Join the “1000 Books Club” sponsored by the Chesley Memorial Library. The program is open to any child from birth to the start of kindergarten. Reading aloud to children at birth strengthens their language and vocab skills– important tools for learning to read when they enter kindergarten.
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Join Miss Diane for Story Time! We offer Story Time every Wednesday at 10:30 A.M. for our young readers to explore new stories and socialize with their peers.
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In the summer of 2025, our 167 readers finished 1,359 books! Click below to read more about this year's theme.
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Does your child like narrated stories? Tumblebooks is a free website with a large amount of narrated books for kids that we offer at the library! Click the link below to check out your next favorite.
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Narrated Children's Stories are available to our public library patrons at nh.overdrive.com. A library account is needed to access this Free service. Use it with your web browser, the Overdrive app or with Libby app.
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Book Awards
2024 Ladybug Picture Book Award Winner |
2024 Great Stone Face Book Award Winner |
2025 Isinglass Award Winner |
2025 Flume Award Winner |
100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli
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Hoops
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Attack of the Black Rectangles
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The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich
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TAKE AND MAKE CRAFTS
We have new crafts available every week next to the staircase for the children's room.
If you do any of the crafts, please feel free to email pictures to share of your artistic abilities to [email protected] with subject line CRAFT. 
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LEGOS & MAGFORMERS
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST!
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Past Events
Gingerbread Decorating
We spent the afternoon of December 17th enjoying a festive Gingerbread Decorating event with our community. Kids decorated gingerbread cookies baked fresh by Miss Diane, using frosting, sprinkles, and plenty of imagination to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces to take home. The room was filled with smiles, laughter, and holiday cheer, and we’re so thankful to everyone who joined us to make the day such a sweet success.
Thanksgiving Crafternoon
Thank you for joining us for our Thanksgiving Crafternoon on Thursday, November 20! It was a delight to celebrate the season of gratitude with so many creative kids and families. Everyone brought wonderful energy to an afternoon filled with hands-on crafts and cozy fall vibes. We loved seeing the wonderful Native American wall hangings, necklaces, and clay creations the kids made. Thank you for crafting, laughing, and making the day truly special!
Building Birdhouses with Mr. Bob
We’re happy to share that our library recently hosted a birdhouse-building workshop with the ever-patient and talented Mr. Bob, who guided a lively group of young builders through each step. By the end of the day, the tables were filled with wonderfully unique and genuinely charming birdhouses that left all of us smiling. A warm thank-you to Mr. Bob for his time, skill, and good humor; the event wouldn’t have been the same without him.
The Chesley Memorial Library was able to offer the program through a recurring grant from the Robert C. Grano Charitable Fund to commemorate the generosity of Joseph Grano in donating the funds to build the Theodora Kalem Grano Memorial Wing in 1991. “Joseph Grano Children’s Initiative” programs promote exploration of the natural world, music, art, diverse cultures, adventure travel, and craftsmanship.
Teddy Bear Sleepover
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Check out what your friends got up to at our Teddy Bear Sleepover!
What is Marine Science
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Lydia Pinard hosted What is Marine Science at the library on July 20th for our Ocean of Possibilities Summer Reading to great success! Young readers learned the names of the oceans, different ocean animals, looked at ocean waves, and found out how to distinguish between vertebrates and non-vertebrates. Thank you, Grano Children's Initiative, for sponsoring this event and expect more like this in the future!
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We raffled off four tickets to a Fisher Cats game at What is Marine Science, and the winner has been selected.
Congratulations to Kara Gendakos, and we hope you had a great time at the game!
Congratulations to Kara Gendakos, and we hope you had a great time at the game!
"How To Be An Animal Adventurer" Program
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Thank you for joining Susie Spikol and the Library for another successful program! Our Animal Adventurers go forth to follow animal tracks, chase fireflies, and more. Thanks for coming out!
The Chesley Memorial Library was able to offer the program through a recurring grant from the Robert C. Grano Charitable Fund to commemorate the generosity of Joseph Grano in donating the funds to build the Theodora Kalem Grano Memorial Wing in 1991. “Joseph Grano Children’s Initiative” programs promote exploration of the natural world, music, art, diverse cultures, adventure travel, and craftsmanship.
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