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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.
Winter News
Winter is upon us and the Children’s Room is happy to carry on some of our favorite traditions. Our Thanksgiving Food Drive will be running until November 20th so please bring nonperishable food donations to the children’s room.
We will also be continuing with our Book Angels program but in a slightly different way. We are encouraging monetary donations which will be used to purchase books for the children in our district. We look forward to the start of the new year and wish you all a healthy and happy season!
"Reading for me, is spending time with a friend.” ~ Gary Paulsen
Featured Winter Programs
Gingerbread House Decorating
Pick up: Saturday, December 19
Reserve a free house decorating kit for a fun afternoon activity! Sign up with the children’s room staff for a complete kit for your family. Reservations are on a first come, first served basis until supplies run out.
Winter Wednesdays!
Wednesdays in December at 10:00 am on Facebook & Instagram
Join the children’s room staff for winter stories and activities.
Toddle Tales
Tuesdays at 10:00 am on Facebook & Instagram
Join Miss Sarah for some fun stories, flannel boards and puppets!
Petite Picassos
Thursdays at 10:00 am on Facebook & Instagram
We’ll feature a new arts & crafts project every Thursday that you can complete using materials you might have at home.
Friday Funday
Fridays at 10:00 am on Facebook & Instagram
You never know what the children’s room staff will come up with next. Join us each week for an ever changing program of stories, puppets and fun!
Family Chopped Challenge
December 28 at 4:00 pm on Facebook & Instagram
We give you a list of mystery ingredients, you turn them into a delicious dish!
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
