We are sure that in the month of May, your backyard may be calling you. Please take a look at just a few of the programs coming up that can assist you in enjoying and becoming informed about your own great outdoors.
A GARDEN FOR WILDLIFE: A
Garden for Wildlife is a slide presentation that shows how anyone with a
backyard, garden, or landscaped area can help wildlife by altering their
landscaping and gardening practices. This includes discussion of wildlife and
habitats, plant choice, use of native plants, nest boxes and feeders, and
issues such as invasive plants.
Join us by
registering for A Garden for Wildlife:
Natural Landscaping for a Better Backyard at 6 PM on Thursday, May 18th
on our website calendar or by giving us a call.
This program
is co-hosted by the Kimball Library and Atkinson Conservation Commission.
Speaking for Wildlife, is a volunteer project of UNH Cooperative Extension,
with funding and support from the NH Charitable Foundation, the Davis
Environmental Foundation, NH Fish and Game Department, and NH Natural Heritage
Bureau. Presenting will be Scott Kukshtel and Pete McVay.
INVASIVE PLANTS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH
DOUGLAS CYGAN: Join
Douglas Cygan, Invasive Species Coordinator for the New Hampshire Department of
Agriculture, for a deep dive into the upland invasive plants of New Hampshire.
Learn how to identify some of the most aggressive non-native plants that can be
found here in the Granite State, and how to control them. We’ll also discuss
New Hampshire rules and regulations surrounding invasive plants.
This
informative program is co-hosted by the Kimball Library, Atkinson Conservation
Commission and New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food.
Please join us by registering to attend on Monday, May 22nd at 6:00
PM.
About the presenter:
Doug has been the Invasive Species Coordinator for the NH Department of
Agriculture for the past 20 years, as well as a nursery inspector and an
Authorized Certification Official for the USDA.
ACCESS WORLD NEWS/NEWSBANK: Go to the Kimball Library website
and select Online Resources. (On your
phone select Online Resources from
the Resources drop-down menu.) In the
section called Newspapers, click on
the link: Access World News/NewsBank.
Enter your Library Card barcode number.
Now you are
ready to start exploring all this service has to offer such as these popular
papers: Concord Monitor, The Eagle Tribune, Union Leader Collection, Carriage
Towne News, The Salem Observer, The Haverhill Gazette, and more. You can even
get transcripts from a favorite news shows such as 60 Minutes.
All this and
more are available at you 24/7 with a Kimball Library card in good standing.
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: Kimball Library will be closed May
27-29 in honor of Memorial Day weekend. All streaming services are open 24/7
such as Kanopy, hoopla, Libby, and Access World News/Newsbank.
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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