Teen Gaming Afternoon

This is the last Friday of the month, which means it's time for some gaming!

Teen Gaming: 3-4:30 pm If you are 10 years old or older, come join us to play with the library's new XBOX360 Kinect, and other new games! We'll have drinks and snacks and can try out the library's new Kinect, or stick with old favorites, like Rock Band. Games that will be available include: Kinect Sports (Seasons 1 & 2), Forza 4, Madden 12, and Dance Central 2.

*Occurs on the last Friday of every month!

Gaming @ Your Library

It's the last full week of July, and you know what that means...

Gear up for Lane Memorial Library's monthly Gaming Afternoon! Play Beatles Rock Band, Rock Band, Lego Batman, Madden 09... in the air-conditioned Lane Room on the big screen with surround sound! Feel free to bring your own X Box 360 compatible multi-player game rated T or under, if you'd rather play something else, along with controllers. Lane Library owns all of the Rock Band instrument controllers and two regular controller.

Anyone ages 10 and up welcome.
Friday 7/29/11 3:00-4:30 p.m. 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.

Teen Summer Programming

Today is the first day of summer, but after school lets out tomorrow, Hampton students will summer vacation-bound! The Lane Library is offering some fun programming for teens (6th grade and up) starting next week, in the air-conditioned Lane Room, on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Here's the line-up:
June 29 Game Day Part 1: Rock Band!
July 6 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (rated PG, 118 minutes)
July 13 Game Day Part 2: Board Games!
July 20 Pirate Scavenger Hunt
July 27 Game Day Part 3: Family Feud!
August 3 Just Add Water: Cooking Made Easy / Summer Prize Giveaway!

And don't forget that the Youth Book Group continues to meet every other Thursday afternoon @ 3:30 p.m.:
June 24
July 8
July 22
August 5
August 19

Gaming Afternoon is also a year-round event, occurring on the last Friday of every month from 3-4:30. So that means that this Friday, June 25, is Game Day!
Play Beatles Rock Band, Rock Band, Lego Batman, Madden 09... in the air-conditioned Lane Room on the big screen with surround sound! Feel free to bring your own X Box 360 compatible multi-player game rated T or under, if you'd rather play something else, along with controllers. Lane Library owns all of the Rock Band instrument controllers, but only one regular controller.

Teens may earn a raffle ticket for every teen program that they attend. They may also earn a ticket for every hour that they read, log, and submit to Kirsten. An additional ticket may be earned if teens choose to write a review of a book that they read for the program, which will be posted in the Teen Section. The raffle will be drawn at the Finale on Tuesday, August 3. Please see Kirsten @ the Reference Desk for a Reading Log and/or Teen Review Form.

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

Mad Hatter Tea Party Theater

This year, the Lane Memorial Library is celebrating Mad Hatter Day with a special viewing of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. (We're going with the British date to coincide with the release of the DVD.)

You've heard of dinner theater? Well, we're having a Mad Hatter Tea Party Theater! We'll munch on traditional English tea things before and while we enjoy the newly released movie on the big screen in Lane Library's Weston Theater. Tea is served at 4:00 p.m. on June 10.

This program is open to library patrons ages 10-19. Sign-up is necessary due to the dining aspect of this theater experience. Please contact Teen Services Librarian Kirsten Corbett @ 926-3368 or by email: kcorbett@hampton.lib.nh.us.

Alice in Wonderland is rated PG. Tim Burton brings his unique take on the classic Lewis Carroll story about a girl named Alice to the big screen. Alice falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy realm populated by talking playing cards, the raging Red Queen and a stark raving Mad Hatter.

Questions? Call 926-3368, or see our blog , or our Facebook or MySpace pages.

Teen Frozen T-Shirt Contest

Let the sun shine!

We need the sun this afternoon for the penultimate Teen Summer Program. Today at 3:00 p.m., weather permitting, we will be having our Frozen T-Shirt Contest! Participants will be given a block of ice with a t-shirt frozen inside it. The first teen to don his or her frozen shirt will win 5 extra raffle tickets for our drawing, which will take place following the "Harry Potter Phenomenon" discussion on Tuesday August 18.
For the Frozen T-Shirt Contest, we will meet in the Lane Room as normal, but adjourn to the great outdoors for the actual contest, so we don't flood the library with our melting ice blocks!

In the event of rain this afternoon, we will play games in the Lane Room, and the Frozen T-Shirt Contest will be postponed until next week, Monday, August 3, at 3:00 p.m.

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

Harry Potter Movie Marathon Week-Long Event

Today begins the Lane Memorial Library's Harry Potter Movie Marathon Week:

Monday 7/13 @ 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (PG)
Tuesday 7/14 @ 1: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG)
Wednesday 7/15 @ 1: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG)
Thursday 7/16 @ 1: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PG-13)
Friday 7/17 @ 1: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PG-13)

Chill out in our air-conditioned Lane Room and enjoy these delightful movies on our big screen! Light refreshments will be served, but feel free to bring your own sack lunch.
This is an all-ages movie event, so bring the whole family! (Viewers and/or their parents are responsible for monitoring personal age appropriateness.)

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

Game Day (Part II) at the Library!

Teens: Play Dance Dance Revolution in a large venue for FREE!
It's nice and cool downstairs at the library today, and not only will we be hosting Dance Dance Revolution, but we'll have board games, 2 Nintendo DS handhelds, game consoles, controllers, and video games, including Wii Sports and Mario Kart Wii! There's something for everyone!
As always, we'll provide snacks and drinks.
Where else can you get all that in one place for free?

Who: Teens entering grades 6-12, who have a signed permission form
What: Game Day, Part II
When: TODAY (7/6) 3:00-5:30
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.

Teen Summer Reading Program

It's that time again! This year's Teen Summer Reading Program kicked off on Monday with a foray into the artistic realm of Henna Tattooing! We will be having activities for Hampton residents in 6th thru 12th grades Mondays at 3:00 p.m.:
6/29: Game Day Part 1 (Board & Physical)
7/6: Game Day Part 2 (Video)
7/20: Sing-Along Movie, Featuring Teen Choice at Event, from available selection
7/27: Frozen T-Shirt Contest / Finale!

Teens may earn a raffle ticket for every teen program that they attend. They may also earn a ticket for every hour that they read, log, and submit to Kirsten. An additional ticket may be earned if teens choose to write a review of a book that they read for the program, which will be posted in the Teen Section. The raffle will be drawn at the Finale on Monday, July 27. Please see Kirsten @ the Reference Desk for a Reading Log and/or Teen Review Form.

We will also be hosting a Harry Potter Movie Marathon Week:
Monday 7/13 @ 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (PG)
Tuesday 7/14 @ 1: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG)
Wednesday 7/15 @ 1: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG)
Thursday 7/16 @ 1: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PG-13)
Friday 7/17 @ 1: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PG-13)
Bring your lunch, chill out in our air-conditioned Lane Room, and enjoy these delightful movies on our big screen! This is an all-ages movie event, so bring the whole family! (Viewers and/or their parents are responsible for monitoring personal age appropriateness.)

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

LML Readers Theatre Troupe

Join us next Monday, May 7, for the final performance of the season by the fabulous LML Readers Theatre Troupe. Readers theatre offers a full-cast audio experience with minimal staging--and perhaps some help from our puppet friends. If you enjoy hearing stories read aloud, you will definitely have fun with this performance. Plus, it's free! During this half-hour adventure, the troupe will share a handful of short fractured folk tales that are appropriate for all ages (though perhaps best appreciated by elementary school students). Hope to see you there!

Monday, May 7th @ 4:00 p.m.
In the Library's Lane Room