Upcoming Special Events
June 16th- Summer Reading Sign ups Begin
June 23rd- Diane Kordas Puppet Show 10:30 am
Colorful World of Puppets Show– 45 minute puppet show- 3 stories in one show: Monkey and the Crocodile, Tortoise and the Hare and Who’s in Rabbit’s House with a Puppet Question and Answer after the show.
June 30th – Children’s Museum of New Hampshire 10 am
2025 Theme: Imagine, Build, Play!
Each summer through our Summer Library Program, CMNH Educators take hands-on play on the road.
Designed to complement the national summer library theme, this interactive program features activity stations, fun facts, and a make-and-take project.
This year, the theme is Imagine, Build, Play! Children will learn about the engineering design process, and work on a hands-on activity to make, test, and take home to play with!
July 10th- Little Groove Music 10 am
Welcome to Little Groove Music
Little Groove music classes are a fun learning environment that encourages babies, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children to explore and develop their creativity and learn and grow through music
July 17th – Center for Wildlife 10:30 am
Owls: Silent Hunters of the Night
Our beautiful non-releasable owl ambassadors show off their adaptations for night hunting. Learn about the variety of New England species, their habitats, diets, calls, and tips on how to spot them in the wild. Educators will also focus on their importance in balancing prey populations, current challenges, and how to help. Using our amazing non-releasable animal ambassadors and interactive displays, the phenomenal adaptations of owls will be explored and discovered. This hour long program will connect the audience with these beautiful ambassadors of their species as well as provide their natural and personal histories and empower audience members to help to steward the environment that we all share.
August 6th- Jerry Schneider 10:30 am
Butterfly Program and Design your own t-shirt
Fun for all kids: Learn all about butterflies through beautiful pictures and stories. Discover their habitats, flowers that will attract them to your yard and garden, the difference between butterflies and moths, and how they behave in the wild. Create your own butterfly t-shirt. Bring your own 100% cotton shirt or buy one from Jerry. Jerry is a former teacher and children’s librarian, inventor of the award-winning Butterfly Game and member of the Vermont Butterfly Atlas Project, a five-year study of butterfly populations in Vermont.