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Events
Wednesday, June 07
6:30pm - 7:45pm
The Chemin de St. Jacques is an amazingly beautiful walking route cherished by the French and traveled by pilgrims for nearly 1000 years. The journey through lush woodlands, flower-laden fields, volcanic formation, and ancient villages and towns,... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Saturday, June 10
9:30am - 12:30pm
Friends of the Derry Libraries Book Sale
9:30AM - 12:30PM
Event Location: Book Sale Room
Saturday, June 10
10:15am - 2:15pm
This is for certification testing for medical coding with our local chapter encompassing Derry and Manchester areas.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, June 12
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: New Hampshire Room, Event Location: Online
Monday, June 12
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Drag. Cross-dressing. Gender bending. Whatever you want to call it, it's almost as old as performance itself. And it's been on screen practically since cinema's birth! Early silent works, Victor and Victoria, Some Like it Hot, Cabaret, Tootsie, To... Read More
Event Location: Online
Tuesday, June 13
10:00am - 11:15am
The Parent/Child Workshop is a five-week program for children ages 1-3 and their parents/caregivers. This fun, informal, play-based program provides a rich environment of toys, books and art activities. Families have the opportunity to spend time... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, June 13
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Friends of the Library Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Wednesday, June 14
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Do you love to read? Do you just want to talk about your latest read and hear what others are interested in? Bring your own book, whether its a great book or a dud and share your thoughts. We'll provide the PIZZA you bring your current reads, who... Read More
Event Location: Patio, Event Location: Meeting Room A
Wednesday, June 14
6:30pm - 7:45pm
Older Americans overwhelmingly want to stay in their homes as they age but sometimes this goal can seem like a challenge. Meet this challenge head on by learning about common legal issues faced by older and disabled adults and learn... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, June 14
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Please join us for an online discussion of Independent, Foreign, and Classic films. We will watch the film at home and gather to discuss it!
Registration is required so that you can join us virtually via Zoom.
We will contact you 1 hour prior to... Read More
Event Location: Online
Friday, June 16
11:00am - 11:45am
Join us at The Derry Public Library lower-level meeting room with your children ages 0-6 to connect with other families, make a child-friendly craft, enjoy snacks, stories, and useful parenting tips and resources followed by an interactive playtime... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Saturday, June 17
9:50am - 4:00pm
It's back! DPL's Comic Con, now dubbed DPL Fan Con, returns for a second year!
Do you like anime? Star Wars? Superheroes? Games? Come to the library!
Schedule:
All Day: Open Tabletop Board Games and Craft Tables in the Teen Area
All Day: Nerd... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, June 19
9:00am - 9:00pm
The library will be closed today for the holiday.
Event Location: Adult Floor, Event Location: Children’s Room, Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, June 20
10:00am - 10:45am
Join Ms. Eileen for this lively music and dance program for children ages 3-5 years old and their caregiver.
Celebrate early childhood with songs, stories, games, and movement.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, June 20
11:00am - 11:45am
Let's get "All Together Now" and dance up a storm to kick off Summer Reading 2023! Wear something white or flourescent bright, and we will all shine under the glow lights!
All ages. Registration recommended and will open on May 30th.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, June 20
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Let's get "All Together Now" and dance up a storm to kick off Summer Reading 2023! Wear something white or flourescent bright, and we will all shine under the glow lights! ... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, June 20
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Join Teen Art and Writing Club, bi-weekly, to do writing prompts, share stories, illustrations and animations. We'll also finalize and produce our teen magazine, Thinking and Inking.
Join Zoom Meeting... Read More
Event Location: Online
Tuesday, June 20
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Do you enjoy knitting and/or crocheting?
Meeting other fiber friends?
Bring a project to work on and make some new friends.
We will be meeting every other Tuesday evening.
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, June 20
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ancestry, FamilySearch and Newspaper archives are wonderful resources for the genealogist, but there are many brilliant digital collections that hold excellent genealogical resources. It’s time to take notice (and pay less!) Join... Read More
Event Location: Online
Tuesday, June 20
6:30pm - 7:00pm
A shorter, evening version of the Preschool storytime that puts the emphasis on fun!
Stories, flannel boards, games, and crafts are included in this bedtime activity.
PJs and blankies welcome. Recommended for ages 2-7. ... Read More
Event Location: Children’s Room
Wednesday, June 21
10:00am - 10:30am
All infants and their caregivers are welcome at this lapsit storytime for babies (birth through 12 months).
Learn fingerplays, songs, and nursery rhymes to share with your baby as she/he sits in your lap. Connect with other parents and caregivers... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, June 21
5:30pm - 8:00pm
One of the biggest movies of all time! Dinosaurs! Action! Jeff Goldblum! Come see it all on our big screen.
Rated PG-13
Screening will be held in meeting room B.
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, June 21
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Please join us for an online book discussion. We read a variety of books and love to talk about them!
Registration is required so that you can join us virtually via Zoom.
We will contact you 1 hour prior to the event with instructions and a link... Read More
Event Location: Online
Thursday, June 22
10:00am - 10:45am
Join Ms. Eileen for this exciting toddler storytime for children 12 to 36 months and their caregivers.
This storytime engages young children using music, finger plays, props, and movement.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Thursday, June 22
11:30am - 12:30pm
Let's Play Outside! We will be hosting a day of fun outdoor activities: Bubbles, Jump ropes, Hula Hoops, Games, Crafts and so much more!
Registration required! Registration opens June 1st
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, June 23
10:00am - 10:45am
Join Mr. Ray for an all ages family storytime featuring fun stories and songs. Weather permitting, this storytime will be outside on the patio, otherwise we will meet in the Meeting Room.... Read More
Event Location: Patio, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Saturday, June 24
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Interested in trying out tabletop RPGs? Join Ms. Octavia for a new game and story every two weeks this summer. Space is very limited, so please register early!
Trouble is brewing in the sleepy town of Bradford Hollow. Goblin attacks have become more... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, June 26
10:00am - 10:45am
Story program for children ages 3-5 years old and their caregiver.
Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, nursery rhymes, early literacy, and pre-school activities.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, June 26
11:15am - 12:00pm
Due to popular demand we have added a second session!
Story program for children ages 3-5 years old and their caregiver.
Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, nursery rhymes, early literacy, and pre-school activities.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, June 26
2:00pm - 3:00pm
We are going to be making friendship bracelets! Bring your dexterity and maybe some friends? Ages 11 – 18
Event Location: Patio, Event Location: Meeting Room A
Tuesday, June 27
10:00am - 10:45am
Join Ms. Eileen for this lively music and dance program for children ages 3-5 years old and their caregiver.
Celebrate early childhood with songs, stories, games, and movement.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, June 27
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Bees, Bees, Bees! We will be working with the Derry Garden Club to create a pollinator garden. We will also be painting mason bee houses to put in this garden.
Required age to work in the garden is 7 yrs and above but younger... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, June 27
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Join us for a virtual meeting where we discuss books about science. Do you read Ed Yong and Mary Roach, Brian Greene and Sam Kean? Are you looking for a group where you can talk about science? Then this is the group for you! Join us for an... Read More
Event Location: Online
Tuesday, June 27
6:30pm - 7:00pm
A shorter, evening version of the Preschool storytime that puts the emphasis on fun!
Stories, flannel boards, games, and crafts are included in this bedtime activity.
PJs and blankies welcome. Recommended for ages 2-7. ... Read More
Event Location: Children’s Room
Wednesday, June 28
10:00am - 10:30am
All infants and their caregivers are welcome at this lapsit storytime for babies (birth through 12 months).
Learn fingerplays, songs, and nursery rhymes to share with your baby as she/he sits in your lap. Connect with other parents and caregivers... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, June 28
6:00pm - 8:00pm
A close group of college friends in their 30s reunite for the funeral of one of their own, and reconsider the hopes and regrets of their current lives over a long weekend spent together in a summer house.
Rated R
Snacks WILL be provided!
Screening... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, June 28
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Make a fuzzy felted patch with wool. Pick from four rainbow designs. Use the finished piece as a patch on a jacket, or frame it for a unique piece of art. Pop up Art School will show you how to use a barbed needle and wool roving to make this cool... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Thursday, June 29
11:00am - 11:45am
Let's decorate the library and all around Derry with Kindness Rocks and Paper Chains! We will work "All Together Now" to make cool rock designs and an epic paper chain we will decorate with our favorite things to do!
All ages. Registration... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Thursday, June 29
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Let's decorate the library and all around Derry with Kindness Rocks and Paper Chains! We will work "All Together Now" to make cool rock designs and an epic paper chain we will decorate with our favorite things to do!
All ages. Registration... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Thursday, June 29
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Derry is partnering with the Manchester City Library for the Culturally Curious Art Series! This wildly popular art series, presented by Jane Oneail, is back for the second year with a fantastic array of topics including popular artists and local... Read More
Event Location: Online
Friday, June 30
10:00am - 10:45am
Join Mr. Ray for an all ages family storytime featuring fun stories and songs. Weather permitting, this storytime will be outside on the patio, otherwise we will meet in the Meeting Room.... Read More
Event Location: Patio, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Saturday, July 01
10:00am - 3:00pm
Blood Drive
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter DERRYPUBLICLIBRARY to schedule an appointment.
Share... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, July 03
10:00am - 10:45am
Story program for children ages 3-5 years old and their caregiver.
Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, nursery rhymes, early literacy, and pre-school activities.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, July 03
11:15am - 12:00pm
Due to popular demand we have added a second session!
Story program for children ages 3-5 years old and their caregiver.
Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, nursery rhymes, early literacy, and pre-school activities.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, July 04
9:00am - 9:00pm
The library will be closed today for the holiday.
Event Location: Adult Floor, Event Location: Children’s Room, Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, July 05
10:00am - 10:30am
All infants and their caregivers are welcome at this lapsit storytime for babies (birth through 12 months).
Learn fingerplays, songs, and nursery rhymes to share with your baby as she/he sits in your lap. Connect with other parents and caregivers... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, July 05
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Let's play Dungeons and Dragons. Beginners welcomed. Ages 11 – 18
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Thursday, July 06
10:00am - 10:45am
Join Ms. Eileen for this exciting toddler storytime for children 12 to 36 months and their caregivers.
This storytime engages young children using music, finger plays, props, and movement.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Thursday, July 06
11:00am - 11:45am
Let's celebrate our Veterans. We will be making birthday, thank you, and holiday cards for Veterans in our state. Making and sending cards is a fun act of kindness and you will be making a Veteran's day!
*Registration is required and will... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Thursday, July 06
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Let's celebrate our Veterans. We will be making birthday, thank you, and holiday cards for Veterans in our state. Making and sending cards is a fun act of kindness and you will be making a Veteran's day!
*Registration is required and will... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B