Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Kimball Library News 1/1/18
ATTENTION! BIG NEWS about our NEW DIGITAL SERVICES! 500,000 Titles – Instantly available! No waiting! We are excited to introduce Hoopla Digital to our library.
On January 15, 2018, we will be introducing a new, best-in-breed service that is fun, fast and reliable: Hoopla Digital!! With hoopla, we will have immediate access to: movies, full music albums, eBooks, audiobooks, TV episodes, comics and graphic novels.
ALL of this content will be available to our patrons in one all-inclusive mobile app or website. The platform is simple, intuitive and free to our patrons. BEST OF ALL? There is NO WAITING for titles, the collection contains half a million titles and is growing every day.
Here are some other great features of Hoopla: Borrowed content is available for immediate streaming on a computer or mobile device, on the digital app, and borrowed content can be temporarily downloaded for offline use (yes, you can watch movies and listen to movies and audiobooks while you are traveling!) Also, music albums can be listened in their entirety or shuffled between other checked out albums. Hoopla’s eReader, Action View, is interactive, allowing a comic book to be read panel by panel! AND, Hoopla has a Kid’s Mode setting, allowing young people access to content geared towards ages 12 and under.
As a Kimball Library card holder, we are going offer you exclusive use of our new Hoopla digital service for free! To register, please visit the Apple or Google Play store and download the hoopla digital app, or visit www.hoopladigital.com and select our library from the list! This will be available starting January 15th, but you can go to the hoopla website and read all about it now.
Hoopla Digital will NOT be replacing our other online digital resources such as Overdrive and the Libby App, and the thousands of books available through Tumblebooks. You can continue to digitally check e books, audiobooks and children’s interactive books via those formats. Visit our website and click on Downloadable Books and Tumble Books on the right hand side of the top menu for more information.
Please note Hoopla is for members in good standing, so be sure to stop in with an ID if your card needs renewal and be sure that you have less than $15 in fines. We are excited to kick off the New Year with this great service. Are you concerned the kick-off is when we are not open? Don’t be—it’s all online!
PRACTICES THAT GROW THE BRAIN SERIES ~ MINDFULNESS: Thursdays--February 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd (*A snow make up day will be determined) 6:30 – 7:30 PM.
Take advantage of ‘Practices that Grow the Brain Series’ with Liz Korabek-Emerson. Try one or give all four sessions a go!
In this series of one hour workshops participants will learn the practices that actually grow the grey matter of the brain and help individuals become more resilient, emotionally intelligent and happier. Each workshop focuses on a single topic and will provide formal instructions for the practice, exercises for integrating the practice into your life and discussion.
Sign up for each session individually.
Session #1 meets on February 1st topic ~ MINDFULNESS
Session #2 meets on February 8th topic ~ GRATITUDE AND TAKING IN THE GOOD
Session #3 meets on February 15th topic ~ LOVING-KINDNESS
Session #4 meets on February 22nd topic ~ COMPASSION
No prior experience required.
This series will be led by Liz Korabek-Emerson who is a certified mindfulness instructor, transformational workshop leader and creative coach. She is owner of Korabek Training and the Grow the Brain Series addresses the Anterior Cingulate Cortex, Prefrontal Cortex, Hippocampus and Insula Cortex of the brain. She has been designing and facilitating mindfulness programs for organizations since 2012, including Portsmouth Hospital, Beacon Hospice, and Liberty Mutual.
*This program series is sponsored by the Friends of the Kimball Library and Atkinson Recreation.
HOLIDAY CLOSING: Please take note that we will be closed on Monday, January 15th, honoring Martin Luther King, Jr Day. Stock up accordingly, and remember that downloadable books from Overdrive and Tumblebook Library for kids are open on our website 24/7. And for the first time starting January 15th—Hoopla Digital!
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 current 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 12/25/17
All library cards need renewal once per year to protect the
taxpayer from non-residents using the library services that they have paid for. Now that we are offering more and more
downloadable items (and there are more coming!) we need to take extra
precautions that only those in town have access to those benefits. Beginning in January of 2018, when it’s time
to renew your card you will be asked to produce a driver’s license or other
photo ID to ensure that we are taking good care of your investment in us. Thank you in advance for your
cooperation. And stay tuned for exciting
digital hoopla to come!
If you sign up, we consider you registered for rest of this academic school year with some exceptions for holidays and such. Please send us an email or call if you cannot attend to help with our preparation. Thank you!
MORE ABOUT PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS: It is not too late to join us if the sessions are not closed due to over-enrollment. We offer Mother Goose (infants through age 2+), Bitty Books (ages 2-3), and 3 Kiddie Lit (ages 3-6) classes on a weekly basis. S.T.E.A.M runs in 6 week sessions for ages 3-6. New on the docket is Sensory Story Time for ages 2-3! Check our online calendar or give us a call to see if we have room for your little ones. We do require registration so we can adequately prepare and manage all the children.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES: We have full slate of movies chosen for Tuesdays at 1pm in January. Popcorn is provided. Movies are subject to change, but at the time of this press release the movies for January 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30th are as follows: ‘Dunkirk’, ‘Stronger’, ‘Battle of the Sexes’, ‘Victoria and Abdu’l, and ‘Detroit’. The early birds get the best seats! See you there.
TECH WOES? Were you lucky enough to get a new tech gadget for the holidays but a little afraid of how to use it? Try contacting kwatson@kimballlibrary.com for a 30 minute appointment. Shoot an email saying what your gadget or issue is and she’ll book time to work with you one-on-one. Particularly get on board with learning how to borrow and download items for free from Overdrive. Not sure what that is? Then it’s definitely time for an appointment!
HOLIDAY CLOSING: Please take note that we will be closed on Monday, January 15th, honoring Martin Luther King, Jr Day. Stock up accordingly, and remember that downloadable books from Overdrive and Tumblebook Library for kids are open on our website 24/7.
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 current 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.
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Kimball Library News 12/18/17
Start the New Year right by building up those brain cells!
All ages are welcome but children under 4 MUST be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times. Our marbles do pose a choking hazard so we thank you for your attention to the youngest builders!
Registration is not required. Come by anytime between 11am and 2pm on Thursday, January 4th.
NOT NEW, BUT MAYBE NEW TO YOU: Have you ever heard of ‘The Jack Frost Jamboree’? We are celebrating our 8th consecutive year of hosting this treasured tradition, and whether you have come in the past or never before, you will not want to miss out!
We have lots of fun activities planned! Join us for some snappy winter fun on Saturday, January 20th, between 10:30 and 2:30. Think ‘winter carnival’ with a twist. PS. Cross fingers for SNOW. :)
Take a look at some of what we are offering: miniature golf course, face painting (11:00 AM - 2:00 PM), crafts, games (the more you play, the more prizes you win!), hot dogs, popcorn, and hot chocolate, snowshoeing (weather permitting), roasting marshmallows (weather permitting) and other surprises!
All of this and more offered FREE to you and sponsored by the generous, awesome Friends of the Library. (Please note that some of these activities are subject to change.)
JACK FROST JAMBOREE TEEN VOLUNTEERS: Teenagers, we need you!
This is a great opportunity for teens to earn those community services hours. You will be running games or other random tasks at our winter carnival. You must register and contact kwatson@kimballlibrary.com so she has all your pertinent information. Enthusiastic and responsible teens only, please. Parents may not apply on behalf of the youth. Thank you.
*Please bring a bag lunch if you are staying the entire day even though teens are welcome to the food we are serving at this wicked cool event.
MOVIES, BOOK DISCUSSIONS, & MORE: Adults, did you know that we have nearly weekly films at 1pm, monthly book groups, Mah Jong Mondays, those who knit or crochet on Wednesdays, and so much more?
Take time to come talk to us and find a new group. Make a New Year’s resolution to develop YOU! Learn a new skill or brush up on an old one. We have something for everyone.
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 current 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.
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Kimball Library News 12/11/17
We can’t wait for
you to check out our new exciting weekly program for the littles!
SENSORY STORY TIME: Join us for our NEWEST class: Sensory Story Time! Some story times are too hard! Some classes are too easy! We are thinking that Sensory Story Time is just right for your two or three year old who is almost ready for full story time, but may still be challenged by so much structure.
Join us for a story and a chance to engage your tactile senses with a sensory activity like play dough. This is a great opportunity to have toddlers and preschoolers practice sitting and listening for a small amount of time. There will be a teacher led story and child-directed exploration of the hands-on sensory stations.
Please register children ages 2-3. Because the focus is on building up our listening skills, we will ask adults to help us keep participants sitting and listening to the story. They will all be rewarded by the freedom to explore the activities right after!
This is a weekly session. We’ll be meeting on Wednesdays at 11:30am starting on January 17th. Get online or call us to register now. Once registered, participants are signed up for remainder of the school year. Please check the calendar for cancellations due to holidays and other events.
We look forward to getting our hands sticky and gooey with your little ones!
TINY HOUSES: Have you ever heard of a ‘Tiny House’? (And we don’t mean for elves!) You will get your chance to get an education on ‘Tiny Houses: A Very Different Approach to Home Ownership’ on Thursday, January 25th, 2018 starting at 6:30pm.
Come and hear about the basics of planning for and owning a tiny house on wheels; both its challenges and advantages. Witness insights unique from the currently popular tiny house themed television shows. Learn about 'how much' to 'where to live', options for general design, and heat, hot water and electricity choices, among other components. Living in a tiny house year-round is a topic of rapidly developing debate. Learn why something so 'cute' and compact could cause so much discussion!
Presenter's Bio: Isa is the Project Manager and lead designer from Tiny House Northeast, a New England and upper NY State tiny house design-build business. Isa earned a M.A. in Regional Economic and Social Development with a concentration in Sustainable Development, including green building materials and construction methods research. Isa has owned a tiny house since she was 19-years old, as do several of the Tiny House Northeast team.
Registration is required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Kimball Library.
HOLIDAY HOURS: The library will be closed on Monday, December 25th, for Christmas, and on Monday, January 1st, for New Year’s Day. Please also take note that regularly scheduled preschool programs such as Mother Goose on the Loose, Bitty Books, Discovering S.T.E.A.M., and Kiddie Lit will be on holiday break the last week of December. Classes will resume their normal schedule starting back in January of 2018. We wish you all a peaceful and wonderful holiday season!
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 current 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.
SENSORY STORY TIME: Join us for our NEWEST class: Sensory Story Time! Some story times are too hard! Some classes are too easy! We are thinking that Sensory Story Time is just right for your two or three year old who is almost ready for full story time, but may still be challenged by so much structure.
Join us for a story and a chance to engage your tactile senses with a sensory activity like play dough. This is a great opportunity to have toddlers and preschoolers practice sitting and listening for a small amount of time. There will be a teacher led story and child-directed exploration of the hands-on sensory stations.
Please register children ages 2-3. Because the focus is on building up our listening skills, we will ask adults to help us keep participants sitting and listening to the story. They will all be rewarded by the freedom to explore the activities right after!
This is a weekly session. We’ll be meeting on Wednesdays at 11:30am starting on January 17th. Get online or call us to register now. Once registered, participants are signed up for remainder of the school year. Please check the calendar for cancellations due to holidays and other events.
We look forward to getting our hands sticky and gooey with your little ones!
TINY HOUSES: Have you ever heard of a ‘Tiny House’? (And we don’t mean for elves!) You will get your chance to get an education on ‘Tiny Houses: A Very Different Approach to Home Ownership’ on Thursday, January 25th, 2018 starting at 6:30pm.
Come and hear about the basics of planning for and owning a tiny house on wheels; both its challenges and advantages. Witness insights unique from the currently popular tiny house themed television shows. Learn about 'how much' to 'where to live', options for general design, and heat, hot water and electricity choices, among other components. Living in a tiny house year-round is a topic of rapidly developing debate. Learn why something so 'cute' and compact could cause so much discussion!
Presenter's Bio: Isa is the Project Manager and lead designer from Tiny House Northeast, a New England and upper NY State tiny house design-build business. Isa earned a M.A. in Regional Economic and Social Development with a concentration in Sustainable Development, including green building materials and construction methods research. Isa has owned a tiny house since she was 19-years old, as do several of the Tiny House Northeast team.
Registration is required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Kimball Library.
HOLIDAY HOURS: The library will be closed on Monday, December 25th, for Christmas, and on Monday, January 1st, for New Year’s Day. Please also take note that regularly scheduled preschool programs such as Mother Goose on the Loose, Bitty Books, Discovering S.T.E.A.M., and Kiddie Lit will be on holiday break the last week of December. Classes will resume their normal schedule starting back in January of 2018. We wish you all a peaceful and wonderful holiday season!
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 current 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 12/4/17
We have some
exciting events coming your way in the New Year! It’s not too early to get out your calendar
and save some dates!
RESCUE ROAD AUTHOR: Join us for the evening to hear New York Times best seller, Peter Zheutlin, as he talks about his recent books about dog rescues. New York Times best seller, ‘Rescue Road: One Man, Thirty Thousand Dogs and a Million Miles on the Last Hope Highway,’ is the true story of one man who drove more than one million miles to rescue thousands of dogs from hunger, abuse, neglect, and give them a second chance at life and love. As a journalist, Peter traveled with an underpaid, over generous driver from Ohio to the Gulf Coast on his Rescue Road Trips to bring hard-luck dogs from the deep South to loving 'forever families' up north looking to adopt a pet, with the help of many selfless volunteers along the way. Come hear about this inspiring story on Thursday, January 11th, from 6:30-8:00 PM.
Peter is a freelance journalist and author whose work has appeared regularly in The Boston Globe and The Christian Science Monitor. He has written for The Los Angeles Times, Parade Magazine, AARP Magazine, and numerous other publications in the U.S. and abroad.
His book, ‘Rescued: What Second-chance Dogs Teach Us about Living with Purpose, Loving with Abandon, and Finding Joy in the Little Things,’ is a follow up follow-up to ‘Rescue Road’, and offers a new look into the world of rescue dogs. Sharing lessons from his own experiences adopting Labs with large personalities, as well as stories and advice from dozens of families and rescue advocates, Zheutlin reveals the surprising and inspiring life lessons rescue dogs can teach us.
Peter graduated from Amherst College in 1975 and from Boston College Law School in 1979. He lives with his wife Judy in Massachusetts with rescue dogs, Albie, Salina and Jambalaya. He also has two grown sons.
This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Kimball Library and SARL (Salem Animal Rescue League). A donation box will be in the lobby for those who would like to make a donation of food and supplies to the rescue league.
There will be books available to purchase and the author will be on hand to sign copies following the program. Registration for this event is required.
DOWNLOADABLE BOOKS: Just in case you’re new to the library game, we want to let you know that you can borrow digital books for free from New Hampshire Downloadable Books with just a valid Kimball Library card. This includes ebooks and audiobooks. Most ‘gadgets’ these days such as your smartphone, tablet, or dedicated e-reader (like Kindle) will allow it.
There are two apps that can be used for this purpose. One is the Overdrive app, along with the newest app, Libby. You can use either of these apps depending on personal preference. Both apps will allow you to log in with your library card number.
If you head to our website (www.kimballlibrary.com), you will see the ‘Downloadable Books’ icon. If you poke around the site there are instructions for use, as well as a link near the bottom of the page leading to the NH Downloadable Books Blog that has a plethora of information including help and lists of the newest items.
If you are the type of person that likes one-on-one assistance with gadgets and gizmos, and the thought of reading instructions to learn how makes you feel a bit queasy, have no fear! Help is on the way! Just email kwatson@kimballlibrary.com and you can get an appointment to download a book on your device. It’s important to us that you learn to enjoy all the features of the library that you desire. So what are you waiting for? (PS. If email makes you queasy you can also call and ask for Kathy Watson.) J
HOLIDAY HOURS: The library will be closed on Monday, December 25th, for Christmas, and on Monday, January 1st, for New Year’s Day. Please also take note that regularly scheduled preschool programs such as Mother Goose on the Loose, Bitty Books, Discovering S.T.E.A.M, and Kiddie Lit will be on holiday break the last week of December. Classes will resume their normal schedule starting back in January of 2018. We wish you all a peaceful and wonderful holiday season!
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 current 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.
RESCUE ROAD AUTHOR: Join us for the evening to hear New York Times best seller, Peter Zheutlin, as he talks about his recent books about dog rescues. New York Times best seller, ‘Rescue Road: One Man, Thirty Thousand Dogs and a Million Miles on the Last Hope Highway,’ is the true story of one man who drove more than one million miles to rescue thousands of dogs from hunger, abuse, neglect, and give them a second chance at life and love. As a journalist, Peter traveled with an underpaid, over generous driver from Ohio to the Gulf Coast on his Rescue Road Trips to bring hard-luck dogs from the deep South to loving 'forever families' up north looking to adopt a pet, with the help of many selfless volunteers along the way. Come hear about this inspiring story on Thursday, January 11th, from 6:30-8:00 PM.
Peter is a freelance journalist and author whose work has appeared regularly in The Boston Globe and The Christian Science Monitor. He has written for The Los Angeles Times, Parade Magazine, AARP Magazine, and numerous other publications in the U.S. and abroad.
His book, ‘Rescued: What Second-chance Dogs Teach Us about Living with Purpose, Loving with Abandon, and Finding Joy in the Little Things,’ is a follow up follow-up to ‘Rescue Road’, and offers a new look into the world of rescue dogs. Sharing lessons from his own experiences adopting Labs with large personalities, as well as stories and advice from dozens of families and rescue advocates, Zheutlin reveals the surprising and inspiring life lessons rescue dogs can teach us.
Peter graduated from Amherst College in 1975 and from Boston College Law School in 1979. He lives with his wife Judy in Massachusetts with rescue dogs, Albie, Salina and Jambalaya. He also has two grown sons.
This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Kimball Library and SARL (Salem Animal Rescue League). A donation box will be in the lobby for those who would like to make a donation of food and supplies to the rescue league.
There will be books available to purchase and the author will be on hand to sign copies following the program. Registration for this event is required.
DOWNLOADABLE BOOKS: Just in case you’re new to the library game, we want to let you know that you can borrow digital books for free from New Hampshire Downloadable Books with just a valid Kimball Library card. This includes ebooks and audiobooks. Most ‘gadgets’ these days such as your smartphone, tablet, or dedicated e-reader (like Kindle) will allow it.
There are two apps that can be used for this purpose. One is the Overdrive app, along with the newest app, Libby. You can use either of these apps depending on personal preference. Both apps will allow you to log in with your library card number.
If you head to our website (www.kimballlibrary.com), you will see the ‘Downloadable Books’ icon. If you poke around the site there are instructions for use, as well as a link near the bottom of the page leading to the NH Downloadable Books Blog that has a plethora of information including help and lists of the newest items.
If you are the type of person that likes one-on-one assistance with gadgets and gizmos, and the thought of reading instructions to learn how makes you feel a bit queasy, have no fear! Help is on the way! Just email kwatson@kimballlibrary.com and you can get an appointment to download a book on your device. It’s important to us that you learn to enjoy all the features of the library that you desire. So what are you waiting for? (PS. If email makes you queasy you can also call and ask for Kathy Watson.) J
HOLIDAY HOURS: The library will be closed on Monday, December 25th, for Christmas, and on Monday, January 1st, for New Year’s Day. Please also take note that regularly scheduled preschool programs such as Mother Goose on the Loose, Bitty Books, Discovering S.T.E.A.M, and Kiddie Lit will be on holiday break the last week of December. Classes will resume their normal schedule starting back in January of 2018. We wish you all a peaceful and wonderful holiday season!
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 current 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.
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