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How it works
Using Beanstack, log reading to earn badges!
In addition to reading, help make kindness the norm in your community this summer!
Each week you'll get a special badge for completing a kindness activity.
The Summer Reading Program runs from June 16 - August 1, 2025.
**Prefer to use a paper reading log? Download and print this reading log!
Make sure to bring your reading log in to a circulation desk for a staff member to document your minutes, this will make you eligible for prizes! Or log your reading on the Beanstack app!
Summer Reading Kickoff
Monday June 16, 3:30-5:00 PM
Join us on the library lawn for bubbles & magic from Sages Entertainment and a frozen treat! Plus, sign up for the Summer Reading Program and get your registration prize!
The kickoff party will be held rain or shine!
In the event we need to move indoors, space will be limited.
Story Times
We will offer Pop-Up Story Times throughout the summer. They will be geared for children age 2 through 6, but all families are welcome! Bring a blanket and meet on the lawn.
Play Cart
Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00-3:00 (Weather permitting)
Our play cart offers a rotating variety of nature and STEM supplies, loose parts, miscellaneous items, and household goods, as well as large motor skill items. Children are encouraged to explore, be creative, enjoy the supplies and items, and socialize. Bring a blanket or chair and use the garden, sidewalk, and back lawn for play space.
The Library is a great place to meet friends for a playdate!
2025 Summer Activities
Some of our programming will be outside on the lawn. The grass may be damp, blankets suggested.
We will move inside should a weather event occur.
Intergenerational Craft (Painting)
Thursday June 18, 10:00 am
The Children's Room is collaborating with Easterseals Rochester to unite older community members with some of our youngest Library users.
Join us in the Story Time room at the library to enjoy painting 4x4" canvases, light snacks, and socializing.
Ages 5-12
Registration required. Registration opens Monday, June 2nd. Please stop in or call the Children's Room at 603-335-7549 to sign up.
Family Movie Morning: Migration
Thursday June 19th at 10 am
Join us on the 2nd floor of the library in the Community Room for a morning showing of Migration!
*This event is geared for children under 12, along with their adult, but the whole family is welcome.
*Please note that children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
*Adults must be with a child as well.
Light snacks & drinks will be available.
Feel free to bring a cozy blanket!
No registration required.
Children's Room: Musical Moments with Abby: Sing, Say, Move and Play
Tuesday, June 24, 9:15 am
Tuesday July 1, 9:15 am
Tuesday July 8, 9:15 am
Tuesday July 15, 9:15 am
Tuesday July 22, 9:15 am
Tuesday July 29, 9:15
Sing, Say, Move, and Play! Music fun for you and your infant/toddler. 4 years & younger. This program will be held outside on the lawn. Grass may be damp; please bring a blanket. Should the weather require, we will move inside.
For more information, call 335-7549.
Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals
Wednesday, July 25, 6:00 pm
Year-round, Lindsay brings her larger-than-life Puppet Pals to child and family audiences across New England. Filled with silliness, active audience engagement, and memorable characters, this series of charming short stories will delight the young and the young-at-heart!
Ideal for ages 3-8.
Tie-Dye/Ages 12 & Under
Thursday June 26th, 10:00 am
Leave the cleanup to us! Bring your own T-shirt, headband, socks, pillowcase, etc. We will provide the dye and a space to work. Children 12 and under are welcome.
Registration Required. Registration opens Monday, June 9th. Please stop in or call the Children's Room at 603-335-7549 to sign up.
Fun with Robots Ages 6-12
Thursday, July 2, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Kids will work together to play and learn beginner coding with robots! Ages 6-11 Registration required.
Registration opens Monday, June 16th. Please stop in or call the Children's Room at 603-335-7549 to sign up.
Spin Art
Thursday, July 9, 10:00 - 11:00 am
Kids ages 6-12 will explore the magic of colors and centrifugal force to craft unique masterpieces they can proudly take home. No artistic experience is needed—just bring your enthusiasm and let the colors fly!
Registration required. Registration opens Monday, June 23rd.
Cardboard Chaos Ages 5-12
Thursday July 10, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Kids ages 5-12 (and their grown-ups!) can let their imaginations run wild building forts, cars, costumes, mazes, or whatever they can dream up!
Makedo cardboard construction tools will be available to use!
Located in the Community Room on Floor 2.
Drop-in. No registration required.
Family Movie Night: Paddington in Peru
Monday July 14, 5:30 pm
Join us on the 2nd floor of the library in the Community Room for a showing of Paddington in Peru!
*This event is for children ages 4 and up, along with their adult.
*Please note that children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
*Adults must be with a child as well.
Light snacks & drinks will be available.
Feel free to bring a cozy blanket!
No registration required.
Clay Class with Mudcity Clay
Tuesday July 15, 10:00 - 11:00 am
Kids ages 6-12 can join Mudcity Clay for a free clay class in the Children's Story Time room at the library. Registration required.
Registration opens Monday, June 30th. Please stop in or call the Children's Room at 603-335-7549 to sign up.
3-D Pens Ages 8-12
Wednesday, July 16, 2:00-3:00 pm
Kids ages 8-11 can craft their own 3D objects with 3Doodler pens, which use eco-friendly plastic and low heat to ensure a safe and fun experience.
Registration required. Registration opens Monday, June 30th. Please stop in or call the Children's Room at 603-335-7549 to sign up.
Nature-Based Storytime & Play with Four Winds Nature Institute
Thursday, July 17, 10:00-11:00 am
Nature-based play nurtures a sense of wonder, place, well-being, and creativity. To foster this play and cultivate a sense of community, Four Winds Nature Institute is delighted to offer an outdoor story time and nature-based play session. We will be reading stories that support nature-based play, providing an invitation for seasonally-appropriate loose parts play, and sharing resources and modeling the adult role in outdoor play.
This story time and nature play time is designed for children birth- six years old, but all ages are welcome to join.
No registration required.
Bag Painting
Thursday, July 24, 10:00 - 11:00 am
Kids ages 2-12 can drop in to join us for tote bag painting, while supplies last.
No registration required.
Magic with Sages Entertainment
Thursday, July 29, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Join us on the library lawn for magic and fun for the whole family with Sages Entertainment!
No registration required.