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Kanopy Kids Online Resources for Children Tumble Book Library ← Older posts A May Message From the Archivist Posted on May 4, 2022 by admin When you think of an archive, what comes to mind? Do you usually picture a physical place with old and rare materials? While this is absolutely correct, modern technology has allowed for archives and preservation to be moved online and into digital archives. Richards Free Library has a wonderful local history room that functions as our in-person archive, but I’m also developing our digital archives . There are many benefits to digitization and digital archives, and I hope that adding more materials to ours will serve as a benefit to our community. Some of the exciting things about digital archives include easier access for homebound patrons and folks from out of town who are looking for Newport History. Digitizing also acts as preservation – physical materials deteriorate even with the best care, and are always at risk for loss or damage. Having a digital archive doesn’t mean the physical one goes away – it’s simply an additional way to access the materials! So, what goes into digitizing? While it can seem like a daunting process, all you really need is a scanner and a place to store the files . Some of the quickest materials to digitize are photographs, as they are single items and don’t require scanning multiple pages. However, with photographs you often have to be more aware of the resolution and color quality of your scanner than with text-based documents. Right now, RFL is still benefitting from the generous loan of a scanner from the New Hampshire State Library , and I am working my way through digitizing pictures from Newport’s past. The second part of digitizing is about resource description. Wherever your materials are ending up, they need to be easy to find. A description makes this possible. Photographs can be harder to describe than a document, especially if the photo has no description written on the back. Using things like subject headings and descriptive tags can help make photographs findable. We have some wonderful pictures of Newport’s past that I’m excited to share with our community! Stay tuned for updates on those projects. We’re in the process of applying for a grant to get a scanner that RFL could have permanently, which would be a great asset to the archives. Digitizing is often slow and steady work, but permanent access to a scanner would allow for continuous additions to our digital archives. As always, don’t be afraid to reach out to me if you have questions, a research request, or want to chat about Newport History! Take care, Juls jsundberg@newport.lib.nh.us Submit a Research Request Posted in Local History/ Archives , Services | Tagged Archive , History , Juls , Local , Local History , Newport NH , Newsletter | Leave a comment Children’s Programs for May Posted on May 4, 2022 by admin May Story Times Family Story Times will continue each Wednesday at 11:00 am, usually featuring 3 picture books and some songs and rhymes to enjoy with our littles! I gear this story time to anyone who will listen to picture books– usually ages 0-6. This story time will move outside to our big side yard as soon as the weather stays warm enough. Little Wiggle Time , our shorter, action-focused storytime for our wiggliest little ones, will continue on Friday evenings at 5:00, until the Newport Farmer’s Market begins on the Common across the street on May 27th, which will be our first Farmer’s Market Storytime. I’ll be on the Common with my wagon, blankets, and books from 4:00 until 5:00, or I run out of listeners! *I don’t hold storytimes on the Common if it’s raining or too wet. May Afterschool Programs Teen Hangman Hangout , May 11th, 2:30-3:30- for tweens and teens ages 10-18. Come play hangman, Apples to Apples, or whatever else we feel like and eat snacks with Mo. Afterschool Bingo For Books! May 16th, 3:30-4:00-Play bingo and win free books. Parents and little siblings are welcome! We have gently used books for children of all ages available as prizes, and we’ll play until everyone wins. Kids Craft: Memorial Day Pinwheels! May 26th 3:30-4:00- Stop by the library to make your own pinwheel for Memorial Day to decorate your room or yard, or to remember someone special on Memorial Day. Summer Reading Program It’s getting closer and closer to summer reading! What are you and your kids excited to read this summer? Let us know so we can consider adding it to our collection! As always, you can reach Ms Mo at mchurchill@newport.lib.nh.us Posted in Children's Programs , Events , Youth Services | Tagged afterschool programs , calendar , events , Newport NH , Services | Leave a comment What are We Playing At? Posted on April 26, 2022 by admin We’re creating a new gaming collection for Richards Free Library. This collection will include board games, card games, video games, video game consoles, and all the accessories needed to run spectacular gaming programs here at the library. COVID-19 cut into a lot of our programming just as it was ramping up, including our game nights. When we wrote this grant application, we had hoped we could get games into your hands and have you run your own game nights at home while we waited for it to be safe to bring game nights back to the library. Thankfully, it looks like we’ll be able to reinstate library game nights sooner rather than later! We’re planning after school gaming programs in the ballroom, family game nights , and board game lessons (we know some of these rule books can be intimidating!). I know some of you are thinking “why games?” Games are really just another way to tell a story , and we’re pretty big fans of storytelling here at the library. Plus, games are a great way to engage teens who come to the library after school, looking for entertainment (and somewhere warm or cool to spend the afternoon). We also hope they’ll be a useful tool for families to find time to spend together . We’re planning a “kick off” event on Saturday, June 4th , which just happens to be International Tabletop Day (a big day in board game circles). Join us at the library to check out the new collection, learn a new game, or play an old favorite. We hope to see you then! We’re really excited about this new collection and the incredible grant money from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the New Hampshire State Library that made it possible. If you have a game you’d like to recommend for the library, you can fill out this form ! Posted in Adult Programs , Events , Services | Tagged afterschool programs , announcement , board games , events , games , Grants , Services , video ga...