Crazy Hat week staff photos

Ladies Night Expo

The Hooksett Public Library’s 2^nd annual Ladies Night Expo will be held this Thursday, January 31^st, 2008. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the party will continue until 9 p.m. Come prepared to shop, since many of our 30+ vendors will be offering their wares at a special discount. Also, there will be plenty of freebies and door prizes, as well as free massages and spray on tanning as well as a demonstration from Pedals and Pilates! Grab your daughter, sister, mother, and girlfriends and come down to the library for a relaxing, fun evening!

TODDLER TIME

Toddler Time is for any child 3 and under and is held on the first Monday of each month starting at 9:30 AM. We sing songs, read books, play games, learn fingerplays, and color. The children learn to socialize. Parents can receive support from others, and make new friendships in the town. (Especially for new residents). So join us for a fun time at Toddler Time!!

Childrens Met pass

Great news! The Childrens Metamorphis Museum is staying open. The museum passes are now available with a change. The passes are now available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday 9:30-5:00, Friday 9:30-8:00 and Sunday 1:00-5:00. You may reserve your pass on line, call us or just come in and visit with us.

Reader reviews from Chilifresh

You asked for it and we have done it! You can now enter reader reviews in our online catalog. Loved a book you've read recently? Add a review! Not sure if you want to read the latest Grisham? Read what other readers have said!
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Enjoy!

GUITAR HERO NIGHT

Guitar Hero Night has been quite a success here at the library!
The 3rd Thursday of every month, pre-teens and teens meet to play head-to-head in rock and roll competition! It's become so popular that we need to have 2 set-ups each month. In February, we will have a play-off on the big screen, and for anyone who is just starting out, try the game out for yourself!!
Hope to see you on February 21st at 6:00 PM.

New blog syndication features added

Since we've been updating our blog on a more regular basis of late, we thought it would be a good idea to make it easier for you to keep track of our latest posts. At the top of the right panel of our blog you will now see two widgets. The first of these will allow you to subscribe to our blog through your favorite feed reader and the second, through your email service. We hope that you will enjoy these new features and the new posts as well. Happy reading!

Looking to join a kid's book club?

Do you like to read? Do you like to talk about the great book that you just finished reading? Do you wish you could talk about the book with others who have enjoyed it too? Then come to our once-a-month book club. We will meet the second Thursday of each month. Book titles will be announced 2 months ahead of time so you will have plenty of time to read them!! If you need a copy of any of the books that will be read, just let us know and we will order one for you! February's pick is: So B. It by Sarah Weeks and March's pick is: Holes by Louis Sachars. The meetings begin at 6:30 PM.
Hope to see you there!

2008 Caldecott Winners Announced

2008 Caldecott Winner:

The Invention of Hugo Cabret: a novel in words and pictures

Honor titles:

Henry's Freedom Box, Ellen Levine
First the Egg, Laura Vaccaro Seeger
The Wall, Peter Sis
Knuffle Bunny Too: a case of mistake identity, Mo Willems

2008 Newbery Award Winners Announced

2008 Newbery Award Winner: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz


Honor titles:
Elijah of Buxton, Christopher Paul Curtis
Wednesday Wars, Gary Schmidt
Feathers, Jacqueline Woodson

Dog whisperer

Check it out! We know have the Dog Whisperer on DVD. We have season 1 and season 2.
He has some very good ideas on helping you with your dog.

Ladies Night

Ladies, Mark your calendars and call your girlfriends! The library is putting on a night just for you!
We will have area businesses here to show your their wares! So far, we have Pilates & Pedals from Bedford bringing a mini trampoline, way fun!
Mama Chix will bring an assortment of their absolutely gorgeous purses and accessories!
We have Mary Kay, Avon, Tastefully Simple ladies from Hooksett.
We will have a masseuse on hand and chocolate galore!
Giveaways and door prizes to boot! So, pick up the phone and call that girlfriend you haven't had an outing with in a while and come visit us for a great night!
For more information, please see call us at 485-6092 or email Sarah Foster at sfoster@hooksett.lib.nh.us
We welcome new vendors who are interested! The event is free to all, vendors and attendees alike!

Resume resources at the Library

Did you know that you can learn how to compose a resume by using our LearnATest reference tool? Just visit our reference page and click on the LearnATest link under the "Consumers" heading. From there you have to set up an account, if you haven't done so already, by simply using your library barcode as the user name and then creating a password. Once logged in, you can find a great resume writing course which takes you through the steps to writing a polished resume that fits your needs. In case you didn't already know, Microsoft Word also has a resume wizard tool that will help you to design a suitable resume. Come in to the library and we'll be happy to get you started, and if you bring your own resume quality paper, you can print your resume on our laser printer.

Girl Scout Cookie Castles at the Library

Come visit us in the Children's Room and see the display of 29 Cookie Castles created by Hooksett Girl Scouts. This yearly event is a Kick-off for Girl Scout Cookie Sales. Each troop began with the same ingredients, but was also able to choose an extra item to decorate. See if you can guess what each extra ingredient was for each castle!! Hooksett Girl Scouts can start a group as early as kindergarten as Daisies, on up to Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes and Seniors!

Crazy hat week

Come in the week of Jan 7th-12th and join the staff for "Crazy hat week". We will be taking photos of everyone to put in our photo gallery.

Library Calendar of Events

For those of you who frequent our homepage, you will have noticed that we display our calendar of events there in a list format. The list consists of up to 10 upcoming library events over a 30 day period. Each of these events are hyperlinked to our event calendar program where you can see a description of the event and also use cool tools, such as...

1. save the event to your MS Outlook program,
2. tell a friend of the event via email,
3. or set up a reminder of the event to be sent to you via email.

If you'd like to see a full month's view of our events while you're on our homepage, you can simply click on the "Library Calendar of Events" link at the top of the events list. From there, you'll see a calendar view and will be able to click on the day of the month to access the more detailed info about the day's events. Enjoy!