Teen/Children’s

Young blonde girl holding a children's book while smiling at the camera in William Fogg Library

  • Story hours for infants, toddlers and school age children

  • Craft activities

  • Summer reading programs and activities

  • Special programs ranging from puppet theatre to music, our popular Center for Wildlife visit, magicians and more.

  • Free DVDs and CDs

  • passes to the Children’s Museums OF MAINE & New Hampshire and other local venues. Please inquire in person at the front desk.

  • Teen internships and advisory group

  • Dungeons & Dragons Club

  • Lego Club

On behalf of the 1,000 Books Foundation, we invite you to participate in this free program which encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before he or she starts kindergarten.

 PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The concept is simple; the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten. Does it sound hard? Not really if you think about it. If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. If you consider that most children start kindergarten at around 5 years of age, you have more time than you think (so get started).

The key is perseverance. Make it exciting. When your children reach a milestone, give him/her a small reward (stickers, backpacks, books).

To Participate: Pick up your child’s free 1000 books before kindergarten activity journal in the children’s room.

Learn more here