It’s fun to announce new services you can enjoy right from the convenience of your home!
WORLD ACCESS NEWS/NEWSBANK: Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues, obituaries and more. This database features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner.
To gain access from home, head to our website on your computer. On the upper left side you’ll note an icon named ‘Online Resources’. You then will be asked for your barcode (that 14 digit number on your library card). Click the enter button and you’re in! Just a few of the choices include The Concord Monitor, New Hampshire Union Leader, The Eagle-Tribune, a link to all the New Hampshire news, and a link to a Massachusetts news.
If you are using a mobile device, after opening the website you’ll need to look for three horizontal lines in the upper left of your screen to click on. Scroll and look for the word ‘Resources’. From there ‘Online Resources’, and finally, ‘Access World News/Newsbank’.
Happy news and researching from the Kimball Library!
MAGAZINES: It may be a surprise to you how many magazines you can check out of the Kimball Library either in person or online. We recently added an easy way for you to view the physical collection right from our catalog page on the website. Take a look at our website posts under the ‘NEWS’ tab.
To download magazines to your device, please visit the Downloadable Books icon on our website or use the Libby app. If you have any questions, we are here to help!
(NOT SO) ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON: THE POPULARITY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: The recent spate of Sherlock Holmes movies, television shows, and literary adaptations indicate the Great Detective is alive and well in the 21st century. Holmes is the most portrayed literary character of all time, with over 230 film versions alone in several different languages. Over the past century, Sherlockians created societies like the Baker Street Irregulars, wrote articles sussing out the "sources" of Doyle's works, and, most recently, developed an entire online world of Holmesian fan fiction. Sherlock Holmes is now a multi-million dollar industry. Why is Sherlock Holmes so popular? Ann McClellan's presentation explores the origins of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective and tracks his incarnations in literature, film, advertising, and modern media in order to crack the case of the most popular detective.
About the presenter: Ann McClellan is professor of English at Plymouth State University where she teaches 19th and 20th century British literature. She is the author of How British Women Writers Transformed the Campus Novel (2012), Sherlock's World: Fanfiction and the Reimagining of BBC's Sherlock (2018), and several articles on cultural topics ranging from servants on screen to social media, fan fiction, and Sherlock Holmes. She is currently writing a new monograph on Black Sherlock Holmes adaptations.
This amazing event is sponsored by the Friends of the Kimball Library and NH Humanities. Registration is required. This program is occurring on Thursday, January 26th, from 6:00-7:30 PM.
HOLIDAY HOURS: The Kimball Library will be closed on Monday, January 16th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Please note that Libby, Kanopy, and Hoopla are available 24/7 with a Kimball Library card in good standing as well as World Access News located in our Online Resources link on our website.
MORE INFO: Go to https://kimballlibrary.com to use the databases and online services. Miss a news article? Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one! You may also call us at 603.362.5234 to register for an event with a staff person who would love to help you. We are open from 9:30 AM to 8 PM Monday – Thursday, 9:30 AM to 5 PM on Friday and 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM on Saturday.
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