Summer Reading 2026

Happy Summer from HPL!

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We have tons of programs for kids and teens! See links below for PDF versions of the brochures:

2026 Children's Summer Reading Programs

2026 Teen Summer Reading Programs

 

Programs that require RSVP:

Tuesday, June 22 6pm: Pizza and Pages with Mrs. Griffin

Monday, June 29 12pm: Gamers Sanctuary (Teens Grades 5 & Up)

Wednesday, July 8 3pm: Mario Day with Gamers Sanctuary (Teens Grades 5 & Up)

Friday, July 10 10am: Intro to Instruments

Monday, July 12 5:30pm: How to Eat an Acorn

Friday, July 24 11am:  Ice Age Party

Friday, July 24 1:30pm: Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream Demo

Wednesday, July 22 3pm: Pokemon Drawing and Trivia

Wednesday, July 29 3pm: SkillFire Challenge

Monday, August 3 12pm: Gamers Sanctuary (Teens Grades 5 & Up)

Monday, August 3 6pm: Pizza and Pages with Mrs. Griffin

Wednesday, August 5 5:30pm: Brick Buddies LEGO Club

Friday, August 7 10am: Ready to Rock with Let's Play Music and Make Art

Wednesday, August 12 3pm: The Great Dinosaur Dig

Friday, August 14 10am: Dinosaur Par-Tea

Friday, August 14 3pm: Gamers Sanctuary (Teens Grades 5 & Up)

 

THANK YOU to our sponsors:

Friends of the Hampstead Public Library

Hampstead Mother's Club

Greater Hampstead CIvic Club

Hampstead Recreation Department

Academy Lanes, Haverhill, MA

Cedarland, Haverhill, MA

Chucksters, Hooksett, NH

Chunky's, Manchester, NH

Clark's Trading Post, Lincoln, NH

Cowabunga's, Manchester, NH

Funspot, Laconia, NH

Gamer's Sactuary, Nashua, NH

Gunstock Mountain Resort, Gilford, NH

Let's Play Music and Make Art, Derry, NH

Lost River Gorge and Boulder Caves, North Woodstock, NH

Mel's Funway Park, Litchfield, NH

MetroRock, Newburyport, MA

SEE Science Center, Manchester, NH

Squam Lake Science Center, Holderness, NH

T-Bones

York's Wild Animal Kingdom, York Beach, ME