Thursday, September 30, 2010

Kimball Library News 9/21/10

Procrastinating the unfinished painting and craft projects in the house? Are you hoping to finish a few before Christmas? If you have painting and craft projects you would like to complete and would like the company of others, join the weekly painting & craft projects group. It’s great motivation to be with others who have the same desire. Stop in on any Thursday from 10am to 12pm and join the gang. Please bring your projects and the supplies needed.

Kimball Library will celebrate that the world is not flat by closing on Monday, October 11th, in recognition of Columbus Day (observed.) Two day loans taken on Friday the 8th or Saturday the 9th will not be due until Tuesday, October 12. Have a safe and happy holiday.

Mooove yourself over to Kimball Library on Thursday, October 14th, at 6:30pm and pay some homage to the NH bovine. Cattle were essential to the survival of the earliest New Hampshire settlements, and their contributions have been central to the life and culture of the state ever since. From providing dietary sustenance to basic motive power, bovines have had a deep and enduring bond with their keepers, one that lingers today and is a vital part of the iconography of rural NH. Where are NH's cows today? What are they doing for us now? Some answers will surprise you.

Our program is entitled ‘Cows and Communities: How the Lowly Bovine has Nurtured New Hampshire through 4 Centuries’, and our presenter is Steve Taylor. Taylor is an independent scholar, farmer, journalist and a long time public official. He operates a dairy and maple farm in Meriden Village, NH and served a quarter century as NH's Commissioner of Agriculture. He has been a newspaper reporter and editor. He was also the first Executive Director of the NH Humanities Council and is a lifelong student of the state's rural culture. This is a New Hampshire Humanities To Go Program and is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Kimball Library.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Kimball Library News 9/14/10

Fall in love with an elephant? It’s National Elephant Appreciation Day on September 22! Stop in the Children’s Room between 3-4:30pm and make an elephant craft. Drop in anytime during that time frame, but the elephant supplies will disappear at 5pm. This program is recommended for ages 3-10 years. Please pre-register beginning September 7th in the Children's Room, call us at 362-5234 or online.

Fall into bargains! The Friends of the Library Fall ‘Book and Bake Sale’ is happening on Saturday, September 25. As is our custom, this is held in conjunction with the Town Wide Yard Sale from 8am-3pm. This is a great day to see friends from town and collect some items at an advantageous price as well. Bargain shoppers and browsers will enjoy a chance to look leisurely through our numerous sale books, bump into some familiar faces, and pick up some delectable goodies en route. Books will be individually priced as well as opportunities for ‘bargains by the bagful.’ Show your support by stopping by and stocking up. We have some nearly new books that would be great for Christmas.

Fall into some lovely décor for your home. We have just the workshop you need! Sign up now to make a beautiful rose hydrangea wreath with Felicia Motherway right here at the library on Thursday, October 7th, from 6:30-8:30pm. Enjoy learning some basic concepts of floral design by making a gorgeous, fragrant dried rose/hydrangea wreath. The 14' wreath is made with a lemon leaf base, hydrangea flowers, cranberry roses, mint, lavender and poppy pods. This will be the perfect complement to any room in your home! Please be aware that space is limited, and that it is necessary to sign up at the library. The cost is $30.00 for supplies, and you need to make checks payable to Felicia Motherway. You are not confirmed for the workshop until payment is received. Don’t miss out as our last class taught by Felicia Motherway was booked tightly and had a waitlist.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Kimball Library News 8/31/10

Grandparents ROCK! We're celebrating Grandparents’ Day at the library on Tuesday, September 14, from 4-5pm. Bring your Grandma or Grandpa with you for cookies and punch. Hear a story and make something special for them to take home. WE LOVE Grandmas and Grandpas! Ages 4 and up are welcome, but please tell us you're coming by registering on the online calendar, at the library, or give us a call at 362-5234 ext 224 (Children's Room.) Have your grandparents save the date, now!

Singing ROCKS! Please join us at the library for a joyful program for children ages 2-6 which includes singing, creative movement, a few Spanish words and lots of smiles! Miss Laura and Miss Gloria from Hazel Drive Early Childhood Center, Hampstead, will entertain the children with guitar, puppets, and props. Bring your smiling faces and singing voices to the library on Thursday, September 16th, from 10:30 to 11:30am and join the glee. Registration is not required.

History ROCKS! The Atkinson Historical Society will sponsor a talk and slide show on the history of the Underground Railroad on Thursday, September 16, at 7:00 pm at the Kimball Library in Atkinson. The presentation will be given by Eleanor Strang, retired director of the Kelley Library in Salem.

The Underground Railroad was the secret network in the years before the Civil War which assisted fugitive slaves to escape to freedom. Ms. Strang’s presentation will focus on the history of this network on a national level and then on the abolitionist movement and Underground Railroad activities in New England, particularly New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Some of the Massachusetts figures are quite well known, but many of those from New Hampshire are not. “One of the things I most enjoy about doing this presentation is the opportunity to raise people’s awareness of the lesser known heroes who played a significant role in this important movement,” said Ms. Strang.

The presentation is free and open to the public.