Kimball Library News 7/13/2020

Make your registration plans now or save the date—some events are one time only and cannot be ‘viewed’ later.

THE LAST DUO*: Greg Descoteaux and Dan Sirois are both accomplished singer-songwriters and their vocal and instrumental talents complimented each other.  With top-notch harmonies, The Last Duo is a diverse highly entertaining acoustic Duo that performs songs from a wide range of artists such as The Everly Brothers, America, Simon & Garfunkel, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and many more. 

This concert will be a Facebook Live Event.  You do not need a Facebook Account to view. Register and tune in on Thursday, July 23^rd at 6:00 PM.

* Sponsored by the Friends of the Kimball Library

BALANCING BEAR YOGA: Join Balancing Bear Yoga for a 45-minute yoga class for you and your child to discover the magic of yoga through games, music, movement, breathing, and more. You and your child will connect with each other, socialize with local families, and have fun! The class will be led by Kelsey Iani, RYT 200.  Your safety is our utmost priority, so at this time we’ll be offering this class via Zoom.

You’ll need to register so that one hour before class we can send you the link. You should be prepared with water, a yoga mat, your enthused child, and a positive and patient attitude. Kelsey is a rock star and you are guaranteed a good time. This class is taking place on Wednesday, July 22^nd, at 5:00 PM and developmentally geared for ages 3 up to 9 with caregivers.

WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS (Virtual ALL AGES): Join us on ZOOM for a special wildlife encounter! Professional animal handlers will show off their animal ambassadors for us all to see. Learn about animals and see them hanging out with their keepers. You'll get to see a TEGU, PORCUPINE, WALLABY, MACAW, GIANT SNAKE and MORE! This is a great chance to get right up close and personal with some awesome wild animals. You'll get a chance to ask the keepers questions and see what makes all these animals so unique.  This exciting animal-tastic event is being hosted at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, August 5^th, and is sponsored by the generous Friends of Kimball Library.

Register to receive the link emailed 1 hour before showtime. Invite all your friends, family, and neighbors to register and join, too!

SUMMER VIRTUAL CONCERTS: Relax and sit back from the comfort of your own home, deck, patio, etc. and enjoy the virtual concert in the series that is taking place on the following dates:

July 23 ~ The diverse and highly entertaining acoustic sound of The Last Duo

August 6 ~ Award-winning New Hampshire-based fiddler/singer, Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki

August 13 ~ Touring North America, Europe and New Zealand the Folk sounds of Hungrytown

 

These 60-minute concerts will be via FaceBook Live and will start at 6 PM. You do not need a FaceBook Account to view. The Virtual Summer Concert Series is sponsored by the very generous Friends of the Kimball Library.

BEST NEWS EVER: In case you missed it, we are back to regular hours and you are allowed to enter the building if you are masked and we have less than 20 guests.  For more details check out the website or stop in and see for yourself. We have missed you!

STAY TUNED: Visit our website, FaceBook page, Twitter account, YouTube or Instagram to learn about more program updates and resources. 

MORE INFO: Go to https://kimballlibrary.com to use the data bases and online services. Miss a news article?  Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one! You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234 to register for an event with a ‘human’.

Kimball Library News 7/6/2020

Make your registration plans now or save the date—some events are one time only and cannot be ‘viewed’ later.

FAIRY JOURNAL: Fairy Journal is a modified pen pal program run here at the Kimball Library! The program starts on July 6th but is an ongoing program with no set time during the week when kids can come by and participate. Kids, grades 1-12 are invited to participate, with the older kids being the fairies!

The younger kids who participate in this program are going to receive a journal that is going to be kept at the Library. Once a week, preferably Monday, these kids will put an entry into their journal to write to a fairy that is coming to the library later in the week!

Once the younger kids have put their entry into their journals, the older kids, the “fairies”, will come into the library later in the week and write a message back to the younger buddies. Their real identities will be a secret to the child they are writing to, and their journal entries will be written as their fairy persona!

All journals will be provided by the Kimball Library and stored at the Library.  Please register ASAP to get started.

BALANCING BEAR YOGA: Join Balancing Bear Yoga for a 45-minute yoga class for you and your child to discover the magic of yoga through games, music, movement, breathing, and more. You and your child will connect with each other, socialize with local families, and have fun! The class will be led by Kelsey Iani, RYT 200.  Your safety is our utmost priority, so at this time we’ll be offering this class via Zoom.

You’ll need to register so that one hour before class we can send you the link. You should be prepared with water, a yoga mat, your enthused child, and a positive and patient attitude. Kelsey is a rock star and you are guaranteed a good time. This class is taking place on Wednesday, July 22^nd, at 5:00 PM and developmentally geared for ages 3 up to 9 with caregivers.

IMAGINE THAT SUMMER BOOK CLUB: Summer is here and reading is always great! Read at home, while you're camping, by the pool, or in your bedroom! Come ZOOM with us when we talk about July's book on Thursday, July 23^rd at 6:30 PM.  Suggested registration is for grades 3-5.

The book of the month is ‘The Isle of the Lost’ by Melissa De La Cruz. Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost, the teenage children of Disney's most evil villains search for a dragon's eye--the key to true darkness and the villains' only hope of escape.

For some 3rd graders this book could be a challenging read.  Give it a try! You can get the book on Hoopla at our website if you have a Kimball Library card in good standing.

SUMMER VIRTUAL CONCERTS: Relax and sit back from the comfort of your own home, deck, patio, etc. and enjoy the virtual concert in the series that is taking place on the following dates:

July 23 ~ The diverse and highly entertaining acoustic sound of The Last Duo

August 6 ~ Award-winning New Hampshire-based fiddler/singer, Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki

August 13 ~ Touring North America, Europe and New Zealand the Folk sounds of Hungrytown

These 60-minute concerts will be via FaceBook Live and will start at 6 PM. You do not need a FaceBook Account to view. The Virtual Summer Concert Series is sponsored by the very generous Friends of the Kimball Library.

REMINDER: The Art of Paper Flower Making is available with a professional and the supply kits will be provided.  Register ages 9-19 ASAP to get your kit. This is a Zoom event on July 14^th at 5:00 PM. Kimball Library card holders have priority. 

In addition, there is still space to sign up for the Job Hunting for Remote Work...like a Pro Webinar with JOBTALK Founder Krystal Hicks on Thursday, July 16 at 6:30 PM.

BEST NEWS EVER: In case you missed it, we are back to regular hours and  you are allowed to enter the building if you are masked and we have less than 20 guests.  For more details check out the website or stop in and see for yourself. We have missed you!

STAY TUNED: Visit our website, FaceBook page, Twitter account, YouTube or Instagram to learn about more program updates and resources. 

MORE INFO: Go to https://kimballlibrary.com to use the data bases and online services. Miss a news article?  Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one! You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234 to register for an event with a ‘human’.

Kimball Library News 6/29/2020

Summer is hopping at Kimball Library! Make your registration plans now!

ART OF PAPER FLOWERS: Join this ZOOM call with professional artist Theresa Monteith while she walks us through the art of making paper flowers. You will complete the meeting with your own paper bouquet. This event is for ages 9-19 and take place on Tuesday, July 14th, at 5:00 PM.

Materials will be available for pick-up from the Kimball Library for all registered participants.

Library staff will call registered participants 24 hours before the event to arrange for material pickup. There are a dozen craft packets and Atkinson library card holders have priority.  Please register ASAP to avoid disappointment.

NETFLIX PARTY: It's time for a NETFLIX PARTY!  If you have an existing Netflix account, install the Netflix Party web extension into your browser.

The extension will allow us to watch one show that will be automatically synced up between our computers - complete with a chatroom to talk about the show in real time.

In the month of July, we're watching Babysitter's Club! This new live action show is based on the bestselling book series by Ann M Martin. Register online and a Netflix Party link will be sent to you 1 hour before show time. This party is geared for ages 8+.

If you have any questions, please email Daniele at dguest@kimballlibrary.com.

NUMBER GNOMES: This ZOOM is for kids in Grade K-5 who want to have fun and play games while practicing some math skills! We'll learn mapping to find buried treasure, measure candy, and bounce some numbers around (literally!). Register online or over the phone to receive a ZOOM link emailed to you 1 hour before the event.  This is a 3-week series, being held on Tuesdays from 5-5:45 PM starting July 7th.

SUMMER VIRTUAL CONCERTS: Relax and sit back from the comfort of your own home, deck, patio, etc. and enjoy the virtual concert in the series that is taking place on July 23 at 6:00 PM.  THE LAST DUO! (Oddly, this is number 3 in our series and not last.)

Greg Descoteaux and Dan Sirois are both accomplished singer-songwriters and their vocal and instrumental talents complimented each other.  With top-notch harmonies, this diverse highly entertaining acoustic Duo performs songs from a wide range of artists such as The Everly Brothers, America, Simon & Garfunkel, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and many more.  

This concert will be a Facebook Live Event.  You do not need a Facebook Account to view. This event is sponsored by the very generous Friends of the Kimball Library.

KIMBALL LIBRARY REOPENING PLAN: (In case you missed it!) We are happy to announce that the Kimball Library will reopen to the public on Monday, July 6th!

Our first priority is your safety and that of the staff. Therefore, strict social distancing and masks will be required of the 20 adults who can visit the Library at one time. Admittance will be based on a token system. A visiting adult will take 1 of 20 tokens on their way inside the building and return it when leaving; if all the tokens are taken, the 21st visitor is welcome to wait on a bench inside the lobby until someone leaves. For now, Take Out service will continue.

The Library will return to its original schedule: Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 8 PM and Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM. The Children’s Room will be open for browsing; all borrowing will take place at the Main Desk. Returns must be placed in the drops so that they can be quarantined.

The large Meeting Room will not be available at this time. However, the Conference and Study Room will be open for groups of 4 and 2 respectively. In order to preserve social distancing, programs will continue to be virtual and staff will be positioned 6 feet away from visitors.

We have missed you! We are stocked with many new and exciting materials and are looking forward to opening our doors again.

STAY TUNED: Visit our website, FaceBook page, Twitter account, YouTube or Instagram to learn about more program updates and resources.  

MORE INFO: Go to https://kimballlibrary.com to use the data bases and online services. Miss a news article?  Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one! You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234 to register for an event with a ‘human’.