SHAZAM! Those teens really stepped it up this summer and met the teen summer reading challenge for ‘Make Waves!’ and then some! The challenge was that if at least 60 teens registered for teen summer reading and if at least 600 tickets made it into the jar by July 30th, the teen librarian would dye her hair blue. Tickets were obtained by reading or listening to books or magazines or by registering and attending teen summer reading programs. The teens doubled the amount of registrations necessary, i.e. 120 teens registered to read. Also, 660 tickets made it into the jar by July 30th. The teen librarian temporarily ‘blued’ her hair on August 3 and will have a more permanent blue color near the end of August. Congratulations to all involved.
Not to be outdone, the ‘Make a Splash’ readers nearly 48,000 minutes. They had 119 registrations and decorated the Children’s Room with glittery mermaids and tooth-baring sharks! Many children read and participated in the non-stop programs offered for their age group and had fun picking out weekly prizes.
Summer reading is now officially closed, but what a time we had! Over 200 kids and teens registered for the respective programs for their age groups. Nearly every day programs were offered and taken advantage of. Youth participated in various activities such as making popsicle stick boats, playing candy bar BINGO, participating in backyard water games, discussing water themed books, staying after hours with ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie nights, viewing kid flicks, Wii open play, root beer floats and sidewalk chalk, ‘Super Cold’ science, fish for fortune, hair and much more. We are hibernating from the excitement, but continue to check our online calendar for our upcoming fall schedule.
Both the teen librarian and children’s librarian are extremely grateful for our amazing sponsors who donated either gift cards or cash for prizes. Without them, we wouldn’t have the great prizes we had this year to offer. Many many thanks go to: The ever faithful ‘Friends of Kimball Library’, Canobie Lake Park (Salem), Victorian Park (Salem), Online Hair Salon (Atkinson), Story Land (Glen), Hannaford’s (Hampstead), NH Fisher Cats, (Manchester), Cedardale (Haverhill, MA), Charmingfare Farm (Candia), and Rye Airfield. Please join us in offering thanks for their contributions so the kids could win such fun items. Additional prizes were gifted to us by several individuals. It takes a village to raise a successful summer reading program.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Kimball Library News 7/27/10
We had a great time with ‘Make a Splash’ this summer as well as with ‘Make Waves.’ We always like to say goodbye to the summer reading program with ice cream. All summer reading program participants ‘Make a Splash’ (kids) OR ‘Make Waves’ (teens) are invited for ice cream sundaes to celebrate their commitment to summertime reading at 1pm on Thursday, August 5. We certainly hope you will join us.
Even though summer reading as an official program is over, there are still lots more books to check out and lots of new DVDs to view before the fall creeps in. Take a peek at the recent DVDs: Creation, Mind over Money (NF), Small Island, Sita Sings the Blues, Through a Dog’s Eyes (NF), Remember me, Green Zone, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (DVD & Blu-ray), Book of Eli, Shutter Island, Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, The Wolfman, Alice in Wonderland, Valentine’s Day, Extraordinary Measures, The Spy Next Door, Invictus, Preacher’s Kid, and Flicka 2. Are you more of a reader than a viewer? Try on some new fiction: Spider on the Stairs–Cassandra Chan, Shadow Zone–Iris Johansen, Ring of Death–Sally Spencer, Rembrandt Affair–Daniel Silva, Red to Black–Alex Dryden, Eye of the Virgin– Fredrick Ramsay, Brush with Death–Elizabeth Duncan, So Cold the River–Michael Koryta, Sidney Sheldon’s After Darkness–Tilly Bagshawe, My Name is Memory–Ann Brashares, My Name is Mary Sutter–Robin Oliveria, Maid to Match–Deeanne Gist, Kings of the Earth–Jon Clinch, In My Father’s House–E. Lynn Harris, Foreign Influence–Brad Thor, Father of the Rain–Lily King, A Dog’s Purpose–W. Bruce Cameron, Bad Day For Sorry–Sophie Littlefield, Bad Day for Pretty–Sophie Littlefield, This Must Be the Place–Kate Racculia, They’re Watching –Gregg Hurwitz, Still Missing – Chevy Stevens, Lumby on the Air–Gail Fraser, Search–Nora Roberts, Island–Elin Hilderbrand, Rebellion of Jane Clarke–Sally Gunning, Promises to Keep –Jane Green, Kitchen House–Kathleen Grissom, Crashers–Dana Haynes, Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet–David Mitchell, Work Song–Ivan Doig, Vintage Affair–Isabel Wolff, Take 4–Karen Kingsbury, In the Name of Honor–Richard North Patterson, Ice Cold–Tess Gerritsen, Stay–Allie Larkin, Private–James Patterson, Revenge of the Spellmans–Lisa Lutz, Elegies for the Brokenhearted–Christine Hodgen, Elizabeth Street–Laurie Fabiano, Anthropology of an American Girl–Hilary T. Hamann, Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake–Amie Bender, City of Dreams–William Martin, Necessary as Blood–Deborah Crombie, Stay–Allie Larkin, Sizzling 16-Janet Evanovich, Pray for Silence –Linda Castillo, Nemesis – Jo Nesbo, In the Shadow of Gotham–Stefanie Pintoff, Fierce Radiance–Lauren Belfer, Family Ties–Danielle Steel, Dog Park Club–Cynthia Robinson, or Buy Back-Brian M. Wiprud.
Even though summer reading as an official program is over, there are still lots more books to check out and lots of new DVDs to view before the fall creeps in. Take a peek at the recent DVDs: Creation, Mind over Money (NF), Small Island, Sita Sings the Blues, Through a Dog’s Eyes (NF), Remember me, Green Zone, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (DVD & Blu-ray), Book of Eli, Shutter Island, Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, The Wolfman, Alice in Wonderland, Valentine’s Day, Extraordinary Measures, The Spy Next Door, Invictus, Preacher’s Kid, and Flicka 2. Are you more of a reader than a viewer? Try on some new fiction: Spider on the Stairs–Cassandra Chan, Shadow Zone–Iris Johansen, Ring of Death–Sally Spencer, Rembrandt Affair–Daniel Silva, Red to Black–Alex Dryden, Eye of the Virgin– Fredrick Ramsay, Brush with Death–Elizabeth Duncan, So Cold the River–Michael Koryta, Sidney Sheldon’s After Darkness–Tilly Bagshawe, My Name is Memory–Ann Brashares, My Name is Mary Sutter–Robin Oliveria, Maid to Match–Deeanne Gist, Kings of the Earth–Jon Clinch, In My Father’s House–E. Lynn Harris, Foreign Influence–Brad Thor, Father of the Rain–Lily King, A Dog’s Purpose–W. Bruce Cameron, Bad Day For Sorry–Sophie Littlefield, Bad Day for Pretty–Sophie Littlefield, This Must Be the Place–Kate Racculia, They’re Watching –Gregg Hurwitz, Still Missing – Chevy Stevens, Lumby on the Air–Gail Fraser, Search–Nora Roberts, Island–Elin Hilderbrand, Rebellion of Jane Clarke–Sally Gunning, Promises to Keep –Jane Green, Kitchen House–Kathleen Grissom, Crashers–Dana Haynes, Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet–David Mitchell, Work Song–Ivan Doig, Vintage Affair–Isabel Wolff, Take 4–Karen Kingsbury, In the Name of Honor–Richard North Patterson, Ice Cold–Tess Gerritsen, Stay–Allie Larkin, Private–James Patterson, Revenge of the Spellmans–Lisa Lutz, Elegies for the Brokenhearted–Christine Hodgen, Elizabeth Street–Laurie Fabiano, Anthropology of an American Girl–Hilary T. Hamann, Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake–Amie Bender, City of Dreams–William Martin, Necessary as Blood–Deborah Crombie, Stay–Allie Larkin, Sizzling 16-Janet Evanovich, Pray for Silence –Linda Castillo, Nemesis – Jo Nesbo, In the Shadow of Gotham–Stefanie Pintoff, Fierce Radiance–Lauren Belfer, Family Ties–Danielle Steel, Dog Park Club–Cynthia Robinson, or Buy Back-Brian M. Wiprud.
Kimball Library News 7/20/10
Do the teens and tweens in the “Make Waves” summer reading program ever long for the good old days of Play dough, ‘go fish’, paint-by-number, glue stick collages, coloring books, and Chutes and Ladders? It’s ‘Nostalgia Night’ for them on Wednesday, July 28, at 6:30pm. We are going to take a trip down Memory Lane and do some of those ‘little kid’ activities that we’ve been too busy or mature to play lately and reminisce about the simpler times before we had braces, advanced placement classes, jobs, or acne. MAKE WAVES, register and attend, and you'll receive a raffle ticket toward the summer reading prize jar.
The burning question of August 3 is ‘WILL THE TEEN LIBRARIAN BE BLUE?’ The teens were challenged to have at least 60 registrations and 600 tickets in the jar (tickets are obtained by reading and participating in programs) by July 31. IF they win, the teen librarian will be sporting blue hair on a special evening. Put on your cowboy hat and boots and join us for an old fashioned “Hootenanny at the Kimball Library”. Get in the yee-haw groove and learn to square dance. We’ll have games such as a ‘Whoopie Pie Walk’ and face painting fun. Hotdogs with all the fixins’ will be served. The fun starts at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, August 3. The first 50 kids will get a free cowboy hat! The square dancing demo is at 6:30pm with lessons to follow. Mark the date now and dig out your bandanna. Spread the word by talkin’ because the library will be rockin’ from 5-8pm!
The summer reading program is coming to a close, but we are going out with a bang – literally! Be sure to drop by on Wednesday, August 4, for the ‘Summer Water Rocket Launch.’ Our summer program ‘Make a Splash-READ!’ will be finishing with a bang of an ending thanks to Mad Science of southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts for this special presentation. Mad Science is “Sparking Imaginative Learning in Science for Children ages 5-12.” You might want to bring a towel! You might get wet, and it is somewhat likely that you will.
Reminder: ALL summer reading program participants (Make a Splash OR Make Waves) are invited for ice cream sundaes at 1pm on Thursday, August 5.
The burning question of August 3 is ‘WILL THE TEEN LIBRARIAN BE BLUE?’ The teens were challenged to have at least 60 registrations and 600 tickets in the jar (tickets are obtained by reading and participating in programs) by July 31. IF they win, the teen librarian will be sporting blue hair on a special evening. Put on your cowboy hat and boots and join us for an old fashioned “Hootenanny at the Kimball Library”. Get in the yee-haw groove and learn to square dance. We’ll have games such as a ‘Whoopie Pie Walk’ and face painting fun. Hotdogs with all the fixins’ will be served. The fun starts at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, August 3. The first 50 kids will get a free cowboy hat! The square dancing demo is at 6:30pm with lessons to follow. Mark the date now and dig out your bandanna. Spread the word by talkin’ because the library will be rockin’ from 5-8pm!
The summer reading program is coming to a close, but we are going out with a bang – literally! Be sure to drop by on Wednesday, August 4, for the ‘Summer Water Rocket Launch.’ Our summer program ‘Make a Splash-READ!’ will be finishing with a bang of an ending thanks to Mad Science of southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts for this special presentation. Mad Science is “Sparking Imaginative Learning in Science for Children ages 5-12.” You might want to bring a towel! You might get wet, and it is somewhat likely that you will.
Reminder: ALL summer reading program participants (Make a Splash OR Make Waves) are invited for ice cream sundaes at 1pm on Thursday, August 5.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Kimball Library News 7/13/10
Wow. The summer reading program time of year flies by. As of this writing, there are over 350 tickets in the teen summer reading jar. Do you think they will make the teen librarian go blue with the necessary 600? As for the younger set, they have already read over 28,000 minutes! Woo-hoo! Here is your reminder that the absolute last day to record books, minutes, or submit raffle tickets is July 30. You still have time to earn prizes so ‘Go go go go go!’
A merry time for all ages is just around the corner as summer reading comes to close. We are excited to be hosting a ‘hoedown’ technically, but hootenanny is such a fun word that we are labeling it as such. Put on your cowboy hat and boots and join us for an old fashion “Hootenanny at the Kimball Library”. Get in the yee-haw groove and learn to square dance. We’ll have games such as a ‘Whoopie Pie Walk’ and more... Hotdogs with all the fixins will be served. The fun starts at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, August 3. The first 50 kids will get a free cowboy hat! Mark the date now and dig out your bandanna. Spread the word by talkin’ because the library will be rockin’ from 5-8pm!
While you’re digging around for your hoedown attire, dig out the books you want to discard. Kimball Library accepts book donations year round, but twice a year we urge you to especially clear out what you no longer want and bring them in to us. The Fall Town-wide Yard Sale will be taking place on September 25 and we’d like to have a large selection for folks to peruse and purchase. These items take some time to be sorted through which is why we are asking for them this early. We accept books, music, and DVDs in good condition. Please be sure books are not moldy or damaged and that music and movies are playable the entire way through. We do not accept any magazines, text books, encyclopedias, or Reader’s Digest condensed books. When we receive your donation, we first sort through to see if we’d like to add any of the items to our collection. If we don’t add the item(s) to our collection, we then decide if it is to be sold or to be transferred to “Got Books.” Please take care to recycle your unwanted items by helping the environment and your local library. Donations can be received during open hours from Monday-Friday (10-8) and Saturday (10-3). If you have large amounts of materials, please call ahead so we can be sure to assist you.
A merry time for all ages is just around the corner as summer reading comes to close. We are excited to be hosting a ‘hoedown’ technically, but hootenanny is such a fun word that we are labeling it as such. Put on your cowboy hat and boots and join us for an old fashion “Hootenanny at the Kimball Library”. Get in the yee-haw groove and learn to square dance. We’ll have games such as a ‘Whoopie Pie Walk’ and more... Hotdogs with all the fixins will be served. The fun starts at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, August 3. The first 50 kids will get a free cowboy hat! Mark the date now and dig out your bandanna. Spread the word by talkin’ because the library will be rockin’ from 5-8pm!
While you’re digging around for your hoedown attire, dig out the books you want to discard. Kimball Library accepts book donations year round, but twice a year we urge you to especially clear out what you no longer want and bring them in to us. The Fall Town-wide Yard Sale will be taking place on September 25 and we’d like to have a large selection for folks to peruse and purchase. These items take some time to be sorted through which is why we are asking for them this early. We accept books, music, and DVDs in good condition. Please be sure books are not moldy or damaged and that music and movies are playable the entire way through. We do not accept any magazines, text books, encyclopedias, or Reader’s Digest condensed books. When we receive your donation, we first sort through to see if we’d like to add any of the items to our collection. If we don’t add the item(s) to our collection, we then decide if it is to be sold or to be transferred to “Got Books.” Please take care to recycle your unwanted items by helping the environment and your local library. Donations can be received during open hours from Monday-Friday (10-8) and Saturday (10-3). If you have large amounts of materials, please call ahead so we can be sure to assist you.
Kimball Library News 7/6/10
Super Wii sports minded? Back by popular demand, we are offering ‘Wii Twilight’. Join us for bowling and/or other Wii sports on Friday, July 16, from 8-10pm. It will be both friendly and competitive. The regular Friday morning Wii crowd is looking for some night-life as well as some newcomers. Don’t hesitate to try it out, and don’t hesitate to sign up early as it is required.
Super interested in writing? On Thursday, July 15, at 6:30pm we'll make mini-zines. It's liquid lit night and we hope you’ll register to join us! On Thursday, July 22, at 6:30pm we’ll play with sidewalk chalk (or markers if it rains) and have root beer floats. MAKE WAVES teen summer readers, register and attend either of these programs, and you'll receive a raffle ticket toward the summer reading prize jar.
Super hot? Then you will want to try ‘Super Cold!’ Amazing things happen when matter changes temperature! With the help of a Museum of Science educator and an intensely cold liquid, we will experience the remarkable changes of size, form, and behaviors that occur when a variety of objects and substances are SUPER-COOLED. This program is suited for children ages 7 and up and will take place on Monday, July 19, at 6:30pm. This is part of the summer reading program ‘Make A Splash-READ’ and is sponsored by the Friends and the Trustees of the Kimball Library.
Super dedicated? Volunteer training is being offered on Wednesday, July 21, from 6:30-8pm. If you'd like to be part of our volunteer staff, are in at least 11th grade and need community service hours, this is your night! You'll receive training to be sure this is what you want to do. If you accept the commitment to be a volunteer, you'll get regularly scheduled one hour weekly shifts, and you need to commit to serve until January 1, 2011. MAKE WAVES, register and attend, and you'll receive a raffle ticket toward the summer reading prize jar.
Super interested in writing? On Thursday, July 15, at 6:30pm we'll make mini-zines. It's liquid lit night and we hope you’ll register to join us! On Thursday, July 22, at 6:30pm we’ll play with sidewalk chalk (or markers if it rains) and have root beer floats. MAKE WAVES teen summer readers, register and attend either of these programs, and you'll receive a raffle ticket toward the summer reading prize jar.
Super hot? Then you will want to try ‘Super Cold!’ Amazing things happen when matter changes temperature! With the help of a Museum of Science educator and an intensely cold liquid, we will experience the remarkable changes of size, form, and behaviors that occur when a variety of objects and substances are SUPER-COOLED. This program is suited for children ages 7 and up and will take place on Monday, July 19, at 6:30pm. This is part of the summer reading program ‘Make A Splash-READ’ and is sponsored by the Friends and the Trustees of the Kimball Library.
Super dedicated? Volunteer training is being offered on Wednesday, July 21, from 6:30-8pm. If you'd like to be part of our volunteer staff, are in at least 11th grade and need community service hours, this is your night! You'll receive training to be sure this is what you want to do. If you accept the commitment to be a volunteer, you'll get regularly scheduled one hour weekly shifts, and you need to commit to serve until January 1, 2011. MAKE WAVES, register and attend, and you'll receive a raffle ticket toward the summer reading prize jar.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Kimball Library News 6/29/10
Scratch, computer programming software created by MIT, is a fun and easy way for young animators to design and learn to animate! Using 'script blocks', which is the code to make your game animate, and 'Sprites', which are your characters, you can create ANYTHING with this awesome, cool software! What is even MORE cool is that YOU can participate in group sessions of Scratch at the library on Saturdays in July if you are entering grade 6 up through grade 12. Sessions will be held from 10:30am to 12pm. Find out more about Scratch by taking a peek on scratch.mit.edu. Our instructor is Wesley Clapp who is a middle school Scratch enthusiast. Registration is required and there are limited slots available. Please sign up individually for each session you'd like to attend.
For all ages we are showing an epic trilogy which will run on 3 consecutive Tuesday evenings beginning at 6:30pm until each film is finished which will be approximately 10pm. Save your Tuesdays and invite your friends. JULY 13: The Fellowship of the Ring, JULY 20: The Two Towers, JULY 27: The Return of the King. ***TEENS & TWEENS - MAKE WAVES, register and attend, and you'll receive a raffle ticket toward the summer reading prize jar.
Also upcoming and exciting is Kokopelli, Southern New Hampshire's Flute Ensemble, coming to Kimball Library to entertain us for a summer's evening of music and relaxation. Come and kick back on the beautiful library patio on Thursday, July 15, from 6:30-7:30pm. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and listen to some lovely music by local musicians. Ice cream sundaes will be served. In the event of inclement weather, the program will take place in the large library meeting room. We are fortunate to host his program which is being sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
For all ages we are showing an epic trilogy which will run on 3 consecutive Tuesday evenings beginning at 6:30pm until each film is finished which will be approximately 10pm. Save your Tuesdays and invite your friends. JULY 13: The Fellowship of the Ring, JULY 20: The Two Towers, JULY 27: The Return of the King. ***TEENS & TWEENS - MAKE WAVES, register and attend, and you'll receive a raffle ticket toward the summer reading prize jar.
Also upcoming and exciting is Kokopelli, Southern New Hampshire's Flute Ensemble, coming to Kimball Library to entertain us for a summer's evening of music and relaxation. Come and kick back on the beautiful library patio on Thursday, July 15, from 6:30-7:30pm. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and listen to some lovely music by local musicians. Ice cream sundaes will be served. In the event of inclement weather, the program will take place in the large library meeting room. We are fortunate to host his program which is being sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Kimball Library News 6/22/10
The teens have taken off in a valiant effort to make the teen librarian dye her hair blue! 60 registrations and 600 tickets in the summer reading jar was the goal by July 30th. As of the writing date of this article over 60 teens are currently registered and reading. Can they get 600 in the jar? Time, effort, and participation will tell. Just in case, the teen librarian has a hair appointment scheduled for Wednesday, August 4th. Janet Porter of Online Hair Salon will be donating her service of making the hair blue if the teens succeed.
A way for the teens to earn tickets for the jar is not only by reading, but also by registering in advance and then participating in teen programs. Opportunities on the horizon include upcoming book discussions (middle school grades will meet on July 7, high school grades on July 14) at 6:30pm to nosh and talk about ‘Island of the Aunts’ by Eva Ibbotson. On July 6 from 6:30-7:30pm there is time to make watercolor art cards for book recommendations for the teen area. Keep checking the online calendar to register in advance for programs.
Children need to come on Wednesday, July 7 at 4pm and ‘Make Waves!’ like the pirates. Try the school of fish questions and have 'cool' fish from the sea to eat. (That's what pirates would do!) It also will be fun making Popsicle stick boats. The official boat racing takes place July 21-Wed, at 4:00pm outside on the water! There will be prizes on the day of the racing.
Need a book or a movie for the weekend and you didn’t make it in during the week? Here is a reminder that we are open every Saturday during the year until 3pm so stop in and stock up. Upcoming is Monday, July 5, (Independence Day observed) and on that date we will be closed so you’ll get to keep movies taken out on Friday, July 2, until Tuesday, July 6. As always, we wish you a safe and pleasant holiday.
A way for the teens to earn tickets for the jar is not only by reading, but also by registering in advance and then participating in teen programs. Opportunities on the horizon include upcoming book discussions (middle school grades will meet on July 7, high school grades on July 14) at 6:30pm to nosh and talk about ‘Island of the Aunts’ by Eva Ibbotson. On July 6 from 6:30-7:30pm there is time to make watercolor art cards for book recommendations for the teen area. Keep checking the online calendar to register in advance for programs.
Children need to come on Wednesday, July 7 at 4pm and ‘Make Waves!’ like the pirates. Try the school of fish questions and have 'cool' fish from the sea to eat. (That's what pirates would do!) It also will be fun making Popsicle stick boats. The official boat racing takes place July 21-Wed, at 4:00pm outside on the water! There will be prizes on the day of the racing.
Need a book or a movie for the weekend and you didn’t make it in during the week? Here is a reminder that we are open every Saturday during the year until 3pm so stop in and stock up. Upcoming is Monday, July 5, (Independence Day observed) and on that date we will be closed so you’ll get to keep movies taken out on Friday, July 2, until Tuesday, July 6. As always, we wish you a safe and pleasant holiday.
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