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Keene Public Library

"One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by." ― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle

You're in luck! This summer, we have four Summer Reading and Learning Challenges to keep everyone reading.

Sign Up on the Beanstack website or app on your phone (Android / iOS).
Register in person at the library.
Call us at 603-352-0157.

You can check out our Niche Academy tutorial for Beanstack if you would like a quick preview of what the tracker software offers.

The Challenges start June 18 and are made possible by the Friends of the Keene Public Library, The Works Café, Monadnock Food Co-op, Little Zoe's Pizza. Brick Oven and Take & Bake, and Life Is Sweet.

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Location and Contact

60 Winter Street, Keene, NH

Phone: 603-352-0157

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Announcements

The Pay station is available on Winter Street near the library! Stays under 15 minutes are complimentary (you must still enter your license plate number at the pay station and choose the under-15 minute option). Read more

FAQ: Library Services During Covid

Online Resources, Available 24/7!

Downloadable…streaming…there are many ways to read or listen to your favorite books and magazines on all of your devices. Try the NH Downloadable Books collection!

Want to learn a new language? Log in to Mango Languages! Take all kinds of classes with Universal Class. Read more about our digital collections and our Online Tools and Resources.

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...get a library card?
...renew my books?
...put an item on hold?
...see a list of new items?
...ask a librarian a reference question?
...use Interlibrary Loan?

Library Hours

Monday 10 - 6
Tuesday 10 - 8
Wednesday 10 - 8
Thursday 10 - 8
Friday 10 - 6
Saturday: 10 - 3

LIBRARY CLOSURES & HOLIDAYS

Events

Keene Chautauqua Book Discussion: Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington, Thursday, August 11 at 6 p.m. at Horatio House Museum, 199 Main St.

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Ukraine Update, Saturday, August 13 at 11 a.m.

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Greenwood, Oklahoma, the "Black Wall Street" Pop-up Exhibit, Saturday, August 13, 1 to 3 p.m.

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Keene Chautauqua, Sunday, August 14, 1 to 5 p.m.

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Make, Craft, Create: Adult Craft Night -- Wire Beaded Trees, Tuesday, August 16 at 6 p.m.

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Frenemies: The Art World’s Greatest, Rivalries with Jane Oneail, Thursday, August 18 at 6 p.m.

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News

Keene Chautauqua Returns to Keene, Sunday, August 14 at 1 p.m.

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After a three-year hiatus, Keene Public Library is pleased to present veteran scholars and performers James Armstead and Rebecca Marks Jimerson as Booker T.

Starting June 20, Keene Public Library Will Provide Free, Nutritious Lunches

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This summer, Keene Public Library continues its annual Lunch at the Library program, providing free lunches for teens, children, and families.

Keene Public Library Offers Summer Reading and Learning Program, June 18 through August 13

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Keene Public Library launches its Oceans of Possibilities summer reading program

Keene Public Library launches community Sharing Box

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Community members in need of food, toiletries, and other necessities have another place to get them now that Keene Public Library has debuted its Sharing B