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Join us for these upcoming programs!


Come craft with DPL!

Bring your own project and join us for an evening of conversation and hand crafts.  Whether you knit, crochet, cross-stitch or do another craft, we will have a space for you. Chairs and tables will be available for use.

All are welcome, no registration required.

 

 

 

 

 


Mahjong on Thursdays from 1:30-3:30

Games are 3-4 experienced players.  Please register if you are interested in a beginner class.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Art Exhibit - Kara Hunt

Join artist Kara Hunt to view her display of paintings in the gallery for the month of May.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Weekly Chess Club is at DPL!

Join us on Tuesday mornings for friendly chess matches.  Whether you are a beginner or experienced player, come and have some fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Dungeons and Dragons with Dungeon Master Dave 

Join DPL for a weekly night of Dungeons and Dragons! These games are for patrons age 18 and up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Board Game Night

We will provide the space and some game.  Chess sets, mahjong sets, backgammon, cribbage and playing cards.  Bring your own game and some friends!

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

May Book Bunch

Join us on the second Tuesday of the month to discuss the book Someone Else's Shoes by Jo Jo Moyes. Copies of the book can be borrowed at the Circulation Desk. All are welcome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Ukulele Workshop and Performance

Southern New Hampshire Ukulele Group will teach a beginner lesson followed by a short performance. One person will lead the lesson and a handful of SNHUG members will float around the room offering assistance as needed.  You can bring your own ukelele or use one provided by SNHUG. All ages are welcome!  Please register here.

 

 

 

 

 



Join the Durham Public Library Book Discussion

The Durham Public Library will be meeting to discuss the book choice of the month.  All are welcome!  This meeting is also available in a hybrid format via Zoom.  Please email Library Director Sheryl Bass for the Zoom link - sbass@ci.durham.nh.us.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

History and Mystery: A Genealogy Starter Guide

Are you interested in family history? Do you spend a lot of time in graveyards wondering about the names behind the stones? Then you just might be a genealogy enthusiast! Genealogy is the exploration of ancestral lines and can be done through countless records, resources and artifacts. Join us to explore useful methods for research planning through the case study of Elsie Gaskin (an eccentric librarian from New Hampshire) and become a better researcher along the way. 

 

 

 

 


Author Talk with Keith O'Brien

He has written four books, been a finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting, been longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, and has contributed to multiple publications over the years.

O’Brien’s work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, and on National Public Radio. His radio stories have aired on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition, as well as Marketplace and This American Life.

The Wall Street Journal calls his latest book, CHARLIE HUSTLE, "compulsively readable and wholly terrific." Publishers Weekly calls it "definitive and elegantly told, this is a home run," and Kirkus Reviews hails CHARLIE HUSTLE as a "masterpiece of a sports biography."

Join us on June 5 at 6:30 for a presentation and book signing.  No registration is necessary, all are welcome!


Home Brewing and the Science of Making Beer

Join us as we welcome Cheryl Parker, Brewery Manager at the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire for an informational talk about home brewing and the science of making beer.