Please remember! Patrons who have small children in baby carriages or strollers as well as those who
have difficulty walking or getting around are welcome to use the elevator entrance located at the back of the library/bank parking lot. Press the buzzer and a staff member will release the latch for you to enter.

8th Annual Poetry Competition and Awards Night
The deadline for the Poetry Contest entries is Friday, April 9 at 5:00 PM. There are 3 age categories: Children ages 6-12, Teens ages 13-18, and Adults aged 19 and up. We also have a special award, the Promising Poet Award, chosen by the library staff. Stop in and pick up your entry forms at the library or download them from our website
www.goodwinlibrary.com/poetwrite.html
The winners will be announced at our classy Poet’s Tea and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 28 at 6:00 PM. We are also looking for volunteers to donate home baked goodies for the Poet’s Tea. Call 755 2944 ext: 2 for more info.

Story times have returned to the library. There is a story time for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and kids from Kindergarten through third grade. Come in to the library or call us in the Children's Room at 755-2944 ext 3 for more details.

Parents of Gifted Children's Workshop

Wednesday, Dec.16 at 6:00 PM
Come, sit in, and share ideas at our next meeting. Please remember, this is a roundtable discussion
for parents and arrange for childcare.

Kid's Cartoon Club

Cartoon Club is on holiday vacation until Monday, January 25 at 6:00 PM, we encourage all our artists to spend some vacation time at home sketching and creating cartoon characters for sharing at our next meeting.

The Children'sRoom Needs your help!

We are in need of small or medium sized t-shirts to use as paint shirts for the children! They do not need to be new, but would appreciate clean condition.

We are also looking for donations of Legos to use for future children’s programs. Thank you in advance!

Children's Room News

‘Tis the time of year for teachers to assign their School Projects and our Library staff are ready to assist our students. Materials will be placed on reserve in the Library so that everyone will have access to them, and we have several Online database resources available as well. And remember to check our Face book and MySpace pages for regular updates. As always, please do not ever hesitate to ask us for help!