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Mondays are for messy play at Sensory Storytime! Join us at 10 am for songs, stories, and sensory bin fun followed by an engaging art activity. This program is suited for newborns to age 6 in the Selig Storytime Room.

Drop in during our hour of technical help and have your basic computer and electronic device questions answered by a librarian. Held most Tuesdays at 10 am and most Wednesdays at 2 pm, in the Volpe Room; check our event calendar to confirm dates. No sign-up is required. Note: there will be no Tech Help during the weeks of December 24 and December 31.

Feeling stressed? Join us to learn a variety of mindfulness techniques from Karen Deighan of the UNH Cooperative Extension. For ages 9-18 in the Laconia Rotary Hall Auditorium.

Do you love graphic novels and are you looking for your next favorite comic to read? Are you interested in starting to draw your own graphic novels? Come join us for our new monthly program, Kid's Graphic Novels Club! We will feature some of our favorite graphic novels from the Children's Room and provide materials for starting your own graphic novel. Best for ages 6-11 in the Selig Storytime Room. No sign-up is required.

Toddler Time is a fun-filled hour geared toward newborns and toddlers. We'll sing songs, move our bodies, read stories, and do a craft each week! Younger or older siblings are always welcome. Join us in the Selig Storytime Room.

Drop in during our hour of technical help and have your basic computer and electronic device questions answered by a librarian. Held most Tuesdays at 10 am and most Wednesdays at 2 pm, in the Volpe Room; check our event calendar to confirm dates. No sign-up is required. Note: there will be no Tech Help during the weeks of December 24 and December 31.

Whether you have had work published, or never written more than a grocery list, if you are interested in writing and want to meet other people who share that interest then this is the place for you! Each month we will do a short (5-10 minute) writing prompt, discuss what it is we’ve been working on (or would like to start writing), and what issues we face when we try to write but the words just aren’t flowing. With occasional guest speakers and suggested reading, this group is geared towards getting you to put pen to paper and use writing as both a creative outlet and a mindfulness tool. Sharing your work will be completely voluntary at every step of the way. Please be sure to bring the writing implement/s of your choice: pen and paper, laptop, tablet. No sign-up is required.

Preschool Pals is geared toward preschoolers 3 to 6 years old. Join us for singing, dancing, crafting, and of course, we'll be reading some great books! Younger or older siblings are always welcome. Join us in the Selig Storytime Room.

This family craft is dedicated to our feathered friends, BIRDS! Join us in the Selig Storytime Room to assemble and decorate tiny birdhouses. Afterward, create some special birdseed treats to hang outside and feed the birds around your space in the cold winter months. This program is best for families with children aged 5-12 years old and no sign-up is required.

The Laconia Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at the Laconia Public Library in the Volpe Room at 5:30 pm.

David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known to humans in his day. His specimen collections were demolished by lightning, by fire, and eventually by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Jordan surveyed the wreckage, found the first fish that he recognized, and confidently began to rebuild his collection. And this time, he introduced one clever innovation that he believed would at last protect his work. When NPR reporter Lulu Miller first heard this anecdote in passing, she took Jordan for a fool; a cautionary tale in hubris, or denial. As her own life slowly unraveled, she began to wonder about him. What she would unearth would transform her understanding of history, morality, and the world beneath her feet. Sign-up is required, copies are available at the Library. Call: (603) 524-4775 or Email: info@laconialibrary.org to register.

Let's get moving with some winter-themed fun! In this special Move and Groove, we'll use scarves, musical instruments, a parachute, indoor snowball toss, "ice skate", play, and get those wiggles out! Join us afterward for cookies to celebrate the winter season. Best suited for newborns to age 6, in the Laconia Rotary Hall Auditorium.

Mondays are for messy play at Sensory Storytime! Join us at 10 am for songs, stories, and sensory bin fun followed by an engaging art activity. This program is suited for newborns to age 6 in the Selig Storytime Room.

Join us for creative fun in the Selig Storytime Room! We'll provide the Lego bricks... all you need to bring is your imagination! Best for ages 6-11. No sign-up is required.

Drop in during our hour of technical help and have your basic computer and electronic device questions answered by a librarian. Held most Tuesdays at 10 am and most Wednesdays at 2 pm, in the Volpe Room; check our event calendar to confirm dates. No sign-up is required. Note: there will be no Tech Help during the weeks of December 24 and December 31.

Using regular acrylic paint and a fluid medium, create an abstract wooden ornament, no painting skills are required! No experience is required, and all materials are provided. This program is for adults only and will be held in the Laconia Rotary Hall Auditorium. Sign up for by phone (603) 524-4775 or email info@laconialibrary.org.

Play Mario Kart on the big screen! For ages 12-18 in the Laconia Rotary Hall Auditorium.

Toddler Time is a fun-filled hour geared toward newborns and toddlers. We'll sing songs, move our bodies, read stories, and do a craft each week! Younger or older siblings are always welcome. Join us in the Selig Storytime Room.

Drop in during our hour of technical help and have your basic computer and electronic device questions answered by a librarian. Held most Tuesdays at 10 am and most Wednesdays at 2 pm, in the Volpe Room; check our event calendar to confirm dates. No sign-up is required. Note: there will be no Tech Help during the weeks of December 24 and December 31.

In the summer of 1950-and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events: A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath. For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. Sign-up for the book club is required, copies of the book are available at the Library. Call: (603) 524-4775 or Email: info@laconialibrary.org to register; held in the Laconia Rotary Hall Auditorium.

Preschool Pals is geared toward preschoolers 3 to 6 years old. Join us for singing, dancing, crafting, and of course, we'll be reading some great books! Younger or older siblings are always welcome. Join us in the Selig Storytime Room.

Bring your current project to this informal meet-up and make progress on your creation while in the company of other fiber enthusiasts! Knitters, crocheters, quilters, embroiderers, needle-felters; ALL are welcome! This group happens every other Thursday from 10–11:30 am upstairs in the Volpe Room. No sign-up is required.

The Library will be closed from 11:45am-1:45pm for the City's Employee Luncheon.

Having trouble with the IRS? Come learn about 603 Legal Aid's Low-Income Tax Payer Project and see if your IRS Tax controversy has a solution. 603 Legal Aid can assist you with tax problems such as returns from past years, deficiency notices, liens or levies, audits, applying for Innocent Spouse Relief or Injured Spouse Relief, Earned Income Tax Credits, qualifying for the Dependency Exemption, or issues around worker classification. 603 Legal Aid is here to help you find relief! Come join us for this free informational session and, please, bring a friend. This program is free of charge, and no sign-up is required.

Mondays are for messy play at Sensory Storytime! Join us at 10 am for songs, stories, and sensory bin fun followed by an engaging art activity. This program is suited for newborns to age 6 in the Selig Storytime Room.

Join us in the Selig Storytime Room to create your own travel tic-tac-toe game. We will provide all the pieces for you to create a personalized game to share with others this holiday season. This program is best suited for families with children aged 5-12 years old. No sign-up is required.

Drop in during our hour of technical help and have your basic computer and electronic device questions answered by a librarian. Held most Tuesdays at 10 am and most Wednesdays at 2 pm, in the Volpe Room; check our event calendar to confirm dates. No sign-up is required. Note: there will be no Tech Help during the weeks of December 24 and December 31.

Join us for Fantastic Fiction, a new book group run by several Laconia Library staff members. Fantastic Fiction will explore different genres in fiction and meet monthly to discuss the books they read. A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural hospital clinic. A boy named David sits beside her. She’s not his mother. He's not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, and the power and desperation of family. Fever Dream is a nightmare that comes to life, a ghost story for the real world, a love story, and a cautionary tale. One of the freshest new voices to come out of the Spanish language and translated into English for the first time, Samanta Schweblin creates an aura of strange psychological menace and otherworldly reality in this absorbing, unsettling, taut novel. Sign-up for the book group is required, copies of the book are available at the Library. Call: (603) 524-4775 or Email: info@laconialibrary.org to register.

Come to the Manga and Anime Club to talk about all your favorites! This month we will watch an anime episode chosen by the group, courtesy of Crunchyroll. Snacks will be provided, for ages 12-18 in the Laconia Rotary Hall Auditorium.

Toddler Time is a fun-filled hour geared toward newborns and toddlers. We'll sing songs, move our bodies, read stories, and do a craft each week! Younger or older siblings are always welcome. Join us in the Selig Storytime Room.

Drop in during our hour of technical help and have your basic computer and electronic device questions answered by a librarian. Held most Tuesdays at 10 am and most Wednesdays at 2 pm, in the Volpe Room; check our event calendar to confirm dates. No sign-up is required. Note: there will be no Tech Help during the weeks of December 24 and December 31.

Share your latest creative pieces at the Teen Art Club. This month is all about glitter! Paint a glitter masterpiece on canvas and make a glitter ornament. For ages 12-18 in the Laconia Rotary Hall.

Preschool Pals is geared toward preschoolers 3 to 6 years old. Join us for singing, dancing, crafting, and of course, we'll be reading some great books! Younger or older siblings are always welcome. Join us in the Selig Storytime Room.

Let's get moving with some winter-themed fun! In this special Move and Groove, we'll use scarves, musical instruments, a parachute, indoor snowball toss, "ice skate", play, and get those wiggles out! Join us afterward for cookies to celebrate the winter season. Best suited for newborns to age 6, in the Laconia Rotary Hall Auditorium.

The Laconia Public Library will be closed Monday, December 25, 2023.

Toddler Time is a fun-filled hour geared toward newborns and toddlers. We'll sing songs, move our bodies, read stories, and do a craft each week! Younger or older siblings are always welcome. Join us in the Selig Storytime Room.

Preschool Pals is geared toward preschoolers 3 to 6 years old. Join us for singing, dancing, crafting, and of course, we'll be reading some great books! Younger or older siblings are always welcome. Join us in the Selig Storytime Room.

Bring your current project to this informal meet-up and make progress on your creation while in the company of other fiber enthusiasts! Knitters, crocheters, quilters, embroiderers, needle-felters; ALL are welcome! This group happens every other Thursday from 10–11:30 am upstairs in the Volpe Room. No sign-up is required.