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SUMMER READING PROGRAM REGISTRATION

OPENS THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH!

Come sign the kids up for a summer full of stories, reading, crafts, movie days, weekly prize drawings, and fun activities at the new library! Be sure to check out our TEEN ONLY program designed for grades 7-12.

Registration is required. Space is limited for some activities. Sign ups begin Thursday, June 11th-Saturday, June 13th during open hours. FREE and open to children ages newborn -18.

Free giveaway to the first 100 kids to sign up.

Printable Registration Form:

SRP Registration 2026

SRP Teen Registration 2026

SRP 2026 Calendar:

SRP 2026 Calendar

SRP 2026 Teen Calendar

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Lapsit & Storytime

Posted in Children's Activities and Programs on March 5, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Lapsit is designed for children ages 0-3. Come sing songs, listen to stories, and have fun! Thursdays from 11-12.

Storytime welcomes children ages 3-5 who are ready to listen to stories, sing songs and stay and play! Thursday from 1-2.

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Share with SHARE@ the Library

Posted in Adult Activities and Programs, Children's Activities and Programs, Friends of the Library on November 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Community Food Drive for Share @ the Library

SHARE has put the cry out for donations! Help support your neighbors in the towns of Milford, Amherst, Mont Vernon, Brookline, and Wilton by dropping off donations to support the shortage. Items listed below can be dropped off during open hours at the Daland Memorial Library Nov. 1st-29th. We will take care of delivery to SHARE in Milford. Thank you for you donations!

Pantry Most Wanted List

• Nonperishable meat and proteins: Beef stew, chicken stew, chili, tuna, lentil soup, peanut butter, nutritional drinks for seniors (i.e. Ensure)

• Dried goods and canned goods: All canned fruits and vegetables, pastas and pasta sauce, canned and bottled juices, dried beans and peas, rice, breakfast cereals and oatmeal, bread, soups, cooking oils

• Dairy: Shelf-Stable milk (including almond)

• Healthy Snacks

• Baby items: Baby foods, diapers, wipes

Can’t make to the library to donate items? Donations are always gratefully accepted.

SHARE Financial Donations

There are several ways to make a financial gift:

• Make a check payable to SHARE Outreach, Inc. and mail to 1 Columbus Avenue, Milford, NH 03055

• Make a secure online donation. https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx… (-> https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E355209&id=1&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExOWhxeFhNU2U3Sk05bHZGdQEeh6M_m78u_HtSadQKCn2qvFP5ZFxjYLCnxhAXmw68Zm4-h4DShdmBJhm1pWU_aem_mSynOjrwfOpweuZiDDGcaA)

• Stop by the SHARE Center during business hours and make a cash or gift card donation.

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Episode 56: Witch Talk

Posted in Children's Activities and Programs, Podcast on October 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »

It’s Fall Y’all! The leaves are falling and it’s time to carve the pumpkins!! Listen in to this new episode to hear all the excitement at the library as we head towards Halloween…candy collection, mini pumpkin hunt, Witch Walk and of course Trick or Treating in Mont Vernon!! Get your costumes on and stop by the library on Halloween

Amy’s Book Recommendations

Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed:

The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel

A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst

A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno Garcia

We Love You Bunny by Mona Awad

New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading:

The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell

The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman

Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa

Heart the Lover by Lily King

Bog Queen by Anna North

Upcoming Books

Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite (My Sister the Serial Killer) 11/4/25

The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan 11/18/25

Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen 11/18/25

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Fall Lapsit & Storytime

Posted in Children's Activities and Programs on October 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »

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SRP FINALE FRIDAY

Posted in Children's Activities and Programs on July 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Art & Ice Cream: The Color Our World Summer Reading Program Finale

NEW START TIME AT 6:00PM

Come and view all the wonderful artwork your children have been creating this summer! Eat an ice cream treat and enjoy the tunes from our deejays Paddy O’Keefe and Logan St. Denis.

PRIZES!
Who will win these three great Grand Prizes? Winners will be announced for the:
Fish Tank Set
Marble Maze
Lego Wildflower Bouquet

Medals will be awarded to the top readers in each grade.

This program is sponsored by New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s Amherst Label/Calvetti Family Fund and The Friends of the Daland Memorial Library.

Rain Date, Monday August 4th, 6:00pm

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NEW! MONT VERNON READS HIGH SCHOOL EDITION

Posted in Children's Activities and Programs, What's Happening! on June 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Calling all Mont Vernon high school students!

The library is excited to launch Mont Vernon Reads: High School Edition to keep our students reading all summer! Inspired by Souhegan Reads, we’ve put together a list of book recommendations targeted at our high school students and added AWESOME PRIZES for those who participate. Teens in grades 9-12 are encourage to stop by the library to sign up for MV READS and check out one book from the list. Books available at our Kick Off Party on Wednesday, June 25th 5:00pm under the library tent!

AWESOME PRIZES!

Thanks to a generous donation, one lucky teen will win a pair of Sony WH-1000M5 headphones!

We will also be giving away $10 gift cards weekly sponsored by the Friends of the Library

All books on the list are are available at the library!

YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES!

Click on the link below for a complete list of books.

Mont Vernon Reads High School Edition-1

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SAVE THE DATE! SUMMER READING PROGRAM REGISTRATION FRIDAY JUNE 13th 2:00-6:00pm

Posted in Children's Activities and Programs on June 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »

PRINTABLE REGISTRATION FORM: Get ahead of the crowds and fill out one form per child to be dropped at the library on registration day. Sign up for all activities happen on Friday, June 13th 2-6pm, Saturday 10-1. SRP registration form 2025

SRP Calendar: SNEAK PEEK!!

SRP 2025 Calendar(2)

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