Friday, October 30, 2009

Friends' Fall Booksale - Nov. 5 & 6


The Friends of the Lane Memorial Library will host a booksale in the downstairs Lane Room on Thursday, November 5th from 9 AM - 7:30 PM, and on Friday, November 6th from 12 Noon - 4 PM. Standard prices are $1 for hardcovers and $.25 for paperbacks, with a selection mostly comprised of fiction, cookbooks, and children's books. Both days are open to the public.

Don't miss this chance to stock up with winter reads at great prices! For more information, call the library at 926-3368. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Lane Memorial Library.

National Gaming Day

It's National Gaming Day again!
Last year, we had a few games (Pictureka, Magic: The Gathering®, Dungeons & Dragons®) set up in the Children's Room. The response was great, so this year, we're ramping things up a notch!

The Library is a great place to meet and play games!

Play Pictureka! Card Game, Monopoly Deal, Scrabble Slam, LetterJam!, Say Anything, Wits & Wagers, Pictureka, Magic: The Gathering®, Dungeons & Dragons®… in the Lane Room any time on November 14. Or bring in your favorite board game to play in the library!

(If you’ve got a gaming console you’re willing to bring in with your favorite games, I'm sure others would love to play with you! Change things up by playing with people with whom you don't normally play!)

Who: Anyone interested in playing games!
What: National Gaming Day
When: Saturday, November 14, 2009 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where: Lane Memorial Library, Lane Room (downstairs)

Questions? Contact Kirsten: kcorbett@hampton.lib.nh.us, 926-3368, or see our blog , or our Facebook or MySpace pages.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Sign ups for our POLAR EXPRESS PARTY!!

The countdown has begun! The Children's Room Polar Express Party is coming on Thursday, December 3rd at 6:30 p.m. to the Lane Room, and it will be here before you know it.

The Polar Express Party is an event for children of toddler age and up. Miss Joanne reads the book The Polar Express, youngsters are given bells to jingle, we sing carols, and then we have a surprise guest! There will be some yummy food to wind up the evening, and children will receive a craft to take home before the library closes at 8 p.m. Kids, feel free to wear your pajamas and bring a favorite stuffed animal!
This popular program fills up quickly, so please be sure to get your name on our list. Sign ups begin on Monday, November 16th. You can either sign up in person or call us at 926-4729 to reserve tickets per family.
Please note that children in first grade and younger must be accompanied at all times by an adult. Children in second grade and older must have an adult remain in the building during their library stay. Children in fourth grade and older may visit responsibly on their own.


Friday, October 16, 2009

DATE CHANGE IN CHILDREN'S MOVIE SCHEDULE

Please note that our Children's Movie Matinee of Shaun the Sheep: Sheep on the Loose, originally scheduled for Friday, November 6th, will now be shown on the following Friday, November 13th, at 10 a.m. in the Lane Room. Kids and their grownups won't want to miss this hilarious--and free--film!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Halloween Movie Marathon

Need some time to relax, get into the Halloween mood, catch up on your Halloween movies? The Lane Memorial Library is the place for you! Not only do we have plenty of movies in our collection for you to check out, but on Saturday, October 31, we will be having a Halloween Movie Marathon in our new Weston Theater (a.k.a. the Lane Room)!

The fun starts at 9:15 A.M. and continues through until just before we close up for the day at 5:00 P.M. Light refreshments will be provided by the library, but feel free to bring snacks, a sack lunch, blankets, pillows, etc. to get the most out of your movie watching experience!
Feel free to come or go for the movies that interest you. MPAA ratings progress as the movie marathon progresses. Use your own discretion.

Here's the lineup:

9:15 A.M. Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie, rated G, 67 minutes
Pooh and the gang are back in the hilariously haunted Hundred Acre Wood. Roo’s new friend Lumpy the Heffalump is ready for his first trick-or-treat in the woods but they soon discover that Pooh has eaten all of the candy. They bravely set off to find the “gobloon” that Tigger has told them about which will grant a wish so they can save Halloween!

~10:25 A.M. Coraline, rated PG, 100 minutes
Coraline is a curious young girl who unlocks a mysterious door in her family's new home and enters into an adventure in a parallel reality. On the surface, this "Other World" eerily mimics her own life - though it is much more fantastical. While encountering different versions of her own life ultimately, Coraline must rely on her resourcefulness, determination and bravery to get back home.

~12:10 P.M. Cloverfield, rated PG-13, 90 minutes
The storyline of this heavily anticipated picture revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people.



~1:45 P.M. The Amityville Horror, rated R, 90 minutes
On November 14, 1974, police received a frantic phone call that led them to the DeFeo residence, where they discovered the family slaughtered by one of their sons who claimed that the voices made him do it. The next year, The Lutz family moved in only to last less than a month before the demons in this truly haunted house drove them out. This film is based on one of the scariest true stories ever told.

~3:20 P.M. The Lost Boys, rated R, 97 minutes
Hip, party-loving teenage vampires are terrorizing the seemingly quiet seaside community of Santa Cruz. When Michael (Jason Patric) moves to the city with his family, he falls for the head vampire’s (Kiefer Sutherland) girl (Jami Gertz) and unwittingly finds himself in a world of trouble in this vampire story with a comic twist.

Questions? Ask Kirsten: kcorbett@hampton.lib.nh.us or 926-3368.

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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Kids’ Movie Time at the Lane Library!

Please join us on the following Friday mornings for free films and a chance to experience our new state-of-the-art Weston Theater in the Lane Room!

We’re showing these pre-school-friendly titles:

Friday, 10/9-Olivia

What happens when jealous Olivia tries to ship little brother Ian to Siberia? And how DOES Olivia make the most of her role as Cow #2 in the school play? Join the little pig whose big imagination ALWAYS make life more interesting. Based on Ian Falconer’s award-winning Olivia books.



Friday, 10/23-Max and Ruby’s Halloween

Max wants to wear a vampire costume, but big sister Ruby wants him to be a prince. With such a difference of opinion, is it time for treats—or tricks? Get in the Halloween spirit with this episode based on the popular Max and Ruby books of Rosemary Wells.


Friday, 11/6-Shaun the Sheep:Sheep on the Loose

What happens when sheep camp? Or vacuum? Or disco? You won’t want to miss the adventures of Shaun and his baaaaaaaadly behaved flock of friends. Hilarious fun from the makers of Wallace and Gromit and the movie Chicken Run.

Friday, 11/20-Super Friends


What’s better than good friends? SUPER friends! Batman and Robin, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and Superman are featured in these episodes from the 1970’s. And don’t forget teenage shapeshifters Zan and Jayna and their space monkey Gleek. “Wonder Twin Powers—Activate!”

Movies begin at 10 a.m. The approximate running time is forty-five minutes to an hour for each event and we will provide drinks and peanut-free snacks.

Please note that all children of first grade age and younger must be accompanied by an adult throughout their visit at the library.

We look forward to seeing you!