Children’s Events

Thank you for participating in the Summer Reading Program. We loved seeing you!

Children’s Story Time

Friday at 10:30 am

Stories for young learners. Hands-on crafts, read-aloud time, check out books and materials to take home! Younger children welcome to tag along!

Library Hours: Tuesday and Friday 9 to 5; Wednesday and Thursday 1 to 7; Saturday 9 to 2

“Books showed me there were possibilities in life, that there were actually people like me living in a world I could not only aspire to but attain. Reading gave me hope. For me, it was the open door.”– Oprah Winfrey

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Sanbornton Public Library in conjunction with the Children’s Librarians of New Hampshire join in a national program to promote 1000 Books before Kindergarten. The initiative was started in Nevada and has spread nationally to encourage families to read to their children everyday. The 1000 Book Foundation says that “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).”

Thanks to the generous support of Steele Hill Resorts and their Usborne book program with Carol Varney. The library will be giving out a new board book to babies born in Sanbornton along with information about how to engage the very young in a love of reading. If you are looking for more information check out these websites 1000 books before kindergarten and NH Children’s Librarians calendar of literacy activities.

~ Summer Reading Program ~

Reading over the summer lets children explore new ideas and use new skills. Visit the library for your reading activity sheets, stickers, bookmarks and more. Children who read (or for pre-readers listen to) and do activities on the sheet may pick from the prize box. Join us for weekly activities every Tuesday at 10.

Below is a reminder of all the fun we had previous summers!