Children’s events
Storytimes are held at 10:30 a.m. on the first three Tuesdays of each month.
Baby Lapsit Time for babies and parents/caregivers: Tuesdays, at 1:00 pm. Led by Children’s Librarian Amy Carter, this baby time is an opportunity to teach each other rhymes and songs and back tickles that your babies will enjoy and learn from. Amy can help you find books that your baby will enjoy and teach you some easy first signs to use as your baby grows.
Yoga class for kids ages 2 to 5 (wintertime only): Green Turtle Yoga’s Tara Schroeder will be back in December with little kids’ yoga on Fridays at 10:30 through the month of March. Thanks to sponsors Friends of Cook Memorial Library, there is no fee for this program.
Join one of our Reading Clubs:
Bookworms: reading club for ages 7-10, will meet on Monday, August 13, 5:00 to 7:00 pm to talk about the book Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins, play games, eat pizza. Sign up ahead of time so we have enough pizza.
Bibliomaniacs: reading club for ages 11 and up will meet on Monday, August 6, 5:00 to 7:00 pm to talk about the book Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton, play games, eat pizza. Sign up ahead of time so we have enough pizza.
Summer Reading Program: Our 2018 Summer Reading Program has the theme “Libraries Rock!” Read all about it here.
Legos and More Club for school-age kids (kindergarten and up): First two Wednesdays of each month, October through May, 3:45-4:45 pm. Call or stop in to sign up.
4-H Tamworth Makers Club: for ages 9 and up, led by UNH Cooperative Extension/4-H’s Claes Thelemarck. It is held on Monday afternoons from 3:30 to 5:00 pm during the school year. During the summer, the group will have pop-up programs. Contact Claes at claes.thelemarck@unh.edu if you’d like to be on the contact list for summer meetings. If you are an adult or teen 16 or older, we need volunteers to help with this program. All training is provided, no experience necessary, just be willing to explore ideas and learn along with the kids! Contact Mary at the library for more information about volunteering, 323-8510.
Museum/Park Passes: Friends of Cook Memorial Library provide passes for two nearby, family-friendly museums, the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm and Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, and two day passes for NH State Parks. Call or stop in the library to request a pass. In addition, the Libby Museum in Wolfeboro has donated 10 family passes for their 2018 season for library members.
New baby?
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Books and more for kids
Check out our new items for kids!
Find narrated e-books, e-books and mp3 audiobooks from NH Downloadable Books (Use your library card number to sign in.)
Find reading lists and suggestions for great books for kids at NoveList K-8 (Use your library card number to sign in.)
Homework Help for kids
Use Encyclopedia Britannica to answer all kinds of questions with text, images, and movies. (Use your library card number to sign in.)
Explora for Kids includes a dictionary, encyclopedia, and magazine articles on current events and popular topics. (Use your library card number to sign in.)
Homeschooling links
New Hampshire Homeschooling Coalition
Chocorua Area Homeschoolers Facebook group