The book of the month is 'A Long Walk to Water' by
Linda Sue Park for T/ween Book Club meeting on Wednesday, September 4th
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 10th.
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 9th, 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 12th.
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!
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