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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
The children’s room had a wonderful fall season and we are looking forward to the holidays! We have our Annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 7 at 2:00 pm. This is a great time to get together with the community and share some holiday cheer. Don’t forget to sign up for our Gingerbread Cookie Decorating and bring a taste of the holidays home. We have great winter programming coming up including some new events, like our Miyazaki Film Festival for Bridgekids and a visit from the Pollack Krasner House, who will help us make Jackson Pollack inspired art. We look forward to a great winter and hope to see you at our programs!
"Reading for me, is spending time with a friend.” ~ Gary Paulsen
Featured Autumn Programs
Water Color Snowflakes
Friday, December 13 at 4:00 pm
For children ages 4 and up. Create dreamy snowflake paintings using watercolors. Our secret trick will make it looks like your painting has snow on it! Please dress for a mess.
Life Size Gingerbread People
Friday, December 20 at 4:00 pm
For children ages 4 and up. Children will trace themselves on paper and decorate like a giant gingerbread cookie. Make yourself look good enough to eat!
New Year’s Countdown!
Friday, December 27 at 4:00 pm
For children ages 4 and up. Ready to countdown to midnight? We have just the crafts to complete your party. Make noisemakers and streamer launchers to help ring in the New Year!
Board Game Bonanza
Friday, January 3 at 4:00 pm
For children ages 4 and up. A fun afternoon for the family, make your way through the library’s selection of awesome board games
Indoor Mini Golf
Friday, January 10 at 4:00 pm
For children ages 4 and up. All the fun of mini golf brought inside the library! Tee up for a game of golf around the program room.
“T” & Cookies
Sundays, December 8, January 12 & February 9 at 2:30 pm
Enjoy fantastic stories and cookies! There’s always some sort of surprise when “T” is involved. No registration required. For children of all ages.
Birth Circle
Thursday, January 16 at 7:00 pm
We believe in the power of community. We welcome you to our Circle to share or listen to stories of womanhood and parenthood. All backgrounds, experiences, and choices are honored. These meetings are a safe place for those interested in being supported and/or supporting other women and families through pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and all stages of parenting. In arms babies are welcome. Hosted by the East End Birth Network, Inc.
Tin Foil Icicles
Friday, January 24 at 4:00 pm
For children ages 4 and up. These everlasting icicles will last long after the snow melts! Come make a fun decoration to bring some winter magic indoors.
Friday Matinee: Aladdin
Friday, January 25 at 4:00 pm
Join us for a screening of the live-action Aladdin! Sing along as we journey through Agrabah and into a whole new world. Popcorn will be provided!
Play-a-palooza
Every Tuesday at 10:00 am
This is a special time for parents and caregivers to play with their young children in a fun, creative environment. Toys, puzzles, dramatic play, art exploration, and visits from experts in the community make this a fantastic opportunity for families of young children to learn, play, and explore together, and for parents and caregivers to learn from each other. Registration required. For children from birth to 4 years.
Babies and Books
Fridays at 10:00 am
Enjoy baby’s first story time, with simple books, songs, rhymes, and finger plays. Registration required. For babies from birth to 15 months.
Saturday Story Time
Saturdays at 10:00 am
Join us for a morning filled with great stories the entire family will enjoy followed by an arts and craft activity. Registration required.
Toddlers Twist & Shout
Wednesdays in January at 10:00 am
Featuring Katherine C. H. E. Bring your little ones (babies welcome, too) for some singing, dancing, and twisting fun.
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
