Executive Order May Impact Services at the HFFL
An Executive Order issued Friday, March 14th, 2025 calls for the reduction and elimination of functions of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is an independent federal agency that supports libraries and museums in all 50 states and U.S. territories. IMLS serves as the primary source of federal support for libraries and museums across the nation, aiming to inspire these institutions to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. (click to continue reading)
TechConnect - Fun with AI
Saturday, March 29 10:30 am
Tech Connect: Fun with AI: Unlock the Magic of Technology!
Saturday, March 29th at 10:30am- 12:30pm
Curious about how Artificial Intelligence can make your life easier? This session is all about making AI technology fun and accessible, no matter your skill level. Whether you’re a beginner or just curious, you’ll leave with practical knowledge on how to use AI in your everyday life.
What You’ll Learn:
- AI Tools 101: Get hands-on experience and discover apps and tools that can help with daily tasks and finding new ways to be creative.
- Writing Made Easy: Learn how to use AI to help you with all your writing tasks - without the writer's block!
Come ready to explore, ask questions, and have fun with AI! Free and open to the public. Class size is limited to ensure individualized instruction. Sign up to attend.
Cookbook Club
Saturday, March 22nd at Noon
Using How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman for inspiration; members will choose, cook, and bring a recipe for sharing. New members welcome. Contact the Library with any questions.
Free and open to the public. Sign up to receive email reminders for this a future Cookbook Club events.
ompractice
Free classes available now!
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NEW! Free Online Movement & Mindfulness Classes through 'ompractice',
free access to over 100 live fitness and mindfulness classes a week.
Get active and focus on your whole health! Sign up here.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Hampton Falls Free Library.
Speed Puzzling at the Library!
Plus! Chess and other games. Saturday, April 5th 1-4 pm
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Gather a team of up to four people and get ready, get set, puzzle! Ravensburger has generously donated ten copies of a beautiful 500-piece puzzles, and you’re invited to race to build it first. Prizes will be awarded to the three fastest teams. Think you’ve got what it takes? Sign up now!
Don't have a team? Sign up as a single player and we will match you with another puzzler!
This competition is open to local amateur teams only.
Plus! Join us for our newly-formed Chess Club and Board Game Club! Open to all ages, the first Saturday of each month, from 1-4. No signup necessary.
Adult Book Club
Wednesday, March 26th 6:30 pm
Scattered shards in the Pacific and the Caribbean, the not-quite states― American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands― and their 4 million people are often forgotten, even by most Americans. But they’re filled with American flags, U.S. post offices, and Little League baseball games. How did these territories come to be part of the United States? What are they like? And why aren’t they states? When Doug Mack realized just how little he knew about the territories, he set off on a globe-hopping quest covering more than 30,000 miles to see them all. The Not-Quite States of America is an entertaining account of the territories’ place in the USA, and it raises fascinating questions about the nature of empires. As Mack shows, the territories aren’t mere footnotes to American history; they are a crucial part of the story.
Join us for the discussion. Copies of the books will be available at the Library. To receive supplementary materials and email reminders, sign up below.
Digital Discovery
Fridays 2-4 pm
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!
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.
What's New in Libby and Hoopla
Any time!
A few more weeks of winter and who knows what Mother Nature has in store. Staying in due to the weather? Libby and Hoopla are available any time to get some good reads, music, audiobooks, and magazines onto your digital gadgets. Download the free apps to receive access to thousands of materials with your library card.
Use Hoopla Binge Pass to stream content for 7 days with just one borrow!
Use Libby's website to get started.
See what Hoopla has to offer.
Or, call or stop in the Library if you need help getting started!
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.
New Books
Below is a scolling list of the latest titles added to our catalog.
Story Times
Winter/Spring Sessions
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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.
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