Thursday, March 25, 2010

Kimball Library News 3/9/10

Don’t forget, we are the Saturday saviors for your kids ages 6 and up with our 4th Saturday flicks. Every fourth Saturday of the month, it is our goal to show a friendly film for most audiences. This month on March 27th at 10:30am we’ll be showing a newly released film on DVD that will run approximately 90 minutes. We’ll occupy your kids with a movie in our large meeting room while you shop, catch up on housework, fix the car, read a book -- or just enjoy the peace and quiet. Please send them with movie snacks and spill-proof beverages. Pillows are also welcome if they prefer to sprawl out rather than sit in chairs. You’ll smile all the way home! (Please note that we require waivers and registration for children ages 6-9.) Check on our online calendar for registration and movie title information.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Kimball Library News 3/2/10

Take your pick! In honor of the *Big Read* we are showing the classic film, ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’, in our large meeting room on two different dates and times. For you matinee folks, we are showing the movie on Thursday, March 11, at 1pm. For you night owls, we are showing the movie on Tuesday, March 16, at 6pm. “Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his brilliant performance as a Southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece. The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him – except Atticus Finch, the town’s most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children.” *The Big Read: NH Reads ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a project of the Center for the Book at the NH State Library. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.*

Here’s to calling all kids in grades 2 or 3 to a NEW book group that’s just for you sporting the name ‘The Brown Bag Book Club.’ Pick up a copy of the book of the month entitled “Tornado” by Betsy Byars at the Children’s Desk. On March 22nd at 5:30pm bring your dinner in a brown bag. We’ll provide the dessert and drinks and discuss the book until 6:30pm. Registration is required so go online to our website and visit the calendar page or sign up directly at the Children’s Desk. You’re a big kid now so you can be part of a book club. Be sure to spread the word to your friends.

Don't miss out on a special presentation by New Hampshire Criminal Defense Attorney, Stephanie Hausman. She will discuss the role of defense lawyers in the criminal justice system taking the portrayal of Atticus Finch in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ as a jumping off point. The question of how perceptions of defense attorneys have changed will be discussed. This is another chance for you to take part in the Big Read connection. Stay connected at your local library.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Kimball Library News 2/23/10

Think spring and beat the winter blues! Join our Folk Art Workshop and paint a ‘Welcome’ sign for your door sporting a bunny in the lavender. Friends of the Library are sponsoring a two-session class on Saturday, March 13 and March 20, 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Kimball Library. The cost of $25.00 includes instructions, sign and paint. Register at the library to pick up your sign, instructions on preparation and list of supplies to bring to class. For further information, call Carolyn Birr at (603) 362-5234 or Ellen Witherell at (603) 362-5655.

Thinking about spring cleaning? How many unfinished crafts or painting projects do you have hanging around the house? Procrastinate no more! Join the Thursday ‘painting and crafters’ determined to finish! You’ll find partners in crime on Thursdays from 10am to noon each week working on finishing paints or crafts. Come when you can and leave when you must, but do come.

March into Kimball Library and be part of the trend that libraries are the hopping places to be especially during low economic times. “Library Buddies” is one of the events that has been bursting at the seams for the past 3 years and thus is returning by popular demand. This crowd-pleasing event will be happening for 6 consecutive weeks on Wednesdays from 4-5pm beginning March 17th and ending on April 21st. Each week teens (youth in grades 6-12) will be assigned to little buddies (kindergarten age through grade 3). Library buddies will read or be read to (depending on desire and ability) for the first 30 minutes followed by puzzles, games, and/or craft activities. This is a great opportunity for the younger set to practice listening to books of their choice or for emerging readers to try out their skills on an older buddy. Need a buddy? Want to be a buddy? We need your children to participate and experience the joy of being a literary encourager or participant. You may register your little buddy online at our website, kimballlibrary.com, on the children’s calendar, call us, or drop in and personally speak to either Kathy Watson or Carolyn Birr. All interested big buddies must speak with Kathy directly and be committed to an early arrival time. Due to the high demand for this program, all little buddies must be registered and committed for all six weeks. Each year we book early and registration is limited.

Also, if you are a crafter in any shape or form, take part in the March for crafts! We have a myriad of possibilities in front of you. On Tuesdays from 10:30-noon the knitters gather and will welcome you, and on Thursdays the painters/crafters gather and will welcome you. Scrap bookers unite and meet on the 4th Wednesday from 6:15-7:45pm, while kid scrap bookers meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 4:30-5:30pm. On two Saturdays (the 13th and the 20th) a folk art workshop is available, and on the 1st Monday of the month from 11-12 the Craft Bunnies await you. Phew, is that all? Check out the March calendar online for details as it is packed full of things for you to do. Some of these activities require registration so be sure to sign up if necessary.

Feeling craft impaired? We have the Big Read activities going on throughout the month and there are numerous events to take part in that do not require any crafts. Please consider attending some or all of the following: several showings of the film “To Kill A Mockingbird,” a book discussion led by UNH Professor Emeritus of English, and a special presentation by New Hampshire Criminal Defense Attorney, Stephanie Hausman. She will discuss the role of defense lawyers in the criminal justice system. Dates and times can be found online, in house, or in future articles so stay tuned as March is a hopping month at Kimball Library.