Kimball Library News 9/24/18

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GIRLS WHO CODE: Girls Who Code is a nonprofit organization that teaches girls computer science and programming concepts. Kimball GWC is being run by certified Girls Who Code instructor Pam Livingston and being assisted by Kathy Watson.

The program will take place here at the library Wednesdays promptly at 6:30 and getting out at 7:45. The club will take place 2-3 times a month until the end of May with some additional weeks off--especially vacation weeks, meeting room conflicts, and the first Wednesdays will never be a week we meet. The expectation is that you will come unless you are ill or out of town. The lessons build weekly and to 'pass' you need to attend 80% of the meetings.

Questions? Contact Kathy Watson at kwatson@kimballlibrary.com Please be prepared to bring a laptop or have it dropped off for you. (We do have several to loan but having your own is a BIG plus.) This event is for girls in grades 5-12 only. Mature 5th graders, only, please.

Residents have preference. Email Kathy Watson to discuss your participation if you are not a Timberlane Regional School District student.  We generally do not take new participants after November. Join us now! 

NEW ENGLAND QUILTS: Quilts tell stories, and quilt history is full of myths and misinformation as well as heart-warming tales of service and tradition. Nearly every world culture that has cold weather uses quilted textiles-quilting is NOT just an American art. Pamela Weeks weaves world history, women's history, industrial history and just plain wonderful stories into her presentation. Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and/or story sharing. Prompted in part by the material culture at hand, the presenter may speak about fashion fads, the Colonial Revival, quilt-making for Civil War soldiers, and anything else quilt-related she can squeeze in.

Pamela Weeks is the Binney Family Curator of the New England Quilt Museum. Author of the book Civil War Quilts and articles on quilt history, she lectures nationally on quilt-making and quilt history. Weeks uses quilts to tell stories of the Civil War, women's history, and industrial history.

To help us plan accordingly, registration is requested for this event happening on Thursday, September 27 at 6:30 PM. Open to the public, this program is made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities.  For more information on New Hampshire Humanities visit www.nhhumanities.org

UPCOMING BOOK DISCUSSIONS: The Brown Bag Book Club (grades 3-4) will meet on Thursday, October 18^th, to discuss the book of the month and enjoy snacks together.  Magic Tree House Club (grades 1-2) will meet on Wednesday, October 24^th, for discussion and activities around ‘Ghost Town at Sundown’. Adults who register for the Healthy Cookbook Club will meet on October 15^th for food and sharing around the cookbook of the month.  Tweens (grades 5-7) will meet for candy and chat regarding ‘Number the Stars’ by Lois Lowry on October 3^rd.  Teens (grades 8-12) will have chilling conversation and candy over ‘The Art of Being Normal’ by Lisa Williamson on October 9^th.  The morning book group for adults will meet on October 24^th to discuss ‘The Guest Room’ by Chris Bohjalian, and the evening book group will meet on October 16^th to discuss The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain. 

Note to high school teens: If you register for EITHER the tween or teen discussion, read the book, and show up on time with at least 5 questions that you prepared (not from the internet), you can get community service hours.  Please reach out to Kathy Watson directly at kwatson@kimballlibrary.com to see how this all works.  

DAILY RAFFLE: Join in the chance to win by participating in our free daily *raffle to get you excited for our upcoming 10 year building anniversary.  It’s easy-peasy!  Just visit the library and check out an item to be entered into the raffle for that day.  Daily prizes will be a $10 gift card to one of the following: Dunkin Donuts, Panera Bread, or Walmart.  Mark your calendar for our 10^th anniversary celebration on October 12^th between 3 and 8 PM to be entered into the raffle for a $100 Visa gift card.  *Kimball Library card holders only are eligible to win.

MORE INFO: Go to www.kimballlibrary.com to register for events or use the data bases. You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234 to register with a ‘human’.