Get a library card

Marta Smith
Fiske Free Library
Claremont
To the editor,

September is here again. Summer just flew by! It’s back to school time, which means new school supplies, new clothes, new classes and maybe new friends. In all the chaos and shopping for new pencils, notebooks and calculators, etc. don’t forget the most important tool in the back-to-school arsenal: the library card! 

In New Hampshire, public libraries provide free library cards to residents in their towns. This year I would encourage all parents to make sure their children have their own library card, which will give them access to great education tools like homework help, technology, apps, programs, activities, music and movies, as well as reading materials covering an endless array of topics.

The American Library Association began “September is Library Card Sign-up Month” to ensure that every student has access to the materials needed to make the upcoming school year a successful one. In that way working together New Hampshire public libraries and school libraries provide a wealth of information that students need for whatever they may be studying,

When you bring your child to the library to sign-up for a card don’t forget library cards aren’t just for kids-while you’re there make sure to get one for yourself! 

Signing up for a library card is not just for September, you can sign up at any time. The money you save by using a library card instead of buying materials can be calculated online by using the library value calculator available at ilovelibraries.org- you will be amazed at the savings!

Make your public library the next stop on your back to school shopping list, we look forward to seeing you!

Marta Smith

Fiske Free Library

Claremont