Book Clubs
A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan
Wednesday, October 30th, 6:30pm
Eyes Turned Skyward by Alena Dillon
Special Event: Discussion led by the author!
Wednesday, November 20th, 6:30pm
Thanks to the Frying Pan Lane fund, the library is able to offer this book to our community members to keep, read, and pass along. Alena will join us for an author led discussion of this book.
Copies of the books will be available at the Library. Sign up to receive supplementary materials and email reminders.
Cookbook Sale
Starts November 26th
We are pleased to offer our annual Cookbook Sale beginning November 26th. Items for sale are new cookbooks, travel books, journals and gift books. Still just $5 a book! Come shop for thoughtful and beautiful gifts for everyone on your holiday list. While supplies last!
Veteran's Day: Women Pilots Tell Their Stories
Wednesday, November 13th at 6:30pm
The library has the pleasure of hosting an all female led crew of the PEASE ANG 133rd air refueling squadron 157th air refueling wing. We have the rare and wonderful opportunity to hear their stories of what it has been like to be pilots, rise through the ranks, deploy and serve as Veterans of foreign wars.
Free and open to the public. Sign up for email reminders.
Not So Young Adult Book Club
Saturday, Nov 9 - 10:30 AM
Some of the best written books are YA! Our Not So Young Adult Book Club are adults who enjoy reading and discussing a YA book each month. Next, we will be discussing Red Rising by PIerce Brown, book #1 in the captivating series, with amazing reviews.
"NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Pierce Brown's relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card."
"Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field."--USA Today
Books available for check out at the library.
Adult Crafting: Giving Plate
Saturday, November 23rd, 10:30 am
technique of reverse decoupage on glass. This event has a limited capacity. Click here to sign up.
TechConnect
Saturday, November 9th, 10:30 am
Our popular Tech Connect series of workshops aim to give you confidence in using everyday technology in a stress-free learning atmosphere. Whether you are a technophobe or a technowiz, you are welcome.
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.
New Books
Below is a scolling list of the latest titles added to our catalog.
Story Times
Fall Sessions
Birth to Pre-K Story Time:
Under 5 Story Times will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 AM.
After-School Story Times signups will open for everyone on September 3 at 10:00 AM. 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 September 17 and our first Thursday meeting on September 19. The bus arrives around 3:00 and parent pickup is at 3:45. Both sessions are currently full; waitlisted students who sign up by October 15 will be granted early access to signups for the Spring session.
- Kindergarten Club will be held on Wednesdays, with our first meeting on October 2. 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. Sign up here for Silent Reading Club.
Email Miss Leah at hamptonfalls.librarykids@gmail.com with any questions.
Messy Play
2024 Sessions
10:30-11:30am
The following Fridays: September 13, October 18, and November 15
Drop in for some messy play with Miss Leah. Sign up not required; bring a friend!
Lego Club
2024 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:
September 11, October 2, November 6, and December 4.
Build with LEGO blocks, Keva Planks, Snap Circuits, and more.
Use this link to sign up for Lego Club.
*Students who are participating in both Kindergarten Club and LEGO Club must be attended by an adult between 3:30 and 4:00.
Art Club and Comic Club
2024 Sessions
Art Club:
Wednesdays from 4:00 - 4:45 pm. Grades 1-6
September 18, October 9, and November 13.
Watercolor tutorials with Let’s Make Art, Drawing tutorials with Art For Kids Hub, and more.
Use this link to sign up for Art Club.
Comic Club:
Wednesdays from 4:00-4:45 pm.Grades 2-6
September 25, October 16, and November 20.
Learn about graphic novel authors/artists, share your favorite reads, and write your own comics. Use this link to sign up for Comic Club.