Exeter Public Library Newsletter June 29 - July 4, 2026 |
Exeter Public Library Newsletter June 29 - July 4, 2026 |
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Teens created clay creatures for Teen Summer Reading on Tuesday, June 23.
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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 29
ALL WEEK Exeter Scavenger Hunt ALL WEEK Children's Summer Reading Sign-Ups
ALL DAY Teen Gaming 1 PM Taiwanese Mah Jongg
5 PM Taiwanese Mah Jongg 6 PM Knitting Group
7:30 PM America 250 Brass Band Concert at the Bandstand | |
Tuesday, June 30 10 AM All Ages Story Time
1 PM Movie Showing 2 PM 2 over 1 Bridge Lesson
3 PM Teen Summer Reading: Storytelling and S'mores 5 PM America 250 Tune & Fork Concert at Swasey Parkway |
| Wednesday, July 1
ALL DAY Adult Summer Reading Begins 10 AM Ages 3+ Story Time
12:30 PM Spanish Table 1 PM American Mah Jongg
1 PM Summer Reading Kickoff Party: Family Fair Day 6:30 PM Bring Your Own Book Book Group |
| Thursday, July 2
ALL DAY Teen Gaming ALL DAY Friends of EPL Fundraising at Water Street Bookstore
10 AM All Ages Story Time 10 AM American Standard Bridge
5:30 PM French Table
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Friday, July 3
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Saturday, July 4 CLOSED |
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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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Lauren Avery Hutton | |
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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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End 68 Hours of Hunger is a public not-for-profit effort to confront the hunger that some school children experience when they aren’t in school. Bins are located at the entrances to the Children's Room and the main floor. If you're hungry, please help yourself!
Donations can also be dropped off at either of the bins. Click the button below to learn more about this program. |
| End 68 Hours of Hunger
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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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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 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. | |  |
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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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. |
| Men's Group
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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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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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| OLLI Lunch & Learn
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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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U.S. Independence 250th Celebration
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Join the Exeter 250 Celebration Commission at the June 29 Exeter Brass Band Concert for free popsicles and patriotic giveaways. Prior to the concert on Monday, July 6, gather together for a Town photo!
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 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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Thursday, July 9 4 - 8 PM |
American Independence Center 1 Governors Lane Exeter, NH
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View an original Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence and learn about William Whipple of Portsmouth, who signed the Declaration in 1776 as a Founder.
View an original draft of the United States Constitution and learn about Nicholas Gilman of Exeter, who signed the Constitution in 1787 as a Framer. These rare historic documents will both be on display in the museum at the American Independence Center free of charge!
This event is a partnership between the American Independence Center of Exeter, where Nicholas Gilman lived, and the Moffatt-Ladd House of Portsmouth, where William Whipple lived.
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Hosted by the American Independence Center, the race starts and finishes in historic downtown Exeter, the Revolutionary Capital of New Hampshire, on Saturday, July 11. The race route will take you past the iconic Exeter Bandstand, the Old Town Hall, and the site of the Town House Common where the Declaration of Independence was first read to the citizens of New Hampshire.
Please click the button below to learn more. |
| Pursuit of Happiness 5K
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Celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of the Declaration of Independence to New Hampshire in 1776 at the 36th American Independence Festival on Saturday, July 11 from 10 AM to 4 PM in downtown Exeter. This year, admission is again FREE! Please click the button below to learn more. |
| American Independence Festival
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The Exeter Historical Society requests the honor of your company as we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence at the Sweet Liberty Soirée on Saturday, June 11 from 7:15 - 9 PM at Fort Rock Farm.
Come and enjoy beautiful tablescapes with historical themes while libations and light fare are served. Dress for your favorite decade or wear festive attire! Please click the button below to learn more and to purchase tickets. |
| Sweet Liberty Soirée
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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. |
| 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. |
| 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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