Fall Story Times Are Just Around The Corner!

Sign ups for Fall Story Times at Lane Memorial Library begin Tuesday, September 7th.

The Story Times themselves begin the week of September 20th and run for six weeks, until the last week in October:


Toddlers: Tuesday or Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. (approximately 20 minutes each)

Three Year Olds: Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. (approximately 35 minutes long)

Four and Five Year Olds: Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. (approximately 35 minutes long)

You can either call us at (603)-926-4729 to sign up or do so in person.

Space is limited, so please be sure to register in advance. We look forward to seeing you there!

'Prince of Persia' Sept. 16th and 18th

In the tradition of Errol Flynn and the swashbuckling movies of the '30s comes Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, with Jake Gyllenhall now swashing the buckles. In ancient Persia it's a race against time as swordsman Prince Dastin (Gyllenhall) teams up with a rival princess (Gemma Arterton) to safeguard a magical dagger that gives its possessor the power to reverse time and rule the world. Filled with death-defying escapes, a rocky romance, and villany at every turn, Prince of Persia is a fun action movie from Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.

Showing on Thursday, September 16th at 5:45 PM, and again on Saturday, September 18th at 2:00 PM in the Weston Theater. The film is rated PG-13, admission is free, and popcorn and drinks are provided by the Friends of the Lane Library.

Marmaduke - Friday, September 3 @ 2 p.m.

Kids are out of school on a rainy Friday? What - you don't want to spend the whole day cooped up with them after two blissful days of school? Come spend the afternoon at the library with Marmaduke - the giant talking dog! Featuring Owen Wilson as the voice of Marmaduke and George Lopez as "Carlos the Cat".

Friday, September 3 @ 2 p.m.
This film is Rated PG. As always, admission is free, seats are comfy and snacks are tasty!
Lane Library Weston Theater

'Clash of the Titans' Aug. 26 & 28

In 1981, Ray Harryhausen created a menagerie of stop-motion animated creatures for the original Clash of the Titans, a movie of myth, monsters, and mayhem. Thirty years later, Sam Worthington reprises the role of Perseus, a half-mortal on a quest to save his family from Hades, the god of the underworld. Join us in the Weston Theater on Thursday, August 26th at 5:45 PM, and again on Saturday, August 28th at 9:30 AM to see this fun re-make in all it's modern CGI and Blu-Ray glory. This film is rated PG-13 and admission is free. Popcorn and drinks are provided by the Friends of the Lane Memorial Library.

Scooby-Doo Marathon!

Tuesday, August 24, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? (Original television show - Not Rated)
12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Scooby-Doo (Live Action Movie, Rated PG)
1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: What's New Scooby-Doo? (2002 Television Show - Not Rated)

Admission is Free. Snacks and Drinks will be provided (maybe even Scooby Snacks?!). Drop in for a little while or stay all day. Scooby-dooby-doo!

Instant Gratification with NH Downloadable Books

How many times have you gone to the NH Downloadable Books website, only to find all the books you want to read or listen to checked out at the moment? If you need a quick fix, here's a way to find everything that's available RIGHT NOW.

Go to the website: http://nh.lib.overdrive.com

At the top left, click on "Advanced Search."
Check the box that says "Only show titles with copies available."

Everything on the list will be available for immediate checkout.

Cool, huh?

The Twilight Book club reads 'Gilead'

Join us on Tuesday, September 7th at 6:30 PM to discuss Marilynne Robinson's Pulitzer-prize winning novel Gilead. Credited by this year's Pulitzer-winning author Paul Harding as a significant mentor of his own work, Robinson has created novels that are consistently described as "wondrous", "exquisite", "beautiful", and "elegant".

Gilead is the story of 76 year old Reverend John Ames, who in 1956 begins a letter to his young son recounting the history of himself and his forebears. Weaving together accounts of his life in a small Iowa town, the early Kansas abolitionists and the bitter strife between Ames' pacifist father and Union army chaplain grandfather, Ames searches for a clarity and wisdom in these strands that will serve as a legacy when his son is grown.

"Robinson's prose is beautiful, shimmering and precise; the revelations are subtle but never muted when they come, and the careful telling carries the breath of suspense." --- Publisher's Weekly

Copies are available now at the circulation desk, and light refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Lane Memorial Library. The Twilight Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of each month and is open to all.

Rye author K. D. Mason speaks on August 21st

Join us on Saturday, August 21 at 10 AM to hear local author K. D. Mason read from and talk about his novel Harbor Ice, a detective thriller set in and around Rye Harbor. A popular read at the Lane Library, Mason's first "Jack Beale" mystery sets his globe-trotting detective on a hunt through a maze of clues after a woman's body is found under a sheet of ice. Described as ""a sharp thriller adorned with a genuine romance, compelling characters, and a few refreshing happy hours" by Edgar Award nominee Derek Nikita, Harbor Ice is fast gaining a legion of fans for "Rye's other author".

Mr. Mason will be on hand after the talk to sign books and chat with the members of the audience. Don't miss this chance to meet one of the Seacoast's rising literary stars!

Light refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Lane Memorial Library. For more information, call Darrell Eifert at the library at (603) 926-3368 or email deifert(at)hampton.lib.nh.us.

Star Wars Week

The Children's Room is sponsoring "Star Wars Week", August 18 through August 20. We'll be showing Episodes IV, V and VI of the Star Wars saga (the original trilogy). We'd like to encourage everyone to wear their Star Wars costumes! To that end, we will have a prize raffle at each show (for kids in 6th grade and younger who WEAR A COSTUME), with a bonus prize on Friday after Return of the Jedi.









Star Wars: A New Hope-Wednesday, August 18 @ 2 p.m., Rated PG
The Empire Strikes Back-Thursday, August 19 @ 2 p.m., Rated PG
Return of the Jedi-Friday, August 20 @ 2 p.m., Rated PG

Admission is Free, Star Wars snacks and comfy chairs will be provided!

Children's Room Summer Reading Program Wrap-Up

"Make A Splash - Read!"

Well, we definitely "made a splash" with the Summer Reading Program this year. We ended the summer with 347 participants who collectively read 2,815 hours! Plus... we had a total of 1,591 people attend the various summer programs including story times, movie matinees and the big shows like Peter Bois, Wayne from Maine and Wildlife Encounters.

Our reading finale was fantastic with about 120 people there to watch the Reading Prize Raffle. Thanks to the generosity of many local sponsors we were able to give out around 65 prizes including a skateboard deck from Pioneers Board Shop, Silly Bandz! from the Great American Country Store and gift certificates to Las Olas, Galley Hatch, Loop-T-Scoop, Lagos and many others.

The big winners of the night were Ella Olsen and Danielle Apple - they each took home 4-person passes to York's Wild Animal Kingdom courtesy of the Friends of the Lane Library. Also, every child who participated in the program received a book, hand-picked by Joanne Mulready! (Please stop by the Children's Room if your child hasn't yet received their book.)

A special thanks goes out to Michelle Trinceri and Caroline Holmes for coordinating the yummy treats for the party. Paulina, Joanne and Wendy want to express our appreciation to the entire community for helping to keep our kids reading over the summer. We couldn't do it without your support!

'Avatar' showing August 12th and 14th

Please join us in the Weston Theater for 2 showings of James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar. Four years in the making, this film takes us to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. Avatar delivers a fully immersive cinematic experience of a new kind, where the revolutionary technology invented to make the film disappears into the emotion of the characters and the sweep of the story.

The 3-hour film on blu-ray disc will premier on Thursday, August 12th at 5:00 PM, and show again on Saturday, August 14th at 9:30 AM. Avatar is rated PG-13 and admission is free with popcorn and drinks provided by the Friends of the Lane Memorial Library.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Movie Saturday

Saturday, August 7 @ 11 a.m.
Diary of A Wimpy Kid

Watch Greg and Rowley attempt to navigate the treacherous waters of Middle school. The books and the movie can be a little outrageous and gross, but so can most kids, right? This film is Rated PG.

Admission is Free, Chairs are Comfy and Snacks are Tasty!

Magazines in your e-mail box - what a deal!

Would you like to subscribe to a magazine but can't justify the price? Or do you already get too many at home and they pile up?

Now you can get magazines delivered to your e-mail box for free. That's right: Free! Choose from hundreds! You can choose a popular one like Consumer Reports or something to suit a more specialized interest, like Countryside and Small Stock Journal.

How, you ask? Here's the scoop:

Sign into our website: http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us
Under Research Databases, click Magazine Articles
Enter your library card number
Under MasterFILE Premier, click Title List
Type a title of a magazine you like. I chose Russian Life.

On the upper right, in the green bar, click Alert/Save/Share.
Click Create an Alert.
Choose E-mail or RSS. If you choose E-mail, create a user account or sign in.
Provide the email address(es) you want the magazine to arrive in.
Click Save Alert.




Now simply wait for the next issue arrives in your e-mail box.

Enjoy!

The Girl Who Fixed the Umlaut

If you like Steig Larsson's "Girl Who..." books, you'll love this spoof on the trilogy, assuming you've read them and are familiar with his writing style. It's hilarious. Kudos to Nora Ephron for this.

Kids' Movie Matinee - Friday, July 23

Finding Nemo
Friday, August 6 at 1 p.m.
Join us this Friday for the last Summer Reading Program movie matinee of 2010. It's time to dive into Finding Nemo - a hilarious adventure that takes you into the breathtaking underwater world of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Rated G. Admission is free, chairs are comfy and snacks are tasty (Surprise snacks this week!).

Last Week of Summer Reading Program!

It's a little crazy in the Children's Room as we get ready to wrap up our Summer Reading Program! Don't forget - if you still have reading logs to turn in they all need to be in by Thursday, August 5 at noon!

We still have plenty of space available for all of our events this week. Give us a call at 926-4729 or swing by the Children's Room to sign up!

Wayne from Maine, Wednesday, August 4 @ 10:30 a.m.
(Hampton Academy Cafeteria)
The Wayne from Maine show is 45 a minute interactive musical experience for the young and young at heart. Wayne along with his percussionist JimmyJames the KoongaBoonga Man invite volunteers to the stage to play various percussive instruments or sing into a wireless microphone.


"Grand Finale" Party, Thursday, August 5 @ 6:30 p.m.
(Lane Room, Lane Library)
Join us for a fantastic party as we wrap up the Summer Reading Program "Make A Splash - Read!". We'll be drawing raffle tickets for the big summer prizes (like tickets to York's Wild Kingdom) and handing out books to all of the children who participated in the program. We'll also have plenty of yummy snacks and drinks!