Thursday, April 23, 2009

April 29th - "A Professional Guide to Matting and Framing"

On Wednesday, April 29th at 6:30 p.m. Marilyn Rishkofski, president and CEO of Art Experience in Hampton, will conduct a matting and framing class at the Lane Memorial Library. She will explain how professionals choose an appropriate mat and frame based on the print qualities and the décor of the intended exhibit space, demonstrate the best techniques to frame and seal a print, and provide a "makeover" based on one of the photographs currently on exhibit in the Lane Room. With a Fine Arts Education degree from Wilkes University and having spent years teaching art in the public school system, Marilyn brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to her classes. This seminar is free and open to the public, with light refreshments provided by the Friends of the Lane Memorial Library.

School Break Matinee!!

Kids, and the grown ups in your life--
Please join us in the Lane Room on Friday, May 1st at 1:30 for a matinee showing of the new Disney DVD "Bolt." Voiced by John Travolta and Miley Cyrus, "Bolt" is the story of a movie star dog who finds that real life is even more exciting than adventures on the screen.

This movie is rated PG for mild action and peril. It runs 96 minutes. Admission is free, and light refreshments will be served.

No sign up is required. However, please note that children in first grade and under require adult supervision at all times in the library. Children in second and third grade must have a parent/guardian in the building throughout their visit. Children in fourth grade and over may responsibly visit without adult supervision. A library coordinator will be in the Lane Room throughout the event, but be advised that programs aimed at children are open to all ages and supervision decisions should be made accordingly.

Please call the Children's Room at 926-4729 if you have any questions.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Twilight Book Club reads "A Thread of Grace"

On Tuesday, May 5th at 6:30 PM, the Twilight Book Club will meet to discuss A Thread of Grace, by Mary Doria Russell.

In this rich and complex historical novel, Mary Russell brings to life a little-known episode from the history of the Jews in Italy during the Nazi occupation. Italian citizens saved more than 43,000 Jews during the last years of WW II, and Russell has chosen this remarkable accomplishment as a background for her tense, absorbing thriller.

“Fans of Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow and Children of God will be thrilled by her masterful new novel. A Thread of Grace is a rich, multi-layered narrative that offers fresh insight into a devastating time in world affairs. A story of love and war, it speaks to the resilience and beauty of the human spirit in the midst of unimaginable horror. It is, unquestionably, a literary triumph.”
–David Morrell, author of The Brotherhood of the Rose and First Blood

Book group copies are available at the Circulation Desk. For more information, contact Darrell Eifert at deifert (at) hampton.lib.nh.us

The Twilight Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of each month, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Dorothy Little room.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Winners of the Candy Counting Contest



Congratulations to the following youngsters who won prizes in our
candy counting contest! There were 640 pieces of candy in the jar. The winner of our first prize beanie baby basket was Samantha Rheaume, with a guess of 720. The second prize of the candy jar went to Noah Abasciano, with a guess of 724. The third prize of a Camp Half-Blood T-shirt was won by Ryan Ciolfi, with a guess of 732.

Many thanks to ALL our participants for taking part in this National Library Week event!
And especial thanks to Nicole Workman for her very generous contribution of the first prize!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Guessing Contest! for Youngsters!


Kids, how good are you at guessing?

Come find out at Lane Memorial Library’s Children’s Room!!!

In honor of National Library Week, Lane’s Children’s/ Young Adult Services are holding a candy-counting guessing game for Hampton youngsters preK-8th grade.

1st prize is an awesome beanie baby basket (try saying that 3 times fast!!). This will go to the person who most accurately guesses the number of candy pieces in a jar.

The person with the next closest guess wins 2nd prize: the jar of candy. Enough for you and your friends to share!

3d prize is a cool Camp Half-Blood T-shirt (you can learn all about Camp Half-Blood in the marvelous Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan).

Please, only one guess per youngster. In the event of a tie, the winner will be chosen by lottery.

The contest begins Monday, April 13th and ends on Friday, April 17th at 4 pm, when we’ll call the winners.