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4 Chestnut Street
Exeter, NH 03833
Adult Services: 603-772-3101
Children's Services: 603-772-6036
Monday - Thursday: 9 AM - 8 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: 9 AM - 1 PM
Summer Reading Programs 2025
Kick-Off Summer Reading with
Art in the Park
An afternoon of arts and crafts, snacks, games, and more in Founder's Park!
Wednesday, July 2 from 11 - 1 PM.
All Ages Welcome!
Rain Date: TBD
St. Vincent de Paul Food Donations:
This event is free and open to the public. Please consider bringing a shelf-stable food donation for St. Vincent de Paul.
Adult Summer Reading Challenge
Runs: July 7 to August 15
Grab a brochure at the desk and join the fun each week!
Earn raffle tickets for every week you complete, and if you finish all six weeks and turn them in, you'll get three extra tickets!
Don’t miss your chance to the grand prize—let’s get started!
Other Ways to Participate
Daily Prize:
Pick a small prize or piece of candy at the desk at every checkout, and get a chance to win one of three special prizes.
Weekly Events
Free and open to the public
RED WEEK
GREEN WEEK
ORANGE WEEK
BLUE WEEK
YELLOW WEEK
PURPLE WEEK
Teens playing Jenga at the Library Picnic in Founder's Park
Adults and children playing on large block from YMCA in the Founder's Park
Staff giving out information about the library's Summer Program and events.
Teens playing Jenga at the Library Picnic in Founder's Park
Children's Room Summer Reading Program
Children's Summer Reading
Sign-ups start: June 30
Runs: July 7 to August 15
Reading Logs!
Children of all ages are welcome to participate in our reading log program! Children choose their reading goal each week, and when they reach their goal they earn a prize!
Reading Logs can not be checked 30 minutes before or after special events.
Children ages 7-11 have a choice to participate with reading logs or with our BookFlix program! Sign-up is required.
Join one of the Children’s Room summer book groups! You will receive a book to read for each session, then come back to watch the movie adaptation of each book!
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June 16 - August 2
Free and open to all Teens 12-18 years old
Every Time You Check Out
FOR EVERY ITEM YOU CHECK OUT
you get a raffle ticket for the Grand Prizes
Items includes books, manga, DVDs, comics,
video games, puzzles... ANYTHING at the Library!
EVERY TIME YOU CHECK OUT
you get 2 pieces of candy and sticker or a button
Grand Prizes
Your raffle tickets can go towards any of these Grand Prizes
$25 Gift Card
For Water Street Bookstore in Exeter
$20 Gift Cards
Generously donated by the Friends of the Exeter Public Library
3 available
$25 Gift Card
Generously donated by Domino's Pizza in Stratham
Plague Doctor
17" Plague Doctor Squishable
Summer Candy
Win pieces of candy equal to the number of items checked out during Summer Reading
Weekly Schedule
There's something going on every day in the Teen Scene this Summer
Mondays
All Day Video
and Board Gaming
(All summer)
Thursdays
All Day Video
and Board Gaming
(All summer)
Tuesdays
Special Time
Travel Events
(From 6/16 - 8/2)
Fridays
Refreshing Fridays
(All summer)
Wednesdays
Summer Book Group
(All summer)
Saturdays
Extra Weekly Trivia
(From 6/16 - 8/2)
Visit the Teen Scene on Tuesdays starting August 5th for a Snack Attack!
Special Events
Special time travel events every Tuesday
No sign up required!
Summer Book Group
Been reading something fun? Wanna talk about a movie you watched? Have a video game to recommend? Come to a summer book club!
Bring any kind of media you like! It doesn't have to be a book
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
A big thank you to our sponsors, without whom the
Teen Summer Reading Program would not be the same!
