UPCOMING EVENTS
2012 Storytimes
Paws to Read Books for Breakfast
Summer Reading Program 2012 (Details Coming Soon)
You Read - You Score Read to Ride
Spring Storytime
January - May 2012
Storytime will begin the week of January 9th and end the week of May 21st.
Mondays at 10AM: 3-5 year old storytimes
Tuesday at 10 AM: Infant-2 year old "Mother Goose on the Loose"
Thursday at 1:30PM: 3-5 year old storytime
Thursday at 1:30PM: 3-5 year old storytime
There won't be any sign up for a specific series of Storytimes. "Mother Goose on the Loose" will continue through the summer.
All sessions will be held on a "Drop-In" basis.
Books for Breakfast
Saturday, May 26th at 9AM
Everyone who attends will be entered in a drawing to win a gift certificate to amazon.com.
Make the library part of your Saturday morning routine. This Books for Breakfast program began in October 2011 at the Hampstead Public Library. It has been generously funded through a grant from Target, is designed to provide families with time to reconnect.
Every other Saturday, the library will provide breakfast, books, crafts, and the chance to win a great prize. All you need to do is come to the library anytime from 9:00 to 11:00 between soccer games, music lessons, errands, etc. and spend some quality time with your family.
Books for Breakfast will be offered the following Saturdays through May of 2012: January 7, January 21, February 4, February 18, March 3, March 17 and March 31, April 14, April 28, May 12 and May 26th. Each Saturday will have a different theme with special surprises.
We hope you can stop in the library and take advantage of this unique opportunity.
Paws to Read
Monday, June 11th at 4 PM
Grades K-4
Come to the library on Monday, June 11th from 4:00 to 5:30 to meet our favorite canine buddy, Johnny Claude.
If your child is a reluctant reader who hates to read aloud or a future acting star who loves to dramatize a book or a creative writer who makes up stories, Johnny Claude is the right audience for them. He’s a beautiful big black standard poodle who is also a certified therapy dog and he loves to listen to kids read or tell stories or act out a book. He and his person, Gretchen, will be at the library to listen to kids do their thing. He’s a wonderful audience because he’s totally non-judgmental and won’t correct pronunciation or anything else.
Please sign up your child at the front desk or call the library at 329-6411 to set up a fifteen minute session with Johnny Claude the Listener Dog.
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You Read! - You Score!
The Manchester Monarchs are sponsoring the You Read! You Score! program again this season.
If a child 12 or under reads 5 books, they earn a free ticket to any Sunday home game this season.
The forms are in the display unit on the wall near the kids' computers.
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READ TO RIDE AT THE RYE AIRFIELD
Kids who love to skateboard or do BMX riding can earn a free trip to the Rye Airfield simply by reading five books. Pick up a Read to Ride bookmark for each book you read, tell a librarian about the book after you've read it and have the bookmark stamped.
When you have accumulated five stamped bookmarks, take them to the Rye Airfield for a fun filled free day of riding or boarding.
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Monday, June 11th at 4 PM
Grades K-4
Come to the library on Monday, June 11th from 4:00 to 5:30 to meet our favorite canine buddy, Johnny Claude.
If your child is a reluctant reader who hates to read aloud or a future acting star who loves to dramatize a book or a creative writer who makes up stories, Johnny Claude is the right audience for them. He’s a beautiful big black standard poodle who is also a certified therapy dog and he loves to listen to kids read or tell stories or act out a book. He and his person, Gretchen, will be at the library to listen to kids do their thing. He’s a wonderful audience because he’s totally non-judgmental and won’t correct pronunciation or anything else.
Please sign up your child at the front desk or call the library at 329-6411 to set up a fifteen minute session with Johnny Claude the Listener Dog.
Back to Top
You Read! - You Score!
The Manchester Monarchs are sponsoring the You Read! You Score! program again this season.
If a child 12 or under reads 5 books, they earn a free ticket to any Sunday home game this season.
The forms are in the display unit on the wall near the kids' computers.
Back to Top
READ TO RIDE AT THE RYE AIRFIELD
Kids who love to skateboard or do BMX riding can earn a free trip to the Rye Airfield simply by reading five books. Pick up a Read to Ride bookmark for each book you read, tell a librarian about the book after you've read it and have the bookmark stamped.
When you have accumulated five stamped bookmarks, take them to the Rye Airfield for a fun filled free day of riding or boarding.
Back to Top
You Read! - You Score!
The Manchester Monarchs are sponsoring the You Read! You Score! program again this season.
If a child 12 or under reads 5 books, they earn a free ticket to any Sunday home game this season.
The forms are in the display unit on the wall near the kids' computers.
Back to Top
READ TO RIDE AT THE RYE AIRFIELD
Kids who love to skateboard or do BMX riding can earn a free trip to the Rye Airfield simply by reading five books. Pick up a Read to Ride bookmark for each book you read, tell a librarian about the book after you've read it and have the bookmark stamped.
When you have accumulated five stamped bookmarks, take them to the Rye Airfield for a fun filled free day of riding or boarding.
Back to Top
You Read! - You Score!
The Manchester Monarchs are sponsoring the You Read! You Score! program again this season.
If a child 12 or under reads 5 books, they earn a free ticket to any Sunday home game this season.
The forms are in the display unit on the wall near the kids' computers.
Back to Top
READ TO RIDE AT THE RYE AIRFIELD
Kids who love to skateboard or do BMX riding can earn a free trip to the Rye Airfield simply by reading five books. Pick up a Read to Ride bookmark for each book you read, tell a librarian about the book after you've read it and have the bookmark stamped.
When you have accumulated five stamped bookmarks, take them to the Rye Airfield for a fun filled free day of riding or boarding.
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When you have accumulated five stamped bookmarks, take them to the Rye Airfield for a fun filled free day of riding or boarding.
