Exeter Public Library Newsletter January 12 - 17, 2026 |
Exeter Public Library Newsletter January 12 - 17, 2026 |
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Congratulations to the lucky winner of the Lord of the Rings raffle!
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A Year in Review: 2025
Thank you to all in the community for another amazing year! |
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THIS WEEK'S EVENTS | | Blue = Adults
Green = Teens
Red = Children's
Purple = Friends of EPL |
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Monday, January 12
ALL WEEK Science Scavenger Hunt ALL DAY Teen Gaming
10 AM Existential Shelf Book Group 1 PM Taiwanese Mah Jongg
3:30 PM Teen Writing Group 3:30 PM Music Makers (Ages 6-8)
5 PM Taiwanese Mah Jongg 5:30 PM Pinochle Group
6 PM Knitting Group | |
Tuesday, January 13 10 AM All Ages Story Time
1 PM Movie Showing 2 PM 2 over 1 Bridge Lesson
3 PM Teens Decorate a Wood Ornament 3:30 PM Art Club (Ages 6-8) |
| Wednesday, January 14
ALL DAY Teen Gaming 10 AM Ages 3+ Story Time
12:30 PM Spanish Table 1 PM American Mah Jongg
3:30 PM Weaving Workshop (Ages 5-12) 3:30 PM Japanese Table
6:30 PM Evening Book Group | |
Thursday, January 15 10 AM All Ages Story Time
10 AM American Standard Bridge 3:30 PM Teen Anime Club
4 PM D&D: Stormy Nights (Ages 8-12) 5:30 PM French Table |
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Friday, January 16
9 AM - 4PM Children's Open Art 2 PM Book Talks: Riverwoods
3 PM Refreshing Fridays | |
Saturday, January 17 9:30 AM Dewey's Book Buds Book Group (Ages 8-9)
10 AM Italian Table 10 AM MLK in St. Augustine |
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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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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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Exeter water restrictions remain in effect. |
| Learn More at Exeternh.gov
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Peter Vorkink, Chair of the Religion Department, Emeritus, at Phillips Exeter Academy, will lead a discussion on The Stranger and The Fall by Albert Camus.
The Stranger will be discussed on Monday, January 12th at 10 AM and The Fall will be discussed on Monday, January 26th at 10 AM. Copies are available to be picked up at the Adult Information Desk. New members welcome!
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Peter Vorkink spent a month in the summer of 1964 working with Martin Luther King, Jr in St. Augustine, Florida, at a time of intense conflicts and controversies involving the civil rights of all Americans.
This family friendly program invites folks of all ages to connect with living history, and includes audiovisual materials drawn from Mr. Vorkink’s scrapbook assembled in 1964 as well as documentary video clips of the events in St. Augustine as they happened. |
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Curious about poetry? Unsure where to start? Come to this two-session series where participants will read and discuss poetry, discover hidden meanings, and find inspiration for their own works. Led by Becky Moore, a retired English teacher. Poets to be discussed include Natasha Trethewey, Tracy K. Smith, Robert Frost, and other poet laureates.
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Join the library in the Children’s Room for a special story time with Detective Page! All ages welcome. | |  |
Saturday, January 24 at 11 AM Join longtime former public radio host Laura Knoy as she discusses her new historical novel, The Shopkeeper of Alsace. Heavily based on a true story, the book spans both World Wars, introducing readers to unknown places, forgotten history, and a real-life heroine they'll cheer for. |
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Enjoy pizza and support your library! Dine at the Community Oven in Hampton from 4 PM - 9 PM on Monday, January 26, and the Friends of Exeter Public Library will receive 20% of all dine in and take-out food sales – excluding orders made via a delivery app.
Visit the Friends of the Library's table at the restaurant to learn more about the work the Friends do and to enter a raffle! | |
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Call 603-862-6554, email olli.office@unh.edu, or click the button below to learn more. |
| OLLI at UNH
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NH Philharmonic has changed its programming for February! Celebrate Valentine's Weekend with The Many Shades of Love on Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22 at 2 PM. An afternoon of arias will conclude with Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. The orchestra also welcomes soloist Mark-Andrew Cleveland.
Exeter Public Library cardholders can receive a 20% discount on pre-purchased tickets. To learn more, please call the library at 603-772-3101 or stop by the Adult Information Desk. | |
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Teen Activities
Join us for All Day Gaming on Mondays and Wednesdays, Teen Writing Group on Mondays at 3:30 PM, a new event every Tuesday at 3 PM, Anime Club on Thursdays at 3:30 PM, and Refreshing Fridays every Friday at 3 PM. |
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Teen Book Groups
| Teens can join Book Group by picking up a book to borrow from the Adult Information Desk. The next group will meet on Saturday, February 14. |
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6th Grade at 9 AM | Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko |
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7th Grade at 10 AM | Sink or Swim by Steve Watkins |
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8th Grade at 11 AM | The Glass Scientists #1 by S. H. Cotugno |
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High School at 12 PM | Ghost Roast by Shawneé and Shawnelle Gibbs |
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Stop by or call the Children's Room at 603-772-6036 to register for our clubs, including Art Club, Dungeons and Dragons, Gamers Guild, Music Makers, Nifty Knitting, and our book clubs!
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Monday, January 12 |
Music Makers: Ages 6-8 meet on the 2nd Monday of the month from 3:30 - 4:30 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! |
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Tuesday, January 13
| Art Club: Ages 6-8 meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 3:30 - 4:30 PM. Children can sign-up for Art Club to think outside of the box and create new, fun types of art.
Art Club will focus on exploring different art mediums and learning how to have fun while creating art! |
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Wednesday, January 14 |
Weaving Workshop: Ages 5-12 meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 3:30 - 5 PM. Children are welcome to join Weaving Workshop! They will start by learning the basics of weaving by using construction paper looms!
They will also make miniature baskets by weaving yarn through paper cups, all the while learning about different fibers, yarn, and where it comes from! |
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Thursday, January 15
| Dungeons & Dragons: Stormy Nights (Ages 8-12) meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 4 - 6 PM. Children can sign-up for D&D to work together as a team to complete quests, slay monsters, and achieve personal and group goals within the game.
Through gameplay, players develop skills such as mathematics, teamwork, strategy, diplomacy, and multi-tasking. |
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| Children's Book Groups | Stop by the library to borrow your book group read! The groups will meet at 9:30 AM. |
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Ready Readers (Ages 6-7)
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February 7 | Book is read during the meeting! |
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LC's Chapter Chasers (Ages 7-8) |
Saturday, February 14 |
 | Big Foot and Little Foot by Ellen Potter |
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Dewey's Book Buds (Ages 8-9) |
Saturday, January 17 |
 | I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 by Lauren Tarshis |
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Page Turners (Ages 9-11) | Saturday,
January 24 |  |
The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier |
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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 | February 4 at 6:30
The group is reading The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson. |
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Evening Book Group | January 14 at 6:30
The group is reading The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Too Fates by Wes Moore. |
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Morning Book Group | January 21 at 10
The group is reading On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. |
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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. |
| Mobile Health Services 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. |
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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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