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Monday, July 15
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
Monday, July 15
11:15am - 12:00pm
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
Monday, July 15
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Come in and learn how to make simple meals in a mug! Ages 11 - 18    
Monday, July 15
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, July 16
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adventure Begins at Your Library! We are going to go on a Safari!!!   We will make two crafts and then go outside (weather permitting) for a wild animal safari/scavenger hunt!  If raining, we will do it inside!! All ages with caregiver!... Read More
Tuesday, July 16
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.       
Tuesday, July 16
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Introduction to US Naturalization with Sara Cochran Millions came, stayed, and were naturalized. The benefits of becoming a U.S. citizen were significant and included the right to vote and claim land under the Homestead Act. In... Read More
Tuesday, July 16
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Friends of the Derry Libraries Special Summer Concert Book Sale! 6-7:30PM
Wednesday, July 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
Wednesday, July 17
2:30pm - 3:30pm
We are reusing materials to make individual wall hanging for you to take home and decorate or gift. Ages 11 - 18    
Wednesday, July 17
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
Thursday, July 18
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adventure Begins at Your Library! Get ready for even more animal adventures!  Ms. Tami will lead us in two awesome animal craft activities! Ages 5-11.  Registration required and will open on June 27th.
Friday, July 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
Friday, July 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
Friday, July 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
Friday, July 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
Saturday, July 20
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
Monday, July 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
Monday, July 22
11:15am - 12:00pm
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
Monday, July 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
Tuesday, July 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
Tuesday, July 23
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adventure Begins at Your Library! Come join us for an adventure….with dragons!  We will making jeweled dragon eggs and magic wands.  Plus we will be reading a story about……you guessed it, dragons! Registration required!  Registration opens... Read More
Tuesday, July 23
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
Wednesday, July 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
Wednesday, July 24
11:00am - 11:45am
Kids Kitchen Adventures Class Session 1--Registration required--ages 5-12. ... Read More
Wednesday, July 24
1:00pm - 2:30pm
You are encouraged and invited to participate in our class homework assignment.  Please use the following quote as a prompt: Be brave enough to be bad at something new Please remember that we are learning to embrace... Read More
Wednesday, July 24
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Kids Kitchen Adventures Class Session 2--Registration required--ages 5-12. ... Read More
Wednesday, July 24
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Let's get together and game on the library's Nintendo Switch on the TV monitor. Snacks included.   Ages 9- 15  
Wednesday, July 24
6:30pm - 7:45pm
  Drop by for a talk on the fascinating mini-monsters living right in your own backyard! We share our yards with thousands of insect species. These range from tiny wasps that lay their eggs in living caterpillars, a form of parasitism so ghastly... Read More
Wednesday, July 24
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

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