Executive Order May Impact Services at the HFFL

An Executive Order issued Friday, March 14th, 2025 calls for the reduction and elimination of functions of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is an independent federal agency that supports libraries and museums in all 50 states and U.S. territories. IMLS serves as the primary source of federal support for libraries and museums across the nation, aiming to inspire these institutions to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. (click to continue reading)

Family Crafting - Bird Boxes

Saturday, April 12th

Sustainability

Wednesday, April 16th at 6:30 pm

Sustainability: An American Literary History with Abby Goode
Wednesday, April 16th at 6:30pm
Sponsored by New Hampshire Humanities and the Friends of the Library.

What is sustainability? And how has American literature shaped our understanding of this concept, in ways both surprising and disturbing? This interactive program begins with a discussion of current ideas about sustainability. Then, we will go back in time to examine Thomas Jefferson's vision of American agricultural abundance, which he contrasted with an overpopulated and under-resourced Europe. We will explore this particularly eugenic conception of sustainability and discuss what new or different versions of sustainability might prove more useful in our current moment.

Abby Goode is the author of Agrotopias: An American Literary History of Sustainability (UNC Press, 2022) and an English professor at Plymouth State.  She is a recipient of Plymouth State's Transformative Teaching Award and Distinguished Scholarship Award.

Free and open to the public.  Presented by NH Humanities

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ompractice

Free classes available now!

 

NEW!  Free Online Movement & Mindfulness Classes through 'ompractice',

free access to over 100 live fitness and mindfulness classes a week. 

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Sponsored by the Friends of the Hampton Falls Free Library.

Speed Puzzling at the Library!

Plus! Chess and other games. Saturday, April 5th 1-4 pm

Gather a team of up to four people and get ready, get set, puzzle! Ravensburger has generously donated ten copies of a beautiful 500-piece puzzles, and you’re invited to race to build it first. Prizes will be awarded to the three fastest teams. Think you’ve got what it takes? Sign up now!

Don't have a team? Sign up as a single player and we will match you with another puzzler!

This competition is open to local amateur teams only.

Plus! Join us for our newly-formed Chess Club and Board Game Club! Open to all ages, the first Saturday of each month, from 1-4. No signup necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adult Book Club

Wednesday, April 23rd 6:30 pm

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
Wednesday, April 23rd, 6:30pm

It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo, are bold-faced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan's powerbrokers. Despite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love stories of the 1%, but she can't seem to find her own...until she meets Matteo, who forces her to confront the effects of long-held family secrets...

Set against the backdrop of New York City in the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico's history, Olga Dies Dreaming is a story that examines political corruption, familial strife and the very notion of the American dream--all while asking what it really means to weather a storm.

 Join us for the discussion. Copies of the books will be available at the Library. To receive supplementary materials and email reminders, sign up below.

Digital Discovery

Fridays 2-4 pm

Drop-in Q&A Sessions, Fridays at the Hampton Falls Free Library
2:00 - 4:00 PM  Starting January 10

Join Wendy Harrington every Friday between 2 and 4 pm at the Hampton Falls Free Library for a relaxed, informal session where you can ask questions and get help with any digital-related issue. Whether you're looking to manage your email, cut the cord on cable, research your family tree, control YouTube, or find property deeds online, Wendy is here to provide solutions to common problems. No question is too small!

Wendy - Library staff, tech enthusiast and former teacher - will give you personalized guidance with friendly, easy-to-understand advice. Snacks and coffee will be provided to make the experience even more enjoyable. Don’t miss out—come with your questions, leave with answers!

No sign-up, just drop in!

French Together

Tuesdays, 11:00 AM - Noon

French Together! meets every Tuesday from 11am to Noon in the Library. Want to learn or improve your conversational French? Join us for an informal social hour where we will be listening and speaking "en français".  All levels are welcome. Practice is essential in learning a language so we will meet every Tuesday for one hour of stress-free French! 

Free and no sign up needed.

What's New in Libby and Hoopla

Any time!

A few more weeks of winter and who knows what Mother Nature has in store. Staying in due to the weather? Libby and Hoopla are available any time to get some good reads, music, audiobooks, and magazines onto your digital gadgets. Download the free apps to receive access to thousands of materials with your library card.

Use Hoopla Binge Pass to stream content for 7 days with just one borrow!

Use Libby's website to get started. 
See what Hoopla has to offer.

Or, call or stop in the Library if you need help getting started!

After-School Story Time

Spring Sessions

Please inform us by phone or email, in advance, if your child will be unable to attend a session due to illness, travel, etc; or if someone other than a parent will be picking them up. The Library does not have access to Pickup Patrol information.