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| Exeter Public Library Newsletter |
| March 3 - 8, 2025 |
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Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating Director Hope Godino's next chapter on Friday, February 21! |
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THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
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Blue = Adults
Green = Teens
Red = Children's
Purple = Friends of EPL |
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Monday, March 3
ALL WEEK Scavenger Hunt: Birthstones ALL DAY Teen Gaming
2 PM Taiwanese Mah Jongg 4 PM D&D: Siren Stalkers (Ages 11-15)
5 PM Taiwanese Mah Jongg 5:30 PM Pinochle Group
6 PM Knitting Group | |
Tuesday, March 4
10 AM All Ages Story Time
10 AM Learn Korean 1 PM Movie Showing
2 PM 2 Over 1 Bridge 3 PM Teens Taste Test Crackers
3:30 PM It's Game Time (Ages 6-8) | |
Wednesday, March 5 ALL DAY Teen Gaming
10 AM Story Time (Ages 3+)
12:30 PM Spanish Table
1 PM American Mah Jongg 2 PM Book Talks: 277 Water Street |
| Thursday, March 6
10 AM All Ages Story Time 10 AM American Standard Bridge
1 PM French Table 4 PM D&D: Croc Conquerors (Ages 8+) |
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Friday, March 7
9 AM - 4 PM Children's Open Art 11 AM Book Talks: Langdon Place
3 PM Teen Refreshing Fridays | |
Saturday, March 8 9 AM Grade 6 Book Group
9:30 AM LC's Chapter Chasers (Ages 7-8) 10 AM Grade 7 Book Group
10 AM Cribbage with Friends of EPL 10 AM Seacoast Reader's Theater
11 AM Grade 8 Book Group 12 PM Grades 9-11 Book Group |
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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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AARP Tax Help Tax help available by appointment only. Please dial 2-1-1 to schedule. Located in the library's Mezzanine Meeting Room. |
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March Artist Racial Unity Team |
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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. Items can be placed in the boxes next to the Adult Information Desk. |
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Join us for a theater reading at the library on Saturday, March 8 at 10 AM. This program is performed by the Playwrights Collaborative. |
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Don't miss the first music program of 2025! The library will welcome back the New England Irish Harp Orchestra with local musician Regina Delaney on Tuesday, March 11 at 6:30 PM. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Exeter Public Library. |
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Thursday, March 27 at 6 PM Thanks to New Hampshire Humanities, the library will be hosting Covered Bridges Near Exeter, Past and Present with Kim Varney Chandler, on Thursday, March 27 at 6 PM. |
| New Hampshire Humanities
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 | Tuesday, March 4 at 3:30 PM
Children aged 6-8 can sign-up for It’s Game Time to learn how to play all manner of video games and compete against each other or work together. | |
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Children aged 8-12 can sign-up for Dungeons & Dragons to work together as a team to complete quests, slay monsters, and achieve personal and group goals within the game. Siren Stalkers meets Monday, March 3 at 4 PM, and Croc Conquerors meets Thursday, March 6 at 4 PM. |
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Exeter American Legion Post 32 has loaned a portrait of Second Lieutenant Kenneth Eliot Fuller to the library, and it will be up until Tuesday, March 25. Visit the main floor of the library to view the portrait and learn more about Fuller's life. |
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Tweens and teens in 5th - 12th grade are invited to submit artwork for the Magnify Voices Expressive Art Contest. This contest aims to raise awareness of the importance of mental health for all. Finalists receive a cash prize, and all submissions are showcased at the annual celebration. Learn more at the link below. |
| Magnify Voices Expressive Art Contest
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The Racial Unity Team is hosting its seventh annual Art & Poetry Challenge in 2025. New Hampshire residents are invited to submit a poem or visual work of art inspired by this year’s theme: “Building Bridges, Tearing Down Walls.” Please click the link below to learn more. |
| Art & Poetry Challenge 2025
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Movie Scene Tuesdays at 1 PM |
Tuesday movies start at 1 PM. Enjoy a movie on the big screen, with popcorn and water provided. Click below to see what's playing next! |
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Evening Book Group | March 12 at 6:30 PM
The group is reading The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara. |
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Morning Book Group | March 19 at 10 AM
The group is reading Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb. |
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Next lesson on Tuesday, March 4 at 10 AM |
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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 exeterpl.ref@gmail.com.
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| Teen Activities | New Teen events every Tuesday 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, March 8. |
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6th Grade at 9 AM The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin |
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7th Grade at 10 AM White Bird by R. J. Palacio |
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8th Grade at 11 AM Pet by Akwaeke Emezi |
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9th-11th Grade at 12 PM Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn |
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Children's Room Book Groups
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Stop by the library to borrow your book club read! The groups will meet at 9:30 AM.
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LC's Chapter Chasers (Ages 7-8) Saturday, March 8 |
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Dewey's Book Buds (Ages 8-9) Saturday, March 15 |
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Page Turners (Ages 9-11) Saturday, March 22 |
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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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