About CHANGE:
We are very excited to be launching a new library system to patrons as well as offering you more choices and diversity by joining with two other libraries to offer the best of three worlds. Atkinson (Kimball Library), Plaistow Public Library, and Sandown Public Library at the end of January/early February will now be the Southern New Hampshire Library Cooperative (SNHLC). You may be wondering what exactly that means for you, our valued customer.
Here’s just a peek at what Koha, our new library system, will offer you. Koha is a web-based ILS which means that anytime you have internet you have access. You will have control over your personal account and will be able to update your information at any time. You’ll be able to personally put items on reserve and see your personal borrowing history if you choose or deny that feature if you’d prefer no record is kept. You will be able to manage via email preference options such as – receiving advance notice that items are due or overdue, items you’ve checked out, items that were checked in, and when a hold becomes available. You can choose to receive email when your items are available versus the usual phone call. We will be able to alert you personally via email if we are waiving fines because of inclement weather. These are just a few of the perks to come.
Here’s just a peek at what SNHLC, the cooperative, will offer you. You now will have the ability to check items out of all three libraries with your home library card. You will be able to view through our new library catalog what all three libraries have to offer as well as put items on hold from any of the three libraries. Each library has different times of opening and closing so you could visit one of the other libraries earlier or later than your home library’s hours. We are pleased to share resources so that we can all multiply our use. Cost and functionality were the primary reasons for deciding to change from our proprietary ILS as well as banding together. We will save a considerable amount annually by switching products, and we know that our work processes will be streamlined significantly.
About KOHA:
Koha is the first open-source Integrated Library System (ILS). In use worldwide, its development is steered by a growing community of libraries collaborating to achieve their technology goals. For more information about Koha, please visit: http://www.koha-community.org
About KIMBALL LIBRARY:
The Kimball Library is dedicated to the common good by serving the informational, educational, cultural, and recreational needs of the Atkinson community and by encouraging its patrons in the lifelong pursuit of learning and personal growth. The library will be responsive to the needs of its diverse users, advocate and support the use of appropriate technology, build an excellent collection, commit itself to the highest ideals of library service and the principles of intellectual freedom and provide a welcoming meeting place for the community.
We are embracing the changes to come. We are asking you to be patient during the transition process as this is all new to us and we are sure that we’ll be more proficient as time goes on. We welcome your feedback after we launch and look forward to many new faces from Sandown and Plaistow. It’s going to be a great year serving you!
For more information or a list of upcoming programs, please visit our website www.kimballlibrary.com, call (603) 362-5234, or email us at staff@kimballlibrary.com. We encourage you to ‘like’ us on Facebook/KimballLibrary.Atkinson.NH, follow us on Twitter/KimballLibrary, and RSS feed our blog -- http://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com. Also, you can get news directly sent to your inbox twice a month. Please ask us if you are interested. This is an efficient way to stay abreast of the newest events.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Kimball Library News 1/3/12
Registration has begun for children’s classes! Please take note: classes that require sign-up are denoted by the asterisks. *** If you sign up, it is for the entire six week session. Registration can be done online or by calling us at 603.362.5234 ext 224.
***Book Babies (Ages 0-2) Mondays, January 24-February 27, 10:30-11am. Infants through age 2 with their caregivers are invited to join us for simple stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and songs. Please feel welcome to stay after the session to allow for playtime and socializing for all ages. This 6 week session is active from 1/23 to 2/27.
***Bitty Books (Ages 2-3) Tuesdays, January 17-February 21, 10:15-11am. Children ages 2-3 with their caregivers are invited to join us for itty bitty stories, rhymes, fingerplays or songs and a simple craft. This 6 week session is active from 1/17 to 2/21.
Family Frolics (All ages) Mondays, January 23-February 27, 1:15-2pm or Thursdays, January 19-February 23, 1:15-2pm. All 'kids' (generally preschool age) and their caregivers are welcome to participate in some early literacy activities. Be prepared for music, movement, rhyme, and simple stories. This 6 week session is active from 1/23 to 2/27.
***Kiddie Lit (Ages 3-6) Tuesdays, January 17-February 21, 11:30-12:15 or Thursdays, January 19-February 23, 10:15-11am or 11:30-12:15pm. Crafts, music, new friends and adventures into literacy are found during these classes. Caretakers may stay and listen or relax in another part of the library. This 6 week session is active from 1/17 to 2/21.
Friday Freewheelers (All ages) Fridays, January 20- February 24 6:30-7:15pm. Preschool and elementary children are welcome with their parents for a 'mixed bag' of six week sessions on Friday evenings. Some possibilities include: stories, BINGO, a simple craft, science activity or games. It's a grab bag kind of evening! Come on by and take your chances. PLEASE NOTE that sessions will run with breaks rather than consecutively as in the past.
Start 2012 off right! Encourage your teen to try the teen book discussion. We also have one for tweens (grades 5-8) that was highlighted last week. Teens (grades 9-12) are welcome to join us on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. On January 11 we are discussing “Marcelo in the Real World” by Francisco X. Stork. Teens unprepared to discuss the book are welcome to sit in and see what we are all about. We always have plenty of candy and chat.
Here’s the final reminder that the 2nd Annual Jack Frost Jamboree is right around the corner. Once again, we’ll have crafts and games for kids as well as EMS providing snowshoes sized for a myriad of ages. We’ll have a new golf course winding through the stacks as well as refreshments for most of the day. This spectacular family event will take place on Saturday, January 21st, from 10:30am-2:30pm even though our doors will be open for our usual Saturday hours from 10am-3pm. Take advantage of the flurry of activities and stop by for all or part of the day. Our ‘rain’ date is Saturday, January 28th.
For more information or a list of upcoming programs, please visit our website www.kimballlibrary.com, call (603) 362-5234, or email us at staff@kimballlibrary.com. We encourage you to ‘like’ us on Facebook/KimballLibrary.Atkinson.NH, follow us on Twitter/KimballLibrary, and RSS feed our blog -- http://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com. Also, you can get news directly sent to your inbox twice a month. Please ask us if you are interested. This is a fabulous way to stay abreast of the newest events.
***Book Babies (Ages 0-2) Mondays, January 24-February 27, 10:30-11am. Infants through age 2 with their caregivers are invited to join us for simple stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and songs. Please feel welcome to stay after the session to allow for playtime and socializing for all ages. This 6 week session is active from 1/23 to 2/27.
***Bitty Books (Ages 2-3) Tuesdays, January 17-February 21, 10:15-11am. Children ages 2-3 with their caregivers are invited to join us for itty bitty stories, rhymes, fingerplays or songs and a simple craft. This 6 week session is active from 1/17 to 2/21.
Family Frolics (All ages) Mondays, January 23-February 27, 1:15-2pm or Thursdays, January 19-February 23, 1:15-2pm. All 'kids' (generally preschool age) and their caregivers are welcome to participate in some early literacy activities. Be prepared for music, movement, rhyme, and simple stories. This 6 week session is active from 1/23 to 2/27.
***Kiddie Lit (Ages 3-6) Tuesdays, January 17-February 21, 11:30-12:15 or Thursdays, January 19-February 23, 10:15-11am or 11:30-12:15pm. Crafts, music, new friends and adventures into literacy are found during these classes. Caretakers may stay and listen or relax in another part of the library. This 6 week session is active from 1/17 to 2/21.
Friday Freewheelers (All ages) Fridays, January 20- February 24 6:30-7:15pm. Preschool and elementary children are welcome with their parents for a 'mixed bag' of six week sessions on Friday evenings. Some possibilities include: stories, BINGO, a simple craft, science activity or games. It's a grab bag kind of evening! Come on by and take your chances. PLEASE NOTE that sessions will run with breaks rather than consecutively as in the past.
Start 2012 off right! Encourage your teen to try the teen book discussion. We also have one for tweens (grades 5-8) that was highlighted last week. Teens (grades 9-12) are welcome to join us on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. On January 11 we are discussing “Marcelo in the Real World” by Francisco X. Stork. Teens unprepared to discuss the book are welcome to sit in and see what we are all about. We always have plenty of candy and chat.
Here’s the final reminder that the 2nd Annual Jack Frost Jamboree is right around the corner. Once again, we’ll have crafts and games for kids as well as EMS providing snowshoes sized for a myriad of ages. We’ll have a new golf course winding through the stacks as well as refreshments for most of the day. This spectacular family event will take place on Saturday, January 21st, from 10:30am-2:30pm even though our doors will be open for our usual Saturday hours from 10am-3pm. Take advantage of the flurry of activities and stop by for all or part of the day. Our ‘rain’ date is Saturday, January 28th.
For more information or a list of upcoming programs, please visit our website www.kimballlibrary.com, call (603) 362-5234, or email us at staff@kimballlibrary.com. We encourage you to ‘like’ us on Facebook/KimballLibrary.Atkinson.NH, follow us on Twitter/KimballLibrary, and RSS feed our blog -- http://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com. Also, you can get news directly sent to your inbox twice a month. Please ask us if you are interested. This is a fabulous way to stay abreast of the newest events.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Kimball Library News 12/27/11
Start crossing your fingers for snow so we can all have a jolly good time at our 2nd Annual Jack Frost Jamboree event! Remember how much fun it was last year playing winter games, making winter crafts, playing on the hill with snowshoes provided by EMS, playing miniature golf in the stacks, eating hot dogs and popcorn, drinking hot chocolate, and greeting old friends? That’s why we’re having a second go at it! We received so many compliments we decided to make it an annual event. Once again we’ll have crafts and games for kids as well as Eastern Mountain Sports providing snowshoe sizes for a myriad of ages. We’ll have a new golf course winding through the stacks as well as refreshments for most of the day. This spectacular family event will take place on Saturday, January 21st, from 10:30am-2:30pm even though our doors will be open for our usual Saturday hours from 10am-3pm. Take advantage of the flurry of activities and stop by for all or part of the day. Don’t miss this event.
We will continue to have book discussions in 2012 for a variety of ages, but we’ve shifted the range a bit for the young people. Please note that the “Brown Bag Book Club’ that was originally for grades 2 & 3 that meets on the 4th Monday of the month is now slated for grades 2-4. Brown Baggers need to register and bring their supper in a bag on Monday, January 23, from 5:30-6:30pm. Copies of the book ‘The Doll People’ by Ann M. Martin are available in the Children’s Room. Please know that parents are invited to sit in on the discussion or help with the reading. It takes a village to raise a reader.
Also note that the Tween Book Discussion that originally was for grades 6-8 that meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:30pm now includes interested mature 5th graders. In January the book under discussion will be ‘Olive’s Ocean’ by Kevin Henkes. We realize you may not be able to read this by the time you read this press release, but know we invite you to sit in and see what we are all about, give input as to what books you’d like to be reading and discussing, and have snacks with us while we dissect the book. We’ll really be looking for grades 5-8 to make the February 1st discussion which will be for the book ‘Gathering Blue’ by Lois Lowry. Tweens/teens who come to the discussion get the next book automatically that evening. For all others, books are available for the asking.
We will be closed on Monday, January 16th. Celebrate by stocking up and getting your new DVDs early the Friday beforehand and gaining an extra day.
For more information or a list of upcoming programs, please visit our website www.kimballlibrary.com, call (603) 362-5234, or email us at staff@kimballlibrary.com. We encourage you to ‘like’ us on Facebook/KimballLibrary.Atkinson.NH, follow us on Twitter/KimballLibrary, and RSS feed our blog -- http://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com. Also, you can get news directly sent to your inbox twice a month. Please ask us if you are interested. This is a fabulous way to stay abreast of the newest events.
We will continue to have book discussions in 2012 for a variety of ages, but we’ve shifted the range a bit for the young people. Please note that the “Brown Bag Book Club’ that was originally for grades 2 & 3 that meets on the 4th Monday of the month is now slated for grades 2-4. Brown Baggers need to register and bring their supper in a bag on Monday, January 23, from 5:30-6:30pm. Copies of the book ‘The Doll People’ by Ann M. Martin are available in the Children’s Room. Please know that parents are invited to sit in on the discussion or help with the reading. It takes a village to raise a reader.
Also note that the Tween Book Discussion that originally was for grades 6-8 that meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:30pm now includes interested mature 5th graders. In January the book under discussion will be ‘Olive’s Ocean’ by Kevin Henkes. We realize you may not be able to read this by the time you read this press release, but know we invite you to sit in and see what we are all about, give input as to what books you’d like to be reading and discussing, and have snacks with us while we dissect the book. We’ll really be looking for grades 5-8 to make the February 1st discussion which will be for the book ‘Gathering Blue’ by Lois Lowry. Tweens/teens who come to the discussion get the next book automatically that evening. For all others, books are available for the asking.
We will be closed on Monday, January 16th. Celebrate by stocking up and getting your new DVDs early the Friday beforehand and gaining an extra day.
For more information or a list of upcoming programs, please visit our website www.kimballlibrary.com, call (603) 362-5234, or email us at staff@kimballlibrary.com. We encourage you to ‘like’ us on Facebook/KimballLibrary.Atkinson.NH, follow us on Twitter/KimballLibrary, and RSS feed our blog -- http://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com. Also, you can get news directly sent to your inbox twice a month. Please ask us if you are interested. This is a fabulous way to stay abreast of the newest events.
Kimball Library News 12/20/11
Each week I’ve been updating you in regard to our changes in the youth services department (this includes babies to age 19). Listed below are the modules available for the preschool and elementary ages starting mid January. Please take a look online or ask anyone in the youth services department for details. Register online for a 6 week session for classes with an asterisk or call and talk to us. All other offerings without the asterisk are available for drop-in.
• *Book Babies (Ages 0-2) Mondays, January 24-February 27, 10:30-11am. Infants through age 2 with their caregivers are invited to join us for simple stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and songs. Please feel welcome to stay after the session to allow for playtime and socializing for all ages. This 6 week session is active from 1/23 to 2/27.
• *Bitty Books (Ages 2-3) Tuesdays, January 17-February 21, 10:15-11am. Children ages 2-3 with their caregivers are invited to join us for itty bitty stories, rhymes, fingerplays or songs and a simple craft. This 6 week session is active from 1/17 to 2/21.
• Family Frolics (All ages) Mondays, January 23-February 27, 1:15-2pm or Thursdays, January 19-February 23, 1:15-2pm. All 'kids' and their caregivers are welcome to participate in some early literacy activities. Be prepared for music, movement, rhyme, and simple stories. This 6 week session is active from 1/23 to 2/27.
• *Kiddie Lit (Ages 3-6) Tuesdays, January 17-February 21, 11:30-12:15 or Thursdays, January 19-February 23, 10:15-11am or 11:30-12:15pm. Crafts, music, new friends and adventures into literacy are found during these classes. Caretakers may stay and listen or relax in another part of the library. This 6 week session is active from 1/17 to 2/21.
• Friday Freewheelers (All ages) Fridays, January 20- February 24 6:30-7:15 Preschool and elementary children are welcome with their parents for a 'mixed bag' of six week sessions on Friday evenings. Some possibilities include: stories, BINGO, a simple craft, science activity or games. It's a grab bag kind of evening! Please note that sessions will run with breaks rather than consecutively as in the past.
We are very interested in having your children try out our new classes and meet our new youth assistant, Jessica Drouin. We are happy to have a new staff member who is passionate about libraries and children. Jessica will be working with Kathy Watson and Carolyn Birr planning and implementing children’s programs. She will also fill in at the main circulation desk as needed. Jessica comes with a background in library services from the Derry Public Library. She is very excited to be joining us and looks forward to running children’s classes and events. Please introduce yourself and your children to her when you drop in to register for some of the above selections.
We will be closed on Monday, January 2nd. Happy New Year to everyone!
For more information or a list of upcoming programs, please visit our website www.kimballlibrary.com, call (603) 362-5234, or email us at staff@kimballlibrary.com. We encourage you to ‘like’ us on Facebook/KimballLibrary.Atkinson.NH, follow us on Twitter/KimballLibrary, and RSS feed our blog -- http://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com. Also, you can get news directly sent to your inbox twice a month. Please ask us if you are interested. This is a fabulous way to stay abreast of the newest events.
• *Book Babies (Ages 0-2) Mondays, January 24-February 27, 10:30-11am. Infants through age 2 with their caregivers are invited to join us for simple stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and songs. Please feel welcome to stay after the session to allow for playtime and socializing for all ages. This 6 week session is active from 1/23 to 2/27.
• *Bitty Books (Ages 2-3) Tuesdays, January 17-February 21, 10:15-11am. Children ages 2-3 with their caregivers are invited to join us for itty bitty stories, rhymes, fingerplays or songs and a simple craft. This 6 week session is active from 1/17 to 2/21.
• Family Frolics (All ages) Mondays, January 23-February 27, 1:15-2pm or Thursdays, January 19-February 23, 1:15-2pm. All 'kids' and their caregivers are welcome to participate in some early literacy activities. Be prepared for music, movement, rhyme, and simple stories. This 6 week session is active from 1/23 to 2/27.
• *Kiddie Lit (Ages 3-6) Tuesdays, January 17-February 21, 11:30-12:15 or Thursdays, January 19-February 23, 10:15-11am or 11:30-12:15pm. Crafts, music, new friends and adventures into literacy are found during these classes. Caretakers may stay and listen or relax in another part of the library. This 6 week session is active from 1/17 to 2/21.
• Friday Freewheelers (All ages) Fridays, January 20- February 24 6:30-7:15 Preschool and elementary children are welcome with their parents for a 'mixed bag' of six week sessions on Friday evenings. Some possibilities include: stories, BINGO, a simple craft, science activity or games. It's a grab bag kind of evening! Please note that sessions will run with breaks rather than consecutively as in the past.
We are very interested in having your children try out our new classes and meet our new youth assistant, Jessica Drouin. We are happy to have a new staff member who is passionate about libraries and children. Jessica will be working with Kathy Watson and Carolyn Birr planning and implementing children’s programs. She will also fill in at the main circulation desk as needed. Jessica comes with a background in library services from the Derry Public Library. She is very excited to be joining us and looks forward to running children’s classes and events. Please introduce yourself and your children to her when you drop in to register for some of the above selections.
We will be closed on Monday, January 2nd. Happy New Year to everyone!
For more information or a list of upcoming programs, please visit our website www.kimballlibrary.com, call (603) 362-5234, or email us at staff@kimballlibrary.com. We encourage you to ‘like’ us on Facebook/KimballLibrary.Atkinson.NH, follow us on Twitter/KimballLibrary, and RSS feed our blog -- http://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com. Also, you can get news directly sent to your inbox twice a month. Please ask us if you are interested. This is a fabulous way to stay abreast of the newest events.
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