Concord Public Library News
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SEPTEMBER: LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH! |
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Library Events
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Written by Carol Ann Bouchard
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 15:04 |
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 September is Library Card Sign-up Month and Concord Public Library wants to make sure that all the children in Concord have the smartest card of all – a library card.
Public library programming and books for children make a difference in lives of students. By providing school-age children with engaging programs and amazing collections, students from all backgrounds become excited and enthusiastic readers.
Activities at Concord Public Library during Library Card Sign-up Month include Family Storytime, Paws for Pages, Afterschool Lego Club, Lapsit, and Toddler Tales. Call the library at 225-8670 #4 for dates and times of these fun programs.
“A library card has always been the most important school supply of all,” says Library Director, Pat Immen. “Today’s libraries are thriving technology hubs that millions rely on as either their first or only choice for computer and Internet access. In doing so, libraries provide children with not only the tools to be literate, but information literate as well. There’s a lot happening at Concord Public Library, and the best part for both children and parents – in these tough economic times – is that it’s all free with a library card.”
Getting a library card is easy. Just make sure to have photo ID and proof of your Concord or Penacook address and come to the library and fill out an application. Parents, we ask for your photo ID and proof of address and you and your child may fill out the Child Card application together. Call 225-8670 #3 for more details.
Observed since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month is a time when the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all.
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CONCORD READS 2010 - SEPTEMBER EVENTS |
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Concord Reads
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Written by Ginny Babczak
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010 16:16 |
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Funny in Farsi and Laughing Without an Accent
by Firoozeh Dumas
 
We invite you to join us for our ninth annual community-wide reading program! These events are presented by the Concord
Public Library and the Concord Public Library Foundation with the help of many community partners.
Read this year's selections and participate in discussions about the books and in other events focusing on the experiences of immigrants.
Book Discussions
Sunday, September 19 at 2:00 p.m.
Concord High School Library and Media Center
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Monday, September 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Concord Public Library Auditorium
The first two programs for Concord Reads 2010 will be book discussions of the two books Funny in Farsi and Laughing Without an Accent by Firoozeh Dumas. These discussions will be facilitated by Suzanne Brown, Professor of English at Dartmouth College. The first will be held at the Concord High School Library and Media Center on Sunday afternoon, September 19 starting at 2:00 p.m. The second will be held in the Concord Public Library Auditorium on Monday evening, September 20 starting at 7:00 p.m. These two programs are free and open to the public. Sponsored by:
  
Film - Our Summer in Tehran
Wednesday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Red River Theatres
In conjunction with Concord Reads 2010, Red River Theatres is showing the documentary Our Summer in Tehran at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22. Tickets are $8 each. Film length is 59 minutes.
This documentary chronicles film-maker Justine Shapiro and her 6-year-old son Mateo's trip to Iran during the summer of 2007, going beyond the newspaper headlines and giving viewers a glimpse into daily life through the lives of three Iranian families: a religious family that is pro-government; a secular, westernized family with a hard-working mother; and Shapiro's counterpart – an actress and single mom.
Panel Discussion - Our Immigrant Stories
Tuesday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Concord Public Library Auditorium
On Tuesday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m. Concord Reads 2010 will host a panel of local immigrant residents who will share some of their stories; members of the audience will be encouraged to share their family experiences as well. This program will be held in the Concord Public Library Auditorium. This program is free and open to the public. Sponsored by:
Film - The White Balloon
Wednesday, September 29 at 7:00 p.m.
Red River Theatres
In conjunction with Concord Reads 2010, Red River Theatres will show the film The White Balloon at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22. Tickets are $8 each. Film length is 85 minutes.
A 7-year old Iranian girl Rayeiz happens to get a 500 Tomans note from her mother in order to buy a goldfish on her own. What happens to the note, the fish and the kid is the story. This movie won the Prix de la Camera d’Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 August 2010 20:40 |
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CHILDREN'S ROOM - FALL PROGRAMS |
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Children's Events
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Written by Pamela Stauffacher
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 00:00 |
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AFT ER SCHOOL LEGO CLUB - Thursday, September 9 at 3:30 p.m.
Special Guests: FIRST® LEGO® League "Out of the Box"
Members of this league will demonstrate robots they have made using LEGO MINDSTORMS®!
Second Thursday of each month from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the auditorium
This club gives Lego fans a chance to create with other builders. Each month will bring a new building challenge and a chance to make new friends! Designed for grades K-8. Registration is not required.
FAMILY STORYTIME
Wednesdays, September 8, 15, 22, and 29 at 10:00 a.m.
Every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Family Storytime meets by the fireplace in the Children’s Room. Each week you’ll hear new stories, try some fingerplays, learn some songs and have some fun! Registration is not required; all ages are invited. Groups are welcome!
PAWS FOR PAGES
 Thursdays, September 2 and 16 at 3:30 p.m.
First & third Thursdays of each month from 3:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. in the Children’s Room
Paws for Pages is a program to help kids improve their reading and communication skills. It features Lily, a Labrador Retriever, who is certified through Therapy Dogs International. Lily will be here (along with her handlers Janet and Amelia) to listen as children read to her.
LAPSIT Session I - Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m.
September 14, 21, 28 and October 5, 12, 19 in the Auditorium
Lapsit has moved to Tuesday mornings! This program is designed for newborns to two-year-olds along with their adults. Together, they will share stories, songs and action rhymes led by a library staff member. (No groups, please.) Registration is not required.
TODDLER TALES Session I - Fridays at 10:00 a.m.
September 17, 24 and October 1, 8, 15 and 22 in the Auditorium
 Toddler Tales will be held on Friday mornings this fall. This is a highly interactive program for twos and threes and their caregivers. Through stories, fingerplays, songs and activities, each toddler and adult will enjoy learning together. Experience some fun, upbeat one-to-one time with your toddler! (No groups, please.) Registration is not required.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 September 2010 19:32 |
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Refugee Resettlement in Concord NH |
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Programs
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Written by Robbin Bailey
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Monday, 16 August 2010 20:51 |
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REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
IN CONCORD NH
Services for New Americans
a program of
Lutheran Social Services
Monday, September 13, 2010 - 6:30-8:15 p.m.
Concord Public Library Auditorium
Lutheran Social Services will present a program on refugee resettlement. Come learn
more about the refugees in our community and the challenges that they face.
This program is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by: 
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Last Updated on Friday, 20 August 2010 16:47 |
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