Our Mission

To Grow and Develop With the Strafford Community

To meet the people’s cultural, educational, recreational, and informational needs in a welcoming setting that supports lifelong learning.

Our Upcoming Events & Programs

Hill Library Happenings

Our 2023 Season

Children’s Community Garden

This is the fourth year of this project. Our mission is to provide hands-on educational and social-emotional programming for children that would impact their community positively through multi-generational relationships sharing knowledge of agriculture and permaculture.

Meet The Library Team

The success of the Library is due to a partnership of employees, volunteers and trustees.

The core of our Library is a small team of dedicated employees, responsible for ordering books and other Library resources, coordinating programs, managing the check-out desk, and answering questions.

Read more about our

  • Library Staff
  • Our Trustees
  • Friends / Strafford Library Association
  • Generous Volunteers
  • Library Events

    Check out some of the events at the library. We strive to have something for everyone.

    Ongoing events include

    • Adult Summer Reading
    • Children’s Summer Reading
    • Hill Library Book Club
    • Senior Chair Yoga
    • Yoga by donation
    • Historical Programs
    • Pokemon Club
    • Library Club
    • Book Buddies
    • Cribbage
    • Mah Jong
    • Music & Movement
    • Children’s Storytimes
    • Handy Crafters
    • Caregiver Cafe’, sponsored by Cornerstone VNA
    • & More

    List of Materials

    You can use our Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) to see what is available in our library.

    If you log on to the OPAC (upper right-hand corner of the page) by entering your last name in the username field and library card number in the password field, you will be able to:

    • Renew materials
    • Build book lists (book bags) to organize/track what materials you would like to check out
    • Peruse lists of items grouped by interest
    • Write reviews of books you have read and read others’ reviews
    • Monitor what you have checked out and see the due dates
    • Edit your account–choose how to get reminders for due dates, change passwords
    • See your history – the items you have borrowed over the past year

    About New Hampshire Downloadable Books

    New Hampshire Downloadable Books was formed in 2006 as a downloadable audiobook service with 20 public library members. Over the years, the service has grown to include 200 New Hampshire public libraries and has expanded to offer eBooks and digital magazines, as well as the digital audiobooks.

    The collection is comprised of:

    • 17,000 unique eBook titles
    • 13,000 unique audiobook titles
    • 3000 digital magazine titles

    This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the New Hampshire State Library.

    Our Hours

    The Hill Library is located at 1151 Parker Mountain Road, Strafford, NH 03884. We are at the junction of Rte. 126 and Rte. 202A. Hours of operation are listed below.

    Monday – 11 am – 7 pm
    Tuesday – 11 am – 7 pm
    Wednesday – 11 am – 7 pm
    Thursday – 11 am – 7 pm
    Friday – 3 pm – 7 pm
    Saturday – 10 am – 2 pm
    Sunday – Closed

    Call us at (603) 664-2800.

    New Materials

    The Hill Library updates its circulation of new materials frequently. With suggestions and donations from patrons, we’re able to bring new material into the library for all to enjoy.

    Hill Library Newsletter

    Check out our monthly newsletter with library updates and events!

    Our Happy Patrons

    Community Thoughts

    Friendly, helpful staff are a joy. What a wonderful resource for Strafford.

    Cozy, free wifi, and the librarians remember people by name.

    I’ve found that the Hill Library has a lot of books we like and we always enjoy going back to look at more.