Kimball Library News 2/20/17

Join us on Saturday, March 11^th, from 10:30-11:30am to make a shamrock necklace.  This relatively easy and fun project is suited for children in kindergarten through grade 5.  Please register by calling or visiting the online calendar so we can ensure that we have enough supplies.  Get ready to be stylin’ on St. Patty’s Day!

TEEN SERVICE HOURS: We will be running our infamous library buddies program again this year on Wednesdays from 4-5pm from March 15 to April 19.  Sign up your K-3^rd emergent or flourishing reader in the little buddies program today. We also very much need big buddies from grades 6-12.  This is opportunity to nurture a new or non-reader.  They’ll have a little buddy to read and play games with.  They will read together for 30 minutes and do crafts we prepare or play games we provide for 30 minutes.

T/weens will receive community service hours for their time.    This is a 6 week commitment unless other arrangements are made.  T/weens should talk directly to Kathy Watson, Director of Youth Services about how to register for this event series.  Residents take priority, but we do take Timberlane students from other towns.

SNAP CIRCUITS: We’re back at Snap Circuits on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm for the entire month of March.  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!

The lab will give opportunity to build in step by step fashion with the help of the facilitator. This is not considered a 'free play' activity.  Register youth in grades 2-5 only, please.

WICKED PISSED: Yep, you read that right!  From sports to politics, food to finance, aviation to engineering, to bitter disputes over simple boundaries themselves, New England’s feuds have peppered the region’s life for centuries. They’ve been raw and rowdy, sometimes high minded and humorous, and in a place renowned for its deep sense of history, often long-running and legendary. There are even some that will undoubtedly outlast the region’s ancient low stonewalls. For instance, did you know that the Breeds and the Bunkers are still fighting over a hill? Or that the revolution is still being fought—by Lexington and Concord?! From the colonial era, through early aviation (CT claims the Wright Bros. are wrong), to Red Sox-Yankees and present-day food fights, Ted Reinstein tells us who’s really 'Wicked Pissed” in New England, and why. After his lively presentation on Thursday, March 23^rd at 6:30pm, there will be time for Q&A, and book-selling/signing.

Ted Reinstein, a native New Englander and local writer, offers us fascinating stories, some known, others not so much, from the history of New England in this fun, accessible book. Bringing to life many of the fights, spats, and arguments that have, in many ways, shaped the area itself, Reinstein demonstrates what it really means to be Wicked Pissed.

MORE INFO: Go to www.kimballlibrary.com and not only read the posts on the page, but also click the calendar icon and see each event for the month and months to come.  Please also ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, Flickr, Blogspot and Instagram.  Just send your email address by text message: text KIMBALLLIBRARY to 22828 to get on our newsletter mailing list.  You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234.

Kimball Library News 2/13/17

STAY-CATION EVENTS CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK: We have a variety of school vacation week activities planned.  Please register for all events in advance to avoid disappointment. 

WEDNESDAY MAR 1: Snap Circuits: (Grades 2-5 at 1:00pm)-- 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.  The lab will give kids opportunity to build in step by step fashion with the help of the facilitator. 

Make Your Own Cheeseburger Pizza: (Grades K-6 at 4:30pm)-- Do you love hamburgers, or cheeseburgers? Would you like to learn how to make a pizza taste like your favorite burger? Roll your sleeves up and get creative making your own pizza you can take home to cook for dinner.

Don't like burgers? Make yours plain cheese! Or choose from the toppings provided and create your own recipe.  (Please notify us of any allergies or dietary restrictions ahead of time.)

Tween Book Discussion: (Grades 5-7 at 6:30pm)-- Refreshments, questions, and answers all are served.  The book of the month is ‘Stargirl’ by Jerry Spinelli.  Pick up a copy ASAP at either desk.  

THURSDAY MAR 2:  Creative Young Artists: (Ages 3-13 between 12:30pm and 4:00pm)-- It's time to get creative! Join us at three stations using various art mediums and tools to create, draw, and sculpt. Come for a little time or stay for a while, feel free to drop in between 12:30 and 4:00.

Girls Who Code: (Grades 6-12 at 2:30-4:30pm)-- Girls Who Code is a nonprofit organization that teaches girls computer science and programming concepts. This is a weekly meeting for girls who are already preregistered.

FRIDAY MAR 3:  Sea Adventures:  (Ages 3-11 between 10:30am and 2:30pm)-- Drop in on our day of marine fun! Explore and touch the 'sea', create an ocean scene to take home, and read books about your favorite sea creature. Come early or later and stay for a little or a long time.

ZUMBA for kids: (Ages 4-14 at 5:00pm)-- Zumba®Kids classes feature kid-friendly routines.  Learn easy steps, play games, activities & explore language & cultural elements exposed in the music. Be ready for a great workout and a lot of fun!  (Ambitious parents are welcome to join their kids.)

SONGS OF EMIGRATION: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music: Join us for a toe-tapping evening of traditional Irish music and storytelling with Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki.

Through traditional music Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki relays some of the adventures, misadventures, and emotions experienced by Irish emigrants. Jordan will discuss the historical context of these songs, interspersing their stories with tunes from Ireland that made their way into New England’s musical repertoire, played on his fiddle or guitar.

Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki is an award-winning fiddler who grew up playing dances and folk festivals around New England. His lifelong passion for history helps bring to life the traditional music around which he built his career.

Open to the public, this program is made possible by a grant from the NH Humanities Council and the Friends of the Kimball Library.  Join us on Monday, March 6^th, at 6:30pm.  Be prepared to hum along!

MORE INFO: Go to www.kimballlibrary.com and not only read the posts on the page, but also click the calendar icon and see each event for the month and months to come.  Please also ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, Flickr, Blogspot and Instagram.  Just send your email address by text message: text KIMBALLLIBRARY to 22828 to get on our newsletter mailing list.  You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234.

Kimball Library News 2/6/17

STAY-CATION EVENTS: We have a variety of school vacation week activities planned.  Please register for all events in advance to avoid disappointment. 

MONDAY, FEB 27: Travel Musically Around the World (Infants to Age 6 at 10:30am)--Explore multiple different languages through song, rhythm, and rhyme. Be ready to get up and clap your hands or move your feet to the beat.  Miss Michelle and Miss Kathy will have you humming and singing some familiar tunes as well as teaching you some new ones. Exposure to foreign language deepens brain activity and lightens the heart! Register the littles ASAP.  

Kids Knit-a-Bit (Ages 9-19 at 2:30pm)--If you already know how to knit bring your project.  If you are new to it, we have easy scarf kits to purchase for $5 that includes pattern and yarn.  Bring size 8 needles if you have them.  Our little flock of knitters is growing! Come join the fun. 

Brown Bag Club (Grades 3 & 4 at 6:30pm)--Bring a supper and have fun sharing what 

you think. We’ll have drinks and desserts. The book is 'The Strange Case of Origami Yoda' by Tom Angleberger.  We have multiple copies here waiting at the library for you to check out.  

TUESDAY, FEB 28:  BINGO for Books (Grades Pre K to Grade 5 between 1-3pm)--It's time to try your luck at BINGO and win books! How many books can you win? Come when you can and leave when you must.  This window of time is so you can stay a little or a lot.

STEVE BLUNT CONCERT (All Ages at 6:30pm)-- Steve Blunt, an award-winning children’s musician from NH, will use stories, props, musical instruments and his popular songs to engage kids of all ages. Get ready to tap your toes and move and groove along! 

About Steve:  Steve is a self-proclaimed part-time music teacher, part-time singer/storyteller. He started creating songs for children back in the mid-90’s, while working as a middle-school English teacher and raising a young daughter. He now has six CD’s of funny songs for kids & families and lives in Nashua, NH.  He is wildly popular with school age children, but he will have tweens and adults singing along as well. 

Do not miss out on this indoor concert! Register the entire family. 

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY:  (Teasers—Snap Circuits, Making Cheeseburger Pizza, ‘Stargirl’, Creative Young Artists, Girls Who Code, Sea Adventures, and Zumba!  PHEW!  We’ve got something for everyone.  Be sneaky and check it out on the online calendar or stay tuned for next week’s article!)

MAH JONG:  Whether you are a novice or an experienced Mah Jong player, come join the fun!  Cozy up in the meeting room of the library, share some laughs, and make some new friends.  Registration is required so we’ll know how many tables to prepare.  Please sign up online or give us a call.

Mah Jong is a fun rummy-like game played with tiles rather than cards.  It does require some strategy as well as luck to play. A small amount of time and effort is needed to become familiar with the principles of the game and the rules of the game.  We have a patient teacher waiting for you. 

MORE INFO: Go to www.kimballlibrary.com and not only read the posts on the page, but also click the calendar icon and see each event for the month and months to come.  Please also ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, Flickr, Blogspot and Instagram.  Just send your email address by text message: text KIMBALLLIBRARY to 22828 to get on our newsletter mailing list.  You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234.