It’s the
Hopkinton Town Library’s
Summer of Fun
2022!
Oceans of Possibilities
June 28th-August 12th
(six weeks of programs with a one week break in the middle)
REGISTER HERE!
Registration begins on June 1st.
The Summer Reading Program is a fun way to include reading and related activities in summer family time! And, it helps children maintain and improve reading skills when not in school. Weekly programs are for children entering 5th grade and younger.
Masks are optional. When possible, programs
will be held outdoors behind the library, on the porch, or under a tent.
Please bring a towel and water bottle.
Please contact us if you require any
special assistance.
During the SUMMER months …
*Read to your children daily.
*Listen to audio books in the car or at home.
*Encourage your children to spend time reading (with their eyes or ears) and looking at books or writing books of their own.
*Talk with your children about what they are reading.
*Come to the Library’s Summer of Fun Programs!
*Visit the StoryWalk™ (on the path behind the Slusser Center)
Registration for the Summer of Fun begins June 1st.
Sign up online from home or at the library to reserve a space for each program. (We can show you how to sign up, too.)
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30 AM
For children entering 1st and 2nd grade
Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 AM
For children entering 3rd- 5th grade
Listen to theme related stories, find out about books your peers are reading, and more! Bring a book to tell us about each week. We’ll post the title on our bulletin board and you can select a book to take home as a thank you for sharing!
Special Program July 28 10:30-11:30 3rd-5th graders
Deep Sea Doodles
with Henniker cartoonist Marek Bennett
Relax your mind, recharge your creative powers, and improvise small doodles with a few simple marks... Then, "unfold" your design in the mirror to reveal surprising new panoramas. Bring your own sketchbook & art tools or use ours. You'll be amazed at the masterpieces you discover when you "mirror doodle” with us. Limit 18
Fridays, 10:30-11:30 AM
For entering Kindergartners and younger
Siblings are welcome
Music and Movement activities will be presented by a variety of performers. There will be a Rainbow Fish Day and a Sensory Day.
Summer Quest (our exciting summer activity challenge)
for 2 different age ranges!
Pick up a Quest at the library or print it from our website. Three names will be drawn from the K and under quest for a free pass to a Mr. Aaron music class. One winner from the 3rd-5th grade group will receive a gift certificate to Chuckster’s Family Fun Park.
Scavenger Hunt-Find all the beach related items in the library and enter a raffle for a great book! We’ll give you some choices.
SPECIAL EVENTS
We encourage you to bring a canned good to these events.
They will be donated to the Hopkinton Food Pantry.
*June 29th, 10:15 AM-12 PM Movie Morning:
A Disney Movie about a timid clownfish who takes a journey to find his son. Bring your own water bottle. We’ll provide popcorn! Children 5 and under must have an adult attend with them. For all ages.
*July 6, 6-7 PM Little Red Wagon Presents:
Drops in the Ocean:
a collection of tales and lessons all connected by water.
For children entering Kindergarten-4th grade and their families.
*July 13th, 10:30-11:30 AM Messy Art Day
Dress for a mess and come explore art with a variety of materials. Celebrate play and creativity, where kids can explore colors, textures and a variety of media in a safe and fun environment. Messy Art Day is all about the process of art making.
For all ages with a caregiver.
*July 15th-16th, Stuffed Animal Sleepover
Drop off your stuffed animal
between 10 AM and 5 PM on Friday.
Pick up Saturday between 9 and 10 AM and enjoy donut holes! Bring your own coffee!
For stuffed animals of all ages! One per child, please.
(Check our website for a show of their overnight antics!)
*July 27th, 4-5 PM
Whales and Seals with UNH Marine Docents
Do you have questions about whales and seals? Have them answered and test out the fun hands-on activities!
Geared for K-3rd grade with a caregiver
*August 3rd Ocean STEM with Tina White
from Young Inventors
10:30-11:30 AM (grades 1-2) Learn about the layers of the
ocean and make your own ocean zone density jar. Limit 12
1-2 PM (grades 3-5) Find out how fish stay underwater and
learn about the principle of buoyancy by making your own cartesian fish diver. Limit 12
*August 10th 10:30-11:30 AM An Ocean Themed Adventure with educator and naturalist, Linden Rayton
Learn about intertidal areas, green crabs, and periwinkles. Top it all off with a lobster themed scavenger hunt! Limit 15
Geared for children entering 1st grade and up with a caregiver
(siblings welcome)
*August 12th 10-11 AM Beach Party Finale
All participants and their families are invited to celebrate and have some treats with us!
* Registration Required- If your child would like to attend,
please register them for the program.
A BIG THANK YOU to our local supporters and teen interns!
Aaron Jones
Chucksters
Colonial Village
Contoocook Dunkin’
Families of our Participants
The Friends of the Hopkinton Town Library
The Hopkinton Town Library Foundation
Hopkinton Town Library Staff
Summer Interns
UNH Marine Docents
Hopkinton Town Library
61 Houston Drive
Contoocook, NH 03229
603-746-3663
www.hopkintontownlibrary.org
Supported by your local schools.
Reading throughout the summer helps prevent the summer slide.
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Summer 2021 Stuffed Animal Sleepover!
Looking for kids ebooks and audiobooks? Try OverDrive, Tumblebooks or hoopla!
Click or tap to borrow books from the
NH Downloadable Books Consortium (OverDrive).
You will need your library card number to access this service.
Download the Libby app to listen or read on your phone or device!
NH Downloadable Books Consortium (OverDrive).
You will need your library card number to access this service.
Download the Libby app to listen or read on your phone or device!
New Free online resource! TumbleBooks, a world leader in online children’s books, is a collection of animated talking picture books, read-alongs, ebooks, graphic novels, non-fiction, videos, language learning and educational puzzles and games. TumbleBooks are easy to use, and feature unlimited access from home! You can read as many books as you want, when you want, and on any device. There are no check-outs, holds, or downloads. Books are available instantly. Get started here!
New to hoopla? Click on the Get Started button and enter your email and a password of your choosing. Choose your library and enter your library card number. You are good to go! You are allowed 7 checkouts per calendar month. Hoopla has ebooks, audiobooks, movies, tv shows and music. Titles are available immediately - no waiting or reserves.
There are over 750,000 titles available! Get started here.
Questions? Email info@hopkintontownlibrary.org.
There are over 750,000 titles available! Get started here.
Questions? Email info@hopkintontownlibrary.org.
If you have any questions, call the library at 746-3663 or email Leigh at lmaynard@hopkintontownlibrary.org
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 any staff member for assistance!
Book Awards
New Hampshire Awards:
Ladybug Picture Book Award
Cochecho Readers' Award (Grades 3-4 in Dover)
2021-2022 Great Stone Face list (in the Hopkinton Town Library catalog)
Isinglass and Flume Awards (NH Teen book awards)
National Awards:
Caldecott Award
Newbery Award
New Hampshire Awards:
Ladybug Picture Book Award
Cochecho Readers' Award (Grades 3-4 in Dover)
2021-2022 Great Stone Face list (in the Hopkinton Town Library catalog)
Isinglass and Flume Awards (NH Teen book awards)
National Awards:
Caldecott Award
Newbery Award
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!
Use your 14 digit library card number to access this service.
Looking for more books like your favorites? The next book in your series? A new author? Try NoveList K-8 Plus!
Use your 14 digit library card number to access this service.
Links to Hopkinton School sites:
More helpful resources...
Children with Disabilities or Chronic Health Conditions
NH Family Voices New Hampshire Family Voices provides free, confidential services to families and professionals caring for children with chronic conditions and / or disabilities.We empower and inform families and professionals to feel confident when making choices for children and youth in their care. https://nhfv.org/
NH Family Voices also has a lending library to support families and professionals. nhfv.org/how-we-can-help/lending-library/
NH FAMILY VOICES FALL 2021 NEWSLETTER
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
Homeschooling
Granite State Home Educators Support group and information resource for New Hampshire homeschooling families.
https://granitestatehomeeducators.org/
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/
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/
Virtual Learning Academy Charter School VLACS is an online virtual school founded by the Exeter (NH) Region Cooperative School District that provides elementary school, middle school, high school, and adult students with the freedom to learn anywhere, anytime. https://vlacs.org/
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!
Help your kids understand Coronavirus with these picture books.
Fighting the Big Virus: Trinka, Sam, and Littletown Work Together. From the website https://piploproductions.com/trinka-and-sam-virus/ This story was developed to help young children and families talk about their experiences and feelings related to COVID-19 and the need to shelter in place. In the story, the coronavirus has spread to Littletown causing changes in everyone's lives. Check out the website for a companion booklet and parent guide.
The Corona Virus and Me by Ana Gomez; read by Susan Guttridge. Click here for the youtube link.
Download King Covid and the Kids Who Cared here. Available in editions recommended for 4-6 year olds and 7-9 year olds. Can also be used as a coloring book if you have a printer!
