Kimball Library News 1/28/19

Winter vacation week for many schools is right around the corner.  Take a look at what we have in brief, and then keep reading for some more details on some of them below.

VACATION WEEK EVENTS: Get out your calendar and starting signing the kids up for event during WINTER STAY-CATION 2019 from February 25- March 2.  All activities require registration.

Monday February 25: ‘Mother Goose Around the World’ (aka Travel Musically Around the World) for babies up to kindergarten at 10:30 AM. ‘T/ween Stitch A Bit’ for ages 9-19 between 2:30 and 4:30 PM.  ‘Ink Blot, Creative Dot’ for kindergarten through grade 5 at 6:30 PM.

Tuesday February 26: ‘Monkeys Like Bananas!’ for ages 2 to 6 at 10:30 AM.  ‘Family Film-Ralph Breaks the Internet’ for all ages at 1:00 PM. ‘Snap Circuit Lab 101’ for grades 2 through 5 at 6:30 PM.
Wednesday February 27: ‘SubZero Nitrogen Ice Cream Family STEM event for kindergarten and up with their families at 6:30 PM. 

Thursday February 28: ‘S.T.E.M. Toys’ for ages 3 and up between the hours of 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM.  ‘Origami is Lots of Fun’ for grades K through 5 at 4:00 PM. 

Friday March 1: ‘Crazy for Cars’ for any car loving youth between 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM. ‘Who’s got the Button?’ for t/weens ages 10+ between 2:30 and 4:30 PM.

Saturday March 2: ‘Kung Fu/Lion Dance’ with Chris Fazzio for grades 1 to 5 at 10:30 AM. 

MONKEYS LIKE BANANAS: One banana, two banana, three banana, four… Even though I ate them all, I still want more!!   Register the little monkeys in your life ages 2-6 for this yummy and fun program on Tuesday, February 26^th, at 10:30 AM. Come for stories about monkeys and bananas, and then have the joy of making a banana strawberry pancake on a stick to eat and enjoy.  No monkeyshine, register now before we are all out of bananas and seats!

FAMILY FILM: Young and old are invited to ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ on Tuesday, February 26^th, at 1 PM.  Free popcorn for all.  Six years after the events of "Wreck-It Ralph," Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure. Rated PG, runtime 2 hours.  

BOOK DISCUSSIONS ADULTS: We regularly host one morning and one evening book group per month for adults.  The February PM session is meeting at 6 PM on Tuesday the 19^th to discuss ‘The Girl in the Red Coat’ by Kate Hamer. The AM session is meeting at 10 AM on Wednesday the 27^th to discuss ‘The Girl Who Wrote in Silk’ by Kelli Estes.  Each of these groups are open to the public and books are available at the front desk for library card holders of Kimball Library, Plaistow or Sandown Public Library.  

UPCOMING TUESDAY MOVIES: The following films are scheduled at 1 PM with free popcorn.  Please note that occasionally the movies may change. Check the website for up-to-date information.  February 5^th is ‘The Wife’, February 12th is ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, February 19th is ‘A Star is Born’, and February 26^th is ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’.

HOLIDAY CLOSING: In observance of Presidents Day, the library will be closed on Monday, February 18, 2019.  As always, Overdrive, the Libby App, Hoopla, Tumblebooks, and our library databases are open 24/7 with a library card in good standing.  

As a reminder, library cards need yearly renewal as they do automatically expire.  When it’s your time to do so, please stop in with identification indicating your Atkinson residency.  Thank you!

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 1/21/19

Try your luck and take home our 'gently' donated books, books, and more books! Pre K-Grade 5 can join in the fun of playing Bingo and parents can help the younger kids. Register now for a good time and win some new books! This Saturday event is happening on February 2nd between 12:30 and 2:00 PM.  Play for all of the time or just come by for one round.  

It’s almost time for the winter vacation week and we have some great events and activities on the horizon.  Read along each week to know what’s ahead or jump on the online calendar to get your registrations in early.

MOTHER GOOSE AROUND THE WORLD: Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and the adults they bring can sing along to the words of commonly known songs such as 'Frere Jacque' and learn some new words and phrases featuring various languages as well.

Be ready to get up and clap your hands or move your feet to the beat. Miss Michelle and Miss Kathy will get you moving and grooving and singing before you know it.  Register those babies up through kindergarten age.  This fun event has also been known as ‘Travel Musically Around the World’ and is taking place during the normally scheduled Mother Goose class on Monday, February 25^th.  Please sign up for it separately even if your child normally attends Mother Goose on the Loose.  

T/WEEN STITCH-A-BIT: Also happening during vacation week is the regular class where youth in grades 5 and up come together to knit or crochet.  Typically youth ride the bus here after school.  No bus ride on vacation week February 25^th, but come between 2:30 and 4:30 with your knit or crochet project.  If you are new to the stitching crafts, ask in advance what you should bring and we’ll help you get started.  Register online if you are not already part of this Monday group of tweens and teens make bunnies from squares, scarves, headbands, fingerless mittens and more!

INK BLOT, CREATIVE DOT: Have you ever turned an art mistake into something amazing? Do you sometimes see something beautiful in what others would see as messy? Have fun with us creating a colorful dot, splash, blot or splat and turning it into a masterpiece. Your artwork can be anything you can imagine!

Join us for what is sure to be a fun filled, colorful evening on Monday, February 25^th at 6:30 PM!  Registered youth in grades K-5 may participate.

FRIENDS OF KIMBALL LIBRARY: Join this lively group and support your local library. The Friends are responsible for fundraising all the amazing extras they provide to the Kimball Library. They meet once a month to brainstorm new ideas and work on existing fundraisers. Meetings typically start at 10:15 with refreshments and business starts at 10:30. See the date for some upcoming meetings. February 20th, March 20, April 17, May 15, and June 19, 2019.  

HOLIDAY CLOSING: In observance of Presidents Day, the library will be closed on Monday, February 18, 2019.  As always, Overdrive, the Libby App, Hoopla, Tumblebooks, and our library databases are open 24/7 with a library card in good standing.  

As a reminder, library cards need yearly renewal as they do automatically expire.  When it’s your time to do so, please stop in with identification indicating your Atkinson residency.  Thank you!

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 1/14/19

Join us for a 3 weeks sketching series 'Keeping a Sketchbook: Drawing Your World' with Sue Anne Bottomley.  Registration is required and you must commit to all three weeks.  Class time at 10 AM on select Fridays.

Session: 1 is on Friday, February 8th, and it is a one-hour preview class that will focus on choice of sketchbook, choice of materials so they can go buy them if they wish. It is a chance to meet the instructor, Sue Anne Bottomley. In addition, Sue Anne will take the session to get to know each student and discover their individual interests and what would they like to put in the sketchbook. She will show her sketchbooks and have materials on hand for participants to try out. A worksheet will be handed out to encourage the students to start drawing at home during the week.

Session: 2 is two hour session comprised of warm up drawings, demonstration drawings by the instructor and both fun still life objects to draw. This class does not work from photos. At the end of the class, there will be time to show and share.

Session: 3 is a two hour session. In this wrap-up session, the class will continue to work on their drawings from session 2, but with more emphasis on making the drawing look finished.

Sue Anne Bottomley is a New Hampshire native. Raised in NH and Massachusetts, and an art major at the University of New Hampshire, she left the area after her college graduation to live in Washington State, Maryland, and England. After many years away from home, she returned to live in New London, NH. Her first book 'Colorful Journey: An Artist's Adventure Drawing Every Town in New Hampshire' included an illustration and some history about every town from each region of New Hampshire. In her book, 'Pep Talks for the Would-Be, Should-Be Artist' provides the inspiration you need to get up and out and start working on your art! Her newest book published in 2018 is 'A Small City by the Sea: An Artist's View of Portsmouth, New Hampshire'.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Kimball Library.

SNAP CIRCUITS: The Snap Circuits Lab will give circuit curious youth opportunity to explore and build in step-by-step fashion for approximately one hour.  Classes are held on the following Tuesdays at 6:30 PM: Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5, 19, and 26.  You may attend one or all.  Register separately for each date.

With its easy-to-follow instructions, 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. This is not a 'free play' activity.
Register youth in grades 2-5 only, please.

READERS’ THEATER: LOVE to read?  Sign up for the next theater on February 14^th at 6:30 PM. Come to our Readers' Theater and read from a 'script'. No worry about remembering your lines, just play the part as you read! Everyone can have a turn, share the fun and perform without costumes or props. This is a great way to practice reading out loud and help you feel like a real performer.

We're including grades 2-5 so come and join us at the theater. Please register ASAP.

'Reader's theater is a strategy that combines reading practice and performing. Its goal is to enhance students' reading skills and confidence by having them practice reading with a purpose.'

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!