Monday, September 22, 2014

Kimball Library News 9/8/14


NEW SESSION of MOTHER GOOSE added on Thursdays at 10:30:  Welcome to Mother Goose on the Loose, a fun-filled thirty minute interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments, and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. 
 
Please register online or give us a call.   You may join mid-session.  Please note we also have a few available slots in our Monday 10:30am class.  These classes, Monday and *Thursday, are identical except the Thursday class will have more days when we do not meet.  Choose only one to register for.  Please feel welcome to stay after the session to allow for playtime and socializing for all ages.

WHY READ TO BABY?
• Phonological awareness — Being able to hear the beginning and ending sounds that make up words will help children sound out words when they begin to read
• Print motivation — Children who enjoy books and reading will be curious about how to read and will read more
• Print awareness — Children become familiar with how books work
• Vocabulary — Children need to know the meaning of words to understand what they are reading
*We are temporarily trying out this new session of Mother Goose on Thursdays until the end of December.  

This class will only be able to meet 2 or 3 times per month.  Check the calendar for registration or details.  Call and ask for Kathy Watson, Youth Services Director, for questions regarding this class.  603 362-5234

FALL BOOK & BAKE SALE: Do you have Saturday, September 27, marked off in your date book?  It’s time for the Fall Book Sale from 8am-3pm!  In conjunction with the Town-wide Yard Sale we offer a myriad of books, music, DVDs, and audio books at great discount prices.  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 items and bump into some familiar faces.  We’ll be here rain or shine, so follow the signs to Kimball Library in Atkinson where old-fashioned values are never out of style.  Hint: Early birds get to choose from some of the best pickings!

DABBLERS: Beginners, intermediate or advanced painters are welcome to join our group of Dabblers.  Bring your projects and paint supplies to work along with our informal and friendly art enthusiasts or we will help start anyone wishing to begin watercolor, oils, acrylic or drawing.  This lovely group meets on Thursdays from 10:15-11:30.  No registration necessary and non-residents are welcome.  

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.  We also have some great pictures our facebook page.

Monday, September 8, 2014

Kimball Library News 9/1/14



WIGGLE WORDS:  Make letters with your bodies, learn some alphabet sign language, run and jump to rhyming words, and dance, dance, DANCE!
Join Michelle Collins--former teacher, curriculum designer, Zumba instructor, and homeschooling mom to combine letters and movement to jump start your children into literacy. 
We had a trial class of this in August, and the kids had so much fun making letters with their bodies, dancing with balloons, and tracing the alphabet in a myriad of ways that we decided to try this once a month for ages 2-5.  We’ll be meeting on third Thursdays from 10:30-11:00am.  The next four sessions are as follows: 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18.  Each class needs a separate registration.  Come to one, or come to them all!

GREAT STONE FACE BOOK CLUB:  Join us every THIRD Thursday of each month from 4:30-5:30pm to discuss a nominated Great Stone Face book. Thoughtful discussion and snacks will be provided. This book group is for children in grades 3-5 only. Please register in advance.
Once registered, you will be kept on the list until June. Please ask for a copy of the current book at the children’s desk.  In September, the book of the month is ‘Fortunately, the Milk’.  Find out just how odd things get in this hilarious story of time travel and breakfast cereal, expertly told by Newbery Medalist and bestselling author Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Skottie Young.

Cost-effective, versatile back-to-school item: THE LIBRARY CARD (Shelly Angers, NH Department of Cultural Resources)

Electronic tablets and smartphones can be important learning tools for today’s students, but the most versatile item available to them is the same one their parents and grandparents used: the library card.
The American Library Association has named September “Library Card Sign-up Month” and is encouraging students of all ages to make sure they are able to take advantage of the many resources libraries offer.

Having a library card from a New Hampshire library allows students access to the more 2 million items in our state’s libraries’ collections, including magazines, movies and music as well as books. If a student’s library does not own a particular item, it can often be requested from another library in the state.
“While electronic devices offer internet access and study apps, they’re not a substitute for the amazing amount of information that’s available at New Hampshire’s public libraries,” said Michael York, New Hampshire state librarian. “For students, a library card is the single most cost-effective tool they can get to enhance their education.”

The New Hampshire State Library promotes excellence in libraries and library services to all New Hampshire residents, by assisting libraries and the people of New Hampshire with rapid access to library and informational resources through the development and coordination of a statewide library/information system; by meeting the informational needs of New Hampshire’s state, county and municipal governments and its libraries; and by serving as a resource for New Hampshire. For more information, visit www.nh.gov/nhsl.

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.  We also have some great pictures on our facebook page!

Kimball Library News 8/25/14


BONNET STRINGS:  Join us for this unique program on Tuesday, September 9th, at 6:30pm as Saloma Miller Furlong enlightens us about her journey away from the Amish.
Furlong was born and raised in an Amish community in Ohio. Driven by her desire for freedom and more formal education, she broke away from her community -- not once, but twice. She graduated from Smith College in May 2007 with a major in German Studies and a minor in Philosophy. Her education included research on the Amish with Dr. Donald Kraybill. During her thirty-year inner struggle of coming to terms with her Amish past, she has gleaned a better understanding of herself and of her heritage. 

Saloma Miller Furlong is the author of two books 'Why I Left the Amish' and its new sequel 'Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman's Ties to Two Worlds' released on February 3, 2014.  Furlong is also featured in the PBS American Experience documentaries The Amish (2012) and The Amish: Shunned (2014).   Both books and DVDs will be available for purchase during the evening.

This program is sponsored by the Atkinson Women's Civic Club and the Friends of the Kimball Library.  It is open to Atkinson residents only and registration is required.  Light refreshments will be served.  Please contact the Kimball Library at 603 362-5234 with any questions.

ACCEPTING DONATIONS: Kimball Library accepts book donations year round, but twice a year we urge you to clear out what you no longer want and bring them in to us.  The Town-wide Yard Sale (Sept 27) is coming up and we’d like to have a large selection for folks to peruse and purchase.  These items take some time to be sorted through which is why we are asking for them now.  We accept books, music, and DVDs in good condition.  Please be sure books are not moldy or damaged and that music and movies are playable the entire way through.  We do not accept any magazines, text books, encyclopedias, VHS tapes, or Reader’s Digest condensed books.  When we receive your donation, we first sort through to see if we’d like to add any of the items to our collection.  If we don’t add the item(s) to our collection, we then decide if it is to be sold or to be transferred to a charitable organization.  Please take care to recycle your unwanted items by helping the environment and your local library.  Donations can be received during open hours from Monday-Friday (10-8) and Saturday (10-3).  If you have large amounts of materials, please call ahead so we can be sure to assist you.