Kimball Library News 9/2/19

HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE NH SEACOAST ~ Atkinson Historical Society is hosting this event here at the library. (Register please for @ 6:30 PM on Thursday 9/19/2019.

Terry Nelson was an educator for forty years. His last position before retiring was as an assistant principal for Southside Middle School in Manchester—the home of the Spartans. He is a member of the Manchester Historical Association; Woodman Museum, Dover, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Archeological Society; and the Council for British Archaeology. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Dover with their little dog, Ellie.

Terry will be discussing his book, Hidden History of the New Hampshire Seacoast.  The New Hampshire Seacoast has a wealth of overlooked history. Some remnants are hidden in plain sight, and others are just plain hidden. The author reveals some of New England’s most fascinating history, from Durham & Madbury to North Hampton & Portsmouth.

HOME WITH CHROME: Take the bus on Mondays and plan to spend time doing homework using either your own Chromebook or one of ours. Ages 10+ under library policy do not need a parent to accompany them so youth in that category may come and hang out in the Teen Room to use *Chromebooks and get homework done

Supervision will be intermittent. We will assist with homework questions to the best of our ability but we are NOT tutors or task masters. This space is for tweens and teens who are mostly self-directed and need an environment away from home to get homework done and would enjoy hanging with peers.

This is an especially great idea for grade 5 who will be using Chromebooks daily starting in middle school and we will assist with getting them familiar with the device. Feel at 'home with Chrome'!

Youth may take the bus from Atkinson Academy to the library if parents make arrangements with pick-up patrol or from the Timberlane Regional Middle or High School. (The library is not taking responsibility for the transportation, we are only letting you know that there is a bus that stops here.) Please pack them an extra snack that they can have when they arrive.

Please register ages 10 and up and start your t/weens week off right by getting homework done with fun! They can come every Monday we are open or intermittently. They can actually come any day, but supervision cannot be an expectation other than Mondays.

*The awesome Lenovo Chromebooks were generously donated by The Greater Salem Rotary Club! We couldn’t be more grateful!  Youth that have test piloted them thus far love that the hinge folds back and it has touchscreen capability.

READER’S THEATER: Do you like to read? Come to our Reader’s Theater and read from a 'script'. No worry about remembering your lines, just play the part as you read! Everyone can have a turn, share the fun and perform without costumes or props. This is a great way to practice reading out loud and help you feel like a real performer!

We're including grades 2-5 so come and join us at the theater!! Please register ASAP for the September 26^th performance at 6:30 PM. 

'Reader's theater is a strategy that combines reading practice and performing. Its goal is to enhance students reading skills and confidence by having them practice reading with a purpose.

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’. Miss a news article?  Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one!

Kimball Library News 8/26/19

Back to school already?  Need to blow off some STEAM?  Join resident scientist, Craig Richard, and psychologist (LOL) Kathy Watson to blow off some back to school STEAM! This event will involve blasting off some worries into space with your very own bottle rockets. We will talk a bit about anxiety and worry, combine a little science of rocket launch, and then we will put it all into practice on the hill above the courtyard. Registration is limited to 15 students.  (Shhh, last time we blasted rockets then went clean into the … and ….  We’ll never tell!  Sign up and see for yourself!

REQUIREMENT: Each child must bring their OWN clean, 2-liter soda bottle for launching. Register youth ages 6-16 to be at the library on Wednesday, September 11^th, at 6 PM to have a BLAST. 

HEALTHY COOKBOOK CLUB: Do you enjoy cooking and trying new recipes? If so, why not join our Healthy Cookbook Club that meets the 3rd Monday of each month (If the date falls on a holiday, there is a make-up date.). The club chooses a different healthy cookbook to dive into for the month. Members 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 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. Newcomers are welcome, all you need is the desire to try out new foods.

Register so we know how many cookbooks to have on hand for the next meeting of this Healthy & Yummy event.  We gather on September 16th after our summertime break and will be discussing: Gluten-Free on a Shoestring: 125 Easy Recipes for Eating Well on the Cheap by Nicole Hunn.

We will also welcome special guest, Courtney Eaton, RDN, LDN.  Courtney specializes in weight management and gastrointestinal symptom management and is with New England Nutrition Advisors located in Atkinson. She is devoted to teaching, providing accountability, and supporting individuals throughout their wellness journey. She promotes small, realistic goals that result in gradual, sustainable behavior changes. Courtney will be sitting in on the group for the evening.

KIDS CODE WITH BLUE-BOTS: Future engineers entering grades one and two are invited to try out hands on coding with Gail Ramsay (Code & Circuit, Amesbury) and Kathy Watson (Kimball Library) with generously donated Blue-bots (robots designed for kids).

Watch as the actual Blue-Bot along with the one on the screen follows the program. If your code didn't do what you wanted, simply change the commands on screen and send the program again. Creating a program on-screen, sending it to Blue-Bot, and revising as desired provides an additional conceptual level of understanding that further develops algorithmic thinking skills. Blue-Bot brings science, technology, engineering, and math into the classroom for even the youngest students and helps build foundational skills for lifelong learning.

Typically, it costs $200 to send one child to a coding camp for 8 weeks. Due to donations and sponsorship from the Library Board of Trustees, this program is available for $40 per child. Registration is required in person and is complete when the fee is paid. Unattended classes are not refunded.

Class will take place at the library on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 from September 17th to November 5th. Children may take the bus from Atkinson Academy to the library if parents make arrangements with pick-up patrol. (The library is not taking responsibility for the transportation, we are only letting you know that there is a bus that stops here.) Please pack them a snack that they can have before 3:30.

This program was made possible by the generosity of the Blue-Bots donation from the Atkinson Women's Civic Club along with the Library Board of Trustees.

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’. Miss a news article?  Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one!

Kimball Library News 8/19/19

The book of the month is 'A Long Walk to Water' by Linda Sue Park for T/ween Book Club meeting on Wednesday, September 4^th at 6:30 PM. This short novel begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan in 1985. Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the 'lost boys' of Sudan. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya’s in an astonishing and moving way.

We meet one Wednesday evening of each month from 6:30-7:30pm to discuss the book selected. Candy and thought-provoking conversation will be served. All interested tweens are welcome. (Not young adults, not children -- hence, tweenagers in grades 5-7 or ages 10+.) Please ask for a copy of the current book at the front desk.  Register your tweens and one of their friends.

YAY FOR YA: The book of the month is 'Crank' by Ellen Hopkins. The #1 New York Times bestselling tale of addiction—the first in the Crank trilogy—from master poet Ellen Hopkins. Kristina Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. Then, Kristina meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul—her life.

We meet one Tuesday evening of each month from 6:30-7:30pm to discuss the book selected. This month we will meet on September 10^th. All interested teens, young adults, and those young at heart are welcome. We have opened the group from ‘just teens’ to parents of teens or those very interested in young adult literature. Parent child combos are encouraged. We tend to read 'edgy' books with moral dilemmas—topics that usually don’t come up at the dinner table. Please ask for a copy of the current book at the front desk.

STEAM Team: Join us for this new after school club where you can 'blow off some steam' and explore S.T.E.A.M! Kids in grades 1-5 are invited to join us on Monday afternoons, starting September 9^th, to have some fun with our many STEM toys and materials. A different STEM toy and challenge will be featured each week. Kids will be encouraged to work collaboratively to develop both their STEAM knowledge and teamwork skills.

Youth may take the bus from Atkinson Academy to the library if parents make prior arrangements with pick-up patrol. (The library is not taking responsibility for the transportation, we are only letting you know that there is a bus that stops here.)  If kids come directly after school on the bus we encourage packing a small snack for them.

Please note that completion of 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 in the building. Come in person to the youth department and sign up today!

*Registrations for one week will not carry over to future weeks. You must register for each week individually. Register for and come to one session or every session - it's your choice!*

THURSDAYS T/WEEN STITCH-A-BIT: Want to knit OR crochet a bit? Join other tween and teens after school on Thursdays from 3:00-4:30pm starting September 12^th. Teens & tweens arriving from the 2:30 PM bus may opt to work on homework until 3:15 when the elementary school kids arrive.

If you already know how to knit (or crochet) bring your project. If you are new to the craft, please talk to Mrs. Birr to see what to start on. Don't buy anything without coming in first. Mrs. Birr and Mrs. Gail will guide you weekly at the session.

Wait, how will you get to the library? The middle school bus drops off here and the elementary bus does, too! You need to set that up with the bus company/school as to permission, etc. Once you get started you are welcome to keep your projects here so you don't have to tote yours back and forth. Register ASAP and let's crochet or knit a bit!

PS. Adults NEW to the craft may join us to learn or join the Wednesday morning Needle Crafters.

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’. Miss a news article?  Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one!