking spring in spite of the calendar – all’s it takes are a few warm days and a muddy driveway. On Saturday, March 17th, wear your green and join us as we decorate cookies and listen to some Irish tunes. Just a reminder, on Saturdays we are open for three hours, from ten until one.

The new assortment of dvds from our cooperative has arrived and includes some great titles. These dvds will be available until the end of April.

The following is a “Heads Up” for our younger readers: Our Spring Reading Challenge will get underway next week. On March 21st, 22nd, and 24th to mark the official start of spring, children are invited to stop in, create a kite and check out our new assortment of spring picture books.

The BGM Ladies Knitting Society will meet next on Thursday, April 12th at 2 PM. Bring your projects for show and tell.

Home from Spring Training

Just back from a visit to Ft Meyers to see the Red Sox in their new spring training facility, JetBlue Park. The place is awesome! We took a tour, watched a morning practice, saw the Sox play Northeastern University in a very long game, and were there for the opening game on Sunday against Minnesota. The Sox look good - many old faces and lots of new ones too. I am looking forward to a fun season, their 100th!

Red Sox fans will enjoy checking out "Fenway 1912" by Glenn Stout which tells of how Fenway came to be and its remarkable first season. We also have "Fenway Park, The Centennial" which is filled with memories from the epic feats of Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Ted Williams to the jubilation of the recent runs to the championship.

It's spring when we look forward to "Play ball!"

Story Time at BGM

Fun time at story time today - we read First Dog by J Patrick Lewis and Beth Zappitello which tells the story of how Dog came to live at the White House with the Obama Family. Everyone then worked on 3-dimensional stars as we celebrated Presidents' Day. What a great group of young library patrons!

The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli

Many stories have come out of the war in Vietnam but few from a woman's perspective. Helen Adams, an American photojournalist and the main character in this book, is scarred by her time there and learns empathy and compassion.

Join us for Saturday Story Time...

The winter story time program has been very successful at the Byron G. Merill Library. Children have listened to winter-themed stories, made snowflakes and decorated cookies. Our recent focus has been on books by one of our favorite author/illustrators: Jan Brett. Last Saturday the children got to act in their own play as different animals in the story, "The Hat". What could be next? Come and find out on Saturday mornings from 10:30 - 11:00am. You never know what Mrs. Anderson has planned for our fun time together!

Informative Databases with EBSCO

Have you noticed that our library might not have older editions of magazines and newspapers in the library? It doesn’t mean that you can’t find the article you need! Instead of keeping (and storing) hundreds or thousands of magazines on the shelves, the articles are available to you through the New Hampshire statewide subscription to EBSCO and Newsbank.

These websites require a username and password. Please contact the library for your login information.

Full Suite of EBSCO Databases

Access to All EBSCO Resources Our subscription to EBSCO offers a wide range of information. You can do everything from find information for homework assignments to read the latest article in your favorite magazine!

Consumer Reports from EBSCOBrowse full text PDF copies of Consumer Reports by date!



Fiction from EBSCO

NoveList: Your Guide to FictionLove to read? Check out NoveList to see book reviews, get read-alike suggestions, and learn more about fiction.



NoveList for Kids!Visit NoveList K-8 to find read-alikes, series lists, and recommendations for kids books!



Newspapers from NewsBank

Read the full text articles for free from the Concord Monitor (10/2002-current) and Union Leader (1/1989-current) from our NewsBank subscription.

Homework Help from EBSCO

Student Research CenterNeed to find magazine, journal, or newspaper articles for a homework assignment? Make the Student Research Center your first stop for finding just what you need.



Searchasaurus: Information for Young StudentsInformation for the youngest students can be found through the colorful Searchasaurus site.



Kids Search: Homework Help for Elementary & Middle School StudentsCheck out Kids Search for magazine and newspaper articles for the younger student.



MAS Ultra School EditionWow! MAS Ultra for high school students contains full text articles for 500 high school magazines and 360 reference books, 85,670 biographies, and a half-million photos.

Health from EBSCO

Health Source: Consumer EditionLooking for health information? Health Source contains full text for nearly 190 journals including Consumer Reports on Health and Men’s Health.



Consumer Health CompleteHave a medical question? Consumer Health Complete is a full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, and more.

11/22/63 by Stephen King

The horrormeister's new novel tells the story of Jake Epping who is let in on the secret existence of a time-travel portal inside a Maine diner. The diner's owner Al, who is dying, asks Jake to go back in time and complete one very important task: Stop President Kennedy from being assassinated.