Summer Reading 2022

Starting June 21st!

The Hampton Falls Free Library invites children ages 3 and up to enjoy our “Oceans of Possibilities” summer reading program at the Library this summer.  The Summer Reading Program encourages reading for pleasure and participation in an exciting line-up of events and activities.

Click here to sign up.

Click here for a printable calendar of all our summer reading events and activities.

Ed Pop! Magic

Wednesday June 29th at 6:00 pm

New to the Library this year! Sponsored by the Friends of the Hampton Falls Free Library and the Rubin Family.  Free and open to the public. No sign up required. Held at the Public Safety Building.

Center for Wildlife

Wednesday, July 27th at 6:00 pm

Learn about Raptors and Reptiles with the Center for Wildlife’s animal ambassadors. Sponsored by the Hampton Falls Tricentennial Committee. Free and open to the public.  No sign up required. Held at the Public Safety Building.

Library Director, Hampton Falls Free Library, Hampton Falls, NH

Small Town, Big Opportunity!

The Library Director will direct and coordinate the overall operations of the library including recruiting, training and supervising staff; managing library materials and programs; facilitating discussions at book club meetings; interacting with the public; reviewing and approving expenses for payment; as well as managing the maintenance of the building and grounds. Public library experience is required; Master’s in Library Science or equivalent is preferred. Click here for the detailed job description and requirements. Anticipated start date is late August 2022.

Qualified candidates please respond to hamptonfallsfreelibrary@gmail.com.

 

Adult Summer Reading Program 2022

June 7 through July 30

Once again, the Library will offer a summer reading program for adults. For Library newcomers, the program is simple. Sign up at the front desk. Earn a raffle ticket for every book you read. Write your name and phone number on the ticket and place it in the prize bucket of your choice. The Library gratefully acknowledges the following local businesses for donations of gift cards: Churchill’s Garden Center, Coastal Living Paint and Hardware, Dodge’s Agway, The Galley Hatch Restaurant, The Old Salt Restaurant, and Quicksilver Fine Jewelry. In addition, The Friends of the Hampton Falls Free Library have sponsored a grand prize of a gift card to Water Street Books in Exeter. The adult program will run from June 7 through July 30.

Adult Book Club

June 29th at 7 p.m.

In person at the Library or by Zoom

In June, the adult book group will meet to discuss Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou. This outstanding work of non-fiction is the investigation into the controversial Theranos Corporation, a company currently facing charges of fraud and embezzlement, not to mention, the inspiration behind the TV series, The Dropout. We will be joined remotely by a research specialist with over five years of experience in clinical assay development in a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLA) certified lab. She also developed an assay for a single copy detection of HIV which was copyrighted for licensing.

Museum Passes

Free or discounted admission

Thanks to the the generosity of the Friends of the Hampton Falls Free Library, we are pleased to once again offer Library passes for free or reduced admission to over a dozen museums and gardens! Learn about local history at Strawbery Banke, the Wright Museum of World War II in Wolfeboro, the American Independence Museum, as well as the three dozen historic homes and properties of Historic New England. Enjoy the peaceful settings in Bedrock Gardens in Lee and The Fells at Lake Sunapee. Hike in one of NH’s many state parks and marvel at the natural world at the Seacoast Science Center. Learn about art at the Currier Museum in Manchester, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, and the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, ME. New for this year, the Library is pleased to also offer reduced price admission to the Squam Lake Natural Science Center in Holderness. Call to reserve your pass!

Return of the Book and Bake Sale

The Library will once again hold the annual book and bake sale! This year’s sale is scheduled for Saturday, September 24 from 10-2. The Library staff will accept donations of gently used adult  and children’s books beginning in August. The Library is in need of volunteers to help sort books and set up the sale. If you love books and are interested, please see a staff member.

New Books