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Events
Tuesday, April 16
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 16
6:30pm - 7:30pm
In honor of Earth Day we will be having a mending night. Bring in a garment that is in need of repair. We will have patches, buttons, yarn, embroidery and sewing supplies available. Mending can calm the mind, is good for the environment, and will... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Wednesday, April 17
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 17
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, April 17
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Hillside Estate HOA Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, April 17
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Please join us for a book discussion. We read a variety of books and love to talk about them!
See what we are reading here!
Registration is required if you want... Read More
Event Location: New Hampshire Room, Event Location: Online
Thursday, April 18
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, April 18
10:00am - 12:30pm
GMILCS Executive Board Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: New Hampshire Room
Thursday, April 18
1:00pm - 4:00pm
GMILCS Board Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: New Hampshire Room
Friday, April 19
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 19
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
Friday, April 19
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Please join us for an in-person book discussion. We read a variety of books and love to talk about them!
See our upcoming reads here!
Please contact Jessica (... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Saturday, April 20
10:00am - 12:00pm
kids D& D group, once a month
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, April 22
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 22
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 22
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, April 22
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 22
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 22
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: New Hampshire Room, Event Location: Online
Tuesday, April 23
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 23
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Teddy Bear/Stuffie Sleepover and Bear Friends Celebration--more information coming soon!
Recommended for ages 3 and up. Registration required and will open on April 2nd.
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, April 23
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
Tuesday, April 23
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Researching institutionalized ancestors can be a real task and can require close research at the local level to unearth clues. Whether your ancestor was at the state hospital, a childrens home, a prison, or another institution, the path you take... Read More
Event Location: Online
Tuesday, April 23
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Researching institutionalized ancestors can be a real task and can require close research at the local level to unearth clues. Whether your ancestor was at the state hospital, a children’s home, a prison, or another institution, the path you take... Read More
Event Location: Online
Wednesday, April 24
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 24
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Let's spend some time together during vacation week with some good old-fashoned playdough fun! We will have lots of homemade playdough along with fun tools to use with it. Let's see what we can create!
All ages with caregiver.
... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, April 24
6:30pm - 7:45pm
Calling all birders- Steve Hale of Open World Explorers returns!
This is an engaging and interactive presentation featuring common and likely breeding season birds to any backyard in New England. This presentation offers ID tips, including ... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Thursday, April 25
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, April 25
3:00pm - 4:00pm
We are halfway to Halloween, so let's celebrate with stories, dancing, crafts, and a trick or treat snack! Feel free to dress up if you'd like!
We will also be accepting Halloween Costume donations for the Good Witch of Derry--so please bring in... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, April 26
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, April 27
10:00am - 12:00pm
Monthly meeting for local DAR chapter
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Saturday, April 27
2:00pm - 4:00pm
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
Monday, April 29
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 29
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 29
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 29
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
Tuesday, April 30
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 30
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 30
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, May 01
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, May 01
1:00pm - 2:30pm
You're invited to step into a judgement free creative space. It's a place where words and art play together. You'll learn simple techniques using mixed media supplies and tools to create beautiful, magical, whimsical pages. You'll learn about... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Wednesday, May 01
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Speaker Andrew Githmark returns to the DPL! When it comes to Social Security, less than half (43%) of future retirees feel they have a good understanding of the topic.* Knowing how and when you choose to collect Social Security benefits can be... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, May 01
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Join us as we read and discuss everything from world-building fantasies to thought provoking science fiction. Whether you have been reading them for years, or are just curious about the genre, this is a group for you!
Registration is required so... Read More
Event Location: Online
Thursday, May 02
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, May 02
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Decode Learning Pathways
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, May 03
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
Monday, May 06
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, May 06
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, May 06
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Parkinson's Support Group
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, May 07
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