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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
The Hampton Library is happy to welcome summer with exciting programs for the entire family. Please stop in the library and pick up our summer reading tote bag that will include all the details of our summer reading program. We are excited to be kicking off the Summer Reading Program with Nick The Balloonatic. Lets give him a Bridgehampton welcome as he entains our families with his amazing balloon artistry. To welcome the Summer Solstice we have planned a Mommy and Me Yoga out on the lawn and are happy to announce the arrival of Kai, The Hampton Library Reading Dog. Please stop in to visit and read to him. We are excited for the community to join us for our 7th annual Family Fun Day. We have lots of food, games and activities planned for this special event. The children's’ room staff looks forward to seeing everyone there.
"There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all." ~ Jacqueline Kennedy
Featured Summer Programs
Mondays at Madoo
Mondays at 10:00 am
Join us for an hour long story time in the Magnolia Bosque featuring storytellers from the Hampton Library who will keep your child enthralled with music and tales from near and far. This event will take place every Monday at the Madoo Conservancy. Be sure to pack a picnic lunch and hang out for a while. This story time will be held as long as weather permits. Please contact the Hampton Library at 631 537-0015 to confirm the event if the weather is questionable. The Madoo Conservancy is located at 618 Sagg Main Street in Sagaponack.
Live Animal Show – Reptiles and Amphibians
Tuesday, June 4 at 4:00 pm
Learn more about our not so slimy friends with this hands on encounter.
Makerspace Mondays
June 10, July 8, August 12 at 4:00 pm
Join us for Makerspace Mondays as you have the chance to be creative and innovative.
Bottle Rockets (Rockets made from Bottles)
Thursday, June 13, at 4:00 pm
Build a water propelled rocket from a plastic bottle! For ages 7 to 12.
Minecraft Club
Wednesdays at 6:30 pm
If you love Minecraft as we do, join us as we dig and build our way to creating the world of our dreams. Play in creative mode and use your imagination to build anything you can dream up. Prove your skills in survival mode as you create shelter and tools to protect yourself from the creatures of the night, or take part in any number of multi-player games. Space is limited so make sure you register for this program. You must register even if you have your own computer and account. If you need an account and computer, please let us know at the time of registration. For ages 7 and up.
Advanced Paper Airplanes
Thursday, June 20, at 4:00 pm
Learn to build record breaking, aerobatic, and classic paper airplanes. For ages 7 to 12.
Summer Solstice Mommy & Me Yoga Celebration
Friday June 21 at 10:00 am
Come celebrate the mark of summer with yoga play on the lawn. Program will take place indoors in inclement weather.
Nick the Balloonatic
Friday, June 28 at 4:00pm
Come soar into the universe with Nick the Balloonatic as we kick off the summer reading program. Watch his amazing balloon artistry as he creates a universe made out of balloons. Fun for the entire family.
Summer Reading Program 2019
Friday, June 28 to Friday, August 30
Please register in the children’s room for the summer reading program, a Universe of Stories. Included in your packet is a reading and activity log. Every time you complete a book or activity stop by the children’s room for a prize. The program will conclude with our annual Summer Reading Ice Cream Party. Ages Birth – Age 6
BridgeKids Summer Reading Program 2019
Friday, June 28 to Friday, August 30
Please register in the children’s room for the summer reading program. Included in your packet is a reading and activity log. Every time you complete a book or activity stop by the children’s room for a raffle ticket for an entry to win one of our Bridgekids prize baskets. Prize basket winners will be announced at our Summer Reading Ice Cream Party. For Ages 7-12
Mission Space
Thursdays, July 11 & 18, at 4:00 pm
Join us each week for some science experiments and themed space crafts. For ages 7 to 12.
Birth Circle
Thursday, July 18 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.
Toddlers Twist & Shout
Thursdays, July 18 & August 15 at 10:00 am
Featuring Katherine C. H. E. Bring your little ones (babies welcome, too) for some singing, dancing, and twisting fun.
7th Annual Family Fun Day
Saturday, July 20 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Come join us on the Library’s back lawn for an afternoon filled with fun for the entire family. Come enjoy a hot dog, shaved ice, music, dancing and some fun filled activities. A great time to be had by all. All are welcome!
Windmill Tour
Thursday, July 25, 4:00pm
Visit the The Beebe Windmill—the only windmill to have a decorative design on Long Island – for a lesson in history and engineering! We will meet at the Beebe Windmill, Hildreth Ave, Bridgehampton, NY
Model Rocket Club
Thursdays, July 25th and August 1st at 4:00 pm
Build a model rocket on the 25th and then join us for a launch on the 1st! Rockets and engine will be provided. Supplies limited. Registration required. For ages 7 to 12.
Imagination Playground
Friday, July 26 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
For all ages. Come let your imaginations soar in this fun filled creative free play program. You can make objects like animals, rockets ships, robots, and cities. The skies the limit. A fun event for the entire family.
Marble Run Madness
Thursday, August 8 at 4:00 pm
Create your own marble contraption then race it against your friends. The skies the limit on what you can build! For ages 7 to 12.
Paint Planets
Thursday, August 15 at 4:00 pm
Learn our secret techniques for creating interesting planetary process art! For ages 7 to 12.
Escape Room Spaceship
Thursday, August 22 at 4:00 pm
You have one hour to escape the spaceship before the aliens take over the world. Use your wits to solve puzzles as you race against the clock to escape For ages 7 to 12.
Summer Reading Ice Cream Celebration
Saturday, August 31 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Come celebrate all your hard earned reading at the Hampton Library with some ice-cream. The library is hosting an ice-cream party for everyone who completed the summer reading program.
What We Are Reading...
Hello, Universe, by Erin Entrada Kelly
Newbury Award winner Erin Entrada Kelly has produced a wonderful story of bravery, friendship and compassion. In this coming of age novel meet four unlikely candidates destined to become friends because everyone needs a few true friends. The story is narrated by the four main characters, Virgil Salinas, a kindred soul who is not like his sports driven family, Valencia Somerset, who is deaf and loves nature, but feels lonely, Kaori Tanaka, an energetic fortune teller and star reader and Chet Bullens the neighborhood bully. How do they all meet? It all happened one day when a prank goes too far and Virgil goes missing. Virgil is on his way to his psychic appointment with Kaori when he meets up with Chet in woods. Chet being the bully he is, throws Virgil’s backpack into the well. Virgil’s pet guinea pig, Gulliver is in his backpack. Virgil climbs down the well to rescue him but the last few rungs on the ladder are missing so he jumps down knowing he will not be able to get out. Meanwhile Kaori is concerned that Virgil is late for his appointment because he is never late. Kaori’s next appointment does show up, Valencia Somerset. Can the two of them with the help of Gem, Kaori’s tag a long sister find out what happened to Virgil? A beautifully written novel that will touch your heart. You never know when a true friend will come along.
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The Good Egg, by Jory John
In this delightful picture book meet the good egg and the rest of his bad behaved dozen. After living with his poorly behaved family our good egg starts to crack up. To save himself he leaves his family hoping to find a perfect world. On his journey he realizes that life is not perfect, and that is okay. All readers will be absorbed in the strong message of balancing life’s mishaps as well as accepting others for who they are. This books flowing story and beautifully fun crafted illustrations is sure to leave you “eggcited.”
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"You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.”
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