Kimball Backpacks Available

Mt.SeaBackjpgAre you planning to go for a hike? If so, check out our new Kimball Backpacks! Yes, you read that correctly, we have backpacks that patrons can borrow! Depending on your destination you can choose to borrow either a seacoast theme or a mountain theme backpack. The Seacoast backpack contains a compass with instructions, waterproof binoculars, and interesting reading materials such as: The ultimate guide to shells and beach life… Read more

The Friends of the Kimball Library WIN ‘Friends of the Library’ Award!

Friends2018friendsplaquewinners2018friends2018editedOur FABULOUS Friends of Kimball Library were awarded the NH Library Trustee Association ‘Friends of the Library’ award!  They could not be more deserving!  Join this amazing group for their monthly meetings and roll-up your sleeves to keep up with all they do to support us.  We could not be more proud.  🙂 Click on their photo to view the post in its entirety to see the plaque!… Read more

Flume Nominees

The Flume: NH Teen Reader’s Choice Award was created in 2005 in response to a New Hampshire teens’ request to have a book award geared towards high school students. This award is a state-wide venture led by a collaborative effort from school and public librarians. Each year teens nominate titles, published within the last two years, they think deserve to be recognized. Librarians then narrow the group of titles to… Read more

Isinglass Nominees

The Isinglass Teen Read Award has been ongoing since 2001 with winners such as Rodman Philbrick, Walter Dean Myers, Patricia McCormick, and Christopher Paolini.They have gone from one community voting to 14 voting as of the 2004-5 voting cycle. All NH towns that wish to participate may do so. The committee currently meets monthly from September-April to determine the list from student-generated recommendations. Six librarians make up the selection committee,… Read more

Homebound Services

Kimball Library Home Bound Services Program 5 Academy Ave, Atkinson, NH 03811 Telephone (603) 362-5234  Thank you for your interest in our Home Bound Services program. This information sheet has been developed to help answer questions you may have regarding how this service operates.  We want anyone and everyone who wishes to receive home services to have all the information needed to make an informed decision about whether or not… Read more

Teen Librarian Has Purple Hair

Have you seen Teen Librarian, Kathy Watson?  Kathy challenged the teens of Atkinson to read more than 500 books over the summer and she would dye her hair purple.… Read more