Twilight Book Club reads "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

Join us on Tuesday evening, March 2nd at 6:30 for the Twilight Book club, a friendly group of people who enjoy reading books in a wide variety of genres. This time around we're reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, an international best-seller since it first appeared in 2008. As described in Publisher's Weekly, the book is "at once a strikingly original thriller and a vivisection of Sweden's dirty not-so-little secrets (as suggested by its original title, Men Who Hate Women). This first of a trilogy introduces a provocatively odd couple: disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist, freshly sentenced to jail for libeling a shady businessman, and the multipierced and tattooed Lisbeth Salander, a feral but vulnerable superhacker. Hired by octogenarian industrialist Henrik Vanger, who wants to find out what happened to his beloved great-niece before he dies, the duo gradually uncover a festering morass of familial corruption—at the same time, Larsson skillfully bares some of the similar horrors that have left Salander such a marked woman. Larsson died in 2004, shortly after handing in the manuscripts for what will be his legacy."

More than just a superb thriller, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is Larsson's vehicle of choice to raise awareness of financial corruption, violence against women, and questions of personal responsibility in the face of horrific crimes.

Copies of the book are still available at the Circulation Desk.

"This is It" & "The Time-Traveler's Wife" - Weston Theater

On Saturday, February 27th at 2:30 PM, the Lane Library will show Michael Jackson: This Is It in our Weston Theater. Presented in full concert sound and blu-ray picture quality, this is the edited rehearsal footage of what would have been Michael Jackson's dazzling return to the live stage. (Note that the showing scheduled for Thursday, February 25th at 6:30 PM has been CANCELED due to unexpected water damage in the downstairs area.)

On Thursday, March 4th at 6:30 PM and again on Saturday, March 6th at 3:30 PM we will show The Time-Traveler's Wife, a charming old-Hollywood film based on the best-seller by Audrey Niffenegger. Lose yourself in timeless love with this gloriously romantic story of the journey of two hearts. Artist Clare Abshire shares a deep emotional bond with Henry De Tamble, a handsome librarian who travels involuntarily through time. Knowing they can be separated without warning, Clare and Henry treasure the moments they have together, imbuing them with the yearning and passion of two people imprisoned by time…and set free by love.

Both films are free and open to the public. Popcorn and drinks provided by the Friends of the Lane Memorial Library.

Gaming @ Your Library!

Staying in town for February vacation week? We've got good news!

Gear up for Lane Memorial Library's second monthly Gaming Afternoon! Play Beatles Rock Band, Rock Band, Lego Batman, Madden 09... in the Lane Room on the big screen with surround sound!
Anyone ages 10 and up welcome.
Friday 2/26/10 3:00-4:30 p.m. And come back for more gaming fun on the last Friday afternoon of every month!

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

SPRING STORY TIMES!

No sooner did the Children's Room finish its winter story time sessions than our thoughts turn to upcoming Spring Story Times!

Sign ups begin on Monday, March 1st. Story times themselves begin the week of March 15th and run 6 weeks till the week of April 19th.

Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. --15 months-3 years (approximate running time 25 minutes)
Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.--15 months-3 years (approximate running time 25 minutes)
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.--3-year-olds (approximate running time 35 minutes)
Thursdays at 10 a.m.--4-5-year-olds (approximate running time 35 minutes)

Space is limited, so please sign up for these sessions prior to March 15th, by stopping in the Children's Room or calling us at 926-4729.

We look forward to seeing you!

America's Historical Newspapers are here!

"The first shock of the Earthquake on the 29th past was here much as it was in Boston, or perhaps a little stronger." And so starts the article about Hampton, New Hampshire from the Boston News-Letter, November 16, 1727. This little gem, and thousands of others from around the country, can be found in our newest database called "America's Historical Newspapers," which includes newspapers from the colonial era through 1922. With these newspapers, we found out that Goody Cole isn't just a local name. She was mentioned in a newspaper as far away as Duluth, Minnesota in 1905.

As the first draft of history, newspapers have preserved detailed records of topics, people, issues and events for hundreds of years. American newspapers in the 1800s were often published by small-town printers and reflected the interests and values of the communities they served. In the 19th century, the number of titles in the nation rose dramatically, and newspapers were transformed by an increasing emphasis on society, industry, scientific advances, investigative journalism and human-interest stories. By the early 20th century, nearly every town in the United States had its own newspaper. Now you can see scanned articles and full pages of the papers, narrow your search by time period and geography, and even search French- and German-language newspapers.

This database is invaluable to anyone doing genealogical and historical research. And for the rest of us, it's just plain fun to browse. Check it out today at our website http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us under the "databases" heading. Questions? Call 926-3368.

America's Historical Newspapers are here!

"The first shock of the Earthquake on the 29th past was here much as it was in Boston, or perhaps a little stronger." And so starts the article about Hampton, New Hampshire from the Boston News-Letter, November 16, 1727. This little gem, and thousands of others from around the country, can be found in our newest database called "America's Historical Newspapers," which includes newspapers from the colonial era through 1922. With these newspapers, we found out that Goody Cole isn't just a local name. She was mentioned in a newspaper as far away as Duluth, Minnesota in 1905.

As the first draft of history, newspapers have preserved detailed records of topics, people, issues and events for hundreds of years. American newspapers in the 1800s were often published by small-town printers and reflected the interests and values of the communities they served. In the 19th century, the number of titles in the nation rose dramatically, and newspapers were transformed by an increasing emphasis on society, industry, scientific advances, investigative journalism and human-interest stories. By the early 20th century, nearly every town in the United States had its own newspaper. Now you can see scanned articles and full pages of the papers, narrow your search by time period and geography, and even search French- and German-language newspapers.

This database is invaluable to anyone doing genealogical and historical research. And for the rest of us, it's just plain fun to browse. Check it out today at our website http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us under the "databases" heading. Questions? Call 926-3368.