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Wednesday, January 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
Wednesday, January 08
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
Thursday, January 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
Thursday, January 09
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Come in and learn how to make simple meals in a mug! Ages 11 - 18    
Friday, January 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
Saturday, January 11
9:30am - 12:30pm
Friends of the Derry Libraries Book Sale 9:30AM - 12:30PM
Saturday, January 11
10:00am - 12:00pm
Monthly chapter meeting
Saturday, January 11
2:00pm - 3:30pm
It's a new year, learn a new skill! The DPL Library of Things has a loom, and our own Trustee, Monica Cataldo, is giving a demonstration. Ms. Cataldo has demonstrated loom technique many times, even at the League of NH Craftsmen fair! Watch the... Read More
Monday, January 13
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, January 13
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 Janurary: the 13th and the 27th. Recommended for ages 8-11.  Please contact Ray Fontaine at... Read More
Monday, January 13
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 January: the 13th and the 27th. Recommended for ages 8-11.  Please contact Ray Fontaine at... Read More
Monday, January 13
10:00am - 11:30am
DPL Board of Trustees Finance Committee Meeting
Monday, January 13
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Another year has passed, meaning Liz here is to look back at the year in cinema. 2024 had some box office hits, some spectacular failures, and even its own Barbenheimer in "Glicked." Plus, we'll give our personal top 10 of the year, look at how... Read More
Tuesday, January 14
9:00am - 12:00pm
GMILCS Circ ILL Meeting
Tuesday, January 14
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, January 14
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Try our instrument sampler!  Mr. Jay will bring a variaty of instruments to showcase.  Children will have the opportunity to learn, explore sound, feel the instruments, and play too! This workshop is free of charge by Let's Play Music as part of... Read More
Tuesday, January 14
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Over the years we have had so many fun craft nights.  We have also accumulated a lot of craft supplies.  This month is going to be a crafting free-for-all.  I will be putting out supplies from previous craft nights and you can make whatever you like... Read More
Tuesday, January 14
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting of the DOVC.
Wednesday, January 15
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, January 15
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Presented by Triangle Credit Union This program reviews the importance of budgeting, how a budget impacts your financial success, which items to budget for, and how to keep track of your budget. Start telling your dollars what to do and how... Read More
Wednesday, January 15
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, January 16
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
Friday, January 17
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
Friday, January 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
Monday, January 20
9:00am - 9:00pm
The library will be closed today for the holiday.
Tuesday, January 21
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, January 21
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Family meeting
Tuesday, January 21
6:00pm - 7:00pm
  Join us for a historic potluck dinner. For this session, we’ll step into Grandma’s Wartime Kitchen: World War II and the Way We Cooked. Author Joanne Lamb Hayes brings us into the 1940s kitchen. We’ll... Read More
Tuesday, January 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.       
Wednesday, January 22
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

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