Exeter Public Library Newsletter February 9 - 14, 2026 |
Exeter Public Library Newsletter February 9 - 14, 2026 |
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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, February 9
ALL WEEK Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt ALL DAY Teen Gaming
10 AM Reading Classics of 20th Century Literature Book Group 1 PM Taiwanese Mah Jongg
3:30 PM Music Makers (Ages 6-8) 3:30 PM Teen Writing Group
5 PM Taiwanese Mah Jongg 5:30 PM Pinochle Group
6 PM Knitting Group | |
Tuesday, February 10 10 AM All Ages Story Time
1 PM Movie Showing 2 PM 2 over 1 Bridge Lesson
3 PM Teens Paint Bird Houses and Make Bird Feeders 3:30 PM Art Club (Ages 6-8) |
| Wednesday, February 11
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) 6:30 PM Evening Book Group |
| Thursday, February 12
10 AM All Ages Story Time 10 AM American Standard Bridge
10:30 AM Evolution of a Holiday at Exeter Community Center 3:30 PM Teen Anime Club
4 PM D&D: Red Herrings (Ages 8-12) 4:30 PM Japanese Table
5:30 PM French Table | |
Friday, February 13
9 AM - 4PM Children's Open Art
3 PM Refreshing Fridays
AARP Tax Help | |
Saturday, February 14 9 AM 6th Grade Book Group
9:30 AM LC's Chapter Chasers Book Group (Ages 6-7) 10 AM 7th Grade Book Group
10 AM Italian Table 10 AM Cribbage with Friends of EPL
11 AM 8th Grade Book Group 12 PM High School Book Group |
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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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Ed Moran
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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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 | AARP Tax-Aide will be hosted at Exeter Public Library. Appointments are required. For appointments or questions, please call 2-1-1. |
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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 the first half of The Fall by Albert Camus on Monday, February 9 at 10 AM.
Copies are available to be picked up at the Adult Information Desk. New members welcome! | |
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A no food cooking class. Come learn and talk about food from different cultures, techniques, and share recipes. |
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Japanese Table will now meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 4:30 PM. The next meeting will be on February 12. All levels welcome! |
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This workshop is to help those who want to write but don’t know where to start. All levels of writers and all types of writing are welcome. No sign up required – just bring yourself, your ideas, and a way to write with a notebook. |
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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. |
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 | Thursday, March 12 from 4 - 6 PM
The Exeter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will help you track your ancestors using the library's Ancestry.com account. Bring your own laptop or use one of the library's. Please bring the names and dates of your parents/grandparents to the Meeting Room on the third floor. |
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Vendors wanted for the Spring Author Fair on Saturday, March 21 from 10 AM - 2 PM! Please click the button below to apply. Direct any questions to exeterplfairs@gmail.com.
Join us at the Author Fair to meet local authors and shop their books! Consider bringining a non-perishable item for St. Vincent de Paul of Exeter as well. Donations are not required to attend. |
| Spring Author Fair Registration
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Join Exeter Parks & Recreation for their Tech Tip series, beginning on Monday, February 9 at 1 PM at the Exeter Community Center at 10 Hampton Road. Session 1 will focus on iPhone and iPad basics. To learn more and to register, please click the button below, call 603-773-6151, or visit the Community Center. |
| Tech Tips Registration
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Phillips Exeter Academy and Exeter Parks & Recreation present Music Performances, featuring Phillips Exeter Academy student musicians, on Wednesday, February 11 at 1 PM at the Exeter Town Hall. To register, call 603-773-6151, click the button below, or visit the Exeter Community Center at 10 Hampton Road. |
| Music Performances Registration
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Phillips Exeter Academy's Lamont Poetry Series continues with poet Tim Seibles on Wednesday, February 18 at 7:30 PM. Readings are followed by a book signing and are free and open to the public. This reading will be held in the Phillips Church and Multi-faith Center. |
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U.S. Independence 250th Celebration
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The Evolution of a Holiday | Thursday, February 12
Exeter Community Center Room 108 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, NH |
Kick off America’s 250th celebrations with Exeter Parks & Recreation at the educational presentation, The Evolution of a Holiday! Discover the past and present of the American Holiday, President’s Day, with Robin Shelgren from Learning through the Ages.
Participants will learn about our country’s presidents and the significance of George Washington and the Purple Heart while exploring fun facts and trivia about the U.S. Presidents. Registration is required. Register at the Exeter Recreation Office during business hours, online, by mail, or by phone at 603-773-6151. Please click the button below to learn more and to register. |
| The Evolution of a Holiday
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Tall Ships in Boston | Wednesday, July 15 |
Celebrate the 250th Birthday of the USA with Exeter Parks & Rec! We will be taking 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 (we will not be going onto the ships). There will be light entertainment on board the P’town III. After sailing around the Tall Ships, we will depart for Exeter. |
Registration for residents begins on Monday, February 2. Registration for non-residents begins on Monday, February 9.
Please click the button below to learn more and to register. |
| Tall Ships in Boston
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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, February 9
| 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, February 10 |
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, February 11
| Weaving Workshop: Ages 5-12 meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 3:30 - 5 PM. No registration required. 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, February 5 |
Dungeons and Dragons: Red Herrings (Ages 8-12) meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 4 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) | Saturday,
March 7 |  |
Stinky by Eleanor Davis |
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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, February 21 |
 | Cleopatra in Space: Target Practice by Mike Maihack |
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Page Turners (Ages 9-11) | Saturday,
February 28 |  |
Front Desk by Kelly Yang |
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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 | March 4 at 6:30
The group is reading The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. |
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Evening Book Group | February 11 at 6:30
The group is reading Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. |
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Morning Book Group | February 18 at 10
The group is reading Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. |
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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. |
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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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