For Kids

• Homeschool and early childhood resources

• For babies
  • 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
  • Baby Bags
  • Baby Lapsit Time for babies and parents/caregivers: On hold during pandemic. Led by Children’s Librarian Amy Carter, this baby time is an opportunity to teach each other rhymes and songs and games 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.

•  Storytimes and other programs for young children
  • Storytimes are held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays outdoors behind the library. (Outdoor storytimes resumed on March 9, 2021.) Contact amy@tamworthlibrary.org or polly@tamworthlibrary.org for more information or to be added to the storytime email list..
  • Yoga class for kids ages 2 to 5 (October-April): Green Turtle Yoga’s Tara Schroeder will teach little kids’ yoga on Fridays at 10:30 in the colder months. Yoga won’t meet during school vacations or holidays. Thanks to sponsors Friends of Cook Memorial Library, there is no fee for this program.

• Kids’ reading clubs
  • Bookworms: reading club for ages 7-10. Email Amy Carter at amy@tamworthlibrary.org for more information.
  • Bibliomaniacs: reading club for ages 11. Email Amy Carter at amy@tamworthlibrary.org for more information.

• Summer reading program and activities
  • 2021’s theme is Tails and Tales, activities include weekly storytime, big kids’ book club, animal program, family movie night

• 4-H at Cook Library
  • Four-week Summer STEM program in July 2021, see https://tamworthlibrary.org/2021/05/now-registering-for-summer-stem-program-for-kids-8-12/
  • 4-H Tamworth Makers Club: for ages 9 and up, led by UNH Cooperative Extension/4-H’s Claes Thelemarck. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the club is meeting online. Contact Claes at claes.thelemarck@unh.edu for more information about the club.

• Adventure Quest role-playing game
  • New series for ages 9 to 12 in Summer 2021, find more info at https://tamworthlibrary.org/2021/05/adventurequest-is-back-for-ages-9-12/

• Museum/park passes

• Find books 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.)

• Find videos for kids
  • Kanopy Kids, set up an account using your resident or part-time resident library card. Learn more at https://tamworthlibrary.org/online-library/kanopy-streaming-video/

• Homework help resources
  • 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.)