New Year's resolution aids

With the advent of the new year, 'tis the season for new year's resolutions. Numerous resources are now on display at the Hooksett Library, serving as guides to help you with your resolutions. If weight loss is on your resolution agenda, then check out the latest publications on the subject, especially the no-nonsense ones, such as "Quit digging your grave with a knife and fork" by Mike Huckabee. Interested in painless exercise plans? Check out "The no sweat exercise plan : lose weight, get healthy, and live longer" by Harvey Simon. Videos on the subjects of dieting and exercise are also available. As always, if we don't have what you're looking for here, then you have only to ask and we can more than likely get it for you via our interlibrary loan service. Click here if you wish to request a title that we do not have.

Pizza Taste-off @ Your Library

Teens - do you like pizza?? Come help the Hooksett Library decide who makes the best pizza in Hooksett! Be a judge for our Teen Pizza Taste-off as we sample slices from a number of Hooksett pizzerias and rate them on their sauce, crust, cheese, and pick an overall Best Pizza! The festivities start at 3:00pm on Thursday, Dec. 28th, so don't eat too much lunch that day!

Holiday Hours

The Hooksett Library will be closed on Mon. and Tues., Dec. 25th and 26th, and on Mon. Jan. 1st. We will be open our regular hours all other days. We wish you all a Happy Holidays, and hope to see you in the library soon!

Holiday Movie @ Your Library!

Looking for something fun to do on your Christmas vacation? Join us on Thursday December 28th at 11:30am for a family holiday film, "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" starring Jim Carrey, based on the book by the famous Dr. Seuss.

Outreach program at Hooksett Library underway

The Hooksett Library and Target have entered into a partnership toward the development of a family outreach program, called "Books for Babies," designed specifically for Hooksett parents with newborn children. In this program parents with newborns are given a gift bag which includes children's board books and information about how the library, through its services, can be a valuable resource for families. Ours is the distinct pleasure to report that the program is off to a good start after the delivery of the first few kits to very grateful parents. Thanks to Target's generous partnership as well as to the invaluable logistical support from the Friends of the Library, parents and their newborns can expect to find a whole world of adventure awaiting them.

Santa comes to the Library

Guess who came to town on December 9th at the Hooksett Library? None other than jolly ole "Santa." Bespeckled and bedecked in his velvety red and white seasonal attire, Santa flew in and out on a whirlwind visit, bringing Christmas cheer to a host of highly-charged and grateful children. Festive craft activities with a "Jingle Bells" theme served to accent the enjoyable event. Copious thanks go out to the many elf-volunteers whose generosity facilitated the event. These include the Friends of the library who provided the refreshments, the Girl Scouts and Hooksett Library Teen Advisory group, both of whom provided general logistical support, and of course, Dick Marshall and Lee Campbell. A final word of thanks goes to the Kiwanis for their general sponsorship of the event.

2006 Ladybug Picture Book Award

The Center for the Book at the NH State Library has announced the 2006 Ladybug Picture Book Award winner. The winning book is entitled "I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!" by Karen Beaumont and illustrated by David Catrowis. It received 3,553 out of 17,027 total votes cast throughout the State for the nominated titles. Coincidentally, the same title won here at the Hooksett Library. Out of 162 total votes cast by the combined voting of the Hooksett Public Library, Children's Country Learning Center and the Mary-Go-Round Day Care Center, " I Ain't Gonna Paint No More" won by 40 votes! To find out more about this book program and how this specific title won, being one of 10 other titles first selected by a statewide committee of children's librarians and then voted on by children from preschoolers to third-graders, visit NH State Library's The Center for the Book at http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/bookcenter/programs/ladybug.html.

Holiday display at the Hooksett Library

If you're looking for some holiday cheer, pay us a visit here at the Library. Our front foyer display cabinet is now graced with a very colorful setting of holiday plates, courtesy of Frances Hebert, the former director of the library. Each plate features a different theme of the holiday and is sure to bring you the warmth and charm of the holiday season.

Santa is coming to the Hooksett Public Library!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9th 10:00 AM

JOIN US FOR A MORNING OF CRAFTS, SINGING, GOODIES AND VISITING WITH SANTA

This year’s theme is “JINGLE BELLS”

Please call to register, registration begins on Monday, December 4th.
To register, call, email or stop by the library.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

December Feature Film

Join the Hooksett Library for it's December Feature Film on Tuesday, Dec. 5th at 6:30pm in the Hebert Media Room downstairs. This month's movie will be Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Bring all your friends along to enjoy this great movie and the free popcorn! Find all the details on our web site at www.hooksett.lib.nh.us.

(This film is rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.)

Deck the Door Contest

The Friends of the Hooksett Library are about to kick off their second annual Deck the Door Contest! For full rules and an entry form click here.

Holiday Hours

The Hooksett Library holiday hours are as follows:

Weds Nov. 22: Closing at 5pm
Thurs. Nov. 23: Closed. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Fri & Sat. Nov. 24 & 25: Regular hours

November Feature Film

Join us on Tuesday Nov. 7th at 6:30pm for our next Feature Film, "Hoot". The movie and the popcorn are free!

Veteran's Day

The Hooksett Public Library will be closed on Sat., Nov. 11th in observance of Veteran's Day. We will be open our regular hours on Friday the 10th, although other town offices will be closed that day.

Library Elf

The Hooksett Library has partnered with a new service, Library Elf, to help patrons manage their library accounts. Library Elf is an Internet-based tool for keeping track of what's due, overdue and ready for pickup. Patrons can keep track of one or more library accounts in one place and receive reminders before books or videos are due. Reminders are sent when the user wants them -- up to seven days advance notice, weekly notice or everyday reminders. Elf is ideal for families with multiple cards or anyone who'd like reminders before an item is due. Elf can also send reminders via RSS feeds, and can send hold notice alerts to your cell phone.
Click here to access Library Elf and sign up for this helpful service! Security note: Using Library Elf does require giving up a small degree of privacy, since the service will need to know your library card number and PIN number. If this concerns you, don't use the service.

Fred the Bear enjoys leafing through a Booklist magazine in the Hooksett Public Library's new comfortable reading area. When life's hectic pace becomes un"bear"able, try out the new rocking chairs, prop your feet up on a comfy ottoman, and enjoy a hot beverage from the coffee and tea bar. Also on display in this area, you can celebrate Banned Books Week (9/23 - 9/30) by checking out the selection of books that have been challenged in the past for a variety of reasons. In honor of the 25th anniversary of Banned Books Week, the ALA says, "Read Banned Books - They're Your Ticket to Freedom!"

New Library Service Provides 24/7 Access to Digital Media

Enjoy Popular and Award Winning Digital Audiobooks from the Comfort of Your Home

The Hooksett Public Library is proud to partner with the New Hampshire State Library and other public libraries across the state to offer you popular audio book downloads to access anytime, from anywhere in the world. Joining top rated libraries like New York, Cleveland, Boston, and Denver, we are proud to announce this at-home or in-the-office 24/7 service as a new way to enjoy your library. With over 850 popular and award winning titles to select from, our online collection is guaranteed to have something for you! From popular fiction novels by Nora Roberts and James Patterson, to classic works from Mark Twain and Charles Dickens, our digital library spans nearly every genre. You can download bestselling fiction novels, popular biographies, self-improvement guides, and more! Imagine listening to well-known classics or new releases on your commute to the office; compliments of the Hooksett Public Library.

Getting started is easy! Visit our website, http://www.hooksett.lib.nh.us and click on the Downloadable Audiobooks button. Install the free media software, browse the collection, and select titles to add to your Cart. Check out is simple. Just enter your valid library card number and download the digital media to your personal computer. When the download process is complete, you can enjoy titles on your PC or transfer to any compatible WMA/MP3 or WMV player and even burn some titles to CD to listen in the car or on any standard CD player.

So what’s the catch? There is none. Digital downloads are easy to check out and download, and the best part is - there are never any late fees because your titles are automatically returned at the end of the lending period!

The Hooksett Public Library’s participation in the New Hampshire Downloadable Audio Books Consortium was made possible by a $600 grant from the Gates Foundation.

For more information, contact the library at 485-6092 or visit our web site at http://www.hooksett.lib.nh.

Newly acquired?

Have you ever wondered what Newly Acquired means in our online catalog? It means that we have received the book and it is in processing.

If you would like a title that is listed as newly acquired, place a request on the item or ask at our circulation desk. We will quickly process the item and have it ready for you within a matter of a day or two.

Please note, the exception to this will be if there is a publisher's release date that we are unable to release the item before or if other patrons have placed their name on hold for the title before you.
So, browse our catalog and place your reserves! We hope to see you soon!

Heather Shumway
Director, Hooksett Public Library
1701B Hooksett Road
Hooksett, NH 03106
(603) 485-6092

Music at the library!

Books, Movies, Computers & now Music! The library has everything!
Come in and check out our new CD music collection! The following are our top 10 checkouts for our music collection so far, in descending order.

Carly Simon: Reflections Carly Simons Greatest Hits

Rod Stewart: It had to be you- The Great American Songbook

Assorted: Best of duets

Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash the anthology

Janis Joplin: Janis Joplins Greatest Hits

Madonna: Immaculate Collection

Rolling Stones: Best of the Rolling Stones

Frank Sinatra: Classic Sinatra his great performances 1953 1960

U2: Best of 1980 1990

Wicked a new musical original Broadway cast recording

James Taylor: James Taylors greatest hits

Heather Shumway

Library Catalog update

If you haven't been to the library recently, be sure to visit the Young Adult Room on your next visit! The latest addition to this area is our new catalog computer, pictured at right. This new catalog is mounted on the end cap of one of the bookshelves. Early feedback from users is that this configuration is faster and easier than the old tabletop computer it replaced - try it yourself and let us know! As a bonus, the teens appreciate the "cool" factor of a wall-mounted computer.



Another recent improvement to our catalog is our new Kids Catalog, a more graphical search interface for younger patrons. Children are able to search based on icons, which progressively narrow the search until they are presented with a list of materials on the subject of their search. Parents tell us the kids enjoy the bright colors and cheerful pictures. This interface for the catalog is also available from home - visit our web site at www.hooksett.lib.nh.us, click on "Search the Catalog" and choose the "Kids Catalog" tab at the far right. Try it with your children today - we think they'll like it!