Olivia Rodham Memorial Library

Town Library

Contact:

Kris Finnegan

Librarian

Address:

1 Nelson Common Road

Nelson, NH 03457

Phone:

603-847-3214

Hours:

Monday 10:00 - 1:00

Tues, Wed, Thurs 3:00 - 7:00

Saturday 10:00 - 1:00

Nelson Library’s One World, Many Stories
Summer Reading Program

Our summer programs will be run on Tuesdays at 4:00 pm for a hour. This year we’ll be traveling around the world through books. Come join the adventure!

Tuesday, June 28 ~ This is our first week and we’ll celebrate with a kickoff party! Join us for some yummy treats as we start our world travels in North America! Every child who comes will get a special passport. Come hear a story about kids who live in Mexico, play a fun group game with us, and see a short slide show of amazing places across the continent!

Tuesday, July 5 ~ This week we’re going to Africa. Help us make a giant box pyramid! We’ll play Mulambilwa (African bowling), read stories about African wildlife, and watch a slide show about Africa. Who knows, we might even play some African music!

Tuesday, July 12 ~ Australia, here we come! Come make a Didgerdoo (an Australian flute), play a fun game, and listen to a funny book about someone who lived in Australia! This weeks slideshow will have cool pictures of Australia’s reefs and outback.

Tuesday, July 19 ~ Asia is the largest of all the continents and we’ll explore it this week! Come and create your own zen garden, enjoy a really fun game that Chinese children play, and hear a story about a girl who lives in Asia! We’ll also see some incredible pictures of Mt. Everest in our slideshow!

Tuesday, July 26 ~ Our continent this week is Europe! We’ll make cricket houses to celebrate Italy’s cricket festival, read a few fun books, and have a Bocce championship (that’s Italian hopscotch)! In our slideshow this week we’ll travel through Europe.

Tuesday, August 2 ~ Bbbrrrgghh! It’s going to be cold this week as our summer program goes to Antarctica! We’ll read a book about somewhere chilly, have a fun obstacle course, and watch a cool slideshow. We might even do a fun science experiment!

Tuesday, August 9 ~ The last place we’re traveling to is South America. It’s going to be a fun, rainforest adventure! Our slideshow will take us down the Amazon River. We’ll read a Jan Brett book about rainforest animals, create unique boa constrictors, and play an exciting game!

Wednesday, August 10 at 6:30 pm ~ We’ll be presenting Reptiles on the Move! The show is free & open to the public. We request advanced notice of the need for sign language interpreters. Bring the whole family and join the fun! Supported in part by a grant from the NH State Library & donations from the Bryne Foundation, CHILIS, Cogswell Benevolent Trust & the NH Library Association.

Our summer programs are geared for preschoolers through elementary age kids. For more info call the Nelson library at 847-3214.

Story hour - Tuesday 3:00 until 4:00 pm during the school year

Permission Slip needed to be able to ride the school bus to the library

Download the permission slip

Olivia Rodham Memorial Library Card can now provide you with access to free e-books!

With the free OverDrive Media Console app, you can download eBooks and audiobooks directly to your device.