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Events

Monday, March 18
9:00am - 12:00pm
MIG Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, March 18
10:00am - 10:45am
Story program for children ages 3-5 and their caregiver. Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, early literacy, and a pre-school craft.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, March 18
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Due to popular demand we have added a second session!   Story program for children ages 3-5 and their caregiver. Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, early literacy, and a pre-school craft.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, March 18
2:00pm - 3:00pm
The kickoff to a cozy mystery book club.  Cozy mysteries, also referred to as "cosy mysteries" or "cozies", are a sub-genre of crime fiction in which sex and... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, March 18
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Minecraft Monday is back!  Work together with friends in our Realm and hone your "craft".  This group runs for three March, the 4th, 11th, and 18th, from 3:45 to 4:30. Recommended for ages 8-11.  Please contact Ray Fontaine at... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, March 18
4:45pm - 5:30pm
Minecraft Monday is back!  Work together with friends in our Realm and hone your "craft".  This group runs for three Mondays in March, the 4th, 11th, and 18th, from 4:45 to 5:30. Recommended for ages 8-11.  Please contact Ray Fontaine at... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, March 18
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: New Hampshire Room, Event Location: Online
Tuesday, March 19
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, March 19
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Let's get together and game on the library's Nintendo Switch on the TV monitor. Snacks included.   Ages 9- 15  
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Tuesday, March 19
6:30pm - 7:30pm
It may still be Winter, but it sure is starting to feel like Spring.  Let's get together to make these cute Spring wreaths.  Perfect decor for the upcoming season. Registration is required.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Wednesday, March 20
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, March 20
6:30pm - 7:45pm
Come learn about the AmeriCorps Senior Companionship Program! Use your skills and talents to make older adults' independence a reality. This program will go over the scope of the program, qualifications, and benefits.
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, March 20
6:30pm - 7:30pm
  Please join us for a book discussion. We read a variety of books and love to talk about them!  Registration is required if you want to join us virtually. Meetings will be held at 6:30 pm in the NH Room. If you are joining us virtualy, we will... Read More
Event Location: New Hampshire Room, Event Location: Online
Thursday, March 21
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Thursday, March 21
12:00pm - 3:00pm
We will create, build and assemble from cardboard.
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, March 22
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Saturday, March 23
10:00am - 11:30am
"The Adventures of Phoebe the Pharmacist" is a new children's book published by Mackenzie Howe, Miss Nutfield 2024. In this book, Phoebe is a young and curious girl who visits her local pharmacy. Amazed by everything in front of her,... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, March 25
10:00am - 10:45am
Story program for children ages 3-5 and their caregiver. Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, early literacy, and a pre-school craft.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, March 25
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Due to popular demand we have added a second session!   Story program for children ages 3-5 and their caregiver. Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, early literacy, and a pre-school craft.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, March 26
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, March 26
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Southern NH 4H Group Weekly meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, March 26
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Spring is here.  Let's get together to decorate birdhouses and make gingerbread houses for Peeps.   Registration is required and will open on Tuesday, March 5th.  Please let us know if your child has any food allergies.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Tuesday, March 26
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.       
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, March 26
6:00am - 7:00pm
The test kit was on sale. You bought one, dutifully deposited your saliva in the plastic tube and mailed it in. Now, a few weeks later the results arrive: haplotypes and ethnicity estimates, something about earwax type, and a giant list of 537... Read More
Event Location: Online
Tuesday, March 26
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
Wednesday, March 27
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, March 27
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Come in and learn how to make simple meals in a mug! Ages 11 - 18    
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Wednesday, March 27
6:30pm - 7:45pm
Presented by the New Hampshire Astronomical Society  Get Ready for the April 8th Solar Eclipse! This program will cover: - what is a solar eclipse and why do they happen - what to expect if you are not on the path... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Thursday, March 28
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, March 29
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, March 29
11:00am - 1:00pm
Mobile Casework Office Hours. Staff available to assist constituents facing issues with Social Security, IRS, Medicare/Medicaid, VA inquiiries, and passport/visa issues.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, April 01
10:00am - 10:45am
Story program for children ages 3-5 and their caregiver. Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, early literacy, and a pre-school craft.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, April 01
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Due to popular demand we have added a second session!   Story program for children ages 3-5 and their caregiver. Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, early literacy, and a pre-school craft.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, April 01
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Minecraft Monday is back!  Work together with friends in our Realm and hone your "craft".  This group runs for three Mondays in April: the 1st, 22nd, 29th, from 3:45 to 4:30. Recommended for ages 8-11.  Please contact Ray Fontaine at... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, April 01
4:45pm - 5:30pm
Minecraft Monday is back!  Work together with friends in our Realm and hone your "craft".  This group runs for three Mondays in April: the 1st, 22nd, and 29th, from 4:45 to 5:30. Recommended for ages 8-11.  Please contact Ray Fontaine at... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, April 01
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Parkinson's Support Group
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, April 02
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, April 02
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Let's get together and game on the library's Nintendo Switch on the TV monitor. Snacks included.   Ages 9- 15  
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Tuesday, April 02
6:30pm - 7:30pm
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
Event Location: Online
Wednesday, April 03
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, April 03
6:00pm - 8:00pm
In honor of the solar eclipse, we are showing Danny Boyle's forgotten gem, Sunshine! Plot: In the year 2057, a team of scientists sets out on a space voyage to reignite the dying sun. Rated R, contains language and violence Snacks WILL be provided... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Thursday, April 04
10:00am - 10:45am
Ms. Eileen is away today, but that's okay, because we have some much to explore!  Join us for interactive sensory play activities designed to stimulate toddlers' growing minds.   For toddlers ages 1, 2, and 3 with their caregivers.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Thursday, April 04
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Decode Learning Pathways
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, April 05
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, April 05
11:30am - 3:00pm
Derry Author Fest Setup
Event Location: Children’s Room, Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Saturday, April 06
10:00am - 4:00pm
Derry Author Fest 1 2 3 Grow! Derry Author Fest is a day of writing workshops, panels and networking for aspiring authors, dreamers and dabblers alike. We bring in reputable speakers to teach in areas of their expertise. As an attendee, you can stay... Read More
Event Location: Children’s Room, Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, April 08
10:00am - 10:45am
Story program for children ages 3-5 and their caregiver. Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, early literacy, and a pre-school craft.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, April 08
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Due to popular demand we have added a second session!   Story program for children ages 3-5 and their caregiver. Lively time of sharing books, songs, puppets, early literacy, and a pre-school craft.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Monday, April 08
6:30pm - 7:30pm
This month, we look at a subject near and dear to Liz's heart- Physical media! From Betamaxand  VHS to  boutique labels offering 4K upgrages, we'll look at the ebs and flows of physical media- and why it's still important in the age of streaming.... Read More
Event Location: Online
Tuesday, April 09
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 A, Event Location: Meeting Room B

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