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Kids & Family Services
About Us
Our Kids and Family Services Department serves youngsters from birth to 6th grade, as well as their parents and caregivers through a special collection of parenting and teaching materials.
Year-round programming includes programs for babies and toddlers, story times for pre-schoolers and elementary school students, bilingual story times, arts and crafts, live entertainment, films, parenting workshops and an incentive/reward based summer reading program.
Our staff are glad to assist children and teens in finding the right material for their homework assignments, research projects, general information and reading enjoyment. We also has a large collection of books, videos and other materials in both English and Spanish.
Hampton Library is a Family Place Library
Family Place is a network of children's librarians nationwide who believe that literacy begins at birth, and that libraries can help build healthy communities by nourishing healthy families. Please visit our specially designed, welcoming space within the children's area and out collections of books, toys, music and multimedia materials for babies and toddlers.
Summer News
Join us for a summer of Tails & Tales! Summer Reading begins May 28 this year, so be sure to sign up and start earning prizes. Our new virtual logging system, Beanstack, is easy to use and will enable you to log books and/or minutes from wherever you are.
Read to Me is for children from birth to 4 years old, I Can Read is for children ages 5 to 7 and BridgeKids is for children ages 8 to 12. The younger kids will complete activities and log their reading to earn points that will unlock prizes. Read the Summer Staff Pick and receive an extra prize!
We are offering in-person programs throughout the summer! (Registration will be required.) Sign up using the calendar on our website. We are thrilled to welcome you back to the Hampton Library and cannot wait to see you this summer.
In an effort to streamline email requests for items, craft bags, and program registration, all email requests should be sent to: FamilyFun@hamptonlibrary.org
"Reading for me, is spending time with a friend.” ~ Gary Paulsen
What We Are Reading...
That's What Dinosaurs Do, by Jory John
Jory John delivers another charming tale about being yourself and the struggle to fit in with the expectations of others. Dinosaur struggles with the advice of experts, the expectations of the townspeople, and in the end, has to make a tough decision about denying their true nature. Is it worth it to sacrifice your identity to make other people happy?
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Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson
A series of surprising events tears young Jim Hawkins from his familiar life at the Admiral Benbow Inn and sends him on a high seas adventure that tests his courage and teaches him that not everything is black and white and you never know who you can trust. Murderous and deceitful pirates, high seas combat, deserted islands and buried treasure frame a timeless coming of age story and a true adventure classic.
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"You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.”
Kids Program Calendar
