Kimball Library News 4/1/19

Join Chef Oonagh Williams for a Lithuanian armchair travel and tasting presentation on Thursday, April 18^th, from 6-8:00 PM.   This presentation will last for 1 1/2 hours and will include history, culture, food, and current events.  Oonagh will display some souvenirs, books and photo albums from Lithuania.  Finally, you will enjoy a generous tasting buffet with full recipes provided.

Pre-registration is required for this event and will end on April 14th.  Priority will be given to Atkinson residents for the seats available.  This program is supported by the Zylonis Foundation/Charles Zylonis Trust.

Oonagh gave Lithuanian cooking demos for many years at the Chandler Library in Nashua, NH.  She is an award-winning television chef and cooking instructor, specializing in made-from-scratch gluten-free recipes and ingredients. A native of London, England, Williams traveled extensively across Europe before moving to New Hampshire with her family in the late 1980s. She is a writer and speaker for the National Celiac Association in Boston. Williams also regularly presents her recipes on WMUR’s Cook’s Corner. She attended summer school at the University of Vilnius in Lithuania (sponsored by the Zylonis Foundation/Charles Zylonis Trust).  

CREATE A CARTOON STRIP: Whether you are a beginner artist or you love to impress your friends with your doodles, bring your drawings to life! Start with an idea of a story, form a plan, learn some cartooning techniques and leave with a comic strip all of your own!

Register kids in grades K-5 for this special vacation week event on Monday, April 22^nd at 6:30 PM.

MAKE A COLLAGE: Littles ages 2-6 are invited to register to ‘Make a Collage’ on Tuesday, April 23^rd at 10:30 AM. Come ready to paste and do your very best work not wearing your very best clothes! Cut, paste, and repeat will yield lots of fun for everyone.  This is refrigerator or bedroom art for sure.  Please register.  

CUPCAKE WARS: This is the 5th Annual Cupcake Wars for t/weens.  Each year there are fun and fabulous entries! 

Participation Rules~ 1. Anyone can participate in grades 4-12.  2. Each participant must prepare 6 UN-decorated cupcakes prior to the event.  You must bring all your decorating tools and supplies that you will need.  3. AT the event, you’ll have 30 minutes to decorate them all. TWO of the cupcakes selected by you will be used for judging.  3. Two of the cupcakes will be used for judging—the other portion will be shared with other contestants and judges.  4. Cupcakes will be judged on the following criteria: Appearance, taste, creativity, clean station, and presentation to judges. Participant may make any flavor of cupcake desired but please stay within the theme of the event 'UNIVERSE OF STORIES' in anticipation of summer reading events!

We sample each other’s work after the judging.  Be prepared to share.  :)  Parents, this is for kids and supposed to be fun and not highly competitive.  The t/weens are expected to do their own baking and decorating.

Got questions about ‘Cupcake Wars’?  ASK or email kwatson@kimballlibrary.com (Kathy Watson, Assistant Director/Youth Services Director). Join us on April 23^rd at 6:30 PM for the 2019 Cupcake Wars!

CREATE A CHARACTER ART CONTEST DEADLINE: April 19^th at 5:00 PM is the deadline for the kids’ Character Art contest.  Registration for this event is in person only.  Please stop by the Youth Department and ask for a form that has all the details.  

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