Kids Events
August 04, 2021
12:00pm - 12:45pm
The Teddy Bear Picnic is back!
Join Miss Cathy on Wednesday, August 4 at noon for a teddy bear storytime and a socially distanced activity. Families are encouraged to bring their own picnic lunch.
If you want your stuffie to participate in our Stuffie Sleepover,... Read more
Audience: Kids
August 05, 2021
10:30am - 11:00am
Join us on Thursday mornings at 10:30 for Books & Babies Storytime, now coming to you via ZOOM! This is our classic lapsit storytime, perfect for babies age ... Read more
Audience: Kids
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Outta School Stories is the perfect storytime for "big kids" who are in elementary school but miss the storytime experience - plus time in storytime counts toward summer reading minutes!
On the first Thursday of each month, join Miss Cathy on ... Read more
Audience: Kids
August 06, 2021
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Do you love minecraft? Come join us for a fort building team competition in Abbie Griffin Park! We'll be hosting a fort building competion inspired by minecraft! Can you and your team build the best fort?
Ages 8-14. Registration Required. Teams will be decided at the event.
Audience: Kids, Teen
4:30pm - 4:45pm
Miss Cathy and Miss Jenny will read a chapter/15 minutes of a book to encourage young reader's to try a new book. Books will be chosen from our series shelf along with chapter books. So come along and let us help you find your next new favorite!
Have questions about what programs are right for your... Read more
Audience: Kids
August 09, 2021
12:30pm - 12:30pm
Come make a snack or edible mess with Miss Jenny! Will we make pig bagels? Teddy bear toast? Donut spiders? Subscribe to our ... Read more
Audience: Kids
August 10, 2021
10:00am - 10:00am
To celebrate the 275th birthday of the town of Merrimack, Merri the Platypus will be placed across town with trivia facts about certain parts of town history. Can you find Merri using the hints and pictures?
Questions? Don't hesitate to reach out by calling, visiting in person, or emailing... Read more
Audience: Kids
10:30am - 11:00am
Musical Me is our weekly music time. It meets Tuesdays at 10:30 AM. We'll meet at Abbie Griffin Park, if weather permits, and via Facebook if it's raining.
Perfect for toddler- and preschool-aged children, Musical Me develops pre-literacy skills through enjoyment of music and manipulation of... Read more
Audience: Kids
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Join us on Instagram live for a read aloud book club! We'll be reading chapter books together every Tuesday at 3:30!
Audience: Kids, Teen
August 11, 2021
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Join us at Abbie Griffin Park on Wednesday, August 11 at 6 PM for our summer reading closing concert, starring Rockin' Ron the Friendly Pirate! This concert is presented annually in partnership with Merrimack Parks & Recreation.
Registration is encouraged but not required. A... Read more
Audience: Kids, Special
August 12, 2021
10:30am - 11:00am
Join us on Thursday mornings at 10:30 for Books & Babies Storytime, now coming to you via ZOOM! This is our classic lapsit storytime, perfect for babies age ... Read more
Audience: Kids
3:30pm - 3:45pm
Join us for Budding Builders, a new monthly program where you can use your imagination and building skills to save the day! Help Hansel and Gretel stop the witch! Help the Three Billy Goats Gruff trap the Bridge Troll and make him go far, far away. And many more...
Who will we help this month? A... Read more
Audience: Kids
August 13, 2021
4:30pm - 4:45pm
Miss Cathy and Miss Jenny will read a chapter/15 minutes of a book to encourage young reader's to try a new book. Books will be chosen from our series shelf along with chapter books. So come along and let us help you find your next new favorite!
Have questions about what programs are right for your... Read more
Audience: Kids
August 17, 2021
10:30am - 11:00am
Musical Me is our weekly music time. It meets Tuesdays at 10:30 AM. We'll meet at Abbie Griffin Park, if weather permits, and via Facebook if it's raining.
Perfect for toddler- and preschool-aged children, Musical Me develops pre-literacy skills through enjoyment of music and manipulation of... Read more
Audience: Kids
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Join us on Instagram live for a read aloud book club! We'll be reading chapter books together every Tuesday at 3:30!
Audience: Kids, Teen
August 18, 2021
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Join our Graphic Novel Club, coming to you via the internet and at Abbie Griffin Park while the weather is nice!!
For the time being, our meetings still can't take place in the library, so we've decided to move outdoors!! All graphic novel selections will be available for free via the library's... Read more
Audience: Kids, Teen, Virtual
August 19, 2021
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Elementary Explorers is a once-a-month exploratory program for elementary-aged children. Each month we will set up a home STEM experiment. Then, stay tuned as results are revealed. Will the results of your experiment at home match the results of our experiment at the library?
This program will be... Read more
Audience: Kids
August 24, 2021
10:30am - 11:00am
Musical Me is our weekly music time. It meets Tuesdays at 10:30 AM. We'll meet at Abbie Griffin Park, if weather permits, and via Facebook if it's raining.
Perfect for toddler- and preschool-aged children, Musical Me develops pre-literacy skills through enjoyment of music and manipulation of... Read more
Audience: Kids
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Join us on Instagram live for a read aloud book club! We'll be reading chapter books together every Tuesday at 3:30!
Audience: Kids, Teen
August 26, 2021
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Audience: Adult, Kids
August 27, 2021
6:30pm - 7:15pm
Welcome, dreamers of all ages! It's time to answer some Disney questions! From Pixar to Princesses we have questions through the ages and covering a long spread! The classics, less known, Pixar and some new... Read more
Audience: Adult, Kids, Teen, Virtual
August 31, 2021
10:30am - 11:00am
Musical Me is our weekly music time. It meets Tuesdays at 10:30 AM. We'll meet at Abbie Griffin Park, if weather permits, and via Facebook if it's raining.
Perfect for toddler- and preschool-aged children, Musical Me develops pre-literacy skills through enjoyment of music and manipulation of... Read more
Audience: Kids
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Join us on Instagram live for a read aloud book club! We'll be reading chapter books together every Tuesday at 3:30!
Audience: Kids, Teen
September 02, 2021
3:30pm - 4:00pm
After School Stories is the perfect storytime for "big kids" who are in elementary school but miss the storytime experience.
On the first Thursday of each month, join Miss Cathy on ... Read more
Audience: Kids
September 06, 2021
September 07, 2021
10:30am - 11:00am
Musical Me is our weekly music time. It meets Tuesdays at 10:30 AM. We'll meet at Abbie Griffin Park, if weather permits, and via Facebook if it's raining.
Perfect for toddler- and preschool-aged children, Musical Me develops pre-literacy skills through enjoyment of music and manipulation of... Read more
Audience: Kids
September 09, 2021
3:30pm - 3:45pm
Join us for Budding Builders, a new monthly program where you can use your imagination and building skills to save the day! Help Hansel and Gretel stop the witch! Help the Three Billy Goats Gruff trap the Bridge Troll and make him go far, far away. And many more...
Who will we help this month? A... Read more
Audience: Kids