Kimball Library News 12/23/19

Guess what’s coming to town for the 10^th consecutive year at Kimball Library?  The JACK FROST JAMBOREE!

10^TH ANNUAL JACK FROST JAMBOREE: We have lots of fun events planned!  Join us for some snappy winter fun on Saturday, January 25^th, between 10:30 and 2:30. Think ‘winter carnival’ with a twist.  The public is welcome and registration is not required.  Come for some or all of the time.  Take note of the list below to see what wintery adventures we have planned for everyone.

**We will have a miniature golf course throughout the stacks.

**We have professional face painters between the hours of 11:00 and 2:00.

**There will be an opportunity for crafts for kids.

**We have a myriad of games (the more you play, the more prizes you win!)  Any age can play and everyone wins every time they play!

**Refreshments are available – hot dogs, hot chocolate, and popcorn.

**Snowshoeing (weather permitting)

**Roasting marshmallows (weather permitting)

This is a FREE event sponsored by the generous and awesome Friends of the Library.  PS. Cross fingers for SNOW—enough for snowshoeing, but not so much we have to reschedule. 😉

CBD 101: DEMYSTIFYING CBD WITH DR. DEB FUDGE AND DR. DOUG FRYDAY ~ There has been a lot of information lately about CBD. Deborah A. Fudge, D.C. & Doug Fryday, D.C. will be discussing the following:

What is CBD?

The history of hemp.

Why is there so much stigma around CBD?

Hemp vs Marijuana – what’s the difference?

The Endocannabinoid System.

What is Endocannabinoid Deficiency Syndrome?

About the presenters: Dr. Deb Fudge and Dr. Doug Fryday are wellness lifestyle experts who have been in practice since 1986. Dr. Deb is a family Chiropractor and Dr. Doug specializes in brain-based chiropractic with a special interest in how stress affects your brain and ultimately your life. He is the creator of the InsideOut Lifestyle Soulutions™ program and the InsideOut Apps which are a series of stress management tools. He is a certified Bio & Neurofeedback Therapist, an Interactive Metronome therapist and is also certified in Heartmath heart rate variability training.

Following the presentation, they will have a time for questions and answers. Registration is required to attend this program at 6:30 PM on 1/30/2020.

MAGIC TREE HOUSE: Join us for an adventurous book club for kids in 1st and 2nd grade! Each month we will discuss a book from the popular ‘Magic Tree House’ Series by Mary Pope Osborne. We’ll challenge each other with quiz- show-style games, discuss our favorite and least favorite parts, participate in activities and maybe a craft that connects to the time and place that Jack and Annie, the main characters, visit in the story.

Whether you have no experience with Magic Tree House books or you’ve read them each a thousand times, you’ll discover new things about the stories, history, culture, and even yourself in our time together.

Please make sure to have read the book before attending book club.

January 15, 2020 book will be: Magic Tree House #5: Night of the Ninjas by Mary Pope Osborne.  We meet at 4:00 PM. Sign up once and we will keep you on our registration list all year long!

HOLIDAY HOURS: We will be CLOSED on January 20, 2020 observing Civil Rights Day. Overdrive Downloadable Books, the Libby App, Kanopy, and Hoopla are open 24/7 with a library card in good standing.  

Happy holidays to the best patrons in the world!

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’. Miss a news article?  Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one!

Kimball Library News 12/16/19

Have you ever wondered *WEATHER* We are OPEN or CLOSED?

When it’s snowing, icing, mixing and miserable, we get a LOT of calls wondering if we’re open or if programs are running. Just because school is closed does NOT mean that the library is closed. However, we do sometimes close early/ open late or cancel programs. If we modify our hours you can check on WMUR, our website, and Facebook. On the website will be specific details regarding program cancellations.

BALANCING BEAR YOGA: Back by DEMAND, more YOGA classes are on!  Join Balancing Bear Yoga for a 45 minute yoga class for you and your child to discover the magic of yoga through games, music, movement, breathing and more. You and your child will connect with each other, socialize with local families, and have fun! The class will be led by Kelsey Iani, RYT 200.

All are welcome - Moms, dads or other caregivers! No yoga experience needed. The class content is geared toward children ages 3 to 8 although all children are welcome. It is best to have a one-to-one adult/child ratio.

Please bring one yoga/exercise mat for you and your child to share. Dress comfortably. Water is also recommended.  Register in advance for Tuesday, January 21, 6-7:00 PM.

TEEN VOLUNTEERS: This is a great opportunity for teens to get those community services hours. You will be running games or other random tasks at our winter carnival aka “Jack Frost Jamboree” taking place on Saturday, January 25. Service hours are 10-3 although the event is open only from 10:30-2:30. You must register and contact kwatson@kimballlibrary.com so she has all your pertinent information. Enthusiastic and responsible teens only, please. Parents may not apply on behalf of the youth. Thank you!

*Please bring a bag lunch.

ART IN NATURE EXHIBIT ~ EVA MCDERMOTT: Photography on display until January 17, 2020

Eva McDermott Photography2019The photography exhibit “Art in Nature” consists of about 40 color and B&W images created by water, wind, fire, and geothermal energy. The exhibit is a combination of intimate landscapes as well as natural abstract scenes. Hope you enjoy my photographic vision.

About Eva McDermott: Photography has been my hobby, my passion for many years. My photographic journey began when I was a teenager when I bought my first camera, a 35mm Minolta range finder with the money I earned from a summer job. I grew up 5 miles (as the crow flies) from NYC, NY in New Jersey so much of my initial work was cityscapes. Having grown up in the urban landscape, I longed to spend more time in less crowded, natural spaces. I developed a love for the outdoors and love spending time hiking and photographing in our beautiful National Parks and National Forests.

The focus of my work is seascapes, landscapes, and nature abstracts using both film and digital cameras. My goal is to capture the best image possible in-camera. For many years, I printed black and white as well as color images in my own darkroom from negatives and transparencies taken with my 35mm, medium format, and 4X5 cameras. Today I use Lightroom and Photoshop only for basic editing and to prepare an image for print. You can view more of my fine art photography work at my website www.evamcdermottphotography.com . I hope you enjoy my photographic vision. My real estate photography portfolio can be found at www.emrealestatephoto.com.

Eva McDermott Please email me if interested in prints in the exhibit or others on my website. evakmcdermott@yahoo.com

SPECIAL HOURS: We will be OPEN December 31^st (New Year’s Eve) from 10-3 only.   We will be CLOSED on January 1^st. Overdrive Downloadable Books, the Libby App, Kanopy, and Hoopla are open 24/7 with a library card in good standing.  

Happy holidays to the best patrons in the world!

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’. Miss a news article?  Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one!

Kimball Library News 12/9/19

Do you know where your DNA is?

The genetic future is now. It is very likely that some commercial, medical research, or governmental entity has either your DNA sample or your genetic information. You don’t know it and may not even know that they have collected and stored it. This presentation takes you through the current state of forensic DNA technology, genetic genealogy, familial searching and wrongful convictions based on post-conviction DNA testing among the many and varied uses of genetic information. Join us for this informative program about DNA in today’s world.

This class will be presented on January 13, 2020 at 6:00 PM by Albert E. Scherr, Professor of Law at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law in Concord, New Hampshire. As a law professor, Professor Scherr teaches courses in Criminal Procedure, Evidence, International Criminal Law & Justice and Expert Witnesses & Scientific Evidence. As a lawyer, he has been litigating forensic DNA issues in state and federal courts for 25 years.

Registration is required.  This eye-opening event is sponsored by the Friends of the Kimball Library.

KINDERGARTEN CODING JAM: Back by DEMAND, more coding classes are on!

This time we have a 5 week session that tackles the youngest school-age future engineers. Future engineers in kindergarten are invited to try out hands on coding with Gail Ramsay (Code & Circuit, Amesbury) and Kathy Watson (Kimball Library) with generously donated Blue-bots (robots designed for kids) and NEW coding with OSMO including Coding with Awbie, Coding Duo and Coding Jam.

Coding Awbie teaches logic skills and problem solving, and it helps kids succeed in an increasingly digital world. Coding Awbie is the easiest way to introduce coding to your child.  Explore with Awbie, make music with Jam, and solve challenging puzzles with Duo. Awbie brings science, technology, engineering, and math into the classroom for even the youngest students and helps build foundational skills for lifelong learning. Advanced coding puzzles, cooperative game play, and a compelling quest make Coding Duo an awesome challenge. Kids will also get to know coding’s creative side with Coding Jam while developing an ear for rhythm, melody, and harmony.  Blue-bots will also be introduced and explored. Creating a program on-screen, sending it to Blue-Bot, and revising as desired provides an additional conceptual level of understanding that further develops algorithmic thinking skills.

Typically it costs $200 to send one child to a coding camp for 8 weeks. Due to donations and sponsorship from the Library Board of Trustees, this 5 week program is available for $25 per child. Registration is required in person and is complete when the fee is paid. Class size is limited to 8 children. Unattended classes are not refunded.  We have one snow make-up date schedule for March 3, 2020.  (NOTE: We will have class on January 28 even though school will not be in session.)

Class will take place at the library on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 from January 21 to February 18. Children may take the bus from Atkinson Academy to the library if parents make arrangements with pick-up patrol. (The library is not taking responsibility for the transportation, we are only letting you know that there is a bus (126) that stops here.) Please pack them a snack that they can have before 3:30. Children usually arrive hungry and eager!

This program was made possible by the generosity of the Blue-Bots donation from the Atkinson Women's Civic Club along with the Library Board of Trustees.  The Library Board of Trustees also generously donated iPads and Osmo kits.

*Non-residents have a delayed registration that is 1 week before the program starts with a different pricing structure.

FAMILY SNOW FUN: Ever want to try snowshoeing? 

Just check out the assortment of snowshoes for adults and children available to borrow.  Kimball Patron Card holders may borrow these for 1 week.

Perhaps you’re more of an ice skater. For the 6th season you can go ice skating at Strawbery Banke! As always, the rink's schedule is weather-dependent; please check the Strawbery Bank website http://www.strawberybanke.org or the Strawbery Banke Facebook page for updates!  Strawbery Banke Museum members receive half off their skating tickets! Just stop by the library for a Strawbery Banke Museum pass in order to receive your skating discount.

SPECIAL HOURS: Due to the holiday season we will have some special hours in December.  Please be aware that on December 24^th (Christmas Eve) we will be OPEN from 10-2 only.  We will be CLOSED on December 25^th (Christmas Day). We will be OPEN December 31^st (New Year’s Eve) from 10-3 only.   We will be CLOSED on January 1^st. Overdrive Downloadable Books, the Libby App, Kanopy, and Hoopla are open 24/7 with a library card in good standing.  

Happy holidays to the best patrons in the world!

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’. Miss a news article?  Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one!