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Events

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 July 18th.
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
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
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
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
Tuesday, May 07
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Mothers Day Crafts!   More to come!    
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Tuesday, May 07
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, May 07
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Welcome to the Industrious Derry Cemetery Tour, where we’ll take a walk and explore the workers of Derry’s past. Join Erin Robinson, of the Derry Public Library, and TJ Cullinane, of the Derry Heritage... Read More
Event Location: Offsite
Tuesday, May 07
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!   See the books we are reading ... Read More
Event Location: Online
Wednesday, May 08
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 08
6:30pm - 7:45pm
  Discover the long-lost lives of New England’s forgotten elephants with Harris Center naturalist and woolly mammoth lover Susie Spikol! Learn how to tell a mammoth from a mastodon, who these ancient relatives of modern-day elephants were, and what... Read More
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Wednesday, May 08
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! See the upcoming films here... Read More
Event Location: Online
Thursday, May 09
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, May 10
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, May 11
9:30am - 12:30pm
Friends of the Derry Libraries Book Sale 9:30AM - 12:30PM
Event Location: Book Sale Room
Monday, May 13
6:30pm - 7:30pm
It's a sequel! As a follow-up to last year's program on Roger Ebert, we're looking at Gene Siskel- the other half of Siskel and Ebert. We'll look at his early life, his path to film criticism, and his favorite films. Oh, and some fun disagreements... Read More
Event Location: Online
Tuesday, May 14
6:30pm - 7:30pm
More information to come.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Wednesday, May 15
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
Friday, May 17
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, May 17
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, May 18
10:00am - 2:00pm
Blood Drive 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 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, May 20
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, May 20
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: New Hampshire Room, Event Location: Online
Tuesday, May 21
4:00pm - 4:45pm
More information to come.
Event Location: Meeting Room A
Tuesday, May 21
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, May 21
6:00pm - 7:00pm
  Bring along a fun find or a roadblock or just come to listen. This roundtable discussion is a supportive environment for all skill levels.  
Event Location: New Hampshire Room
Thursday, May 23
10:00am - 12:00pm
Grinnell Elementary School Class Visit.
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B
Friday, May 24
10:00am - 12:00pm
Grinnell Elementary School Class Visit.
Event Location: Meeting Room A, Event Location: Meeting Room B

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