1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN: The State of New
Hampshire has initiated a “1000 Books before Kindergarten’ incentive and
Kimball Library is along for the ride. The
1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program encourages parents and caregivers to
provide positive, nurturing early experiences by reading aloud to their
children regularly. We have designed posters, bookmarks, reading records, and
incentives that help parents commit to reading 1000 books before kindergarten
to their infant children through age 5.
Research
shows that the most reliable predictor of school success is being read to at
home during early childhood. The brain develops more rapidly during the first
three years of a child’s life than at any other time during the lifespan.
Reading to children from an early age can help close the vocabulary gap and
prepare children to enter kindergarten with the skills they need to succeed.
Most important, sharing books with children promotes a lifelong love of books
and reading.
Resident
library card holders may register and then submit a photo of their child at the
onset. We have special bags for
completing the first 100 books. After
that we will cheer you on each time you read 100 more and come in for another
reading log. You can sign up as early
(in person) as today or anytime as long as your child is between 0 and 5 and
hasn’t completed kindergarten.
HINT:
Children IN kindergarten currently still have plenty of time to enroll!
We want to
boast that one child has recently completed her 1000 books and she isn’t even
three years old! We’ll be honoring her
and other graduates a bit later in the fall.
NEW
ADDITIONAL MAGIC TREE HOUSE BOOK CLUB: Due to the overwhelming
response to this popular club, we are offering an additional session at 4:30pm
on Wednesdays once a month. The upcoming book is ‘Midnight on the Moon’ on
October 19th. Children currently in the Thursday class may
make a permanent switch if desired. Please
notify the library if you choose to do so.
Limited spots available. Register grades one and two by
visiting the online calendar or giving us a call at 603-362-5234.
MILITARY SUPPORT COLLECTION: As part of the Community Stories
Home & Away project, Kimball Library is doing a collection for the Air
Force Combat Search and Rescue, until
Friday, October 28th. The Air Force
Combat Search and Rescue is an elite group of airmen. They are pilots, special mission aviators,
and their support personnel such as intelligence. They deploy five months at a time often more
than once a year. They fly helicopter
combat missions to recover injured, fallen and captured members of our armed
service regardless of branch.
Their
motto is " These thing we do so others may live" Paired with them to complete a deployed
squadron are Pararescuemen, comprised of medics, skydivers, mountain climbers
and parajumpers. At present, squadrons
are in Bagram, Turkey, Iraq , and Djibouti.
Each squadron has approximately 40 men and women.
Ideas of
items they are looking for include:
Coffee, Hot sauce/BBQ sauces, Beef jerky, Protein Bars - Cliff, Luna,
Almonds, Dried Fruit, Drink Mix - Mio,
Propel, G2, Trail Mix, Protein Powder, Hand and Feet Warmers, Instant Back
Pads, Emergen C, Men's Deodorant and Toothpaste. These items can be dropped into the
collection box in the lobby. They are
also in need of: I-tunes cards and Post Office gift cards to help with
shipping. Each package cost $16.75 to
mail. The gift cards can be purchased at
the larger post offices. * These items should be handed in at the circulation
desk and not placed in the collection box.
HOLIDAY
HOURS: Please note we are closed on Monday, October 10th,
observing Columbus Day. Please plan
accordingly. (Hint: Downloadable books
and the TumbleBook Library are open 24/7!)
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at 603.362.5234.
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