Friday, October 21, 2016

Kimball Library News 10/25/16

We have another new museum pass to offer!  Get ready to explore.  Information about the museums is reported on their respective websites.

JOHN F KENNEDY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM: The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth president and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world.

Located on a ten-acre park, overlooking the sea that he loved and the city that launched him to greatness, the Library stands as a vibrant tribute to the life and times of John F. Kennedy.

Tour the museum which portrays the life, leadership, and legacy of President Kennedy, conveys his enthusiasm for politics and public service, and illustrates the nature of the office of the President.

Students and scholars can also arrange to conduct research using the collection of historical materials chronicling mid-20th century politics and the life and administration of John F. Kennedy.

The pass allows two admissions each day seven days a week. Residents pay a co-pay of $3.00 at time of admission.  This pass is for general museum admission only and does not apply to admission for any special exhibition where additional admission fees may apply. Children twelve and under always are free.

CAMPING AT KIMBALL: Grades 3-5 are encouraged to register for an exciting camping adventure that that will be happening on Thursday, November 10th, at 6:30pm at the Kimball Library! 

Read books about camping, visit our camping tent, enjoy a S'MORES snack, and participate in camping games and activities. This event is sure to be worth the 'hike' over to 5 Academy Avenue.

Please bring a small sleeping bag or blanket and a book you can read by yourself for comfortable independent reading.

HOLIDAY HOURS: We will be closed on November 11th for Veteran’s Day and on November 24 & 45 as a Thanksgiving hiatus.  We will be open on Saturday the 26th.  Please plan accordingly. 


MORE INFO: Go to www.kimballlibrary.com and not only read the posts on the page, but also click the calendar icon and see each event for the month and months to come.  Please also ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, Flickr, Blogspot and Instagram.  Just send your email address by text message: text KIMBALLLIBRARY to 22828 to get on our newsletter mailing list.  You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234.

Kimball Library News 10/17/16

We have two new museum passes to offer and this week we are going to highlight one of them!  Get ready to explore.  Information about the museums is reported of their respective websites.

ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM: There is always something new at the Gardner. The performance hall is filled with sounds of traditional and new music, the exhibition space features both historical and contemporary work, and the courtyard plantings reflect the seasons as they evolve throughout the year. While the permanent collection remains constant, we ourselves change and with that, we make new personal connections to works of art, galleries, the courtyard, and each other. 

Each pass admits up to four people with $5 admission per person, redeemable at the admissions desk. Children under the age of 18 are always free.

SNAP CIRCUITS 101: Snap Circuits gives your child a hands-on education in how electrical circuits work to run the everyday devices that they're familiar with. They'll also gain valuable lessons in building and in following instructions. With these projects, children will experiment with things like electric switches, integrated circuits, digital circuits, fuses, and the transformation of circuit sounds into other sounds.

Because the projects are arranged in order of complexity, kids can build on their skills as they progress through the manual. The lessons start out with a simple electric light and switch project that demonstrates how electricity is turned on and off with a switch. Further along, kids can put together a two-speed fan, create clap-controlled sounds, and more.

The lab will give opportunity to build in step by step fashion with the help of the facilitator. This is not a 'free play' activity.  We proceed by the book.  Register youth in grades 2-5 only, please.  This activity is being held on Tuesdays at 6:30pm the entire month of November.

AUTHOR MARINA DUTZMANN KIRSCH PRESENTS: Flight of Remembrance: A World War II Memoir of Love and Survival. Join us on Thursday, November 3rd @ 6:30 to hear Marina Dutzmann Kirsch as she discusses her book which highlights the true narrative of her family’s experiences against the backdrop of World War II tragedy and devastation in Latvia, Poland, and Germany.

The book follows the author’s father and the main protagonist, a young, Latvian aeronautical engineering student of Baltic German descent, who was forced under the threat of execution to flee his homeland in 1939 before the first Soviet takeover, the only nation that would accept him was Nazi Germany. In 1940 Berlin, he meets a young German woman, Lilo, and a love story begins that will endure more than 70 years and across two continents. Rolf’s worst fear comes to pass when he is drafted into the Luftwaffe in 1941. Despite the immeasurable evil, suffering and desolation of World War II, a synchronistic chain of events enables Rolf and Lilo to see their most cherished dreams materialize out of postwar catastrophe and ruin.

Marina Dutzmann Kirsch was born into the postwar Old World in Zurich, Switzerland. More than fifty years later, her 'journey of remembrance” to research and record the experiences of her family before, during and after the tumultuous years of World War II included unearthing facts about her grandfather’s role as chief inspector of V-2 rockets at the top secret installations of Peenemünde and Mittelwerk. This event requires REGISTRATION.  All are welcome. Signed books will be available for purchase.

BEDTIME MATH’S CRAZY 8S CLUB: A NEW way to fall in love with MATH! Join Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s Club, where you’ll build things, run and jump, make music, make a mess…and have fun!  You’ll get to do mischief making activities like Glow-in-the-Dark Geometry, Bouncy Dice and Toilet Paper Olympics, and you’ll get to take home some cool gadgets, too. We’ll be meeting on Fridays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm starting on November 4th and running until January 20th.

This program is for children K-2nd Grade.  Registration is required for this 8 week session. 


MORE INFO: Go to www.kimballlibrary.com and not only read the posts on the page, but also click the calendar icon and see each event for the month and months to come.  Please also ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, Flickr, Blogspot and Instagram.  Just send your email address by text message: text KIMBALLLIBRARY to 22828 to get on our newsletter mailing list.  You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234.

Friday, October 7, 2016

Kimball Library News 10/10/16



Spooky is the “in” thing for the month of October.  Check out our three ‘spooky’ events for youth: Spooky Craft (Oct 22 at 10:30 for all age children), Spooky Story Session, and Spooky Cinema (Oct 26).

SPOOKY STORY SESSION: Are you excited for the spooky Halloween holiday? Get into the spirit by guessing the ‘mystery substance’, dancing to spooky music, and listening to kid-friendly spooky stories. Be prepared to bring your creativity so that you can go home with a make your own vampire bat!

Register kindergarten children through grade two to attend on Wednesday, October 26th, at 5pm.  (Optional- bring a Halloween themed joke.)

SPOOKY CINEMA: This movie (Coraline) is being shown in honor of the tweens who read it for the October book discussion, but if you are 10-18 you are welcome to join us whether you read the book or not.  Feel free to bring movie snacks or a sack supper.  We will provide a bottle of water.  This film will be in the 'Teen Room' so it will be cozy and it will be shown in 2D on the 42' screen.  Register in advance for Wednesday, October 26th.  The movie will start promptly at 6pm.

Coraline Jones is bored in her new home until she finds a secret door that leads her into a world that’s just like her own…but better! But when this fantastical adventure turns dangerous and her 'other” Mother tries to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness and bravery to get home. Rated PG.  Run time 101 minutes.

A brief discussion will be held after the movie is over comparing the book to the film.  We will be out by 7:55pm.  Please be prompt for pick-up as we close at 8pm.

ACTIVE SHOOTER PREPAREDNESS: Join us as law enforcement officers from Atkinson present to the general public what police call an ‘active shooter” training — learning how to respond rapidly and effectively in case an intruder threatens violence. Through video clips, instruction, and discussion the program will help the public understand how they can respond in the event of an unthinkable scenario of an active shooter at a public event. Strategic planning and quick actions can save lives.

This program has been used in training personnel working in schools, local not-for-profits, and government workplaces.

The Atkinson Police will offer this program in the afternoon (1:00) and again in the evening (6:30) on Tuesday, October 25th.  Please register ASAP on the online calendar or call the library.  Non-residents are welcome.

MORE INFO: Go to www.kimballlibrary.com and not only read the posts on the page, but also click the calendar icon and see each event for the month and months to come.  Please also ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, Flickr, Blogspot and Instagram.  Just send your email address by text message: text KIMBALLLIBRARY to 22828 to get on our newsletter mailing list.  You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234.