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Event Calendar

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12:00 AM - CLOSED - Labor Day
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11:00 AM - Family Story Time
1:00 PM - LEGO DAY
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6:00 PM - Books on Tap
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4:00 PM - Farmer's Market Story Time
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10:30 AM - Dungeons & Dragons
7:00 PM - Hale Award Ceremony
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1:00 PM - Kids Craft: Dinosaur Fossil Craft
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4:00 PM - Chapter Chats
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11:00 AM - Family Story Time
5:30 PM - TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
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6:00 PM - Writer's Workshop
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4:00 PM - Farmer's Market Story Time
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10:30 AM - Dungeons & Dragons
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1:00 PM - Let's Crazy Craft! - Drop in Event
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2:30 PM - Pride Flag Making Drop-In
6:00 PM - Author Talk: Ammini Moorthy PHD
6:00 PM - Knitting Group
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11:00 AM - Family Story Time
3:00 PM - Pages and Panels
5:30 PM - TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
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1:00 PM - Kids Craft: Needle Felt a Fall Leaf!
6:00 PM - Movie Night: Trolls: Band Together
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4:00 PM - Farmer's Market Story Time
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10:30 AM - Dungeons & Dragons
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7:30 PM - Library Board of Trustees Meeting
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3:30 PM - Apples to Apples (with Apples!)
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11:00 AM - Family Story Time
3:15 PM - TAB - Teen Advisory Board
5:30 PM - TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
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1:00 PM - LEGO DAY
1:00 PM - LEGO DAY
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4:00 PM - Farmer's Market Story Time
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10:30 AM - Dungeons & Dragons
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11:00 AM - Family Story Time
5:30 PM - TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
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6:00 PM - Books on Tap
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10:30 AM - SCA Fall Outreach: Homeschool Science Program
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10:30 AM - Dungeons & Dragons
CLOSED - Labor Day
02 Sep
Monday September 2, 2024    
All Day
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Family Story Time
Family Story Time
Wednesday September 4, 2024    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
  • Youth Services
This is our classic storytime, featuring 3 picture books with songs and rhymes mixed in to help keep young listeners engaged. We'll be easy to [...]
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LEGO DAY
LEGO DAY
Wednesday September 4, 2024    
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Youth Services
Drop by to play with LEGOs and try out this month's challenge: Build something that holds something else-- what does it hold? You decide!
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Books on Tap
05 Sep
Thursday September 5, 2024    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
We're bringing back the Books on Tap book group which meets at Salt Hill Pub. We meet the first Thursday of the month. This month [...]
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Farmer's Market Story Time
Farmer's Market Story Time
Friday September 6, 2024    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Youth Services
Join us on the common for story time at 4:00pm
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Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Saturday September 7, 2024    
10:30 am - 2:00 pm
D&D at the RFL! Join DM Reggie (From The Dragon Maze). The system is Pathfinder! Register @ the library - space is limited
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Hale Award Ceremony
07 Sep
Saturday September 7, 2024    
7:00 pm
We are excited to invite you to a special event at the Newport Opera House! On September 7th at 7:00 PM, we will be hosting [...]
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Kids Craft: Dinosaur Fossil Craft
Kids Craft: Dinosaur Fossil Craft
Monday September 9, 2024    
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
“Dinosaur Fossil” Craft: For Kids of All Ages 1pm and also 3:30pm. Make your own “fossils” with air-dry clay! Join us for hands on, sensory-engaging [...]
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Chapter Chats
Chapter Chats
Tuesday September 10, 2024    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
  • Youth Services
We'll start a chapter book together and discuss it! for grades 2-5, depending on reading level. Parents will be expected to stay!
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Family Story Time
Family Story Time
Wednesday September 11, 2024    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
  • Youth Services
This is our classic storytime, featuring 3 picture books with songs and rhymes mixed in to help keep young listeners engaged. We'll be easy to [...]
More Info
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
Wednesday September 11, 2024    
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm September 11th, 18th, 25th, and October 2nd. This 4-week course offered for free to the public by TLC [...]
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Writer's Workshop
Writer's Workshop
Thursday September 12, 2024    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Writer's Workshop is a monthly meeting of local adults who love to write! We welcome writers of any genre, interest area, and experience level. Every [...]
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Farmer's Market Story Time
Farmer's Market Story Time
Friday September 13, 2024    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Youth Services
Join us on the common for story time at 4:00pm
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Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Saturday September 14, 2024    
10:30 am - 2:00 pm
D&D at the RFL! Join DM Reggie (From The Dragon Maze). The system is Pathfinder! Register @ the library - space is limited
More Info
Let's Crazy Craft! - Drop in Event
Let's Crazy Craft! - Drop in Event
Monday September 16, 2024    
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Let your imaginations run wild: Make anything at all with the supplies on the craft table! For families of all ages.
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Pride Flag Making Drop-In
Pride Flag Making Drop-In
Tuesday September 17, 2024    
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Youth Services
Come and transform a plain white flag into a vibrant pride flag with fabric paint and markers!
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Author Talk: Ammini Moorthy PHD
Author Talk: Ammini Moorthy PHD
Tuesday September 17, 2024    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us for an evening with Dr. Ammini Moorthy where she will be discussing her memoir “Immigrant Transformed.” In this wonderfully detailed memoir, you get [...]
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Knitting Group
Knitting Group
Tuesday September 17, 2024    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Our library knitting group meets at the library on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Join us as we chat while knitting or creating other [...]
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Family Story Time
Family Story Time
Wednesday September 18, 2024    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
  • Youth Services
This is our classic storytime, featuring 3 picture books with songs and rhymes mixed in to help keep young listeners engaged. We'll be easy to [...]
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Pages and Panels
Pages and Panels
Wednesday September 18, 2024    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Youth Services
  Graphic Novel book group, ages 12-18 welcome!
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TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
Wednesday September 18, 2024    
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm September 11th, 18th, 25th, and October 2nd. This 4-week course offered for free to the public by TLC [...]
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Kids Craft: Needle Felt a Fall Leaf!
Kids Craft: Needle Felt a Fall Leaf!
Thursday September 19, 2024    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Youth Services
  Needle Felt a Fall Leaf! Kids Craft, drop in 1-4pm. For kids 6-11 and their families. Learn to needle-felt or practice your skills!
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Movie Night: Trolls: Band Together
Movie Night: Trolls: Band Together
Thursday September 19, 2024    
6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
  Movie Night! 6pm Trolls Band Together. Free and open to the public
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Farmer's Market Story Time
Farmer's Market Story Time
Friday September 20, 2024    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Youth Services
Join us on the common for story time at 4:00pm
More Info
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Saturday September 21, 2024    
10:30 am - 2:00 pm
D&D at the RFL! Join DM Reggie (From The Dragon Maze). The system is Pathfinder! Register @ the library - space is limited
More Info
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Monday September 23, 2024    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Open to the Public. Starting at 7:30, in person and broadcast via Zoom. for questions or a Zoom link invitation, email Sally at director@newport.lib.nh.us
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Apples to Apples (with Apples!)
24 Sep
Tuesday September 24, 2024    
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Youth Services
3pm Teen! We'll play Apples to Apples-- with apples!
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Family Story Time
Family Story Time
Wednesday September 25, 2024    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
  • Youth Services
This is our classic storytime, featuring 3 picture books with songs and rhymes mixed in to help keep young listeners engaged. We'll be easy to [...]
More Info
TAB - Teen Advisory Board
TAB - Teen Advisory Board
Wednesday September 25, 2024    
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
  • Youth Services
Teens and tweens grades 6th-12th are welcome to join the Teen Advisory Board to help plan programs and events at the library.    
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TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
Wednesday September 25, 2024    
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm September 11th, 18th, 25th, and October 2nd. This 4-week course offered for free to the public by TLC [...]
More Info
LEGO DAY
LEGO DAY
Thursday September 26, 2024    
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Youth Services
Drop by to play with LEGOs and try out this month's challenge: Build something that holds something else-- what does it hold? You decide!
More Info
LEGO DAY
LEGO DAY
Thursday September 26, 2024    
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Youth Services
Drop by to play with LEGOs and try out this month's challenge: Build something that holds something else-- what does it hold? You decide!
More Info
Farmer's Market Story Time
Farmer's Market Story Time
Friday September 27, 2024    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Youth Services
Join us on the common for story time at 4:00pm
More Info
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Saturday September 28, 2024    
10:30 am - 2:00 pm
D&D at the RFL! Join DM Reggie (From The Dragon Maze). The system is Pathfinder! Register @ the library - space is limited
More Info
Family Story Time
Family Story Time
Wednesday October 2, 2024    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
  • Youth Services
This is our classic storytime, featuring 3 picture books with songs and rhymes mixed in to help keep young listeners engaged. We'll be easy to [...]
More Info
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
Wednesday October 2, 2024    
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm September 11th, 18th, 25th, and October 2nd. This 4-week course offered for free to the public by TLC [...]
More Info
Books on Tap
03 Oct
Thursday October 3, 2024    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
We're bringing back the Books on Tap book group which meets at Salt Hill Pub. We meet the first Thursday of the month. This month [...]
More Info
SCA Fall Outreach: Homeschool Science Program
SCA Fall Outreach: Homeschool Science Program
Friday October 4, 2024    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
  • Youth Services
SCA Science Program 10:30 am. The Student Conservation Association brings a homeschool science class about birds, their beaks, bills, feet, and talons! For ages 5-14 [...]
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Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Saturday October 5, 2024    
10:30 am - 2:00 pm
D&D at the RFL! Join DM Reggie (From The Dragon Maze). The system is Pathfinder! Register @ the library - space is limited
More Info
Events on Monday September 2, 2024
02 Sep
CLOSED - Labor Day
2 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Wednesday September 4, 2024
Family Story Time
Family Story Time
4 Sep 24
#_TOWN
LEGO DAY
LEGO DAY
4 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Thursday September 5, 2024
05 Sep
Books on Tap
5 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Friday September 6, 2024
Farmer's Market Story Time
Farmer's Market Story Time
6 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Saturday September 7, 2024
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
7 Sep 24
#_TOWN
07 Sep
Hale Award Ceremony
7 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Monday September 9, 2024
Kids Craft: Dinosaur Fossil Craft
Kids Craft: Dinosaur Fossil Craft
9 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Tuesday September 10, 2024
Chapter Chats
Chapter Chats
10 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Wednesday September 11, 2024
Family Story Time
Family Story Time
11 Sep 24
#_TOWN
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
11 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Thursday September 12, 2024
Writer's Workshop
Writer's Workshop
12 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Friday September 13, 2024
Farmer's Market Story Time
Farmer's Market Story Time
13 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Saturday September 14, 2024
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
14 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Monday September 16, 2024
Let's Crazy Craft! - Drop in Event
Let's Crazy Craft! - Drop in Event
16 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Tuesday September 17, 2024
Pride Flag Making Drop-In
Pride Flag Making Drop-In
17 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Author Talk: Ammini Moorthy PHD
Author Talk: Ammini Moorthy PHD
17 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Knitting Group
Knitting Group
17 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Wednesday September 18, 2024
Family Story Time
Family Story Time
18 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Pages and Panels
Pages and Panels
18 Sep 24
#_TOWN
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
18 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Thursday September 19, 2024
Kids Craft: Needle Felt a Fall Leaf!
Kids Craft: Needle Felt a Fall Leaf!
19 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Movie Night: Trolls: Band Together
Movie Night: Trolls: Band Together
19 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Friday September 20, 2024
Farmer's Market Story Time
Farmer's Market Story Time
20 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Saturday September 21, 2024
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
21 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Monday September 23, 2024
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
23 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Tuesday September 24, 2024
24 Sep
Apples to Apples (with Apples!)
24 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Wednesday September 25, 2024
Family Story Time
Family Story Time
25 Sep 24
#_TOWN
TAB - Teen Advisory Board
TAB - Teen Advisory Board
25 Sep 24
#_TOWN
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
25 Sep 24
#_TOWN
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Events on Thursday September 26, 2024
LEGO DAY
LEGO DAY
26 Sep 24
#_TOWN
LEGO DAY
LEGO DAY
26 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Friday September 27, 2024
Farmer's Market Story Time
Farmer's Market Story Time
27 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Saturday September 28, 2024
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
28 Sep 24
#_TOWN
Events on Wednesday October 2, 2024
Family Story Time
Family Story Time
2 Oct 24
#_TOWN
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
TLC's "Circle of Security" Class, 5:30-7pm
2 Oct 24
#_TOWN
Events on Thursday October 3, 2024
03 Oct
Books on Tap
3 Oct 24
#_TOWN
Events on Friday October 4, 2024
SCA Fall Outreach: Homeschool Science Program
SCA Fall Outreach: Homeschool Science Program
4 Oct 24
#_TOWN
Events on Saturday October 5, 2024
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
5 Oct 24
#_TOWN

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