Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Kimball Library News 4/17/12

Why do hummingbirds hum? Because they don’t know the words! Why don’t hummingbirds come to my yard? That has a more serious answer. Mike McDermott, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Plaistow, will give a presentation on local birds in your backyard at the Kimball Library in May on Monday the 7th from 6:30-8:00pm. This time of year the birds are busy building nests and laying eggs. Pick up some tips on how to attract them to your yard. Mike will focus on the arrival of hummingbirds which begins in early May. Registration is not required and refreshments will be served.

Why is our ‘Book Babies’ class so popular? Take one enthusiastic leader named Jessica, take one committed caregiver, take one infant child through age 2, and combine it with an award winning program. The Mother Goose on the Loose is a lap-sit storytime for the little ones – infancy through two years old. This award-winning program takes place on Mondays from 10:30-11:00am. The readings combine music, movement, visual literacy and language development to help children get ready to read. We are changing the name from ‘Book Babies’ to “Mother Goose on the Loose” just so people familiar with the curriculum will recognize it and be sure to join us. The next new session begins on Monday, May 7th, but we allow folks to join as long as we have space mid-session. We are currently taking registrations but this is filling up quickly so don’t snooze and lose!

Why go outside your local community if you can get top-notch programs and classes right at your local library? Children ages three to five, and their caregivers, are welcome to join us for some early music-development activities at ‘Music and Me! Our time will be spent in circle-dancing, call-and-response songs, rhythmic stories, and percussion activities. Our focus will be music, but our activities will also teach socialization and early literacy skills. Come join the fun starting on Monday, May 7th! These classes are from 11:30 to noon on Mondays. *This is a 5 week program to run: 5/7/12 - 6/11/12. Registration is required.

Why do children love crafts? We will let you answer that one, but by the attendance in the “Create and Express Classes” on Thursdays we just know they do! Join Judy, resident artisan, and get ready for those beautiful spring and summer gardens! We will be painting wooden garden signs. This is a two week class for children in grades 2 and up taking place on Thursdays (May 10 and 17th) from 4-5pm. Registration is required and this class will fill. This is a firm two week commitment.

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.



Kimball Library News 4/10/12

APRIL VACATION WEEK (April 23- 28) is just around the corner. Please note that many of the listed activities require registration and seating is limited so you might want to take this opportunity to pull out your date book and register early. There are sign-ups available on the online calendar. As always, you can contact the youth services department for more information at (603) 362-5234 ext. 224.


Monday-April 23:

BOOK BABIES– 10:30-11:00am. (Infants through age 2). Infants through age 2 with their caregivers are invited to join us for simple stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and songs from the program, Mother Goose on the Loose. Please feel welcome to stay after the session to allow for playtime and socializing for all ages.

ORIGAMI AFTERNOON– 2:00-3:00pm. (All ages) Does origami leave you stymied? Well, then come and join us for an afternoon of origami fun! Make a flower. Make a crane. Make so many they fill a plane! (or, a shoebox). Once you make a few, they are easy to do, and we will show you how! No registration required. :)

BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB– 5:30-6:30pm. (Grades 2-4) This book club is held on the 4th Monday of the month. Books are available at the children's desk for you to pick up in plenty of time for reading. We will have pizza while we talk about the book we're reading. Why not try it? Registration is required. Our book is Mysterious Miss Slade by Dick King-Smith.

Tuesday-April 24:

COME FOR BREAKFAST- 10:00-11:00am. (Kids K-Grade 5) This is the way to start a vacation! Go out for breakfast! You have to help fix it - to make it taste great! Registration is a must!

WORDS WITH T/WEENS- 6:30-7:30pm. (Grades 5 -12) Are you gnarly about words? Do you like to be with other peeps your age to hang and chat with? Competitive, much? The youth services director plans to play word games with teens. The game of the night will vary depending on the number of teens who register. You are welcome to bring word games from home or play the ones selected. All games must be able to be completed in roughly one hour. PS. BRING FRIENDS and register them! They do not have to be Atkinson residents.

Wednesday – April 25:

BUILD-A-RACETRACK- 4:00-5:30pm (Kindergarten and up). Come join us for building and racing fun! Build your own team racetrack and then take part in an all-in-good-fun race at the end! Please note: This is a parent(s) and child/children team activity.

Thursday – April 26:

SCAVENGER HUNT– 10:00-3pm. Come in anytime and try your luck at finding everything that's hiding! Bring a friend, a Mom or Dad, Gram or Gramps, and see if they're as good as you are finding stuff. Everybody can try it. This is a rain or shine, in and out hunt for fun. Good luck!

STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER – 6:00-7:30pm. Prepare your favorite stuffed animal for a night in the library! We will read stories, make s'mores, sing lullabies, and more! Come back the following morning to see what kind of trouble your furry-little-friend got into during the night! Feel free to wear your jammies.

Friday – April 27:

DUPLO DAY- 10:30-12:00pm (PreK and up). It's Duplo Day at the library. We have a large selection for you to play with. All types of buildings and projects are encouraged. You do the dumping out, and we'll do the picking up. :) Bring your friends and make group creations.

It’s that time of year to start the book wave. We are stocking up for the upcoming semi-annual book sale that coincides with the Town-Wide Yard Sale (May 19, 2012). We are interested in gently used books, DVDs, and music. (Please, no magazines, textbooks, or condensed books.) Take the plunge into spring cleaning and we’ll take the goods off your hands. All donated items find a home in the book sale, our library, or get donated to other worthy causes. Proceeds from the sale benefit the library and you’ll make the ‘Friends of Kimball Library’ very pleased!



Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Kimball Library News 4/3/12

Reserve this date—April 12th from 6:30-8:00pm— so you don’t miss Tom McGall from Fremont, NH. He will talk about his experience in Vietnam as a member of the Screaming Eagles: 101st Airborne.

Tom is one of the soldiers interviewed on the History Channel Documentary based on the Screaming Eagles. The library will be showing the documentary on April 10th at 6:00 PM and on April 12th at 10:30 AM. Show time is approximately 1 1/2 hours long.

During the Vietnam War, the 101st Airborne Division fought in several major campaigns and battles including the fight for Hamburger Hill in May 1969. Upon its arrival in Vietnam in 1965 (1st Brigade, followed by the 2nd and 3rd brigades in 1968), the division was an airborne unit.

In mid-1965, the 1st Brigade and support troops were deployed to the Republic of Vietnam, followed by the rest of the division in late 1967. The 101st was deployed in the northern I Corps region operating against the Vietnam People's Army (NVA) infiltration routes through Laos and the A Shau Valley for most of the war. In almost seven years of combat in Vietnam, elements of the 101st participated in 15 campaigns. Notable among these were the Battle of Hamburger Hill in 1969 and Firebase Ripcord in 1970.

Refreshments will be served at this event. Friends are welcome.

Are you stressed about April vacation week (April 23- 28) because you’re staying home cooped up with children? No worries—we have plans for them. Here are just some tidbits on what’s happening. There will be more details on the online calendar and in future articles. As always, you can contact the youth department for more information at ext224.

Monday-April 23: Book Babies– 10:30-11:00am (Infants through age 2).
Origami Afternoon– 2:00-3pm (All ages) Make a few because they’re fun!
Brown Bag Book Club– 5:30-6:30pm (Grades 2-4) “Mysterious Miss Slade” by Dick King-Smith. Books are available at the desk. Please register.

Tuesday- April 24: Come For Breakfast- 10:00-11:00am (Kids K-Grade 5). Children can help fix their own breakfast to make it taste great! Registration is required.
Words with Teens & Tweens- 6:30-7:30pm (Grades 5 -12) Registration is preferred.

Wednesday – April 25: Build-A-Race Track- 4:00-5:30pm (Kids K and grades up). *Note: A Parent and child team activity. Register in advance.

Thursday – April 26: Vacation Week Scavenger Hunt– 10:00-3pm. Come in anytime and try your luck at finding everything hiding! Everybody’s welcome to find the stuff!
Stuffed Animal Sleepover – 6:00-7:30pm . Get your favorite animal ready for a night at the library. Hear stories, make s’mores, sing lullabies and more! Wear your jammies! Register now.


Friday – April 27: Duplo Day- 10:30-12pm (PreK and up). You do the dumping and we’ll do the picking up. All types of buildings and projects are encouraged. Bring your friends and create!


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.



Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Kimball Library News 3/27/12

Would you like to take charge of your reserves, get email notifications of books that are soon to be due on your timetable, and get savvy with searching the new SNHLC catalog? We’re offering several modules in the upcoming month so you can do just that. Check out “Tips and Tricks with the Cooperative Catalog” from 10:30am-11:30am on the following dates: Thursday, April 5th, Wednesday, April 11th, and Monday, April 16th. Learn more about the new Southern NH Library Cooperative Catalog in the following areas: how to search the catalog, how to place holds, how to renew your materials, how to manage your user account, how to use the other cooperative libraries, and more.... If the class isn’t all you need you may sign up for one-on-one instruction in the “Turn it On” tech talk appointments available Wednesdays and Fridays. Don’t be shy—this is the time to learn and you’ll find it fast and easy.

Is your child disappointed that s/he didn’t get registered in time for making a tulip planter on Thursdays in April? Due to the high demand, we are offering a one day opportunity for the ‘Home Depot Tulip Planter’ workshop for Atkinson children in kindergarten and up on Saturday, April 14th, from 10:30am to noon. This one day workshop entails making and painting a tulip planter. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult for this class. Registration is required as well as a waiver. Samples of this adorable planter are in the lobby. Stop in and take a peek. Register in person or on the phone. Don’t delay and have your child miss out. These make great Mother’s Day gifts.

Does your teen ever complain that there is nothing good to read? Send them to Kathy Watson, Youth Services Director, and she will spend one on one time with your teen helping them choose a book s/he might actually read! Sometimes all your teen or tween needs is the power of suggestion from someone who loves teen books and isn’t related to them. Here are some samples of some new titles just added to the collection – The List by Vivian, The Blood by MacHale, Hide and Seek by Shepard, Zero Hour by Walden, The Black by MacHale, But I Love Him by Grace, Paper Covers Rock by Hubbard, Pandemonium by Oliver, Two Truths and a Lie by Shepard, Infamous by Kenyon, Out of Sight, Out of Time by Carter, Catching Jordan by Kenneally, Underworld by Cabot, A Midsummer Tights Dream by Rennison, Curveball by Sonnenblick, The Sea Wolves by Golden, Love is a Battlefield by Perez, Bewitching by Flinn, Invincible by Kenyon, Why We Broke Up by Handler, Nothing by Teller, The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Carson, Beautiful Chaos by Kami and The Wild by Golden. Stop in and check it out.

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.