Special Events
To view a calendar of library events, click here.
Summer Reading Programs
The Etna Library's Summer Reading Programs offer challenges, prizes, and fun for all ages all summer long! Find out more!
E-Bike Lending Site
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May 28 - June 16
(The Etna Library, 130 Etna Rd.)
Borrow from among four different adult-sized E-Bikes!
Stop by, call us (603-643-3116), or send us an email for more information.
This program is possible thanks to a collaboration with Vital Communities. More details on the E-Bike Lending Library available at the Vital Communities website.
Summer Reading
Launch Party
Wednesday, June 17
3:30-6pm
(The Etna Library, 130 Etna Rd.)
Celebrate the start of the Etna Library's Summer Reading Program with our Launch Party!
Kids can receive their Summer Reading Log (and become eligible to win amazing raffle prizes all summer long), and have fun at our crafts table.
We'll be giving out slices of pizza, dinosaur buttons, bookmarks, and a summer reading T-shirt, while supplies last!
America's 250th Birthday
Chalk Art Contest
June 22 - 26
(During the Library's open hours)
Participate in a special 250th birthday version of the Etna Library’s annual Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest!
Come into the library for a supply of chalk and an assigned slab of sidewalk and then let your creativity run wild.
Gift card prizes will be awarded across multiple patriotic categories!
Morphs & Milestones
Live Reptile Program
Tuesday, June 23
3pm
(The Etna Library, 130 Etna Rd.)
Morphs & Milestones’ knowledgeable staff will offer hands-on learning opportunities, like snake handling, to engage and inspire young minds.
Join us to see - and learn all about - some incredible creatures!
Dinosaur Walk
Thursday, June 25
@4 pm
(The Etna Library, 130 Etna Rd.)
Create cool dinosaur feet and hats at the library and then wear them as we go on a Dinosaur Walk, reading a dino-themed story along the way.
America's 250th Birthday
Bicycle Parade
Saturday, June 27
@9:30 am
(The Hanover Center Common, Parade Ground Rd.)
Decorate your bicycles (or tricycles, or scooters, or anything else with wheels) with the decorations provided.
Then, once your bike looks perfect, join everyone else with their decorated bikes for a parade!
After the parade, the library will have a craft table set up where you can create something cool!
Part of the Old Timer's Fair which will also include activities like games, ox pulling, a book sale, and a quilt show!
History of the Hanover Town Library
Wednesday, July 1
5:30 - 7:30 pm
(The Etna Library, 130 Etna Rd.)
The Etna Library (officially named the ‘Hanover Town Library) was founded in 1898 as Hanover’s original public library, with its building constructed in 1905.
At this event, the library’s rich past will be celebrated with a self-guided history tour and free food and refreshments (using recipes popular in the early 1900s)!
Dinosaur Egg Craft
Tuesday, July 7
11 am
(The Etna Library, 130 Etna Rd.)
Create and hatch dinosaur eggs with this fun craft!
VINS: Birds are Dinosaurs
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Wednesday, July 15
5 pm
(Trumbull Hall, 195 Etna Rd.)
What did 65 million years of evolution turn the dinosaurs into? Birds!
Celebrating the summer reading theme “Unearth a Story," VINS is excited to introduce you to some live birds of prey and learn all about their dinosaur ancestry together.
We’ll explore the ways modern birds became masters of the air, and understand the immense timescale over which these dinosaur-descendants adapted!
Sub Zero
STEM & Ice Cream
Friday, July 17
5 pm
(Trumbull Hall, 195 Etna Rd.)
A fun science presentation that educates attendees using the unique properties of liquid nitrogen while making fresh and delicious ice cream to enjoy.
Registration required.
The Wild Side of Fairy Tales
Saturday, July 25
1pm
(Etna Library, 130 Etna Rd.)
Join naturalist Susie Spikol and step into the magical world of fairy tales from around the world and hear stories and legends from long ago.
Meet mischievous fairies, talking animals, and naughty trolls and discover where nature and story meet. Let your imagination go on an adventure with these stories from the wildside of once upon a time and happily ever after.
Lindsay & Her Puppet Pals
Wednesday, August 12
5pm
(Costello Field, 195 Etna Rd.)
Lindsay & Her Puppets will entertain Hanover with a brand new show!
Lindsay’s comedic animation and timing, high energy, and uncanny knack for silly voices electrifies young crowds! She believes the visual and interactive nature of puppetry can access the imaginations of even the youngest children.
The Etna Library has hosted Lindsay the past two summers and everyone has had a blast - mark your calendars, now!
(This event is co-sponsored by Hanover Parks & Recs as part of the summer-long Picnic in the Park series of events).
Ice Cream Party
Saturday, August 22
1pm
(Etna Library, 130 Etna Rd.)
We'll conclude our series of summer events in style, with an Ice Cream Party!
Lots of flavors of ice cream, and lots of delicious toppings, will all be available for free.