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.