Don't get Scammed
January 16th at 6 pm
Learn how to identify some of the common scams and get useful tips on how to avoid falling victim to these schemes with FBI Special Agent Kimberly Blackwell.
Special Agent Kimberly Blackwood is a specialist in white collar crime or fraud schemes including: health care fraud, child exploitation, international terrorism, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. Agent Blackwell graduated from Suffolk University Law School and is a licensed attorney in Massachusetts. She has been employed by the FBI for 28 years and works out of the Bedford office.
Co-hosted with the Recreation Commission. Free and open to the public. Sign up here to receive email reminders.
An Evening of French Music
Wednesday, January 22 at 6:30pm
The Library will present an evening of French music, history, and entertainment with musician Ray DeMarco and singer Ginie Murphy. Musician Ray DeMarco is a familiar face around the Seacoast area, known and loved for his band, Ray DeMarco and Friends, and has been a musician in residence at Portsmouth’s Book and Bar. Prior to singing with DeMarco, Ginie Murphy sang with the Songweaver women's chorus for about twenty years, and thanks to a grant from the NH Council on the Arts, was able to study Franco-American music for several weeks with Lucie Therrien.
The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and offered in collaboration with the Friends of the Hampton Falls Bandstand, the Franco-American Centre, and the Library’s French Together group.
Free and open to the public. Sign up here to receive email reminders.
After-School Story Time
Spring Sessions
Please inform us by phone or email, in advance, if your child will be unable to attend a session due to illness, travel, etc; or if someone other than a parent will be picking them up. The Library does not have access to Pickup Patrol information.
Adult Book Club
January and February
Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II by Daniel James Brown and the graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Wednesday, January 29th, 6:30pm
They Called Us Enemy is an illustrated memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American internment camps during World War II.
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Wednesday, February 26th, 6:30pm
In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake.
Join us for the discussion. Copies of the books will be available at the Library.
Digital Discovery
Fridays starting Jan 10th
Drop-in Q&A Sessions, Fridays at the Hampton Falls Free Library
2:00 - 4:00 PM Starting January 10
Join Wendy Harrington every Friday between 2 and 4 pm at the Hampton Falls Free Library for a relaxed, informal session where you can ask questions and get help with any digital-related issue. Whether you're looking to manage your email, cut the cord on cable, research your family tree, control YouTube, or find property deeds online, Wendy is here to provide solutions to common problems. No question is too small!
Wendy - Library staff, tech enthusiast and former teacher - will give you personalized guidance with friendly, easy-to-understand advice. Snacks and coffee will be provided to make the experience even more enjoyable. Don’t miss out—come with your questions, leave with answers!
No sign-up, just drop in!
TechConnect
Saturday, January 25th, 10:30 am
Join us for a Tech Connect Session where kids and adults can learn how to capture and edit amazing movies right from your iPhone or iPad! Whether you're making a fun family video, documenting an adventure, or creating a masterpiece, this hands-on session will teach you everything you need to know about shooting, editing, and sharing your clips.
🎥 What you'll learn:
- Capturing Memories: How to shoot stunning videos on your device with ease
- Editing Magic: Learn to use iMovie to transform your clips into professional-looking movies
- Sharing Your Creations: Tips for sharing your movies safely and with style!
French Together
Tuesdays, 11:00 AM - Noon
French Together! meets every Tuesday from 11am to Noon in the Library. Want to learn or improve your conversational French? Join us for an informal social hour where we will be listening and speaking "en français". All levels are welcome. Practice is essential in learning a language so we will meet every Tuesday for one hour of stress-free French!
Free and no sign up needed.
Use the Library from Home
Any time!
2025 is here, and who knows what Mother Nature has in store. Staying in due to the weather? Libby is available any time to get some good reads, music, audiobooks, and magazines onto your digital gadgets. Download the free Libby App to receive access to thousands of materials with your libary card.
Use Libby's website to get started.
Or, call or stop in the Library if you need help getting started with Libby!
New Books
Below is a scolling list of the latest titles added to our catalog.
Story Times
Winter/Spring Sessions
Birth to Pre-K Story Time:
Under 5 Story Times will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 AM, beginning January 7.
After-School Story Times will return in mid-January; signups will be forthcoming. Snacks will be provided; donations of snacks and juice boxes are always welcome. All after-school story times will be limited to eight students.
- Grades 1-4 can sign up for Tuesdays or Thursdays, with our first Tuesday meeting on January 14 and our first Thursday meeting on January 16. The bus arrives around 3:00 and parent pickup is at 3:45.
- Kindergarten Club will be held on Wednesdays, with our first meeting on January 15. Parent pickup is at 3:30.
New this year! Silent Reading Club, Fridays after school until 4:00. A chance to read or study quietly before the weekend starts. Grades 5-8; returning January 24. Sign up here for Silent Reading Club.
Email Miss Leah at hamptonfalls.librarykids@gmail.com with any questions.
Lego Club
2025 Sessions
LEGO Club is a once-monthly program here at the Library, usually the first Wednesday of the month, from 4:00-5:00. All children in Kindergarten and up are welcome to join us! We have thousands of LEGO bricks to explore; what will you build? Grades K-5. Build with LEGO blocks, Keva Planks, Snap Circuits, and more.
Spring Signup coming soon!
*Students who are participating in both Kindergarten Club and LEGO Club must be attended by an adult between 3:30 and 4:00.