Story Time and Lap Time
Beginning the week of 10/23……
Story Time and Lap Time Share the joy of reading with your child! Learn some new songs to share together and hear a few stories. There’s always an art experience, too😊 Story Time is held Tuesdays at 1 PM and Wednesdays at 10:30 AM For ages 2 1/2–5. Meet other families and give your youngster early exposure to songs and stories. Lap Time is held Fridays at 10:30 AM for ages 2 1/2 and younger with a caregiver. All new songs this year! Both programs will be held in the Community Room at the Hopkinton Town Library!
Stop and Read!
Here’s an activity for you and your children that will get you outside AND reading! Four “Story Stops” are set up at the following locations: 1. the Jane Lewellen Bandstand (near the Depot) 2. the playground behind the Slusser Center 3. on the Slusser Center porch 4. on the Hopkinton Town Library covered porch (closest to the Slusser Center) Read the stories and follow the directions in the bag. Don’t forget to leave the book for the next reader! After you’ve read all four stories, bring your checklist (in the bag) to the library (lower level of the Slusser Center) and choose a book prize. (All four of the picture books are from the Top 100 Picture Books for the 21st Century (compiled by School Library Journal.) 
If you have any questions, call the library at 746-3663, email Leigh at lmaynard@hopkintontownlibrary.org or stop by!! Looking for kids ebooks and eaudiobooks?
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New on the StoryWalk™!
Paws to Read!
Read with Emma!
Emma is a very friendly yellow lab. She's a licensed therapy dog. She'll be coming to the library to listen to children read or show pictures in a book and tell their own story. Call 746-3663 or email the library to reserve your 15 minute time slot. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15th from 4-5pm Book Awards
New Hampshire Awards: Ladybug Picture Book Award Cochecho Readers' Award (Grades 3-4 in Dover) Great Stone Face Award (Grades 4-6 Statewide) 2018-2019 Great Stone Face list Isinglass Award (Grades 7-8 Statewide) Flume Award (NH Teen Reader’s Choice Award - Grades 9-12) National Awards: Caldecott Award Newbery Award Links to Hopkinton School sites:
We're here to help!The Children’s Librarian and the Reference Librarian will be available to help you find the books or resources you need. Please see Leigh Maynard or the Reference Librarian of the day for assistance.
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Great Websites for Kids and Parents!
Looking for a good book?
Looking for more books like your favorites? The next book in your series? A new author? Try NoveList K-8 Plus! (ask at the library for the username and password) |
Explora provides a safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. (ask at the library for the username and password)
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Great Web Sites for Kids
Links to great reference sites recommended by the American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/greatsites
Parenting
ALA Great Websites for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers Links to great sites recommended by the American Library Association. http://gws.ala.org/category/sites-parents-caregivers-teachers-others
Home Schooling
New Hampshire Homeschooling Coalition (NHHC) The NHHC is an all-volunteer organization which exists solely to support homeschooling in New Hampshire. http://www.nhhomeschooling.org/
New Hampshire Homeschooling Resources This site is dedicated to homeschooling, homeschoolers, parents, students, and caregivers interested in improving the quality of a homeschool education. http://nhhr.dimentech.com/index.html
Online Learning
Online Learning in New Hampshire connects K-12 students to e-learning programs. This site is maintained by the New Hampshire Department of Education Office of Educational Technology. http://nheon.org/onlinelearning/
Links to great reference sites recommended by the American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/greatsites
Parenting
ALA Great Websites for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers Links to great sites recommended by the American Library Association. http://gws.ala.org/category/sites-parents-caregivers-teachers-others
Home Schooling
New Hampshire Homeschooling Coalition (NHHC) The NHHC is an all-volunteer organization which exists solely to support homeschooling in New Hampshire. http://www.nhhomeschooling.org/
New Hampshire Homeschooling Resources This site is dedicated to homeschooling, homeschoolers, parents, students, and caregivers interested in improving the quality of a homeschool education. http://nhhr.dimentech.com/index.html
Online Learning
Online Learning in New Hampshire connects K-12 students to e-learning programs. This site is maintained by the New Hampshire Department of Education Office of Educational Technology. http://nheon.org/onlinelearning/
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
NH 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is an early literacy initiative that encourages families to read to their young children and to use the resources of their public libraries. The project is based on the national 1000 Books Before Kindergarten initiative. NH 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is sponsored by CHILIS (Children’s Librarians of New Hampshire) and supported by the NH State Library, Center for the Book at the NH State Library, the NH Academy of Family Physicians, and NH Family Voices.
Early childhood experts have confirmed that the more you read to children, the more prepared and eager they will be when it comes time for them to learn to read independently. 1000 books may seem like a daunting number, but consider: if you read one story a day to your child, you’d complete 365 in one year. By your child’s 3rd birthday, you’ll have greatly exceeded the 1K mark. So get started today! Each time you read a story to your child, log the title of the book here. If you read the same book repeatedly, it counts each time! Reading books includes audio books, books read at Story Time, books read to your child by caregivers, family, etc.
The Hopkinton Town Library encourages you to read with your child beginning at birth (and before). Once registered for the program, you will receive a folder that includes a listing of suggested activities for you and your child/children to do together, reading lists, and a title log or coloring log to fill out (or both, if you choose).
After reading 100 titles, bring the log to the library. Your child will receive a sticker and the next log. At that time, they will also be given a library tote bag with the New Hampshire 1000 Books Before Kindergarten logo. (These bags are made in NH and are provided for us by the Hopkinton Town Library Foundation.) Every time your log is filled with 100 books, you may bring it to the library for another sticker and the next log sheet. There will be two events to meet and chat with other participants: one in January and one in May. After listening to 1000 books, your child/children will be given a certificate of completion and a special book prize! What a great way to share the love of reading with your child!
NH 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is an early literacy initiative that encourages families to read to their young children and to use the resources of their public libraries. The project is based on the national 1000 Books Before Kindergarten initiative. NH 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is sponsored by CHILIS (Children’s Librarians of New Hampshire) and supported by the NH State Library, Center for the Book at the NH State Library, the NH Academy of Family Physicians, and NH Family Voices.
Early childhood experts have confirmed that the more you read to children, the more prepared and eager they will be when it comes time for them to learn to read independently. 1000 books may seem like a daunting number, but consider: if you read one story a day to your child, you’d complete 365 in one year. By your child’s 3rd birthday, you’ll have greatly exceeded the 1K mark. So get started today! Each time you read a story to your child, log the title of the book here. If you read the same book repeatedly, it counts each time! Reading books includes audio books, books read at Story Time, books read to your child by caregivers, family, etc.
The Hopkinton Town Library encourages you to read with your child beginning at birth (and before). Once registered for the program, you will receive a folder that includes a listing of suggested activities for you and your child/children to do together, reading lists, and a title log or coloring log to fill out (or both, if you choose).
After reading 100 titles, bring the log to the library. Your child will receive a sticker and the next log. At that time, they will also be given a library tote bag with the New Hampshire 1000 Books Before Kindergarten logo. (These bags are made in NH and are provided for us by the Hopkinton Town Library Foundation.) Every time your log is filled with 100 books, you may bring it to the library for another sticker and the next log sheet. There will be two events to meet and chat with other participants: one in January and one in May. After listening to 1000 books, your child/children will be given a certificate of completion and a special book prize! What a great way to share the love of reading with your child!
