Kids & Family

Reading to Your Child isFUNdamental!Consequential!Elemental!Indispensable!

Celebration of Long Pond Greenbelt
Saturday, October 9 · 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Join us at the Vineyard Field behind the South Fork Natural History Museum for the Celebration of Long Pond Greenbelt. This celebration will include a variety of programs, including guided trail walks, a “Meet the Animals” program with Quogue Wildlife Rescue, environmental craft stations and more!

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.

Autumn News

Summer has come to an end and what a wonderful summer it was. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Summer Reading Club. As a community, we read over 50,000 minutes! As we move into the fall, we have some great programming on offer. We’re going to get moving with some Zumba for kids, learn safety during fire prevention week and trick or treat at our Annual Halloween Parade. We look forward to seeing you this fall. Please check our website calendar for registration links to programs and contact us with any questions.

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.