November Guessing Contest

November Guessing Winners!

Congratulations

To

Nick, age 4

Noah, age 8

Chloe, age 10

&

Weston, age 11

There were 1438 Pages in the

Mayo Clinic Family Health Book!

Tales & Treat

Winter Tales & Treat

Saturday, December 2 at 11:00 AM

Celebrate the coming Winter!

Listen to stories and decorate a sugar cookie!  

This program is designed for ages 2 and up.

No registration necessary.

Open to the public at no charge.

STEAM

Into Science!

Tuesday, November 28 at 3:30 p.m.

Magnification

Let’s take a closer look at the world around us! We will have various tools to try, including a Zoomy and handheld microscopes and lots of items to inspect! This program is designed for children ages 30 months - Kindergarten. Pre-registration is requested.

Story Writing Deadline Fast Approaching!

In celebration of Massachusetts Literacy Month and NaNoWriMo, join our

Story Writing Contest

While families are celebrating Thanksgiving, don't forget to be creating stories!

Cultivate your writing skills and create! Start writing your original story on November 1st, and submit a typed copy by Friday, November 24, 2017 by 5:00 p.m.

Emailed entries accepted! (see blog for details)

Your story will be displayed in the Children's Room and online.

Winners will be announced Friday, December 8

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes and honorable mentions will be awarded to winners from each age group:

5-6 years

7-8 years

9-12 years

All entries that follow guidelines will receive a prize!

Your submission, name, and age will appear on the Children's Room Blog.

**See Children's Room Website for more information and contest guidelines**

http://hwlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Story-Writing-Contest-17.pdf

Art Adventures

Join us for
Art Adventures

Thursday, November 16 at 3:30 p.m.

 Come and create a collaborative paint project with Pammy!

 No experience or registration necessary.

Designed for children preschool and up.

Story Writing Conest

In celebration of Massachusetts Literacy Month and NaNoWriMo, join our

Story Writing Contest

Cultivate your writing skills and create! Start writing your original story on November 1st, and submit a typed copy by Friday, November 24, 2017 by 5:00 p.m.

Your story will be displayed in the Children's Room and online.

Winners will be announced Friday, December 8

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes and honorable mentions will be awarded to winners from each age group:

5-6 years

7-8 years

9-12 years

All entries that follow guidelines will receive a prize!

Your submission, name, and age will appear on the Children's Room Blog.

**See Children's Room Website for more information and contest guidelines**

Eyeballs Guessing Contest

Congratulations to:

Soren, age 3

Mae, age 5

Ellie, age 6

Beatrice, age 6

Anneliese, age 7

Winners of the October 2017

'Eyeballs' Guessing Contest

There were 90 eyeballs!

Pumpkin Decorating Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of our Pumpkin Decorating Contest! 

Click Here to see the full list of winners. 

Young Writers' Workshop

Young Writers' Workshop

Saturday, November 4th

at 11:00 a.m.

Join us as we exchange ideas and explore writing with story prompt activities and a story building exercise. This program is designed for 

children ages 8 to 12. No experience or registration necessary. 

Remember to enter your completed story in our 

November Story Writing Contest!

Art Adventures

“Imagine  + Express”

Thursday, October 19 at 3:30 p.m.

 Come and explore Abstract Expressionism with Pammy!

Learn how the masters layered paint to achieve

 the desired effect.

 No experience or registration necessary.

Designed for children preschool and up.

Chess Club

Chess for Beginners

Monday, October 16

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Children in 1st through 6th grade

There is still plenty of room in our chess program and we would love to have you! Come meet our substitute, Glenn Davison, as he teaches this introductory class on the basics of this classic game.

Pre-registration is required. Offered at no charge and open to the public.

Pumpkin Decorating

Pumpkin Decorating Party

Saturday, October 14
Storytime at 11:00 a.m.
Drop-In Pumpkin Decorating until 3:00 p.m.

Come at 11:00 a.m. for some fun and gentle Halloween stories and stay for the pumpkin decorating party. Don't forget to BRING YOUR OWN PUMPKIN then decorate it with ribbons, stickers, sparkles, feathers, pom-poms, and more!

If you like, you can leave it for our annual contest happening 

throughout the month of October!

Tales & Treat

Saturday, October 7 at 11:00 a.m.

This Month’s Theme: Autumn

Join us for stories about the autumn, leaf printmaking

and a sweet treat!

This program is designed for children 2 and up.

No registration necessary.

Butterfly Guessing Contest

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

 Rosie, 3

&

Marisa, 9

 Winners of the

Hamilton-Wenham Children’s Room

Summer 2017

Butterfly Guessing Contest

We released 165 butterflies this year!

Pumpkin Decorating Contest

PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST

     

Decorate a Halloween pumpkin with paint, sparkles, feathers, paper, ribbon - use your imagination!

·       Do not carve your pumpkin! No carved pumpkins will be accepted!

·       Bring in your decorated pumpkin anytime between October 2^nd and October 31^st.

·       Pick up your pumpkin by Friday, November 3 by 4:00 p.m.

Pumpkins not taken home will be discarded.

STEAM into Science

Tuesday, September 26th at 3:30 p.m. 

Join us as we meet a real beekeeper, taste different honeys, 

create a bee craft and bee scientists! 

Children 30 months to kindergarten are welcome!

Elephant & Piggie Thank-o-Rama

Elephant & Piggie & Friends Present

THANK-O-RAMA!

Saturday, September 23 at 11:00 a.m.

This special story time will include readings of Mo Willems books,

games, a craft, raffle and a scavenger hunt.

  

Recommended for ages 2 and up, no registration is necessary.

Kindness Clams

End of summer

“Kindness Clam” Shell Painting

Saturday, September 16, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Drop-in and add your inspirational words and

creative touches of paint & glitter

to decorate a “Kindness Clam”.

All ages are welcome, no registration is necessary.

Fall Programs

Our Fall Programs Schedule

 is now available!

Come join the fun!

Registration is Monday, September 18

beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Art Adventures

Introducing  Art​ ​Adventures   

You​ ​are​ ​invited​ ​to​ ​our​ ​first​ ​Adventure!

 Thursday, September 14 at 3:30 p.m. 

Come and explore paint with Pammy!

 Learn the relationship between colors and enjoy the opportunity to paint on your own. 

No experience or registration necessary. Designed for children preschool and up.