Please take our short Summer of Fun 2021 Survey!
Children's Programs
"Know Before You Go": Story Time information sheet.
Please fill out this Story Time survey so we can serve you better. 
Toddler Time Dates
Thursday September 23 Thursday October 7 Thursday October 21 Thursday November 11 Thursday November 18 Thursday December 9 Thursday December 16 Masks are strongly recommended. 
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! 
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 6 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. 
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 Links to Hopkinton School sites:
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Now on the Story Walk™
The Story Walk™ starts near the playground behind the library and Slusser Center.
Take a walk in the woods and read
"The Big Umbrella" by Amy June Bates (cowritten with Juniper Bates) currently on the Story Walk™ behind the Slusser Center and playground. Summer interns Molly Kerr and Emma LaCombe assembled and hung the story for your enjoyment! Be sure to leave a note in the mailbox to tell us what you think. This story was selected to coordinate with our Summer of Fun theme "Hello Hopkinton: Celebrating our Community". Summer of Fun Recap!
Stuffed Animal Sleepover!
One (Tiny) Room Challenge!
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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! Use your 14 digit library card number to access this service. |
Explora provides a safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. Use your 14 digit library card number to access this service.
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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/
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!
