The library is currently offering curbside service.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10am-6pm
Thursday 1-8pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
Pick up items curbside: For more information about how to borrow materials curbside, please visit www.minotsleeperlibrary.org/currentservices.html. Curbside is available during hours the library is open.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10am-6pm
Thursday 1-8pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
Pick up items curbside: For more information about how to borrow materials curbside, please visit www.minotsleeperlibrary.org/currentservices.html. Curbside is available during hours the library is open.
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Digital Resources
The library offers free access to e-books, downloadable audiobooks and digital magazines with Libby. You can also streaming movies, documentaries, and Great Courses at home using Kanopy. Click here to access these resources, as well as the library's databases. New Materials and Recommended Reading
The library is offering two new newsletters. The New Releases newsletter will show upcoming new titles for Adults or Families. The Recommended Reading newsletter will provide reading recommendations to help you find your new favorite book. The Recommended Reading is curated by our own librarians. To subscribe sign up below. 
Library Events
The library regularly hosts book and movie groups, a monthly poetry night, and special talks with presenters. Click here to view upcoming events. 
Third Monday Book Group
Monday, January 25 at 10am Join us for a discussion of the book "A Gentleman In Moscow" by Amor Towles. To request a copy of the book, call 603-744-3352 or email minotsleeperlibrary@gmail.com. The discussion will be held online. A Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. When, in 1922, he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the count is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him a doorway into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming with humour, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavour to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose. To ensure a safe environment for our community, the library now asks that you email librarian@townofbristolnh.org or call 603-5744-3352 to request the link, meeting ID, and password to join an event. You can do this anytime prior to the event. It is recommended you request access at least 48 hours prior to the event if possible. 
Regenerative Reads Book Club Kick-Off: "A Sand County Almanac"
Monday, January 25 at 6:30pm Join the library in partnership with the Bristol Sustainability Committee as we dive into one of the most inspiring and noteworthy conservation books of all times. We’ll be reading "A Sand County Almanac" over the course of three months (from January- March). Sign up for this book club at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-3sTIXFsfGk-RGDyKXMcrE259InOkJxUvy94N86L-8o_htg/viewform! *Note* Extra copies of "A Sand County Almanac" are available at the Minot-Sleeper Library and can be picked up curbside if you’d like to borrow a copy! Call the library at 603-744-3352 or email minotsleeperlibrary@gmail.com.
Poetry Night
Thursday, February 4 at 6:30pm The community is invited to join us for an evening of sharing poetry - your own original poetry or your published favorites. All ages welcome. This event will be held on Zoom. Attendees may join online or call in using a telephone To request the link, meeting ID, and password or telephone number, please email minotsleeperlibrary@gmail.com or call 603-744-3352. 
Online Story time: Sail Away
Friday, February 5 at 11am Join us for for a fun sailing story time. Crafts are available to be picked up from now until the day of story time. To pick up the craft please contact the library and schedule a time to pick up the craft. Our story time will be held online. To ensure a safe environment for our community, the library now asks that you email librarian@townofbristolnh.org or call 603-5744-3352 to request the link, meeting ID, and password to join an event. You can do this anytime prior to the event. It is recommended you request access at least 48 hours prior to the event if possible. 
Nonfiction Book Group
Thursday, February 11 at 3pm Join us for a discussion of the book "Frozen in Time" by Mitchell Zuckoff. To request a copy of the book, call 603-744-3352 or email minotsleeperlibrary@gmail.com. The discussion will be held online. Summary: On November 5, 1942, a US cargo plane slammed into the Greenland Ice Cap. Four days later, the B-17 assigned to the search-and-rescue mission became lost in a blinding storm and also crashed. Miraculously, all nine men on board survived, and the US military launched a daring rescue operation. But after picking up one man, the Grumman Duck amphibious plane flew into a severe storm and vanished. Frozen in Time tells the story of these crashes and the fate of the survivors, bringing vividly to life their battle to endure 148 days of the brutal Arctic winter, until an expedition headed by famed Arctic explorer Bernt Balchen brought them to safety. Mitchell Zuckoff takes the reader deep into the most hostile environment on earth, through hurricane-force winds, vicious blizzards, and subzero temperatures. Moving forward to today, he recounts the efforts of the Coast Guard and North South Polar Inc. – led by indefatigable dreamer Lou Sapienza – who worked for years to solve the mystery of the Duck’s last flight and recover the remains of its crew. A breathtaking blend of mystery and adventure Mitchell Zuckoff's Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II is also a poignant reminder of the sacrifices of our military personnel and a tribute to the everyday heroism of the US Coast Guard. To ensure a safe environment for our community, the library now asks that you email librarian@townofbristolnh.org or call 603-5744-3352 to request the link, meeting ID, and password to join an event. You can do this anytime prior to the event. It is recommended you request access at least 48 hours prior to the event if possible. 
Online Story time: Valentine's Day
Friday, February 12 at 11am Join us for for a Valentine's Day story. Crafts are available to be picked up from now until the day of story time. Our story time will be held online.To pick up the craft please contact the library and schedule a time to pick up the craft. To ensure a safe environment for our community, the library now asks that you email librarian@townofbristolnh.org or call 603-5744-3352 to request the link, meeting ID, and password to join an event. You can do this anytime prior to the event. It is recommended you request access at least 48 hours prior to the event if possible. 
Third Monday Book Group
Monday, February 22 at 10am Join us for a discussion of the book "Once Upon A River" by Diane Setterfield. To request a copy of the book, call 603-744-3352 or email minotsleeperlibrary@gmail.com. The discussion will be held online. Summary: On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can science provide an explanation? These questions have many answers, some of them quite dark indeed. Those who dwell on the river bank apply all their ingenuity to solving the puzzle of the girl who died and lived again, yet as the days pass the mystery only deepens. The child herself is mute and unable to answer the essential questions: Who is she? Where did she come from? And to whom does she belong? But answers proliferate nonetheless. Three families are keen to claim her. A wealthy young mother knows the girl is her kidnapped daughter, missing for two years. A farming family reeling from the discovery of their son’s secret liaison, stand ready to welcome their granddaughter. The parson’s housekeeper, humble and isolated, sees in the child the image of her younger sister. But the return of a lost child is not without complications and no matter how heartbreaking the past losses, no matter how precious the child herself, this girl cannot be everyone’s. Each family has mysteries of its own, and many secrets must be revealed before the girl’s identity can be known. Once Upon a River is a glorious tapestry of a book that combines folklore and science, magic and myth. Suspenseful, romantic, and richly atmospheric, the beginning of this novel will sweep you away on a powerful current of storytelling, transporting you through worlds both real and imagined, to the triumphant conclusion whose depths will continue to give up their treasures long after the last page is turned. To ensure a safe environment for our community, the library now asks that you email librarian@townofbristolnh.org or call 603-5744-3352 to request the link, meeting ID, and password to join an event. You can do this anytime prior to the event. It is recommended you request access at least 48 hours prior to the event if possible. 
Knot Only Knitters
Every Monday from 2:30-4:30pm Join knitters and other fiber arts enthusiasts for a virtual meet-up and conversation every Monday afternoon. All are welcome to take part. To ensure a safe environment for our community, the library now asks that you email librarian@townofbristolnh.org or call 603-744-3352 to request the link, meeting ID, and password to join an event. You can do this anytime prior to the event. It is recommended you request access at least 48 hours prior to the event if possible. Minot-Sleeper Library on Instagram
Board of Trustees meetings are held the fourth Thursday of each month at 5pm online using Zoom, unless otherwise noted.
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