Category: Youth Summer Reading

It’s official, the KIDS WON! Ms. Kathy KISSED the PIG!

Congratulations to the Kimball Library youth! You registered and encouraged your friends until they signed up for this year’s Summer Reading Program. True to her word, Ms. Kathy made an appointment at Schafer Acres to give Chuck the Pig a big smooch. Easy enough, right? Apparently not! Chuck played hard to get and Ms. Kathy had to chase him all around his pen. FINALLY she was able to convince him… Read more

A Thank You to Our Sponsors

The Kimball Library would like to say a very special thank you to:     Altitude Trampoline Park The Chawla family The Elizabeth Smith Estate The Friends of the Library Hannafords Market Basket P.A.C.E The Red Sox Organization Xtreme Craze for their support of this year’s Adventure Begins at your Library Summer Reading Program. Without your generosity, none of this would be possible!  … Read more

ADVENTURES with Tots & Tales Summer 2024

Our preschool storytime camps will be drop-in this summer! Take a look at what we have going on! Mondays (6/24/2024-8/26/2024) at 10:15 AM- MOTHER GOOSE (Babies-3) Infants through age 3 with their caregivers are invited to join us for simple stories, rhymes, finger plays, and songs modeling after the Mother Goose curriculum. Please feel welcome to stay after the session to allow for playtime and socializing for all ages. Please… Read more

ADVENTURES in Coding with Gail Ramsay (Grades 5+): July 29th at 4:30 PM

Calling all future engineers! You are invited to join Gail Ramsay (Code & Circuit, Amesbury) and Kathy Watson (Kimball Library) for some coding fun! We will be utilizing iRoot robots. Beginners are welcome as well as those with coding experience. *Due to the limited number of spaces and high interest, a $10 cash deposit is required for each child to register. Deposits will be refunded when your child attends the… Read more

ADVENTURES with ‘Wild About Reading’ Jungle Jim (All Ages): Wednesday, 7/31/24 at 6 PM

Back by popular demand, Jungle Jim will dazzle you with balloon artistry, comedy and improv with his Wild About Reading Balloon Magic: Where Adventure Begins event! Children ages 3 and up will be in awe of his mad-cap mayhem with  balloons. Audience participation will be part of the gig! Register all your friends and family for this Library Courtyard event. This is an Adventure Begins at Your Library event generously… Read more

ADVENTURES with Carriage Shack Farm (All Ages): Wednesday, 7/17/24 at *6 PM

Due to the forecast, please arrive promptly in case storms come early. Carriage Shack Farms will be here with cute baby animals. We are so excited for this mini petting farm as well as for  pony rides! Please register all who will be in attendance. This is an Adventure Begins at Your Library event generously sponsored by The Friends of Kimball Library.  … Read more

ADVENTURE Begins At Your Library (Summer Reading Program 2024)

Summer Reading registration for the program itself begins on June 6th and will be in person throughout June and July. If we get 200 registrations or more, Kathy Watson is going to KISS A LIVE PIG! Please note that you must register for all events separately. Check out what we have planned… Read more