Drop-In Baby Bookworms
Tuesdays April 2nd and 9th
at 10:30 a.m.
Join Sue Shepard for 30 minutes of stories, songs, rhymes and finger plays! Designed for newborns – 18 months. (click for more...)

College Essay Seminar
Tues. April 9, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Get helpful advice and strategies for writing a compelling college application essay. Read sample, essays, ask questions, and leave with a brainstorming activity for generating topic ideas. (click for more...)

Matzah & Macaroons Story Time

Wed. April 10 at 3:00 p.m.
Join us as we learn about Passover! There will be stories, a craft, a treasure hunt, and tasty treats: matzah and macaroons! (click for more...)

Yoga with Meredith

Fri. April 12 and May 10 at 10:15 a.m.
Join us for a 45 minute adventure in storytelling and yoga, designed for ages 3 - 5. No registration necessary. (click for more...)

Springtime Tales and Treats

Sat. April 13 at 11:00 a.m.
Listen to warm and sunny stories about what is popping up! All ages welcome. No registration necessary. (click for more...)

Holiday Closing

The Library will be closed Monday April 15th for Patriots' Day. If you have reserved Monday museum passes, please pick them up on Saturday April 13th between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Tessie's Birthday

Tues. April 16 at 3:00 p.m.
Join us to wish a happy 9th birthday to Tessie, along with her trainer, Pat Fleming. Hear about her important work, then enjoy a mix of a story, treat, craft, & game. (click for more...)

Milkweed and Monarch Magic

Wed. April 17 at 2:00 p.m.
Make muddy milkweed seed balls and plant them in your own garden to attract and feed Monarchs. (click for more...)

PENGUINS!

Thurs. April 18 at 2:00 p.m.
Renowned penguin expert Dyan deNapoli helms this fun, gameshow-formatted interactive learning challenge all about penguins! Ages 7 and up. (click for more...)

Celebrate Earth Day

Fri. April 19, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Spellman Museum crafters Elaine and Amy will show you how you can fashion postage stamps into cool keepsakes. All ages welcome!

Story & Craft

Sat. April 20 at 11:00 a.m.
Celebrate National Garden Month with us! We’ll read stories and then make a special seed craft.

Chess for Beginners
Mondays April 1, 8, 22 and 29
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Join Sandra Stolle for some chess fun and a great introduction to the foundations of this classic game. Grades 1 - 6. Pre-registration is required. (click for more...)

Meet Toto!

Tues. April 16 at 11:00 a.m.
Toto the kitten was caught in the tornado that hit Brimfield, MA in 2011. Hear his tale of survival, then meet Toto! (click for more...)
Click here for the Toto books by Jonathan Hall.

Current Artist

Photography by Deborah Lannon is on display at the Hamilton-Wenham Library through March and April.

For library art display information at Hamilton-Wenham, click here.

Hoopla is here!

Download the Hoopla app or go to hoopladigital.com and sign up with your preferred email address, Hamilton-Wenham library card number and library PIN number/password. Borrow up to 4 items per month!

Our Internet Archive collection

Click here to watch our collection of over 70 local videos and interviews at the Internet Archive (archive.org), including the 66 Hamilton-Wenham Times Past videos. Illuminating history!

Safari Books

Are you looking for books on computing, technology, or business? Access 4,960 specific, informative, up-to-date titles through Safari Books. Use your MVLC library card and pin/password for remote access.

Library of Things

Our Library of Things page showcases some of the more unconventional items that you can check out from our library, from board games to microscopes, cookie cutters to 3-D glasses, and much, much more.

Digital Magazines
Flipster is our new digital magazine newsstand, where you can read online versions of regular print magazines. Use your Hamilton-Wenham Library card to access from home. We currently subscribe to Consumer Reports, HGTV, Money, and Time.

New York Times Complimentary Access

Enjoy 24 hours of the New York Times. Register in the library, or visit remotely by clicking here.

Sign up for Wowbrary!

Wowbrary is a service which pulls items recently added to the catalog and compiles them into a weekly list, sorted by subject and format. Sign up today to receive your free weekly Wowbrary email about the newest books, movies, and music at your library.

Download Flipster!

Flipster is our new digital magazine newsstand. Use your Hamilton-Wenham Library card number when accessing from home. You can also put the Flipster app on your mobile device! Download the app from your device’s app store, select “HAMILTON-WENHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY” as your library, and enter your library card number to get started.

Stream Freegal!

Get free and legal music through our library subscription to Freegal: up to five downloads per week, and three hours of streaming per day. Just use your Hamilton-Wenham Library card and PIN or password to sign in. (Additional questions? Click here.)