Monday October 10th is Columbus Day
From a painting by Rob Franco
10 Book Challenge

Water Talk

Thurs. Sept. 29, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Wayne Castonguay of the Ipswich River Watershed Association will discuss the ongoing drought and its impact on our public water supply and the Ipswich River. (click for more...)

Museum Passes

The Library will be CLOSED Monday, October 10th, for Columbus Day.
If you have reserved Monday passes, please pick them up Saturday, October 8th between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Children's Fall Signup

It's fall in the Children's Room! Click here for our brochure. Please check with the Children’s Room desk for details regarding registration. No phone/web/email registrations will be accepted unless otherwise stated.

Scavenger Hunt

Celebrate Roald Dahl's 100th birthday at the library with our ongoing Scavenger Hunt. Ten characters from Roald Dahl’s books are hiding in the Children’s Room. Explore the room to find them! (click for more...)

College Admissions

Wed. Sept. 28, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Juniors, seniors and parents: learn what colleges are really looking for, how to make your application its best, top insider tips, and more. Free and open to the public. (click for more...)

Current Artist

Paintings by Rob Franco are on display at the Hamilton-Wenham Library through September and October.

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

Edaville Coupon

Grab our promotional code and save money when ordering tickets to Edaville online! This special promotional code is good for all Date Specific tickets ordered online through January 1, 2017.

2016 Community Read

Hamilton and Wenham residents are invited to read Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. Click here to find out more about the book and related events, including a visit from author Gary D. Schmidt!

Free Online Classes!
Choose from a huge selection of online classes, at no charge to you, through our library subscription to Universal Class. Use your Hamilton-Wenham Library card number and your email address to create your free account. Call 978-468-5577 with any questions!

Telescope Lending

Our library telescope is available to check out, advance reservation only, by patrons with current library cards in good standing. Learn more about the Telescope Lending Program and how you can reserve our telescope.

Readers are Leaders: 10 Book Challenge

Read 10 books in 2016! Print and fill out the challenge form and give it to a library staff person before the Dec. 30, 2016 drawing. See form for rules and further details: .docx || .pdf

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.

Stream Freegal!

Get free and legal music through our new 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.)

Get Advantage titles!

Visit our growing list of Advantage e-books and audiobooks, available only to Hamilton-Wenham residents. Remember that you will need to sign into Overdrive with your Hamilton-Wenham library card to check actual availability. (Not from Hamilton or Wenham? Ask your library about Overdrive Advantage.)