Exeter Public Library Newsletter June 22 - 27, 2026 |
Exeter Public Library Newsletter June 22 - 27, 2026 |
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Exeter Public Library Long Range Plan Surveys
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These surveys for adults and teens are anonymous and will be used for the 2026-2031 Exeter Public Library Long-Range Plan. Your voice really matters in planning what the library will look like in the next five years! All opinions are appreciated, even if you have never visited the library.
Click the button below to view the survey page on the library's website. Questions? Please call the library at 603-772-3101 or email exeterpl.ref@gmail.com. |
| Long Range Plan Surveys
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| THIS WEEK'S EVENTS |
| Blue = Adults
Green = Teens Red = Children's Purple = Friends of EPL
Maroon = 250th Celebration | |
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Monday, June 22
ALL WEEK Eat the Rainbow Scavenger Hunt ALL DAY Teen Gaming
12 PM Fundraising Committee Meeting 1 PM Taiwanese Mah Jongg
5 PM Taiwanese Mah Jongg 6 PM Knitting Group |
| Tuesday, June 23
10 AM All Ages Story Time
1 PM Movie Showing
2 PM 2 over 1 Bridge Lesson 3 PM Teen Summer Reading: Clay Creatures
6 PM Trustees Meeting 6:30 PM Seacoast Storytellers
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| Wednesday, June 24
10 AM Ages 3+ Story Time 12:30 PM Spanish Table
1 PM American Mah Jongg 3:30 PM LEGO Free Build (Ages 5-12)
5:30 PM Stitchers' Guild 6:30 PM Bring Your Own Book Book Group |
| Thursday, June 25
ALL DAY Teen Gaming 10 AM All Ages Story Time
10 AM American Standard Bridge 4:30 PM Japanese Table
5:30 PM French Table 6:30 PM 250th Book Group |
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Friday, June 26
9 AM - 4 PM Children's Open Art 3 PM Refreshing Fridays |
| Saturday, June 27
ALL DAY Teen Bonus Trivia 10 AM Italian Table
11 AM Author Talk: Alex Myers 12 PM Frederick Douglass Community Reading at Exeter Town Hall |
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Join the Friends | Interested in making new connections? Looking for volunteer opportunities? Consider joining the Friends of Exeter Public Library.
To join, contact friendsofexeterpubliclibrary@gmail.com or through their Facebook page @FriendsofExeterPublicLibrary. | |
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Kristine Picard-Driscoll | |
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Consider donating non-perishable food items to support St. Vincent de Paul of Exeter or usable eyeglasses to help Lions Club International. Exeter Rotary Club is also accepting donations for old hearing aids. Donations will be used to help others at the Rotary Hearing Clinic in the Dominican Republic.
Donate your soda tabs to help the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth. Items can be placed in the boxes on the table next to the Adult Information Desk. |
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Check out the library's newest collection: Playaways! These devices make listening to audiobooks even easier. All you need is the preloaded device and a pair of headphones to listen to your book. The collection includes Adult fiction and nonfiction, plus a few Children's titles. Borrow one from the New Shelf today! |
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Due to ongoing drought conditions, the Town remains under a Level 4 Water Use Restriction in accordance with Exeter Town Ordinance Chapter 16, Section 1610.5. |
| Learn More at Exeternh.gov
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The Select Board approved new public office hours at the Town Offices effective Monday, July 6, 2026. Please click the button below to view the press release. |
| New Town Offices Public Hours
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Join the Seacoast Storytellers in Study Room 3 of the library on Tuesday, June 23 at 6:30 PM. All storytellers and story listeners are welcome! |
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Join us Family Fair Day to kick off Summer Reading! This event is open to all ages, and free and open to the public! Come for an old fashioned afternoon of games, snacks, coloring, and more! |
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A no food cooking class. Come talk and learn about food from different cultures, techniques, and share recipes. | |  |
Exeter Parks & Recreation has launched a volunteer-facilitated men’s discussion group designed to provide adult men with a safe, welcoming space to connect, reflect, and support one another in navigating the challenges of everyday life. Please click the button below to learn more. |
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This summer, the National Library Service, in partnership with the Braille Institute Library, invites you to “Unearth a Story” for their 2026 Summer Reading Program. From June 15 - August 11, join us as we explore the histories, landscapes, and voices hidden just beneath the surface of the world around us.
Please click the button below to learn more and to register. |
| NLS & Braille Institute Library Summer Reading Program
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Looking for somewhere awesome to send the kids for a day or two this summer? Want to get them involved in some seriously fun projects, cool activities, and historic adventures? Consider Revolutionary Kids Summer Camp with the American Independence Center!
Click the button below to learn more and to register. |
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Each year, this series showcases high quality artists featuring a variety of genres of music at Swasey Parkway. It’s one of Exeter’s best summer traditions. Parks & Recreation has been doing this series for over 30 years now! |
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Join OLLI for a Lunch & Learn with Seacoast Village Project! The Seacoast Village Project is a network of older adults working together to improve their odds of being able to grow older in their own homes and communities by getting connected, getting smart, and helping each other out.
Pack your lunch (beverages and desserts will be provided). Lunch is at 11:30 AM and the program begins at 12 PM. This event is free, and you do not need to be an OLLI member to attend. Please click the button below to register.
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U.S. Independence 250th Celebration
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250th Book Group Thursday, June 25 at 6:30 PM
Exeter Public Library | The group is reading Revolutionary by Alex Myers. Copies are available at the Adult Information Desk. |
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Author Talk Saturday, June 27 at 11 AM
Exeter Public Library | Join us for an Author Talk with Alex Myers to discuss his best-selling book, this month's 250th Book Group title, Revolutionary.
This event is co-sponsored by Phillips Exeter Academy Class of 1945 Library and Friends of Exeter Public Library. |
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Couldn't make it to US @ 250: The Big Watch at the library? A complimentary online event will take place on Friday, June 26 at 5 PM. Please click the button below for more information. |
| US @ 250 Online Event
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The Exeter 250 Celebration Commission invites the public to attend a community reading of Frederick Douglass's "What to the Slave is Your Fourth of July" at the Exeter Town Hall on Saturday, June 27 at 12 PM. The event is free and open to the public. |
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Join the Exeter 250 Celebration Commission at the June 29 Exeter Brass Band Concert for free popsicles and patriotic giveaways.
Exeter Brass Band concerts: Monday nights in July at the Bandstand, Downtown Exeter. See this Exeter institution each summer on Monday evenings at the Bandstand, intersection of Front and Water Streets. An Exeter tradition since 1847. |
There will also be a special Tune & Fork Concert with patriotic themes at Swasey Parkway on Tuesday, June 30 at 5 PM. |
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Join the library for a patriotic sing along. The movie will be played in four parts of the library at the same time. Questions? Contact the library for more information by calling 603-772-3101 or emailing exeterpl.ref@gmail.com. |
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Join the Exeter 250 Celebration Commission for a Community Picnic on Thursday, July 9 from 5 to 8 PM in Swasey Parkway.
Bring your own and/or obtain picnic goods from the Farmers’ Market and downtown merchants. Sponsored by Exeter 250CC and Exeter Parks and Recreation Department. Featuring children's activities, ice cream, patriotic giveaways, and more! Listen to a free concert at the Swasey Pavilion starting at 6 PM as well. |
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| Teen Summer Reading 2026 June 15 - August 1
Free and open to all teens 12 - 18. Every time you check out, get two pieces of candy, a sticker or button, and raffle tickets for grand prize giveaways! This year, mythical and folkloric creatures are coming to the library for Camp Cryptid! Check out the special themed events on Tuesdays at 3 PM, and stop by on Saturdays for Bonus Trivia! |
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| Children's Summer Reading 2026 | Sign-ups start Monday, June 29
July 6 - August 15 |
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Reading Logs!
| Children of all ages are welcome to participate in our reading log program! Children choose their reading goal each week, and when they reach their goal they earn a prize! Reading Logs cannot be checked 30 minutes before or after special events. |
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BookFlix! |
Children ages 7-11 have a choice to participate with reading logs or with our BookFlix program! Sign-up is required. Join one of the Children’s Room summer book groups! You will receive a book to read for each session, then come back to watch the movie adaptation of each book! |
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Special Event Wednesdays!
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Movie Scene
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Tuesday movies start at 1 PM. Enjoy a movie on the big screen! Click below to see what's playing next. |
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Nonfiction Book Group | Summer Break
The group will resume on September 2 with Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham.
Copies will be available mid-July. |
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Evening Book Group | Summer Break
The group will resume on September 9 with Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Copies will be available mid-August. |
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Morning Book Group | Summer Break
The group will resume on September 16 with Eldherhood by Louise Aronson. Copies will be available mid-August. |
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Want to learn how to play a game? Want to make new connections in town? Join any of the many gaming groups at the library!
Groups are open to all experience levels – beginners to experts. There is someone willing to teach at each group. |
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Interested in teaching a language? We are always looking for teachers or native speakers willing to start a language table. If you're interested, email exeterplprograms@gmail.com.
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul Exeter
| 53 Lincoln Street Providing food and emergency assistance to residents of Exeter, Stratham, Newfields, Brentwood, Kensington, and East Kingston. |
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Lamprey Health Care has partnered with St. Vincent de Paul of Exeter to make weekly visits to the Community Assistance Center at 53 Lincoln Street on Fridays from 9 AM - 12 PM. Walk-in registration – no appointment needed!
Click the button below for more information about Lamprey's Mobile Health Services and to view the van schedule. |
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| St. Vincent de Paul Exeter Website
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| Keep in Touch with Your Community! |
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Email Alerts from Town of Exeter, NH
For more information and to sign up, click the button below. |
| Email Alerts Sign Up
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* All programs at the library are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. *
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CONTACT US |
4 Chestnut Street | Exeter, NH 03833
www.exeterpl.org
Main Phone: 603-772-3101
Children's Room: 603-772-6036 |
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