Monday, August 25, 2014

Kimball Library News 8/18/14



We are extremely grateful to have been able to offer summer reading events and prizes because of all our wonderful sponsors.  Indeed, it takes a village to raise a reading program!

Kudos to our contributors: Auntie Anne’s (Rockingham Mall), Atkinson Garden Club, Atkinson Women’s Civic Club, , Boston Red Sox,  Bre’s Ice Creamery (Hampstead), Brookstone Mini Golf (Derry), Boston Bruins, Canobie Lake Park, Charmingfare Farm, Elizabeth Smith Estate, Loral Press, Market Basket (#25), New England Patriots, NH Fisher Cats, Patron donations (you know who you are ;), Shaw’s Supermarket (Plaistow), Storyland, Topsfield Fair, Uno Pizzaria & Grill (Haverhill), & Water Country (Portsmouth).

Special thanks for your time and talent: Dan Heer ‘LED Throwies’, Celeste Linnan ‘Celestial Ice Cream’, Judy Teehan ‘Build that Sound’, Craig Richard ‘Farm Clocks’, Stephen Theberge ‘Spark a Crime’, and Carolyn Nenart (Wenham Museum) ‘Spark a Candle’.

Our fabulous entertainers:  Critters & Creatures, Mousetrap Science with Jungle Jim, Science Isn’t Always Pretty with Keith Michael Johnson, The Squeezebox Stompers, and Rocks Mobile Farm with Valentine & Sons.

Big Truck Night volunteers:  Atkinson Fire Department, Atkinson Highway Department, Atkinson Police Department, Busby Construction, Lewis Builders, East Coast Lumber, and State Police Officer Jason Lewis.

Also, NONE of this would be possible without the ongoing support of THE FRIENDS OF KIMBALL LIBRARY!

Preschool story hours start the week of September 8.  We are busily preparing events and activities.  Registration is open for all classes.

LIBRARY CLOSED: We will be closed all of Labor Day weekend (August 30-September 1).  We will re-open on Tuesday, September 2.  Please stock up in advance!

For more information or a list of upcoming programs, please visit our website at kimballlibrary.com, call (603) 362-5234, or email us at staff@kimballlibrary.com.

Kimball Library News 8/11/14



Meet Caesar, who is descended from the Goddess Venus. This program introduces Caesar as a young boy living with his Mother, Aurelia, and his Aunt Julia; two women who will shape the boy who will be the most powerful man on earth.  Using a rich variety of texts, Sebastian Lockwood shows Caesar as a man who clearly saw his destiny and fulfilled that destiny with the help of remarkable women - Cleopatra amongst them. A poet, historian, linguist, architect, general, politician, and engineer, was he truly of the Populi party for the People of Roma? Or a despot and tyrant? This performance shows Caesar as a remarkable genius who transformed his world in ways that still resonate today. 

Sebastian Lockwood is a storyteller and teacher.  Lockwood's performances are designed to take complex texts and make them accessible and exciting for audiences from 5 to 95.  He has studied the classics and Anthropology at Boston University and Cambridge University in the UK.

Meet Caesar, the man from Venus, on Thursday, August 28, from 6:30-8:00pm. This program is sponsored by the Atkinson Historical Society.  Light refreshments will be served.

NEW BEGINNINGS:  Mark your date book as all preschool story times resume the week of September 8th.  This includes Mother Goose on the Loose (ages 0-2), Bitty Books (ages 2-3), Kiddie Lit (ages 3-6), and PJ Peeps (ages 4-8). 

*MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE: Infants through age 2 with their caregivers are invited to join us for simple stories, rhymes, finger plays, and songs.  This national curriculum will keep your child on the go for 30 minutes.  Please register online, over the phone, or in person.  This event brings caretakers and parents together.  Join us on Mondays at 10:30am beginning September 8th.

*BITTY BOOKS:  Children ages 2-3 with their caregivers are invited to join us for itty bitty stories, rhymes, finger plays or songs and simple crafts.  Register for Tuesdays at 10:15am beginning September 9th. 

*KIDDIE LIT: 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.  Pick your day—either Tuesdays at 11:30 starting September 9th, or Fridays at 10:15 or 11:30 starting September 12th. 

*PJ PEEPS: PJ peeps are welcome to come in pajamas and listen to several stories and get a goodnight snack.  This is a story time for families and their young children capable of listening to several books.  We are serving stories and a single snack.  Please check our preschool classes if you are looking for an included craft and longer session.  This is a drop-in event.  Friends are welcome.  :)  See you on September 12th!

*We take scheduled breaks throughout the year so please check the calendar for dates.  Reminder emails are sent to registration only classes when classes are in session.

LIBRARY CLOSED: We will be closed all of Labor Day weekend (August 30-September 1).  We will re-open on Tuesday September 2.  Please stock up in advance!

For more information or a list of upcoming programs, please visit our website at kimballlibrary.com, call (603) 362-5234, or email us at staff@kimballlibrary.com.

Monday, August 4, 2014

Kimball Library News 8/4/14


TEENS WIN THE KIMBALL CHALLENGE:  The teens read and participated throughout the summer, earning 896 raffle tickets in the jar by July 30th for the summer reading contest.  The group goal was 800, and due to their success Kathy Watson, Youth Services Director, was ‘decorated’ with a live ball python, hissing cockroaches and millipedes.  The event took place on Thursday evening (July 31) with roughly 160 people in attendance following the fabulous ‘Critters & Creatures’ event.  Check out the Kimball Library Facebook page for photos and short videos.  (No need to have a Facebook account—just click into the Facebook section on our webpage as all our photos are public.)  The facial expressions are priceless!  Congratulations to all the participating teens and all of the awesome summer readers!

VOLARE JAZZ BAND:  Summer isn’t over yet, and neither is our summer concert series.  You’ll have opportunity to hear free, lovely music wafting from the Kimball Courtyard on some Thursday evenings.  First up, on Thursday, August 14th, at 6:00pm is The Volare Jazz Band.  This band (AKA the Timberlane Community Big Band) is group of musicians from the Timberlane Community Band.

This select group plays mostly Big Band Jazz as well as a few old standards.  Musicians for this group are selected for their skill and need.

Bring your lawn chair and enjoy a great evening of music.  Handicapped parking is available from the library parking lot.

TIMBERLANE COMMUNITY BAND:  Also, on Thursday, August 21st, at 6:00pm you’ll have yet another opportunity for outdoor air music.  Come and enjoy the Timberlane Community Band for a night of fun music.  During intermission the Atkinson Recreation will be offering free ice cream sundaes to everyone in attendance.   You can’t beat that!

NEW BEGINNINGS STORY HOURS:  More information will be forthcoming, but mark your date book that all preschool story times resume the week of September 8th.  This includes Mother Goose on the Loose (ages 0-2), Bitty Books (ages 2-3), Kiddie Lit (ages 3-6), and PJ Peeps (ages 4-8).  Also note that we have book discussions for grades 3-adult beginning in September as well.

LIBRARY CLOSED: We will be closed all of Labor Day weekend (August 30-September 1).  We will re-open on Tuesday September 2.  Please stock up in advance!

For more information or a list of upcoming programs, please visit our website at kimballlibrary.com, call (603) 362-5234, or email us at staff@kimballlibrary.com.