Kimball Library News

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Kimball Library News 8/1/16

Summer camp story times (Mother Goose on the Loose, Bitty Books, and Kiddie Lit) have come to an end, but registrations for these activities are available on the September calendar for the academic school year. Get your spot secured and register online on the event calendar or give us a shout and we’ll do it for you.

Mondays: Mother Goose on the Loose (Register ages 0-2+) Infants through age 2+ with their caregivers are invited to join us for simple stories, rhymes, finger plays, and songs. Please feel welcome to stay after the session to allow for playtime and socializing for all ages.
Tuesdays: Bitty Books (Register ages 2-3+) Children ages 2-3+ with their caregivers are invited to join us for itty bitty stories, rhymes, finger plays or songs, and a simple craft.
Tuesdays & Fridays: Kiddie Lit (Register ages 3-6) Crafts, music, new friends and adventures into literacy are found during these classes. Caretakers may stay and listen or relax in another part of the library.

VOLARE JAZZ BAND: Join us on Thursday, August 25th at 6:00pm in our beautiful acoustic courtyard to enjoy The Volare Jazz Band! The Volare Jazz Band (AKA Timberlane Community Big Band) is group of talented musicians from the Timberlane Community Band. The group plays mostly big band jazz as well as a few old standards.

Catch the last few lovely bits of summer. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy a great evening of music. Handicapped parking is available from the library parking lot.

BIG TRUCK NIGHT (TOUCH A TRUCK): All ages are welcome to come see the array of vehicles on Monday, August 29^th, starting at 6pm in the upper parking lot. Touch a truck, talk to the drivers, get behind the wheel, start the engine (OH WAIT)! You get the idea. Some frozen confections will be offered due to the generosity of the Atkinson Congregational Church. Pack up the kiddos and meet your neighbors up on the hill. This is a wonderful community event for all. Shout out in advance to Trooper Jason Lewis for securing so many of the vehicles for us!

MORE INFO: Go to www.kimballlibrary.com and not only read the posts on the page, but also click the calendar icon and see each event for the month and months to come. Please also ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, Flickr, Blogspot and Instagram. Just send your email address by text message: text KIMBALLLIBRARY to 22828 to get on our newsletter mailing list. You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234.

Kimball Library News 7/25/16

The magic tree house book club is having a summer meeting on Thursday, August 18^th, at 4:30pm.

Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.

This month's selection is 'Afternoon on the Amazon' by Mary Pope Osborne. It is the 6th book in the series. Get ready for adventure as we travel in time.

The club is for 1st & 2nd graders. Registration is required and books are available in the children's room.

WATER GUN PAINTING: Come blast water guns filled with paint to create beautiful pictures. Be creative while you enjoy some good old-fashioned summer fun. Register your children (ages 4 and up) to participate on Wednesday, August 10^th, from 4:30-5:15pm. Capture the last few fun events before school starts.

MOVIE IN THE COURTYARD: Join the Atkinson Recreation Department for an outdoor movie in the Kimball Library Courtyard on Thursday, August 11^th, starting at 7:15pm.

Zootopia is a city filled with talking animals. When a fox has to run from a crime he didn't commit, the best cop in the city has to chase him down. That cop happens to be a rabbit. Things are not always what they seem in Zootopia. The fox and rabbit become embroiled in a conspiracy that threatens to bring them both down. They'll have to work together to find out what's really going on in Zootopia. Can enemies save each other's lives and become friends?

The Kimball Courtyard will be sprayed with professional organic pesticides before the movie to help make this a bug free environment.

This fun film is rated PG and has a run time of 1 hour, 45 minutes. Popcorn and drinks will be served. Bring beach chairs, blankets, or use our built-in courtyard seating.

CONCERT IN THE COURTYARD: Bring your lawn chair and enjoy a great evening on Thursday, August 18th as we have lots going on! Join us in the Kimball Library Courtyard starting at 4:30 for a meet & greet. From 5:00 – 6:00 pm purchase some good eats for a good cause. For a $5.00 charge enjoy a meal of hamburger or hotdog, chips and a drink with proceeds going toward the Elder Services Transportation Fund. The Atkinson Recreation will be offering free ice cream sundaes to everyone. Sit back and relax to the sounds of the Timberlane Community Band starting at 6pm. No registration required is required to attend this event.

This event is sponsored by the Atkinson Recreation Department and Atkinson Elder Services.

Friday, July 15, 2016

Kimball Library News 7/18/16

The youth of Atkinson have pulled together and have WON the summer reading challenge! At the time of this press release there are well over 500 raffle tickets submitted between the children’s room and the teen jar. This means on the night of the finale there will be times during the night where the Youth Services Director will be in a designated space where registered summer reading participants (only) will have a chance to shoot water from toys we provide at Kathy. If your child doesn’t read the newspaper you can keep them in suspense as we will not announce it but we won’t lie if asked. ;)

SUMMER READING FINALE: ON your MARK, GET SET, it's time to PAR-TAY for the closure of summer reading. Pack up a picnic and the kiddos. Eat the light supper that you have prepared in the courtyard, learn some western line dancing with Gail Eaton and friends (SURE, wear your cowboy boots!), and we'll be serving delicious ice cream sundaes with a variety of great toppings at the break that you can choose from.

Register the entire family (all ages) so we have enough ice cream and toppings, and we can notify you should the venue change if the New England weather does not cooperate. Invite everyone as long as you account for them in the registration.

Also, we are having a very special guest invited that most of the littles will love—PETE THE CAT. Pete will be wandering through at some point and be able to pose for photos with children. He doesn’t talk, but he’s very friendly and understands gestures.

ROUGH Itinerary: (Supper on the back lawn anytime--use our outdoor seating or bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs so you can be comfy.) Arrive at 6 and stay until 7:45 and you won’t miss a thing!

Demo dance 6:15 - 6:30pm
Group lesson with event participants 6:30 - 7:00pm
Break from 7:00 - 7:30pm while ice cream is served
Group lesson with event participants again from 7:30 - 8:00pm

As you are reading this you may wonder if you are childless if you are welcome. EVERYONE is welcome to register, the only portion of the evening slated for summer reading participants only will be soaking the Youth Services Director. Only the summer reading youth will be eligible.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES: During the month of August the 1pm movies will be shown bimonthly. Next up: ‘Eye of the Eagle’ (August 9) and ‘Race’ (August 23). The best seats go early so be prompt. Free popcorn and a smile will be served. Details on each film are available on the library calendar on our website.

Kimball Library News 7/11/16

MINUTE TO WIN IT GAMES: It's time for the ‘Minute to Win It’ games! Everything is fast and furious! Sign up the kiddos and see how they do. Time will fly by!

We'll be playing ‘Cookie Face’! ‘Stack it Up’! ‘Suck it Up’! ‘Stack Attack’! ‘Scoop it Up’! ‘Moving on Up’! ‘Nuts Stacker’! ‘Junk in the Trunk’ and ‘Defy Gravity’!

This is a speedy summer reading event and children entering grades kindergarten through grade 5 are invited to register quickly and try their skills out on Monday, August 1^st, at 6:30pm. Don’t blink and miss out.

WHEN YOU READ, YOU SCORE! (BOSTON BRUINS EVENT): We are proud of the fact that we were one of the nine libraries in the state of New Hampshire to win this ‘When you read, you score!’ grant from the Boston Bruins. Enthusiastically join us on Tuesday, August 2^nd, at 6:30pm to celebrate and please wear black and gold to the event for Boston pride!

Register children of all ages to meet Blades, the Boston Bruins’ mascot. Join us as we hear Blades' story, do a few simple crafts, and get photographs taken with Blades. Some of the Ice Girls will be in attendance and be part of the trivia event. Mark your calendar and register your kids--we can take up to 75 children for this event. Non-residents are welcome.

STAY TUNED: As you all know, the Youth Services Director has challenged all the summer reading participants to get raffle tickets into the jar. Our goal is to have your children in the game. IF youth collectively get at least 500 tickets in the raffle jar(s), by July 30, Kathy will be the moving target of water squirt toys from 6-8 on August 4 from all participants. GET IN THE GAME to win prizes and soak her! We’ll announce the count next week when we promote our summer reading finale.

Friday, July 8, 2016

Kimball Library News 7/4/16

The summer concerts in the courtyard continue!

Thus far we’ve had lovely weather for drinking in the sounds of talented musicians. Next on the docket is ‘Acoustic Truffle’ that will playing on Thursday, July 28^th, at 6:30pm. (In the event of inclement weather this event will be moved inside.) Truffle acoustic trio consists of David Bailey (bass, vocals), Ned Chase (mandolin, guitar, lap steel & vocals), and Dave Gerard (vocals, acoustic & resonator guitars). These three musicians have been creating music together since 1986. They have performed in all but ten states across the U.S., playing as many as 275 shows in one year.

Truffle has achieved widespread popularity by headlining many respected venues as well as sharing the stage with international acts as Little Feat, Phish, The Band, Dave Matthew’s Band, David Lindley, and Blues Traveler to name only a few.

Truffle has released five albums (including ‘Nervous Laughter” on the November/Sony label) as well as contributing to Gerard’s four solo records, and assorted compilations. Their music has also appeared on multiple major motion picture soundtracks. Their latest, ‘That’s Right” is a collection of songs penned and arranged by all the members; with quality song writing, memorable melodies and tasty production, it is by far their most mature record to date. They have also contributed to all of Gerard’s solo albums, including the 2009 release ‘The Zoomy Trail”; voted best local/ regional CD of 2009 by Portsmouth NH’s WSCA radio. And the 2015 release ‘FIVE”; coming in in the top 15 CD’s of New England with FIVE stars by Edge Magazine.

The trio’s groove-driven acoustic style has a sound all its own. With elements of soul, bluegrass, R&B, and world beat, they bring a well-rounded set of ‘music-Americana” to the stage. Their love of acoustic music, and a different set list and approach from their electric shows, creates truly unique listening experience.

This event is generously sponsored by the Atkinson Women’s Civic Club.

ONGOING SUMMER READING REGISTRATION: School has been out for a while, and you may not have noticed time racing by. You have been meaning to get to the library, but you figure that it’s too late for summer reading registrations for your kids entering kindergarten all the way up to college age. Not to fret, it’s not too late to get them registered as we still have lots of prizes left and lots of great events on the horizon. Make the library part of your summer plans! We are not winding down until August 4^th.

YOUTH REMINDERS: Don’t miss out—Frisbee with Todd Brodeur on July 13^th, Hula hooping with Pinto Bella on Monday July 18^th, and basketball with Ilze Luneau on July 27^th. Check for detailed information on the website or give us a call.