Kimball Library News 9/25/22

The Kimball Library Survey is Coming to Atkinson in Mid-October!

It’s our time to listen! As we envision the next few years at the Library, we want to hear your thoughts. The more we know about you, the better we can match services to your needs and wishes.

A brief survey will be mailed to each Atkinson household around October 15th. Extra print copies will be available at the Library. However, the best way to take the survey is online at https://kimballlibrary.com.

Please use the survey to let us know what you think of the Kimball Library today and what you would like it to become in the future (even if you've never been!).

Thank you for your time and input! As a token of our appreciation, The Friends of the Library will give each respondent a wonderful library tote bag while supplies last.

EVENING BOOK CLUB: We are pleased to announce that the Evening Book Discussion meeting regularly on the third Tuesday of the month at 6 PM. Adults, it’s time to make time for you! Read some books that will make you think, laugh, and cry. Better yet, join fellow literature lovers for fun, in-depth conversation. Fuel your passion for reading and join us!

We have copies of the books available at the main circulation desk and you’ll have opportunity to check them out in advance of the next month’s meeting. Mark the following dates and come get your copy.  October 18^th-The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni, November 15^th-Women of the White House by Amy Russo, and December 20^th-Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella.

KING CHARLES III -- THE ROYAL GHOSTBUSTER WITH U.K. GHOST HUNTER STEVE PARSONS (ZOOM): As Great Britain and the Commonwealth welcomes King Charles III, we'll examine some of the stories that have circulated about his fascination with ghosts. His curiosity may point to a much deeper interest in the paranormal and the mystical within the Royal Family going back to the reign of Queen Victoria and spanning many of the generations of the oldest and greatest monarchy in the world.

This talk is led by Steve Parsons which the Wall Street Journal called "The Gold Standard in Ghost Hunting." Parsons began his search for answers as a child and subsequently has spent more than 30 years as a full-time investigator of ghosts, poltergeists, haunted houses and related phenomena. He is currently acknowledged by his peers and leading academic parapsychologists to be one the best investigators in the UK. He is the author of two highly regarded books, Ghostology: The Art of the Ghost Hunter & Paracoustics: Sound and the Paranormal.

This Zoom event taking place on Thursday, October 6^th at 6 PM is sponsored by the Tewksbury Public Library and presented in collaboration with libraries throughout the Merrimack Valley and the Kimball Library.

PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE WITH EVA MCDERMOTT: Are you interested in expanding your photography skills? Sign up for this four-week session program designed to help you build your confidence in creating and capturing great photographic images using a DSLR or advanced mirrorless camera. The class will meet on Fridays at 10 AM on October 14, 21, 28 and November 4th.

The class will be hands-on so come join us and bring an adventurous heart, creative spirit and your camera. Registration is limited. We will be meeting inside and sometimes outside, weather permitting.

Week 1 - October 14 - Getting to know your camera: You will learn about basic camera settings such as ISO, aperture, shutter speed, and what situations are best for using aperture priority, shutter speed priority, and program modes. Other topics that will be covered include controlling depth of field, camera focus modes, use of telephoto, wide angle, and macro lenses and settings, and what affects image quality?

Week 2 - October 21 - Photographic approach to different subjects will be discussed (people, landscapes, natural abstracts, macro, architecture), as well as Rules of Composition, Breaking the Rules, Visual Design and the Art of Seeing (advice from my favorite photographers).

Week 3 - October 28 - The Quality of Light: Ambient, Flash, Special Lighting Situations, Light and Shadow Play, Storm Light, Forest Light, Coastal Light, Sunrise, and Sunset will be covered. The use of graduated filters to balance the lighting in a scene will be discussed and demonstrated as well as the use of polarizers and neutral density filters, and In Camera Special Effects (motion blur, coated filters).

Week 4 - November 4 - Processing Basics and resources, RAW vs. JPEG, Black and White, cropping and effect on image quality, special effects, HDR (high dynamic range processing). Enhancing the artistic appeal of your photographs. Presentation of your photographs beyond posting on the web.

About the instructor: Photography has been Eva's hobby and passion for many years. Her current focus of work is seascapes, landscapes, and nature abstracts using both film and digital cameras. She is a Landscape Gallery Moderator for Nature Photographers Network. You can view more of her fine art photography work at her website.

HOLIDAY HOURS: Please take note that the Library will be closed on Monday, October 10^th, for Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day. Downloadable Books, Kanopy, and Hoopla are open 24/7 for your convenience.

MORE INFO: Go to https://kimballlibrary.com to use the databases and online services. Miss a news article? Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one! You may also call us at 603.362.5234 to register for an event with a staff person who would love to help you. We are open from 9:30 AM to 8 PM Monday – Thursday, 9:30 AM to 5 PM on Friday and 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM on Saturday.