Programs to get kids reading, learning, and growing!
Hill Library Youth Services aims to enrich the growth and education of each young reader who visits. Read below to learn more about our Story Time offerings, Library Club, and other Youth Events!
Join us at 10 am on Mondays! All ages welcome. There will be no Story Time on Monday, June 22 or Monday, July 13.
Let’s move and groove with songs, scarves, egg shakers, and our parachute! All ages welcome. Music and Movement will meets every other Thursday, alternating with Sensory Playtime.
Join us every other Thursday for some sensory play fun! We’ll have playdough, kinetic sand, pom-poms, and all sorts of other rotating activities. Practice fine motor skills and explore the world!
Read “The Carrot Seed” by Ruth Krauss and do some fun fruit and vegetable dissection! All ages welcome, no registration needed.
Help us plant, weed, and more in the Community Garden! Tuesdays at 11:30am. All ages welcome, no registration needed.
Join us at 1:30pm on Saturday, June 27th for our Summer Reading Kick-Off! We’ll be passing out summer reading materials, checking out books, and playing with giant bubbles from 1:30pm-2pm, then watching a live performance of Lindsay and Her Puppets Pals at 2pm!
We’ll be doing some awesome tie dye! Bring a shirt, pillowcase, or bandana to tie dye. This year we are staggering the start times, so email cbeihl.hl@gmail.com to sign up for your time slot!
Learn how to make a super cute slow rise squish with memory foam! This program is for youth entering grade 5 and up. No registration needed.
Join naturalist, educator, and author Susie Spikol for a Bug Safari in the Children’s Community Garden! Email cbeihl.hl@gmail.com to register, all ages welcome.
Make creative robots with our electronics kit and natural materials! This program is for youth entering grade 5 and up. No registration needed.
Join us to explore dirt with the Soil Tent from the NH Globe program! We’ll be doing fun art and STEM projects to learn about the earth under our feet. No registration needed.
Escape from the creepy farm by solving puzzles and finding clues! This program is for youth entering grade 5 and up. No registration needed.
Learn about Lobsters with the UNH Marine Docents! Email cbeihl.hl@gmail.com to register, all ages welcome.
Make your own kid-run village in the garden! Bring your friends and your imagination. All ages welcome, no registration needed.
Taste test different unique and exotic fruits! This program is for youth entering grade 5 and up. No registration needed.
Make and decorate your own birdhouse! Email cbeihl.hl@gmail.com to sign up for a start time.
Make adorable keychains, earrings, and more with shrinky dinks! This program is for youth entering grade 5 and up. No registration needed.
Dress up in your best fairy costume and come enjoy a tea party in the Community Garden! We will make garden wands and potions and enjoy some tea time snacks. No registration needed, all ages welcome.
Can you survive the island? Join us for this live action version of our favorite survival game! Forage for gummy worms, avoid the moose, and build a shelter to stay in! New players are welcome. This program is for youth entering grade 5 and up. No registration needed.
Join us at the National Guard lot to see some great farm vehicles up close! No registration needed, all ages welcome.
Library Club is an after school enrichment program at Hill Library in Strafford. Grades 1 and 2 meet on Mondays, and Grades 3+ meet Wednesdays. Library staff will pick children up from school at dismissal and walk them up to the library for a story, snack, and special activities. Email cbeihl.hl@gmail.com to get on the email list and receive the sign up links.
