Meeting room reserved for library staff use.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Please join us for a virtual meeting where we discuss books about science! Do you read Carl Zimmer and Mary Roach, Brian Greene and Sam Kean? We do too! Join us for an exploration of the natural world, and beyond!
Registration is required so that... Read More
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
Meeting room reserved for library staff use.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Join Teen Art and Writing Club, bi-weekly, to do writing prompts, share stories, illustrations and animations and group projects!
This club meets via zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting... Read More
Please join us for an online discussion of Documentary films. Do you enjoy learning while being entertained? Do you wish Ken Burns could be your best friend? If so, this is the group for you!
Registration is required so that you can join us... Read More
Meeting room reserved for library staff use.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
This program will be hosted on Zoom.
RESCHEDULED FROM MAY 11TH!
Steve Hale (Bizarre Birds, Backyard Birds) returns!
This presentation was created in response to the questions received from guests of other presentations (see below). Less about the... Read More
Grinnell Elementary School Class Visit.
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Meeting room reserved for library staff use.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Grinnell Elementary School Class Visit.
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Meeting room reserved for library staff use.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Meeting room reserved for library staff use.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
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
Meeting room reserved for library staff use.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
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
Meeting room reserved for library staff use.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Join professional genealogist, Claire Smith, to explore Irish ancestry.
Irish research has a reputation for being challenging. You might have heard that many Irish records were burned, creating gaps in records that appear insurmountable. Don’t give... Read More
This program will be hosted on Zoom.
Alzheimer’s disease is not a normal part of aging. Join us to learn about the impact of Alzheimer's, the difference between Alzheimer's and dementia, stages and risk factors, current research and treatments... Read More
Reserved for Recording
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Parkinson's Support Group
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Interested in current events and issues?Join the Contemporary Issues Book Group!
Join us the first Monday of every month.
Meetings will be held via Zoom
June's Book: "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions About... Read More
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
Join Teen Art and Writing Club, bi-weekly, to do writing prompts, share stories, illustrations and animations and group projects!
This club meets via zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting... Read More
Please join us for an online discussion of popular books about history! Do you love history? So do we! Join us as we make our way through the pages of the past!
Registration is required so that you can join us virtually via Zoom.
This group will... Read More
Friends of the Library Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
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
This program will be hosted on Zoom
Interested in drag? Love Drag Race? Join us for a discussion on drag performance history with Meredith Heller, PhD, of Northern Arizona University. Learn about the history of cross casting in Greece,... Read More
Friends of the Library Book sale!
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Event Location: Book Sale Room
Derry Public Library ComicCon
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: New Hampshire Room, Event Location: Online
It's Pride month, so we are looking at groundbreaking filmmakers The Wachowski Sisters and their work from The Matrix to their solo work.
This program will be presented via Zoom.
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
Are you interested in family history but aren’t sure how to begin? Join us for a crash course in genealogy. We’ll discuss research methodology and useful databases to get you started on your quest.
“We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words” – John Fowles
Do you enjoy poetry and wish you could talk about it with someone? Or, do you wish you understood poetry and what it was trying to say? Then join our... Read More
Let’s Play Music’s Ukulele Workshop!
All Ages--Registration Recommended but not required.
Have you ever wanted to learn the ukulele? This instrument is among the easiest to learn and fun to play, making it a popular... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
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
This program will be hosted on Zoom.
Later frosts in the fall, earlier planting times, heavier rain events and longer stretches of drought. Gardeners are on the front line as witnesses to the changes in climate that have been occurring in... Read More
Reserved for Recording
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Join the Upper Room, a family resource center, and CONNECT with other parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children ages 0-6. Join us for an hour of fun, literacy, parenting tips, crafts, and snacks.
No registration required.
For more... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
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
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
We're kicking off "Oceans of Possibilites" with a glow dance party. Wear something white or flourescent bright and we'll all shine under the lights! We'll dance until we drop!
All Ages!
Registration required and will open on May 31st.
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
We're kicking off "Oceans of Possibilites" with a glow dance party. Wear something white or flourescent bright and we'll all shine under the lights! We'll dance until we drop!
All Ages!
Registration required and will open on May 31st.
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Join Teen Art and Writing Club, bi-weekly, to do writing prompts, share stories, illustrations and animations and group projects!
This club meets via zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting... Read More
Do you want to be uplifted when you read? Do you know that the best medicine for a dreary day is a good cup of tea and some Fredrik Backman, or Rachel Joyce? Join us for the Feel Good book group. We will read books that will leave us feeling... Read More
An evening 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
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
Lets make some natural scrubs and bath bombs. Have some fun mixing up a all natural scrub that you can use even on your lips for smooth skin ready to start your summer! If we have nice weather we will be doing this on the patio. Ages 11 - 18
Event Location: Patio, Event Location: Meeting Room A
We all love summer, but sometimes it is way too hot! Looking for a way to beat the heat , or just see a movie for free? Come to the Derry Library!
Screenings will be held in meeting room B. As this is a small space, masks are encouraged.
June's (... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B