Adult Summer Reading Social @ Your Library

Tuesday, August 23 at 6:30 p.m. - Please join us at the library for an end of summer - adult summer reading program social! Bring your summer reading bingo cards with you so that you will have a chance to win prizes from our local sponsors: Hannaford, Robie’s Country Store, Veano’s Italian Kitchen, Ninety Nine Restaurant, Applebee’s, Shaw’s, and Cinemagic. Enjoy a variety of appetizers & snacks (from around the world!), games, Wii bowling and prize drawings. Thank you for participating in our first adult summer reading program!

Week 4 of the summer Reading Program

Pirates were making a splash this week at the Library!! Participants were turning into pirates every day! The kids made pirate eye patches and pirate hats to wear, and they also created their own pirate faces, including scars!! The Percy Jackson Party was a BIG hit. Everyone made name tags using the Greek Alphabet. It was pretty tricky because you may not find a letter in your name in the Greek Alphabet!! They also made Oracle of the Delphi fortune tellers! It wouldn't be a party without food. We were treated with "Nectar of the Gods", "Ambrosia" and fresh strawberries from Camp Half-Blood.
Minute To Win It contestants took part in the 4th week of contests. They had to keep a feather up in the air for a full minute by blowing on it. The second part was to sort M&M's into 5 colors in order of color: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue. This was harder than you would think; you couldn't put one in out of order!!
Two weeks left to the program. I can't wait to see who has read the most hours!!

Week 3 of the Summer Reading Program

This week's theme was Splish, Splash Summer and we really did get splashed!! On Monday, July 19th, we had a water game night. We played Towel Toss and Sponge Tag, had a relay race with sponges and played Drip, Drip, Drenched! Everyone got wet!!That was such a fun night!
On Wednesday, July 21st, we continued the theme by decorating beach towels with fabric markers. We also sorted sea shells and decorated them and everyone was able to take their favorite shell home.
We had our third Minute To win It Contest. Participants had a stack of 39 red cups and one blue cup. They had to remove the blue bottom cup and place it on the top and continue with the red ones until the blue cup was back at the bottom. All within a minute!! This was a hard one.
Next the participants had to blow up a balloon and use that air to knock down 15 cups from the table. As the air was let out, they would need to blow the balloon up again and again until all the balloons were knocked off. All within a minute!! This one was a fun one to do!!
On Thursday, July 22nd, Majestic Theatre came to entertain us with a great show called: The Taming of Katy Lou. What a great show. Everyone loved it and spent the night laughing and enjoying some great songs!
Splish Splash Summer was a lot of fun!!

Summer Reading Program Week 2

Oceans of Fun was the theme for the second week of our Summer Reading Program. And we had FUN!! We made Flying Fish on Monday and Finger Print Fish on Wednesday. We had a Sea Serpent Scavenger Hunt on Thursday and even drew our very own sea serpents!! Our second "Minute To Win It" contest was a big hit. We played Wheel of a Deal and Breakfast Scramble. Wheel of a Deal was a contest to sort cards from a deck and Breakfast Scramble was a puzzle contest. We are keeping track of our winners for the ultimate contest at the end of the summer. Next week Majestic Theatre puts on a show for us on Thursday, July 22nd at 6:30!

Summer Reading Program begins

Week 1 of our summer program was a big hit!! We had 60 children come in to participate in all the week's events. Wednesday , July 7th, was our first Minute To Win It contest. We had so much fun!! One by one the kids had to try to keep 2 balloons up in the air for a full minute! There were 4 winners for this contest. Next they had to blow a bubble from a wand, then blow that bubble through a hoop that was 10 feet away!! There were 10 winners for this race! Can't wait to see what the kids will be doing for the next Minute To Win It contest! Also during this first week, everyone made inner tube markers to track all their reading time. Some have already made it to 10 hours of reading!! Great Job! Class wall decorations were also made. What grade will have the most participants?? Also a special Thank You to Susanne Fournier for coming in to talk about Water Safety. Keep Safe everywhere you go this summer!!

Mario Kart Racing Contest Up-date!!

Our first race date is coming up and we have some up-dated news to pass along to all interested racers!! There is only enough time for 10 racers from Hooksett to race on each race date. Please register for the race for the day you would like to race. Please register for one race day event. I will let you know if there is space available for the next race date. Also, if you have a spare steering wheel, please bring it along. We need 2 steering wheels in order for 2 kids to race at the same time. Remember we are competing against 5 other libraries who will all be racing at the same time!! Hope to see you at one of the race dates this summer!!

Summer Reading Program Registration 2010

Registration begins June 1st for this year's Summer Reading Program: Make a Splash, READ! This program is for those students who have finished first grade on up to those who have finished fifth grade. We have planned 6 weeks of fun activities where children can discover the joy of water. Here are some highlights from our exciting program:

• July 8th: Water Safety Talk with Suzanne Fournier
• July 22nd: Majestic Theatre to perform Go West!
• July 29th: Percy Jackson Party and Comedy Night, Fishing For Laughs
• August 5th: Movie Night, Finding Nemo
• August 11th: Mad Science to perform at our Award's Night
• On-going weekly contest: Minute To Win It
• Mario Kart Contest with other libraries.

To register for this summer reading program, click here. For more information and for other summer events/reading lists:

Summer Reading Events @ your library...
"Make a Splash" Program
Register for "Make a Splash" Program
Other Summer Programs

Summer Reading Lists...
For 6th Graders
For 7th Graders
For 8th Graders

Kick-off to the Summer Reading Program

"Make a Splash, Read!!" is the theme for this year's Summer Reading Program. Wednesday, June 23rd, will be the night for our Kick-Off Event. Beginning at 6:30PM, Steve Blunt will start us off on a great summer of reading activities. You can register for the program on-line beginning on June 1st. This program is for those children who have finished 1st grade on up to 5th grade. A Schedule of Events will be available that night, along with your Book Chart and a book mark. You may start reading and recording time spent reading beginning on June 23rd. We will keep track of the hours you spend reading.
This summer we will also have available activities for all age groups. We will continue our Infant Lapsit and Toddler Time on Fridays at 10:00 AM. We will add a drop-in Storytime for 3 to 6 year olds on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM beginning July 6th.
So have an ocean of fun this summer at the library and join us for the Kick-off on June 23rd!!

Summer reading T-Shirts...

Order your summer reading T-Shirt(s) today! This year's theme is "Make a Splash". <<Order Form>>

Children's Summer Reading Program Registration now live!

The Children's Summer Reading Program for grades 1-5 is just around the corner (starts the week of July 13th). You can now register your child(ren) online by visiting this link. The complete schedule of events will be available at the Kick-off party on Monday night, July 6th, at 6:00pm. Be sure to visit our Children's Summer Reading homepage for all the latest news about the program.

Summer Reading Program Weeks 2 and 3

Week 2 had many of us making crafts that had to do with the Great Barrier Reef. We had a blast making Nemo magnets and Sea Urchins from styrofoam balls. We even brought home an Ocean in a Bag!! All the crafts were so colorful, especially our Seahorses. We had a total of 123 participants come in this week!
Week 3 was all about the Outback and the Aborigines. We created beautiful Walking Sticks, but had to delay our Walk-About due to the rain!! We also made some Aboriginal handprints, a bull-roarer that really works, a boomerang, and some great clap-sticks! We learned about decorating with dots! There were a total of 127 for week 3!

Summer Reading Program- first week

The first week of Summer Reading was a huge success and so much FUN!!
We had 140 participants come in to make surf boards and wall decorations for their class wall. And so many pompom fish were created to decorate the window frame!
Many of you found Bindi on her first week out in Hooksett. She has traveled to a new location for the second week. Hope you can find her. Everyone has been doing a great job reading. Keep those surf boards moving up the wave!! Make every day, a G'Day For Reading!!

Reading Road Trip: USA, with Simon Brooks as driver

On Thursday, August 16th at 6:00pm, storyteller Simon Brooks will lead listeners on a trip through the USA, using folk, faerie, historical, and tall tales as methods of transport! We might find out how stories first came to Turtle Island, or where a dead man’s handprint refuses to be removed in PA, as we follow tales across the American Continent. These rich, sometimes scary, sometimes humorous, always fun and exciting tales draw from the different cultures found in America. With Native American tales from time immemorial, to stories in the near past, Simon will also take you through time. Funny fables, historical hauntings, and tales so tall you cannot see the top, can all be found in Simon’s retellings as he takes you on Reading Road Trip USA. Materials given away will include a small map of the USA and story sources, stating where each tale geographically comes from. The storytelling lasts between 40-60 minutes. The program is best suited for those aged 5 and up, but suitable for the whole family. Registration is not required. Contact us at 485-6092 or at hplbooks@hooksett.lib.nh.us for more info. This event is sponsored by the Hooksett Kiwanis.

Summer Reading Programs Planned

The Hooksett Library has two special programs planned for this summer:
Thursday, June 28th, 4:30 pm: Judy Pancoast, Singer/Performer

"Award-winning entertainer Judy Pancoast is an acclaimed children’s musical artist, hailed by parents as “filling the void between Barney and Britney.” Pancoast, who has made her mark composing age-appropriate songs for children, stands apart in a music industry that tends to serve up explicit songs to ever younger audiences. Judy Pancoast offers highly energetic concerts of original music. Entitled, Judy's Tune Room, the concerts are age-appropriate and self-contained."
"Her award-winning music and high-energy performance will delight audiences young and old."
The Manchester Union Leader

Thursday, August 16th, 6:00 pm: Simon Brooks, Storyteller

"Simon Brooks performs tales with energy and wit. Telling folktales, myths and legends from all over the world, he brings characters like Ananzi the Spider, the trickster Raven, Wayland Smith, Merlin and Dionysus vividly to life. From the world of stories Simon captivates his audience with unique voices to animate characters and with expressive body language, he truly brings the stories to life."