Kimball Library News 11/7/24

CURIOUS CREATURES (GRADES K-5): Wednesday, November 13th at 6 PM
Curious Creatures provides experienced and professional exhibitors who teach respect and appreciation for exotic and unusual animals. Their presentation is hands-on and interactive. They include interesting facts and stories about the creatures in an educational and entertaining environment.
Please register and join us for this educational and amazing presentation! Registration is limited to 50 children currently in grades K-5. Don’t delay in signing up on our online events calendar.
This exciting event is sponsored by the very generous Atkinson Women’s Civic Club and we can’t wait to work with them again. Be sure to thank them when you see them!

EXPLORING THE CULTURE OF NORTH EAST WOODLAND NATIVE AMERICANS: Thursday, November 14th at 6 PM

Register and join us for a talk for Indigenous People's month. Learn about Native American history and culture in the Northeast Woodlands (which would have extended from New England to the Great Lakes Region). Be enlightened about basic survival of early tribes in this area.

Our presenters, Russ and Elly, reside in New Hampshire. They enjoy reading, gardening, and dabbling in Native American crafts. They also volunteer at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner, NH.

TALKIN TURKEYS: Tuesday, November 19th at 6 PM

Learn about turkey biology, behavior, the history of wild turkeys in New Hampshire and the reintroduction of turkeys into the state. The wild turkey population represents one of the greatest wildlife conservation success stories in the state’s history. Please register on our website to attend.

About the presenter: Andrew Timmins has worked for the NH Fish and Game Department as a wildlife biologist for 30 years. His career with the agency started in the southwest region of the state working directly with Department’s wildlife turkey biologist at the time. Currently Andrew works as the Game Programs Supervisor and oversees all game species programs ranging from deer, to waterfowl, to moose.

This event is sponsored by the Atkinson Conservation Commission as part of their 50th celebration and hosted at the Kimball Library.

NOVEMBER ADULT BOOK DISCUSSIONS: We have two adult book discussions this month and you are free to attend either or both. Copies of the books are available for checkout at the main circulation desk.

EVENING: On the 19th at 6 PM we will be discussing Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. This is a poignant, charming novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imagined.

MORNING: On the 22nd at 10:15 AM we will be discussing Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what the Kranks have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences - and isn't half as easy as they'd imagined.