Toddler 2s

Miss Lisa will kick off this storytime dancing and getting some wiggles out. We'll have fun with stories, songs and rhymes! https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/toddler-2s-144/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

ATL Reads: Fiction Book Club (In-Person)

ATL Reads: Fiction is a library run book club that focuses on reading and discussing fiction titles. Discussions take place the last Tuesday of each month in-person. Please register to receive communication about this book club, including information about upcoming me......More

ATL Reads: Fiction is a library run book club that focuses on reading and discussing fiction titles. Discussions take place the last Tuesday of each month in-person. Please register to receive communication about this book club, including information about upcoming meetings and titles. May 27th: “Go as a River” by Shelley Read In-Person Program. Registration Required. https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/atl-reads-fiction-book-club-in-person-29/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

Wiggle, Giggle, Explore

Play and learn together with a variety of preschool activities! We’ll get the wiggles out, giggle with a silly song then learn a school readiness activity through play! Ages 3-5 https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/smart-smalls-39/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

Little Listeners

Join Miss Sadie in this preschool storytime. This storytime introduces your child to books, rhymes, music and a craft. Designed for 3-5 year olds. https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/little-listeners-441/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

Little Imaginations

Join Miss Sadie for Little Imaginations. This is a 30-minute program designed to engage your child with essential early literacy activities, including reading, playing, singing, counting, writing, and talking. Each week, we explore a new theme: Art, Music & Movement, ......More

Join Miss Sadie for Little Imaginations. This is a 30-minute program designed to engage your child with essential early literacy activities, including reading, playing, singing, counting, writing, and talking. Each week, we explore a new theme: Art, Music & Movement, Literary Characters, and Imaginative Play. Ages 3+ https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/little-listeners-355/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

ATL Reads Book Discussion-Our Missing Hearts (In-Person)

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion of Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng. Recognized as a "Best Book of the Year" by People, Time, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, and more in 2022, Our Missing Hearts was also longlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. ......More

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion of Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng. Recognized as a "Best Book of the Year" by People, Time, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, and more in 2022, Our Missing Hearts was also longlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. Library Assistant Laura Paryl will guide the discussion as we explore this deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear. All are welcome to join the discussion, but please register as space is limited. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library circulation desk and through our digital platforms. In-Person Program. Registration Required. https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/atl-reads-book-discussion-our-missing-hearts/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

Open Play Friday - Reading Dragons & Games

Join us Friday afternoons and explore the library's assortment of toys & activities in the big room. We'll have something different each Friday.  https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/open-play-friday-73/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

Let's Play Mahjong! (In-Person)

Part II of "Learn to Play Mahjong". Use your new skills to play Mahjong on the first Thursday of each month. https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/lets-play-mahjong-in-person-12/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

John James Audubon and The Birds of America (Virtual)

Discover Audubon’s extensive studies documenting American birds and his detailed illustrations that depict the birds in their natural habitats of flora and fauna. The Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-size prints, is considered one of the finest ornithologica......More

Discover Audubon’s extensive studies documenting American birds and his detailed illustrations that depict the birds in their natural habitats of flora and fauna. The Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-size prints, is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. While in America, where he hunted, studied, and drew birds, Audubon may have conducted the first known bird-banding experiment in North America, where he learned that the birds returned to the very same nesting sites each year. Audubon was a person of legendary strength and endurance, as well as a keen observer of birds and nature. Like his peers, he was an avid hunter, but he also had a deep appreciation and concern for conservation; in his later writings he warned against the destruction of birds and habitats. For half a century, Audubon was early America’s dominant wildlife artist. Presenter Martha Chiarchiaro has brought history to life through the art of the times for more than 30 years. She received her Masters’ degree in the History of Art from Williams College and provides a variety of art history presentations at the Worcester Art Museum, for WISE (the Worcester Institute for Senior Education), libraries, garden clubs, and other organizations. As noted on her Seeing History website, Martha's specialty presentations related to specific periods, artists, and activities provide an in-depth look at the life and times of people through their art. Image: After John James Audubon, The Birds of America, 1840–44, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Emma Sheafer, 1974 Virtual Program. Registration Required. https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/john-james-audubon-and-the-birds-of-america/

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Open Play Friday- Tracks

Join us Friday afternoons and explore the library's assortment of toys & activities in the big room. We'll have something different each Friday.  https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/open-play-friday-74/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

Friends of the Library Artist Reception

Roberta Woolfson Featured Artist June 2025 I grew up in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, surrounded by vibrant colors and powerful scenery. I painted everything I felt and saw, even if it was on the walls of my mother’s veranda. Trained in theater design and literature, I ......More

Roberta Woolfson Featured Artist June 2025 I grew up in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, surrounded by vibrant colors and powerful scenery. I painted everything I felt and saw, even if it was on the walls of my mother’s veranda. Trained in theater design and literature, I have the tendency to paint large and dramatic pieces, and for many years designed and painted murals in homes, libraries and schools. After decades of studying many different styles of art, I have come to realize I have the most fun pushing boundaries. It has been an exciting journey discovering my style as expressionist - drama, poetry, emotion, paint, and texture - fused to capture the exciting essence of my world. https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/friends-of-the-library-artist-reception-5/

Main Floor- Main Reading Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

ATL Reads: Nonfiction Book Club (In-Person)

ATL Reads: Nonfiction is a library run book club that focuses on reading and discussing nonfiction titles. Discussions take place the second Tuesday of each month in-person at 1pm. Please register to receive communication about this book club, including information ab......More

ATL Reads: Nonfiction is a library run book club that focuses on reading and discussing nonfiction titles. Discussions take place the second Tuesday of each month in-person at 1pm. Please register to receive communication about this book club, including information about upcoming meetings and titles. June 10th: Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters by Steven Koonin (320 p.) In-Person Program. Registration Required. https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/atl-reads-nonfiction-book-club-in-person-42/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

ATL Reads: Cookbook Club (In-Person)

We invite all who love cooking to join us for our ATL Reads: Cookbook Club gathering! ATL Reads: Cookbook Club is a library-run book club that focuses on sharing and discussing dishes prepared from selected cookbooks. Gatherings take place the second Thursday of each......More

We invite all who love cooking to join us for our ATL Reads: Cookbook Club gathering! ATL Reads: Cookbook Club is a library-run book club that focuses on sharing and discussing dishes prepared from selected cookbooks. Gatherings take place the second Thursday of each month in-person at the library.  Here is how the Cookbook Club works:  Register to be part of a new adventure in exploring good food!  Each registrant will prepare a recipe from that month’s selected cookbook. Copies are available at the library to check out.  Meet in-person at the library to share and discuss the dishes prepared. No special skills required! June 12th : "Pickity Place Cookbook" by Judy Walter In-Person Program. Registration Required. https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/atl-reads-cookbook-club-6/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031

Open Play Friday-Build

Join us Friday afternoons and explore the library's assortment of toys & activities in the big room. We'll have something different each Friday.  https://amherstlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/open-play-friday-75/

Lower Level- Johnson Meeting Room Amherst Town Library, 14 Main Street, Amherst, NH, 03031