Monday, November 26, 2007

Raffle items, doll clothes and baked goods featured at library's holiday fundraiser

Looking for that special present for the holidays but want to avoid long lines at the stores?  Well look no longer -- visit the library, get your holiday shopping done while avoiding the stress of the mall and support your local public library.

On Friday and Saturday, December 7 and 8, the Friends of the Lane Library is hosting a two-day holiday fundraiser featuring a bake sale, doll clothes sale and raffle.  

On the bake sale table, attendees can choose from a delicious array of holiday baked goods and desserts.  Ideal homemade treats to use as hostess gifts or when guests drop in for a holiday visit.

The doll clothes sale offers a wide selection of hand-made clothes that fit the American Girl Doll and Bitty Baby.  Choose from casual every-day clothes to festive velvet party dresses, flannel pajamas, nightgowns and robes, as well as winter outer gear.  Items sell quickly so come early.

Thanks to Fleurs de Margrit of Hampton Falls, Naturally Silk of Hampton and Barrymore Designs of North Hampton for donating the three floral arrangements for the raffle.  Arrangements include a Santa Sleigh centerpiece and two festive wreaths.   Also being raffled off is a 50-minute massage donated by Synergy Health and Fitness Center in Exeter.  Get your raffle tickets now through December 8 at the Lane Memorial Library.  Raffle tickets are $1 a piece or six tickets for $5.





In addition to the December 7 and 8 Holiday Fundraiser, library patrons during the holiday season can purchase note cards by Ruth Stimson, a well-known educator, community leader, environmentalist and artist.  The note cards feature reproductions of Stimson’s artwork and are $10 per set of five note cards.  Ruth Stimson notecards can be purchased at the circulation desk at the library and are also available at the Tuck Museum and at Oceanside Real Estate and Inn Gift Shop, 365 Ocean Boulevard in Hampton.

Also available are the 2008 Entertainment Books featuring discount coupons for area restaurants, stores and movie theatres.  Each book contains a membership card good for 2 for 1 dining as well as discount coupons for shopping, movie tickets, travel, goods and services in New Hampshire, Southern Maine and Massachusetts.  Individual books are $25 and can be purchased at the Library’s circulation desk.  The books also include discount coupons for airlines, hotels, rental cars and national chain stores. A great stocking stuffer or extra special present topper.

All proceeds raised from the December 7 and 8 Holiday Fundraiser as well as the sales of Ruth Stimson notecards and 2008 entertainment books benefit the Friends, a multi-age volunteer organization whose mission is to preserve and strengthen Hampton's library as a community resource through speakers, exhibits, special events and fundraisers. For more information, visit the Friends website.

Put hobbies on display at the library

Attention, boys and girls of all ages who live in Hampton:
 
Joanne Mulready, library assistant in the Children’s Room at the library, has a couple of questions she would like to ask.
 
“Do you have a special collection of bears, dolls, Legos, Star Wars figures, Playmobil, figurines, memorabilia, etc…?” she asks. “Maybe some things you made yourself and would like to share with others?”
 
If the answer to one or both of these questions is “yes,” says Joanne, then the Children’s Room has just the spot for collectors to “show off.”
 
“We have a large display case with four good size shelves in the hall downstairs,” says Joanne, “where lots of people can come by and see your very special ‘stuff.’”
 
In other words, it’s a great opportunity “to put your hobbies on display.”
 
Those who have an interesting hobby or something to display in the library’s display case can call Joanne Mulready at 926-4729 and have their names added to her list of “neat collectors.”

Friday, November 23, 2007

Parenting workshop - Thursday, November 29th 6-8 PM

Are your children pushing every button you have? Does your home resemble an emotional war zone? Are you having trouble finding the joy in your day? Help! I can't take it anymore! is a workshop that offers strategies for understanding your challenging child, his or her behaviors, and what you can do not only to survive but bring the happiness back into your day.

Coastal New Hampshire Adoptive Families (CNAF) is sponsoring this free presentation by Suzanne Harrison, a certified instructor at A Compassionate Heart. Ms. Harrison presents workshops and seminars throughout New England on parenting, mental health, and adoption and foster care topics.

Meet other parents, learn strategies, and possibly find a way to make your life better. For more information, please call (603) 434-5255 or email info@acompassionateheart.com. This workshop will be most helpful for those with children at least 10 years old.