Start summer reading off with a bang! Join BML at the Parks & Rec field for an amazing agility show full of tricks and excitement, brought to you by Mike Piazza and the Border Collies of Flying High Dogs!
Afterwards, don’t forget to swing by the library to collect your Summer Reading logs, sign up for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, become a Library Hero, and enter special raffles!
Get excited for the start of Blaisdell Memorial Library’s new thousand books program! Families of young children will be able to register to pick up reading logs and special gifts.
Sign-ups officially open with the Teddy Bear Sleepover, but aren’t limited to the event. Families will be able to join the program at any time going forward, including beyond summer reading.
Send your teddy bear or other favorite stuffie on a fantastic adventure by bringing them to Blaisdell Memorial Library! Children will be able to drop off their toys all throughout June 26th for an overnight sleepover.
Return the next morning to pick your stuffie up, learn all about their sleepover adventures, and share a teddy bear breakfast story time complete with songs and a snack!
Make the most of this April Vacation with a bonanza of excitement for families and kids of all ages!
Come meet Snoopy the Rex Rabbit to get up close and personal with an incredible bunny! Kids will have the chance to observe, learn about, and even gently pet Snoopy as they get to know him. Snoopy the rabbit is hypoallergenic. This program requires advance registration.
End the month right! Join BML in welcoming the New England Fiddle Ensemble (previously the NH Fiddle Ensemble) for a very special coffee hour performance! The NE Fiddle Ensemble is a locally-based community orchestra consisting of musicians of all kinds. We’re absolutely delighted to have them and to invite patrons of all ages and their families to this free event!
Kids and parents are invited to join the library for a presentation of the movie, “The Wild Robot”, adapted from the book of the same name! When the robot Roz is washed up on a uninhabited island after a shipwreck, Roz has to learn how to care for and cooperate with the island’s animals to survive.
Admission is free. Please note that The Wild Robot is rated PG.
Hop into springtime fun! Drop by the library to play and make bunny-themed crafts and sewing that you can take home and admire.
Come in for a special story hour before the next session begins! Read the classic tale of Peter Rabbit, play, and enjoy cookies as well as the garden snacks that bunnies love!
A library patron favorite! The turtle experts of Nottingham’s own NH Turtle Rescue return to talk about local turtles and how you can be a good neighbor to them!
A patron favorite presentation returns to BML!
New Hampshire is home to seven native species of turtle and more than half of them are listed as endangered or threatened in the state. Join local wildlife rehabilitators Dallas and Drew of New Hampshire Turtle Rescue to learn more about our native species, meet a special turtle guest, and learn how we can be good neighbors to them.
This program is drop-in for all ages.
BML’s current programming session of story hours and afterschool clubs will be ending on Saturday, April 19th with our Family Story Hour. After this point, there will be a two week break for planning and April Vacation activities before the final spring session begins.
All sign-ups for our afterschool programs, including STEAM, Middle School, and Lego+ Club will be open from Tuesday, April 22nd until Saturday, April 26th. Parents or guardians should call or email the library to sign their children up during these days. We are unable to accept any names for future sessions after April 26th. We do not currently offer online sign-ups.
Our afterschool programs work using a lottery system rather than being first-come, first-serve: We prioritize any children on our waitlist from the previous session and then draw from all of our sign-ups received in the week, with remaining names being added to our next waitlist. We will contact all parents to let you know about your child’s status through the week of the 28th.
The coming spring session will be our final programming session before we reach Summer Reading.
Want to have some family fun for National Library Week? Have some fun and explore different building activities themed around the story of the Three Little Pigs! Try making structures with building straws and more, and sew your own little pigs!
This activity is drop-in for all ages.
Enjoy a classic kid’s book with your family! Mr. Popper’s Penguins has been a favorite for decades, and this book club party is the perfect chance to celebrate it. Pick up your copy of the book from the front desk through March, read it at home, then come in on the 22nd to talk about the characters, the penguins, and have some fun!
Sign-ups are required for the book club party. Please call, email, or visit the library to register.
There are a variety of ways to wrap infants and carry them. Learn about some different styles of wrapping with Adrian Pasquale and trade tips and safety information with other parents to help find what can work best for you and your baby!
This program will be held after Friday’s story hour. No sign-ups are required.
Please note this is a parent-lead conversation, and not certified medical or safety advice.
Got some free time from school? Make the most of your vacation with special events all week long at Blaisdell Memorial Library
Practice a new skill and make a friend to take home! Children can join Miss Julie in an easy sewing project that will let them create a huggable felt teddy bear of their very own. Suggested for ages 5 and up.
Get out of the cold and into a bonanza of special STEAM fun! Drop in between 10 am and noon to play and learn with lots of different activity stations. All ages are welcome, with special activities for littles and a sensory bin.
Lego for Littles is a drop-in time for younger children to play and build alone or together with the library’s Lego collection. The only limits are your own imagination!
Have some fun in the YA area of the library when you drop by for multiplayer gaming fun great for middle schoolers and up!
Celebrate Dr. Seuss and all his wonderful, wild worlds and stories with a special storytime! We will be reading some of his books and enjoying Seuss-themed activities and birthday treats!
How well do you know your way around BML? Find out when you join the scavenger hunt! Pick up a card from the front desk, then try to connect four squares in a row by locating things throughout the library. Once you’re done, return your card to enter a special raffle!
How well do you know your way around BML? Find out when you join the scavenger hunt! Pick up a card from the front desk, then try to connect four squares in a row by locating things throughout the library. Once you’re done, return your card to enter a special raffle!
No matter the age of your family or your interests, we’ve got all kinds of fun to enjoy! All activities are drop-in, so come on down and see what you can get up to this February Break!
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