Film Club will continue to meet in the fall on Tuesdays at 1:00 PM. Join us for
AIR: September
19th – Rated: R Runtime: 1
hr. 52 minutes
Air
follows the career-defining gamble of Nike’s Marketing VP Rob Strasser and CEO
Phil Knight’s basketball talent scout Sonny Vaccaro to find a new spokesperson
for their shoes. It reveals the partnership between a then-rookie Michael
Jordan and Nike which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the
Air Jordan brand.
BLACKBERRY: October
3rd – Rated: R Runtime: 1 hr.
59 minutes
Blackberry
features the story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that
charted the course of meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s
first smartphone.
(Movies are
subject to change. Please check the website.)
A VISIT WITH DAVID MCPHAIL: Register
and join us for a special event on Monday, September 25th at 6:00 PM
with local bestselling children’s book author and illustrator, David McPhail!
You
will meet the acclaimed author and illustrator of Mole Music, Pigs a Plenty, Pigs Galore, Sisters, Brothers, A Bug, a
Boy, and a Bear, Edward and the Pirates, and many, many more! This is the
perfect way for kids of all ages to meet an author, so register now to meet
David McPhail and celebrate the release of Truffle:
A Dog and Cat Story!
The
Meeting Room will contain some original artwork from Truffle and host an author
talk with questions and answers by the Mr. McPhail. After the presentation of
the story, children ages 5 and up are invited to the Children’s Craft Barn to
try out some writing and illustrating in anticipation of one day having their
very own ‘About the Author’ page!
David
McPhail is a beloved author-illustrator of many books for children including
best-selling picture books, board books, and novelty books. He received a New
York Times Best Illustrated Books Honor for Edward
and the Pirates. He lives near the ocean in New Hampshire with his wife,
Jan Waldron.
NASA CLIMATE CHANGE (ZOOM): The
missions of NASA’s Earth Science Division help us to understand our planet’s
interconnected systems, from a global scale down to minute processes. The
division delivers the technology, expertise, global observations, and
applications that help us map the myriad connections between our planet’s vital
processes and the climate effects of ongoing natural and human-caused changes.
Learn about the efforts of teams of NASA researches who are currently examining
Earth to understand climate change, storms, fires, and where people fit in to
all of it presented by Dr. Elizabeth Hoy, PhD, a NASA scientist for over 10
years. Her research interests are in geography and disturbance mapping within
the high northern latitude regions of North America where she utilizes GIS and
remote sensing to understand aspects of environmental change.
Please
note that this program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the
recording via email within 48 hours of the program which will air on Friday,
September 29th at 2 PM.
This
Zoom event is sponsored by the Tewksbury Public Library and presented in
collaboration with libraries throughout the Merrimack Valley and the Kimball
Library.
T/WEEN BOOK DISCUSSION: The
book of the month is Clap When You Land by
Elizabeth Acevedo.
In
a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning
and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the
devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds
that shape our lives.
Join
the most chill t/weens and chat with us about this book on October 4th
at 6:00 PM! Copies are available for the asking. We serve candy and the coolest
conversation. Register yourself and a friend.
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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