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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
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Summer Reading Programs 2026

Summer Reading Kick Off Party:
Family Fair Day!

Come for an old fashioned afternoon of games, snacks, coloring, and more in Founder's Park!
Wednesday, July 1 from 1 - 3 PM.
All Ages Welcome!
This event is open to all ages, and free and open to the public!
Stay tuned for more details about Adult Summer Reading!
READ, WHITE, AND BLUE
Children's Room Summer Reading Program
Children's Summer Reading
Sign-ups start: June 29
Runs: July 6 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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2025 Art in the Park
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!



Lindt Chocolates
The Friends of the Exeter Public Library
Dominos Pizza
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