Library CLOSED Today
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Kid's Book Group Reads Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow for November 18th
Book Bunchers in grades 3-5 read Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow by James Howe and for their November 18th gathering at 4:00. The book discussion will be followed by a short activity. Books are available in the Young Readers' Room on the lower level of the library.
About the Book
Labels: book bunch, book discussion for kids, events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
Tuesday
Library CLOSED
The library is closed for staff development.
Wednesday
Preschool Story Time @ 12:30PM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Friday
Book Babies on Friday @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for babies (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. The 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Tiny Tales on Friday @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit story time for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up AM & PM: The Circle by Dave Eggers
Book of the Month: Coming Clean by Kimberly Rae Miller
Book Bunch: Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow by James Howe
Page Turners: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Battle of the 1st Grade Classes
To make things a little more fun, the 1st grade teachers battle it out against each other to see whose class will have the most card holders. This year's contest resulted in a tie. Mrs. Beach's class and Mrs. Doucette's class both achieved 100% participation. Not only was this our first tie, but GMS reached an all-time high with 90% of 1st grade students holding public library cards. Hats off to the great efforts of Miss Carrie-Anne, our children's librarian, Mrs. Beach, Mrs. Doucette, Mrs. Webster and Mrs. Quimby!
In addition to the joy of having a library card, the winning classes receive a special Story Time with Miss Carrie-Anne along with a couple of goodies.
Labels: KiDS' RooM News
Adult Book Group Expands
Have you heard? Our adult book discussion group has expanded into two sessions: the 1st Wednesday of the month at 6:30PM and the 1st Friday of the month at 1:00PM. Pick the time most convenient to you, and join the discussion!
November's title is The Circle by Dave Eggers. Copies are available on the Upper Level of the Library.
Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News
Why You Should Use Audiobooks Everyday
I am a big fan of audiobooks. Specifically free downloadable audibooks. I always have one going and a few in reserve. I like audiobooks because they allow me to read in situations where a print book just wouldn't do. I listen to audiobooks in the car to and from work and while out running errands. I listen to audiobooks while I walk and fold laundry. (Not at the same time, of course.)
This is why Adam Sockel's article "6 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Audiobooks Everyday" resonated with me. Sockel's recommends using audiobooks to:
2. better enjoy working out
3. make traffic not suck (so much)
4. give your eyes a rest before bed
5. help young readers learn sentence structure, grammar, etc.
6. start to enjoying chores
Because I listen to audiobooks while doing other things, I usually select something on the lighter or suspenseful side. If a book requires a lot of concentration, it's out as an audiobook choice--it's hard for me to keep up if there are too many characters and too much bouncing around. I save those titles to enjoy in print.
Audiobooks are available from our library on CD, and more recently on MP3-CDs, and for download to MP3 players, smart phones, your computer and sometimes CD.
If you are a fan of audiobooks, how do you use them? If you haven't tried them, let us help you get started!
Labels: downloadable audio books, ReaDiNG RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
All Week
Kid's Make 'n Take Craft
Stop in the Young Readers' Room and assemble our Candy Corn Cutie Owl. No time to craft? No problem. Pick up a kit to take home.
Kid's Guessing Contest
Exercise your child's estimation skills with our candy corn guessing contest. Contest ends Saturday, October 24th.
Tuesday
Drop-In Knitting Group from 10:00AM-Noon
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring you project to the library and stitch with our group! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday of each month.
Preschool Story Time @ 10:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Wednesday
Preschool Story Time @ 12:30PM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Kid's Book Group @ 4:00PM
Book Bunchers in grades 3-5 meet to discuss The Map Trap by Andrew Clement and complete a short activity.
Tween Drop-in Game Night from 6:00PM-8:00PM
Drop-in on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Thursday
Drop-In Knitting Group on Thursday from 6:00PM-8:00PM
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring you project to the library and stitch with our group! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. Unraveled meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
Friday
Book Babies on Friday @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for babies (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. The 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Tiny Tales on Friday @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit story time for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up: The Circle by Dave Eggers
Book of the Month: Coming Clean by Kimberly Rae Miller
Book Bunch: The Map Trap by Andrew Clement
Page Turners: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Labels: this week
Tween Book Group Reads Among the Hidden for November
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, is the discussion novel for November. Page Turners, a 6th-8th grad book discussion group, gathers at the library Thursday, November 12th at 2:30PM. Copies of the book are available in both the Teen Area and Young Readers' Room.
About the Book
Labels: book discussion for tweens, events/activities for tweens, KiDS' RooM News, page turners, TeeN RooM News
Adult Book Group Reads The Circle for November 4th & 6th
Copies of the book are available on the Upper Level of the library.
About the Book
Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
Annual 24/7 Porch Book Sale
The annual Friends of the Library 24/7 Porch Sale continues through Sunday, October 18th! Stop by to check out the great bargains! Check out these ridiculously low prices: Adult Hardcovers--15 cents each or 5/$0.50 Large Paperbacks--35 cents each or 5/$1.40 Small Paperbacks--25 cents each or 5/$1 Teen & Children's Hardcovers--50 cents each or 5/$2.00 Teen & Children's Paperbacks--15 cents each or 5/$.50 Audiobook & Music--50 cents each or 3/$1 Videos, DVDs & Software--50 cents each or 5/$2 The Porch Sale is open 24 hours a day. You can make payment inside when the library is open, or use one of our envelopes to leave your payment in the book return outside the back door when the library is closed. Additional materials are added to the Porch Sale as space becomes available, so be sure to shop often! All proceeds benefit the library and its programs. |
Labels: book sale, FRieNDS' CoRNeR News
This Week @ Your Library...
24/7 Porch Book Sale
The annual Friends of the Library 24/7 Porch Book Sale has begun! Stop by for great deals on gently used books for your family and friends.
Tuesday
Preschool Story Time @ 10:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Wednesday
Preschool Story Time @ 12:30PM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Movie Night @ 7:00PM
Join us for a viewing of Pitch Perfect 2.
Thursday
High School Drop-In Role Playing Game Night from 6:00PM-8:00PM
Drop-in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. For more information, email or call Alex at 424-4044.
Friday
Book Babies on Friday @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for babies (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. The 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Tiny Tales on Friday @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit story time for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up: The Circle by Dave Eggers
Book of the Month: Coming Clean by Kimberly Rae Miller
Book Bunch: The Map Trap by Andrew Clement
Page Turners: TBA
Labels: this week
I just read that Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth is holding its 1st Annual Children's Author Festival on Saturday, October 24th from 11:00AM-2:00PM. This free event features 18 local children's book authors and illustrators who will read and sign their book which are available for purchase at the event. Sounds like fun!
And if that's not enough, kids 12 and under who come dresses as their favorite storybook character receive a free ticket to Ghosts on the Banke, a family-friendly Halloween event on October 30th & 31st from 6:00PM-8:00PM.
Labels: KiDS' RooM News, ReC RooM News
Coming Clean is October's Book of the Month
About the Book
Kimberly Rae Miller is an immaculately put-together woman with a great career, a loving boyfriend, and a beautifully tidy apartment in Brooklyn. You would never guess that behind the closed doors of her family’s idyllic Long Island house hid teetering stacks of aging newspaper, broken computers, and boxes upon boxes of unused junk festering in every room — the product of her father’s painful and unending struggle with hoarding.
In this dazzling memoir, Miller brings to life her experience growing up in a rat-infested home, hiding her father’s shameful secret from friends for years, and the emotional burden that ultimately led to her suicide attempt. In beautiful prose, Miller sheds light on her complicated yet loving relationship with her parents, which has thrived in spite of the odds.
Coming Clean is a story about recognizing where you come from and understanding the relationships that define you. It is also a powerful story of recovery and redemption. (Google Books)
Labels: book of the month club, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
Spirits of the Granite State on Tuesday @ 7PM
Join us on October 6th in the LMS Cafeteria at 7PM as we follow peaceful dirt roads to long forgotten places. Places with usual occurrences that can’t be explained. Journey through haunted woods, mysterious cemeteries and ghostly lighthouses during this presentation by Roxie Zwicker of New England Curiosities. Hear ghost stories, superstitions and legends of New Hampshire, and walk away with the locations of some of the best places to explore spirited happenings in the Granite state.
This program is free and open to the public.
New England Curiosities is celebrating 14 years of touring through New England folklore and ghost stories. Learn more at www.newenglandcuriosities.
Please note the venue has been changed to the Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria.
For more information, contact Alex Robinson at 424-4044 or acml_librarian@comcast.net
Labels: events/activities for adults, events/activities for teens, events/activities for tweens, programs, ReC RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
24/7 Porch Book Sale
The annual Friends of the Library 24/7 Porch Book Sale has begun! Stop by for great deals on gently used books for your family and friends.
Tuesday
Drop-In Knitting Group from 10:00AM-Noon
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring you project to the library and stitch with our group! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday of each month.
Preschool Story Time @ 10:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Spirits of the Granite State @ 7:00PM, Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria
Join us as we follow peaceful dirt roads to long forgotten places. Places with usual occurrences that can’t be explained. Journey through haunted woods, mysterious cemeteries and ghostly lighthouses during this presentation by Roxie Zwicker of New England Curiosities. Hear ghost stories, superstitions and legends of New Hampshire, and walk away with the locations of some of the best places to explore spirited happenings in the Granite state.
Wednesday
Preschool Story Time @ 12:30PM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Adult Book Discussion Group @ 6:30PM
Join All Booked Up as they discuss Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss.
Thursday
Tween Book Group @ 2:30PM
Page Turners in grades 6-8 discuss Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean along with a snack and short activity.
Kid's Drop-In Tabletop Game Night from 6:00PM-8:00PM
You may drop-off** kids age 8-13 or stay and play with them! This new drop-in group continues the 2nd Thursday of the month. No registration required. **For children under 10 yrs old, a parent or caregiver 14 yrs or older must remain in the building.
Drop-In Knitting Group from 6:00PM-8:00PM
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring you project to the library and stitch with our group! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. Unraveled meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
Friday
Reminder: Book Babies and Tiny Tales resume on October 16th
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up: Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss
Book of the Month: Coming Clean by Kimberly Rae Miller
Book Bunch: The Map Trap by Andrew Clement
Page Turners: Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean
Labels: this week