Kimball Library News 8/28/17

BOOK DONATIONS:  Kimball Library accepts book donations year round, but twice a year we more emphatically urge you to clear out what you no longer want and bring them in to us.  The Town-wide Yard Sale and our Book/Bake Sale is coming up on September 23rd 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 to arrive in advance.

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, 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 and meet you at the back door location.

HEALTHY COOKBOOK CLUB: Do you enjoy checking out cookbooks and trying new recipes? If so, why not join us for our monthly Healthy Cookbook Club.  The next meeting will be Monday, September 18th @ 6:30pm.  Register so we know how many cookbooks to have on hand.  Seats are limited.

Healthy Cookbook Club facilitator, Karen DiPietro, is a registered dietitian. Each month a different healthy cookbook will be selected and participants will be able to check out a copy and spend time trying out the various recipes at home. When the group gathers the next month, Karen will discuss the health benefits of the various recipes and participants can share their opinions of the meals they tried. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to select, prepare and bring a sample of the recipe to share with the group.

NEW HAMPSHIRE ON HIGH: HISTORIC AND UNUSUAL WEATHERVANES OF THE GRANITE STATE WITH GLENN KNOBLOCK: Join us on Tuesday, September 19^th, at 6:30pm for a fun and engaging look at the historic and unusual weathervanes found on New Hampshire’s churches, town halls, and other public buildings from earliest times down to the present. Highlighted by the visual presentation of a sampling of the vanes found throughout the state, Glenn Knoblock’s program will trace the history of weathervanes, their practical use and interesting symbolism, as well as their varied types and methods of manufacture and evolution from practical weather instrument to architectural embellishment.

This program is free and open to the public and is made possible through a grant from the NH Humanities.  Information about New Hampshire Humanities programs can be found at www.nhhumanities.org 

Please register on our website (calendar) or call us in advance to let us know that you are coming so that you may receive a friendly program reminder and so that you’ll be guaranteed a seat. *This free and awesome event is also sponsored by the Friends of the Kimball Library.

About: Glenn Knoblock:  Glenn Knoblock is an independent scholar and author of fifteen books and over 100 articles. He is also the author and historian on projects relating to Northern New England bridges, New Hampshire cemeteries, and brewing history, and African-American military history. Knoblock has served as the main military contributor to Harvard and Oxford University’s landmark African-American Biography Project. He holds a BA in History from Bowling Green State University.

FALL STORY TIMES:  Did you sign the kids up yet?  We do fill up quickly and we don’t want you and your children to be disappointed. Join us for songs, stories, rhymes and crafts for ages 0-6.

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