Department: Keene Public Library

Volunteering

Volunteering The library welcomes new volunteers! Volunteers are essential to the quality service that the library offers. Days and hours are usually flexible. You decide when you want to work, but we ask volunteers […]

Stories to Go

Stories to Go Stories to Go is a service of the Keene Public Library that provides youth librarians in your classroom or child care center or Storytelling Kits, which are loaned to teachers, parents, […]

Six Early Literacy Skills

Six Early Literacy Skills Children need a variety of skills to become successful readers. The National Research Council recommends that children enter school with six specific “early literacy skills” as […]

Selecting Books for Kids

Selecting Books for Kids How can you tell if a book is the right reading level for your child? There are several different ways to work out whether books are […]

Preparing for Kindergarten

Preparing for Kindergarten HOW TO HELP YOUR KINDERGARTNER GET READY TO READ AND LEARN Read to your child daily. A child that is read has advantages. As you read and […]

Policies

Policies This page is under revision. LIBRARY MISSION STATEMENT Keene Public Library is your place for community and learning. POLICY STATEMENT The Board of Trustees of the Keene Public Library […]

Using Picture Books and Dialogic Reading

Using Picture Books and Dialogic Reading You may already know that reading aloud to young children is important.  Picture book reading provides children with many of the skills necessary for […]

Notary Public Services

Notary Public Services Keene Public Library offers Notary Public Services for the benefit of the residents of our community. Notary services are provided free of charge. Library Notaries are scheduled […]

Mobile Printing at the Library

Mobile Printing at the Library Using Princh, a mobile printing service, you can upload documents from your home computer, phone, or tablet and print them at the library. During our […]

Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan Book, DVD, Sound Recording Request Interlibrary Loan Article Request

View Your Library Account

View Your Library Account Log in to your library account to see what items you have checked out. Once in your account you can:

Magazine Subscriptions

Magazine Subscriptions Click here to link to our catalog for information about issues available for each of our print magazines. Try a digital magazine!   There are thousands of magazines in OverDrive for online reading […]

Library Rules of Behavior

Library Rules of Behavior The Board of Trustees have adopted Behavioral Expectations on Dec 14, 2021 (Revised: 5/22/23). RESPECT YOURSELF, RESPECT OTHERS, AND RESPECT PROPERTY. Please help us enforce the […]

Library Location & Parking

Library Location & Parking The library is located at 60 Winter St. in Keene, N.H. 03431. Metered parking is available in front of the library, the Library Annex, and parking […]

Library Hours & Holidays

Library Hours & Holidays LIBRARY HOURS Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. […]

Legal Resources

Legal Resources The State of New Hampshire Judicial Branch is partnering with the Keene Public Library to provide access to Westlaw and small collections of legal titles. Beginning in February 2024, the […]