The Existential Shelf will now be known as Reading Classics of 20th Century Literature!

Peter Vorkink, Chair of the Religion Department, Emeritus, at Phillips Exeter Academy, will lead a discussion on Franz Kafka's short stories "A Country Doctor" and "In the Penal Colony" on Monday, March 30.

Copies are available to be picked up at the Adult Information Desk. New members welcome!

Join the Seacoast Storytellers in Study Room 3 of the library on Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30 PM. All storytellers and story listeners are welcome!

Join us at the Author Fair to meet local authors and shop their books on Saturday, March 28 from 10 AM - 2 PM! Consider bringing a non-perishable item for St. Vincent de Paul of Exeter as well. Donations are not required to attend.

A no food cooking class. Come talk and learn about food from different cultures, techniques, and share recipes.

Have you experienced the death of a loved one, a friend or other significant person in your life? Join us for a free seminar to explore role-loss and change after loss, and how to build purpose, meaning and motivation to journey into your personal future. Topics include assessing grief/loss, inventory after loss, lifestyle skills to rebuild, overcoming barriers, and stepping into possibility.

Registration is not required. For information on this or other support services for loss, please call Penny Remick, LCMHC Bereavement Specialist at 857-373-9457.

Join college coach Robin Durawa for an informative and encouraging conversation with a college counselor designed for high school students and their parents. This session will explore how to prepare for the college application process, what colleges look for in applicants, how grades, coursework, activities, essays, and recommendations work together, how to build a balanced college list, and how parents can best support their student.

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and leave feeling more confident and prepared for the road ahead.

Drumming has a long tradition in healing rituals around the world and has been used as a method of therapy to improve and increase muscle memory and motor skills.

Join us for this vibrant, rhythmic experience that engages, uplifts, and brings people together. Presented by Annie’s Angels and featuring guitarist, multi-Instrumentalist and world fusion music pioneer Randy Armstrong.

Interested in this program? Please call 603-772-3101 or visit the Adult Information Desk to register.

Join us at the Spring Craft Fair on Saturday, March 2 from 10 AM - 2 PM to browse and shop the wares offered by local crafters and artists. Be sure to participate in the Friends of the Library raffle for the chance to win special prizes!

Exeter Parks & Recreation are hosting Exeter Police Department and a representative from Newburyport Bank to discuss current scams and how to protect yourself. Call 603-773-6151 or visit Parks & Rec to register.

Exeter water restrictions remain in effect.

250th Book Group

Thursday, March 26

at 6:30 PM

Exeter Public Library

4 Chestnut Street

The group is reading The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783 by Joseph J. Ellis.

Copies are available to be picked up at the Adult Information Desk.

Tall Ships in Boston

Wednesday, July 15

Celebrate the 250th Birthday of the USA with Exeter Parks & Recreation! Take a Coach bus to Danversport Yacht Club for a buffet brunch, then head into Boston for a private sail around the tall ships on the Provincetown III in Boston Harbor. See the sailing ships of the 18th and 19th centuries from the water. There will be light entertainment on board the P’town III. After sailing around the Tall Ships, they will depart for Exeter.

Please click the button below to learn more and to register.

High School at 12 PM

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

Monday, March 23

Music Makers: Ages 8-12 meet on the 4th Monday of the month from 3:30 - 5 PM.

Music Makers is a first introduction into making music in various formats with one of our librarians who has musical experience!

This program offers an introduction to music through drumming and percussion, this will range from playing along with music, to so much more!

Wednesday, March 25

LEGO Free Build: Falls on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 3:30 - 5 PM.

Children aged 5-12 are welcome to explore their creativity and building ingenuity by creating fantastical builds and collaborate together!

Children can join the Children’s Room for LEGO Free Build with our buckets of building blocks! For children under 5, there are DUPLO’s available!

Graphic Novel Book Club (Ages 9-11)

Wednesday, April 29

One Trick Pony by Nathan Hale

Morning Book Group

April 15 at 10

The group is reading How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley.

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. 

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.

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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