Cut the Carbon!

The Lane Memorial Library is pleased to offer a new service that will help educate consumers on electricity use. We are circulating a CUT the CARBON! kit, which includes a Kill a Watt Meter, instructions on its use, and a simple worksheet that allows you to calculate the energy costs associated with each device in your home. Energy efficiency advice and tips are also included. The kits were provided by NHSaves, a collaborative effort of the state’s four largest electric utilities.

Check out the kit for a three-week period, plug in your appliances one at a time to see how much energy they use, and help reduce your carbon footprint.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Day

Do you have plans for the long weekend? Lane Library is here to help! Not only can you stock up on books and movies to tide you over, but we'll be open on Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Day this year!
What does that mean for you? We've got a fun (FREE!) day planned:

First up is the family movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on Monday, January 18th at 10:30 AM. Inspired by the beloved children's book of the same name, this movie follows the adventures of inventor Flint Lockwood and brainy weathergirl Sam Sparks as they try and figure out why the rain in their little town has stopped and food is falling in its place. Featuring the voices of Bruce Campbell and James Caan, the film's "quirky humor, plucky characters, and solid slapstick make this family comedy a frenetically tasty time at the movies." (Reviews) We request that parents who bring small children (3rd grade and under) remain with their child for the duration of the movie.

Next up is a gaming afternoon. Join us in the Lane Room from 1:30-4:30 PM. We'll break out our new X Box 360 system. You can be a Rock Star! Or just pretend to be one for the afternoon by playing Beatles Rock Band! We also have Pure (a racing game) and Lego Batman!

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

Looking for good recommendations?

You've read everything by Stuart Woods and now you're looking for a new author like him. But you have no idea who to read next.

Sound familiar? Let us help. Check out the new links in our catalog that help you find authors similar to the ones you like. The service, called NoveList Select, works like this: look up a book you recently read and liked, and you'll get a list on the left of the screen of titles you might want to check out. You may also get a list of similar authors and a link to NoveList's "Author Read-alikes." I highly recommend the "Author Read-alikes." They're written by specialists all over the country who are really good at recommending books. Their reviews are spot-on.

So next time you're looking for a good romance but have read all we have by Debbie Macomber, search for one of her books on our catalog and get some good recommendations.

If you get stuck, call us at 926-3368. We'll be happy to help!

Hampton News, 100 years ago today

Thanks to the work of our long-time history volunteer John Holman, we will be making available the Hampton News sections of the local paper (then titled The Hamptons Union) on our website this year. Follow this link to read of what was going on in Hampton one hundred years ago this week.
http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/newspapers/hamptonunion/1910/19100106.htm

It's a little peek in the Hampton that once was.