May Twilight Book Club to Discuss "The Book Thief"

The next Friends of the Lane Library’s Twilight Book Club is scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Little Room. The focus of discussion will be The Book Thief, the newest novel by Markus Zusak.

Death narrates this World War II-era story of Liesel Meminger who is taken, at age nine, to live in Molching, Germany, with a foster family in a working-class neighborhood. Stolen books, and the power of the written word, form the backbone of this inspiring story.

"This will be the third gathering of the Twilight Book Club, and we are extremely pleased with turnout as well as the quality of conversation of our previous meetings," comments Friends volunteer Debra Perry who is organizing the book group. "Our goal is to bring together people from the Hampton community who enjoy reading and exchanging ideas about literature. We look forward to another evening of literary conversation and encourage anyone interested -- new and returning members -- to attend."

For more information about the Twilight Book Club, which meets at the Lane Library the first Tuesday of each month, contact Debra Perry at debraperry@gmail.com.

The Friends is a multi-age volunteer organization whose mission is to preserve and strengthen Hampton's library as a community resource. For more information, visit the Friends website at www.hampton.lib.nh.us/library/friends/index.htm

Celebrate National Library Week

In honor of National Library Week, the Lane Memorial Library will be offering free coffee and donuts to our morning visitors throughout the week beginning on Monday, April 14th. After becoming suitably glucosed and caffeinated, patrons are welcome to browse our continually expanding DVD collection, enjoy a magazine or newspaper in our new periodical lounge chairs, or pick up a best-seller hot off the press.

On Saturday, April 19th, from 2-4 PM in the Lane Room, the Hampton Beach Beautification Committee and the Hampton Energy Committee will be showing Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth, with discussion to follow.

And for our younger patrons …

Be “ENCHANTED” on Monday, April 14th from 3-6 pm

Come join us at a showing of the Disney film “Enchanted,” starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Susan Sarandon.

This film has it all: laughs, romance, music, danger, New York City, a feisty chipmunk, and helpful cockroaches.

This event is specifically for children ages five to ten. PLEASE NOTE that youngsters aged six and under MUST be accompanied by an adult throughout the film.

Please phone the Children’s Room at 926-4729 to ensure a spot.


ANIMAL SLEEP OVER AT THE LIBRARY!!!

What would your stuffed animal do if it had a sleepover in the Children’s Room of the Lane Library? Would it join a story time? Play on the computer? Read a magazine? Listen to an audiobook?

Find out, by bringing one of your dolls or stuffed animals (NOT your favoritest favorite one, though. You’ll want to keep that with you ☺) into the Children’s Room on Monday, April 14th between 2-6 p.m..

Your animal will be tagged with your name and number on it, so it won’t get mixed up with anybody else’s. We’ll take photos of how your animal used the Lane Library and send a copy on to you. We’ll also print out a copy and post it in the Children’s Room with your first name and that of your animal, so everybody sees what a good time it had!

The following day (Tuesday, April the 15th) you can pick up your animal in the Children’s Room and take it back home with you.


Tosca the Reading Dog Returns on Thursday, April 17th

Please join Tosca, our Labradoodle reading dog, for a fifteen-minute session of reading! You can select whatever you’d like to read to her—or a parent can read to you while Tosca listens!

Tosca is a certified therapy dog, and both she and her owner Nancy are just dog-gone great!

Tosca is here from 4:30-5:30 p.m. for four fifteen-minute reading slots. She is very popular, so please call now to set up an appointment.

Library Accepting Donations for Spring Children's Book Sale

The Friends of the Lane Memorial Library is accepting donations of gently-used children's books for its upcoming Children's Book Fair in May.

Donations will be accepted up to and continuing through the sale (date to be announced), and items can be brought directly to the Lane Library children's room. Picture books and easy readers are especially appreciated.

“When a child outgrows a book or moves to a higher reading level, it’s a great opportunity for area residents to donate their gently-used books to our Children's Book Sale," comments Friends volunteer Sue Hughes, who is coordinating the Book Sale. "And after creating more bookshelf space at home, families can purchase new items at a nominal cost at our book sale. It’s a win-win situation for their children and the Lane Library."

Families with children of all ages -- from infants and toddlers to beginning readers and teenagers -- are invited to attend the sale which is open to the public. The book sale will be held in the Lane Room and and will feature an assortment of children's books including picture books, early readers, learn-to-read books as well as chapter books. Children's DVDs, videos and puzzles will also be available. All items are 25 cents.

All proceeds raised from the Spring Book Fair benefit the Friends, a multi-age volunteer organization whose mission is to preserve and strengthen the library as a community resource. The Friends of the Lane Library sponsors a variety of speakers, exhibits, and community events for the benefit of the Lane Memorial Library.

For more information, contact the Lane Library at 926-3368. For details about the Friends, including how to join, visit the membership information page on the Lane Library website, http://www.lanelibraryfriends.org/

Currier Museum now open with free passes

The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH is open again after almost two years of being closed for expansion and renovations. They now feature an expanded gallery space allowing the exhibit of 60% more of their art collection, visitor lockers, a "Winter Garden" cafe, and a 180 seat auditorium.

Free parking is available in the museum lot on Prospect Street with additional on-street parking on all sides of the museum. Handicapped-accessible parking spaces are available in the museum lot. Accessible drop off and pick up is located in front of the museum entrance.

The library offers a pass which allows 4 adults in for free, while children 18 and under are always admitted free as standard museum policy. Patrons may obtain the pass up to 1 week in advance of their visit either by phone or in person at the Main Desk. More information on the new Currier Museum is available from their website at http://www.currier.org/.

The library has a number of other free and discount admission passes available to area museums, including the New England Aquarium, Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Science in Boston, the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA, the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, and the New Hampshire Historical Society.

We would like to express our deep appreciation to the Friends of the Lane Memorial Library, who purchase these passes each year and make them available to Hampton residents. For more information, or to schedule a pass, call us at 926-3368.