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MAYker Mondays: Bookmaking
Monday May 20, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kay Fox Room
Teens 12-18 years old are invited to join book artist Sheila Williams to create a custom blank book.
How to Use a Telescope
Tuesday May 21, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.
If you've thought about checking out our telescope but haven't yet, please consider this hands-on presentation to learn about our Orion StarBlast telescope and what you can do with it. You will practice looking through finder scope and the eye piece. You will be introduced to sky charts, graphs, the planisphere, and websites so that you can discover what is in the sky right now.
Block Party: LEGO® Fun @ your library!
Monday May, 20 2013 at 4:00 p.m. in the Youth Program Room
Have some fun with LEGO pieces at the library. We provide the bricks and you provide the imagination. This program is for kids of all ages.
Homeschooling Hullabaloo: Learn How My Body Works
Tuesday May 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Youth Program Room
Homeschooling families with children of all ages are invited to learn together and to enjoy activities about the human body. These program usually occurs the second Tuesday of the month (Sept. - May) at 10:00 a.m.
MAYker Mondays: Brush Bot Robots
Monday May 13, 2013 at 3:30 p.m.
First we'll cut toothbrushes and attach motors and batteries, to make our robots.Once we have our robots, that's when the fun will begin as budding engineers came up with clever ideas to give their robots more momentum and put their own unique designs on the Bots. The target age range for this group is teens and 'tweens.
Read it. See it. Love it. Film Series
Wednesday May 8, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium
Acclaimed as a modern classic in the vein of "Brave New World" and "1984," this outstanding novel by Ray Bradbury is brought to the screen with all its vividness and imagination intact. Set in a future electronic age, all books are banned and fireman must keep fires burning at 451 degrees—the temperature at which paper burns.
Fahrenheit 451 Marathon Reading
Saturday May 11, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Heberton Hall
Join the Keene Public Library and the Edge Ensemble as it presents a marathon Readers Theatre of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451. This event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by Friends of the Keene Public Library.
Allison Aldrich Calls Library's May Dance
Friday May 3 in Heberton Hall
The Keene Public Library hosts a free Family Contra Dance with Allison Aldrich at the library’s Heberton Hall (formerly the Masonic Building) on Friday, May 3. Aldrich will be accompanied by Hunt Smith and Richard Backes. The library is located at 60 Winter Street.
Friends Annual Meeting with Becky Rule
Wednesday May 1, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Heberton Hall
The Friends of the Keene Public Library are happy to be hosting an appreciation event for their membership. This year, Rebecca Rule will entertain guests with her humor and stories.
Under Our Skin Film Presentation
Tuesday May 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium
UNDER OUR SKIN exposes the hidden story of Lyme disease, one of the most controversial and fastest growing epidemics of our time. Each year thousands go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, told that their symptoms are 'all in their head.' Following the stories of patients and physicians, the film brings into focus a haunting picture of a medical establishment all too willing to put profits ahead of patients.
Open Eye Pictures, 2008, 104 minutes
Dia de los Libros
Tuesday April 30, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. in the Youth Program Room
April 30 marks a special day in the lives of children. April 30 is El día de los niños/El día de los libros or Children’s Day/Book Day, known as “Día.” It is aday to celebrate children and books! Don't miss our special bilingual Dia Story Program.