64 E Broadway, Derry NH | 03038 | (603) 432-6140 | Hours

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In partnership with the NH Law Library, Derry Public Library offers access to both physical and digital resources for legal research.

Learn more about the book groups and clubs that meet at the library.

The generous donations given to the library.

About our Board of Trustees

 

Events

Tuesday, April 18
1:00pm - 3:00pm
CASA Advocate Support Group
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, April 18
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Join us for a little in-person research session. Bring along your own device or jump onto one of our laptops to start digging around. Live help will be offered on the spot for those pesky brick walls. Assistance will be instantly provided for... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, April 18
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Tape painting is an easy way to create a mosiac looking piece of art.  Join us for a night of painting and chatting with fellow crafters.   *Registration is required and will open on Tuesday, March 28th. **... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Tuesday, April 18
6:30pm - 7:30pm
  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
Event Location: Online
Wednesday, April 19
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, April 19
11:00am - 12:00pm
Introduction to Improv and Acting: bi-weekly recurring spring class by CIRCLE co-op, ages 7-12. Contact Alison.Johnson917@gmail.com for more information.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Wednesday, April 19
6:30pm - 7:30pm
  Take the mystery out of Medicare and get all your Medicare questions answered!  This informative class will help you understand the basics of Medicare in relatable, easy-to-understand language and provide you with the tools you will need to... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, April 19
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, April 20
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: Patio, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, April 21
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
Friday, April 21
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
Monday, April 24
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 B
Monday, April 24
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 B
Tuesday, April 25
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, April 25
4:00pm - 4:45pm
April showers bring May flowers.  Let's try to bring on the rain with homemade rainmakers.  We will also be making a rainbow themed snack.... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Tuesday, April 25
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
Wednesday, April 26
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, April 26
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Author Tim Spofford joins us to talk about his book, What the Children Told Us   About the Book: Does racial discrimination harm Black children's sense of self? The Doll Test illuminated its devastating toll. Dr. Kenneth Clark visited rundown and... Read More
Event Location: Online
Thursday, April 27
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: Patio, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, April 28
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
Monday, May 01
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 B
Monday, May 01
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 B
Monday, May 01
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Minecraft Monday is back!  Work together with friends in our Realm and hone your "craft".  This group runs for two Mondays in May, the 1st and the 8th from 3:45 to 4:30. Recommended for ages 8-11.  Please contact Ray Fontaine at... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, May 01
4:45pm - 5:30pm
Minecraft Monday is back!  Work together with friends in our Realm and hone your "craft".  This group runs for two Mondays in May, the 1st and the 8th from 4:45 to 5:30. Recommended for ages 8-11.  Please contact Ray Fontaine at... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, May 01
6:30pm - 7:30pm
A not so long time ago at a library not that far away...A few nerds decided to discuss Star Wars. Just in time for May the 4th, we'll look at the trilogies, the shows, MAYBE the novels, and ask the ultimate question- is there such thing as too much... Read More
Event Location: Online
Tuesday, May 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 B
Tuesday, May 02
6:00pm - 7:00pm
It’s your turn! Bring your research trials and triumphs to share with the group. We’ll gather together to discuss our current research, share tips and learn from one another. Artifacts, memorabilia and other items are always welcome... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, May 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, May 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 B
Wednesday, May 03
11:00am - 12:00pm
Introduction to Improv and Acting: bi-weekly recurring spring class by CIRCLE co-op, ages 7-12. Contact Alison.Johnson917@gmail.com for more information.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Wednesday, May 03
6:30pm - 7:45pm
For almost 150 years the moonlight ax murder of two Norwegian women on the rocky Isles of Shoals has haunted New England. Popular historian and lecturer J. Dennis Robinson cuts through the hoaxes, lies, rumors, and fiction surrounding the arrest,... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Thursday, May 04
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: Patio, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, May 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 B
Monday, May 08
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 B
Monday, May 08
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 B
Monday, May 08
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Minecraft Monday is back!  Work together with friends in our Realm and hone your "craft".  This group runs for two Mondays in May, the 1st and the 8th from 3:45 to 4:30. Recommended for ages 8-11.  Please contact Ray Fontaine at... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, May 08
4:45pm - 5:30pm
Minecraft Monday is back!  Work together with friends in our Realm and hone your "craft".  This group runs for two Mondays in May, the 1st and the 8th from 4:45 to 5:30. Recommended for ages 8-11.  Please contact Ray Fontaine at... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Monday, May 08
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Parkinson's Support Group
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, May 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 B
Tuesday, May 09
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Let's Celebrate Moms and Grandmoms!  We are going to be making painted flower pots with flower pens! Suggested ages 5 - 11  Registration required!... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, May 09
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
Wednesday, May 10
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, May 10
6:30pm - 7:45pm
Author Presention        
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, May 10
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
Thursday, May 11
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: Patio, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Saturday, May 13
9:30am - 12:30pm
Friends of the Derry Libraries Book Sale 9:30AM - 12:30PM
Event Location: Book Sale Room
Monday, May 15
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: New Hampshire Room, Event Location: Online
Tuesday, May 16
1:00pm - 3:00pm
CASA Advocate Support Group
Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, May 16
6:30pm - 7:30pm
More information to come.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Wednesday, May 17
11:00am - 12:00pm
Introduction to Improv and Acting: bi-weekly recurring spring class by CIRCLE co-op, ages 7-12. Contact Alison.Johnson917@gmail.com for more information.
Event Location: Meeting Room A

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