Animal World Experience

On Wednesday, July 23rd at 6:00 p.m., animal presenter Matt Gabriel will share his knowledge and expertise delighting us with LIVE animals that are both unique and familiar. Petting included!! No registration required, so we hope to see all of you at the library for this special event!

Build a Fairy House

This Saturday, July 19th at 10:30 a.m. we will host a garden party for the library garden fairies.Wear your favorite fairy costume, listen to a story, make a craft, join in a fairy procession, and design a magical shoebox habitat for the sprites in your backyard! No registration is required for this magical day.

Detecting Deweybot

Congratulations Mae for detecting Deweybot, our robot mascot at Talbots! Deweybot is visiting local businesses in Hamilton and Wenham through August 15th. If you spot Deweybot, make sure you stop by the Children's Room and fill out a "Detecting Deweybot" entry slip for a chance to win a special prize!

Wiggly Worms!

Congratulations to

Beau, 4

and

Ella, 9

winners of our

 “Worms” Guessing Contest!

There were

64

“worms” in the jar.

FIZZ, BOOM, READ...and register!

Monday, June 30th is going to be a big day. Starting on Monday at 10:00 a.m., you may pick-up your summer reading log and register for our summer programs! Once you collect your reading log, you may start to track your reading time to earn BOOM bucks, which may be spent in our library store. The store opens for business on Monday, July 7th through August 15th. Make sure you take a look at our summer brochure for program details, and pre-registration information.

The New Facebook Page!

We have a new Facebook page!! Please make sure you visit, and "Like" our new page, so you can receive instant updates on all of our programs and Summer Reading events.


Click the link below to take you directly to our new Facebook page.
Hamilton-Wenham Library Children's Room Facebook

Photography Workshops

Register now for the summer photography workshops! On Saturday, June 28, professional photographer Toni Carolina will guide participants as they learn basic photography techniques including framing, focusing, and flash photography and more. All experience levels welcome. Guidelines for our summer photography contest will be available at the workshops as well. Bring your point and shoot or disposable camera to the workshop. Classes are divided into different age levels, entering 1st - 3rd grade at 1 pm and entering 4th - 6th grade at 2 pm. Space is limited, so please register in the Children's Room as soon as possible!