Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Kimball Library News 9/10/18


Got movie fever?  Check out our Tuesday afternoon films generally shown at 1 PM. Check out the website for current listings. Free popcorn served with a smile!

HOMEWORK CLUB (Grades 1-5): Start your week off right and join us at the library for homework club on Monday afternoons! Kids in grades 1-5 can join us at 3:15 PM to work independently on their homework and then participate in KEVA plank challenges until 4 PM. Students attending Atkinson Academy can take the appropriate bus to the library after school. These arrangements must be made between the school and student's family.

In person registration is required: Please note that completion of a drop off waiver by an adult caregiver is required BEFORE any student under age 10 can participate in this program without an adult caregiver present.

Librarians on duty are available to guide students to the best of their ability but please be advised that this not a formal tutoring center. We recommend signing students up that are able to complete their homework independently or with minimal adult guidance.  Come in person to the youth department and sign up today!  

ANGLING IN THE SMILE OF THE GREAT SPIRIT: Anyone who ever posted a Gone Fishin' sign on the door during business hours will appreciate this native fisherman's glimpse into the habits, rituals, and lore of some of the more colorful members of the not-so-exclusive 'Liars' Club.' Hal Lyon, an award winner in film and television festivals and author of 7 books and more than 150 articles, will share tales, secrets, folklore, and history of fishing in New Hampshire's big lakes, especially Lake Winnipesaukee which translates into 'Smile of the Great Spirit.'

About the presenter: Hal Lyon is a graduate of West Point, a former Ranger-paratrooper officer, former US Director of Education for the Gifted, and a project officer for the development of Sesame Street. He has served on the faculties of several universities including the Universities of Massachusetts and Munich, where he currently teaches physicians to be more effective teachers. His book, Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit, won the New England Outdoor Writers Association 'Best Book of the Year Award.'

To help us plan accordingly for Thursday Sept. 20th at 6:30 PM, registration is requested.  Open to the public, this program is made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities and sponsored by Atkinson Recreation. For more information on New Hampshire Humanities visit www.nhhumanities.org

GWC: Girls Who Code is a nonprofit organization that teaches girls computer science and programming concepts. Kimball GWC is being run by certified Girls Who Code instructor Pam Livingston and being assisted by Kathy Watson.

The program will take place here at the library Wednesdays promptly at 6:30 and getting out at 7:45. The club will take place 2-3 times a month until the end of May with some additional weeks off--especially vacation weeks, meeting room conflicts, and the first Wednesdays will never be a week we meet. The expectation is that you will come unless you are ill or out of town. The lessons build weekly and to 'pass' you need to attend 80% of the meetings.

Questions? Contact Kathy Watson at kwatson@kimballlibrary.com Please be prepared to bring a laptop or have it dropped off for you. (We do have several to loan but having your own is a BIG plus.) This event is for girls in grades 5-12 only. Mature 5th graders, only, please.

Residents have preference. Email Kathy Watson to discuss your participation if you are not a Timberlane Regional School District student.  We generally do not take new participants after November.

SEPTEMBER 24th HEALTHY COOKBOOK CLUB, @ 6:30 PM: Do you enjoy cooking and trying new recipes? If so, why not join our Healthy Cookbook Club that meets each month. This month's healthy cookbook is Meatless by Martha Stewart.

Stop by and check out a copy of the cookbook and spend time trying out the various recipes at home. When the group gathers the next month, we discuss the health benefits of the various recipes and share opinions of the meals tried. In addition, participants prepare and bring a sample of a recipe from the cookbook to share with the group.

Register so we know how many cookbooks to have on hand for the next meeting of this yummy event.

NEW ENGLAND QUILTS SEPTEMBER 27th, @6:30 PM: Quilts tell stories, and quilt history is full of myths and misinformation as well as heart-warming tales of service and tradition. Nearly every world culture that has cold weather uses quilted textiles-quilting is NOT just an American art. Pam Weeks weaves world history, women's history, industrial history and just plain wonderful stories into her presentation. Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and/or story sharing. Prompted in part by the material culture at hand, the presenter may speak about fashion fads, the Colonial Revival, quilt-making for Civil War soldiers, and anything else quilt-related she can squeeze in.
About the presenter: Pamela Weeks is the Binney Family Curator of the New England Quilt Museum. Author of the book Civil War Quilts and articles on quilt history, she lectures nationally on quilt-making and quilt history. Weeks uses quilts to tell stories of the Civil War, women's history, and industrial history.

Open to the public, this program is made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities.  So we can plan accordingly, please register.  For more information on New Hampshire Humanities visit www.nhhumanities.org

FAMILY ZUMBA SEPTEMBER 21st @5 PM: Join us for a fun and vigorous workout to music you love! Get exposed to dance moves from arund the world in repetitious formats that are easy to follow. If you aren't sure- just move your feet to the beat!

Bring your family members, kids ages 4 and up and adults to join the ultimate dancing party. Get healthy and strong together and have fun doing it!

Please wear clothing you can move in and supportive footwear. We will dance outside if the weather allows. Bring a bottle of water and expect to sweat and have fun!

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’.

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