Events Calendar

June

Discovering American Drag. Harvard Library. A woman (or man?) holding a powder puff, cupped in her hand. She has dark brown hair. She is wearing a red top with three strands of pearls. Behind her is person applying lipstick. Next to her is a mannequin head wearing a red wig.

June 8 • Thursday

Discovering American Drag (Virtual)

7:00 – 8:00 PM To celebrate Pride Month we have partnered with the Wilmington Memorial library to host Matthew Wittmann, Curator of the Harvard Theatre Collection, for a virtual look at the history of drag performance in the United States. Matthew will share photographs, memorabilia, and a variety of other archival materials held by Houghton Library at Harvard University.

Register via: Zoom Webinar

80 for Brady film poster. Best friends get into the best kind of trouble. Four smiling actresses: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Sally Field. They are all wearing New England Patriots jerseys with the number 12. Behind them is a brightly lit, large football stadium.

June 12 • Monday

Monday Matinee 80 FOR BRADY Rated PG-13

1:00 – 2:40 PM Join us in the meeting room to watch a newer release movie in comfy seating with light refreshments. Four best friends. One wild road trip! 80 FOR BRADY is inspired by the true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl to see their hero Tom Brady play. Registration is not required.

An illustration of a man, woman, girl, and boy standing on tall stacks of books. They look away at a city, mountains, and forests on the horizon. The book covers are multicolored including red, blue and gray. Colorful trees are nearby. In the distance are wide multicolored clouds.

June 20 – 25

Summer Reading Open Registration: Teen and Adult

Summer Reading registration is now open for Teens (grades 6 – 12) and Adults (ages 18+). Participants who register will receive a “Color Your World Summer Package”!

Summer Reading program information and registration.

An illustration of a man, woman, girl, and boy standing on tall stacks of books. They look away at a city, mountains, and forests on the horizon. The book covers are multicolored including red, blue and gray. Colorful trees are nearby. In the distance are wide multicolored clouds.

June 26 • Monday

Summer Reading Officially Begins!

We have fun and engaging reading incentive programs for preschoolers up through adults. Children in Preschool through Grade 5 can pick up Summer Reading packets in the children’s room, beginning June 26th. Registration is not required but reading packets are limited!

Summer Reading program details.

Karate Kids. Smiling children walk across an open book. They are dressed in Japanese gi uniforms, ready for karate class. There are three boys and two girls.

Karate Kids

6:00 – 7:00 PM Join us for stories and a karate demonstration from Plaistow’s Phoenix Fire Martial Arts! Registration is not required. Weather permitting, the event will be held outside.

Ages 6 and Up.

The Pineapple Project. Mal and Becca look both confident and surprised while holding a pineapple that has googly eyes. Illustrations of pineapples fill the background of the image like a wallpaper.

June 29 • Thursday

Pineapple Project

11:00 AM – Noon Mal Malme and Becca Lewis from the Pineapple Project Theater Group perform a live 30-minute original play about individuality and expression that empowers kids to “Be who you are!”. After the show we’ll do a craft together. Registration is not required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Merrimac Public Library and the Merrimac Cultural Council.

Ages 4 and Up.

Pop-Up Story time! An open book reveals a fantasy landscape. There is a castle tower reaching up to the clouds. A whale's tail breaks out of waves in an ocean. Mushrooms with red caps and white spots sprout at the edge of a forest. A unicorn flies above a rainbow. The Sun shines down on all.

June 30 • Friday

Pop-Up Storytime with Tracy & Trish

10:30 – 11:00 AM Join us for stories, songs, bubbles, chalk and movement on the lawn behind the children’s room! Registration is not required. Weather permitting, the event will be held outside.

All Ages.