Newburyport, Friends of the Library

Puppet Show
2024-07-11 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | MA
Puppet Show (OFFSITE)
THURSDAY, JULY 11
6:00—7:00 PM
Bresnahan School

Through Me To You Puppetry invites you to join Newton and the gang for Puppet Story Time! Newton and his puppet friends take turns reading stories and singing songs with the kids. At the end of the 30 minute show, kids are invited to say hi to Newton and give him a high-five. They can even stay after the show to play with some of Newton’s puppets during a hands-on Puppet Free Play session!
This program will take place at the Bresnahan Elementary School, located at 333 High Street in Newburyport.
This program is co-presented with Newburyport Recreation and Youth Services and is funded in part by The Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

Bookup Subscription Bag
2024-07-15 | MA
Bookup Subscription Bag
MONDAY, JULY 15
ALL DAY
Subscription Pickup
Newburyport Public Library

This subscription bag is for grades 6-12.

The BookUp Subscription Bag is your hookup for young adult books! Each bag will be filled with snacks, goodies, a craft, and books. Please click on the link below fill out a form for the bag and complete your registration. By answering the questions, it helps us pick out books we think you’ll love!
By filling out this form you are signing up for the August’s bag only. You will need to register again for any future bags.
August’s theme is… Games! Whether or not you consider yourself a gamer, the August bag is for you!
Sign ups for the August’s bag will end on July 31 or when we have reached capacity for this month’s subscription bags. Bags will be available for pickup at the front desk the week of August 5.
Click here to be directed towards our BookUp Registration form. You will receive an email when bags are ready to be picked up.
Supplies…

Anime Trivia
2024-07-16 15:00 - 17:00 | MA
Anime Trivia
TUESDAY, JULY 16
3:00—5:00 PM
Program Room, Newburyport Public Library

For rising grades 4-12.
It’s time to test your knowledge with Anime Trivia! Win prizes and eat snacks while playing anime name that tune, boba bingo, and more!
Prizes…

No Registration Required

Song Writing Workshop
2024-07-16 18:00 - 19:00 | MA
Song Writing Workshop (IN-PERSON)
TUESDAY, JULY 16
6:00—7:00 PM
Program Room
Newburyport Public Library

Briana Cash is an award-winning singer/songwriter, freelance music supervisor, and voting member of the Recording Academy and The Guild of Music Supervisors. Her songs have been covered by artists and she has had placements in TV, film and ads. To read more about Briana visit her website www.brianacash.com and her socials’s @BrianaCashMusic
This workshop will cover the approach of songwriting, how to start, what songwriting means to you and each individual’s songwriting goals.
The workshop is geared for teens and adults – beginner to advanced. Presentation style w/ Q&A – If you already have a song as a work in progress bring your track or instrument to play live. However, it is not a requirement.
Registration required. See link below.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Newburyport Library.
07/16/2024 | Song Writing Workshop (IN-PERSON) | Newburyport Public Library (assabetinteractive.com)

D&D: Academy (Grades 5 & 6)
2024-07-18 15:30 - 17:00 | MA
D&D: Academy (Grades 5 & 6)
THURSDAY, JULY 18
3:30—5:00 PM
Program Room, Newburyport Public Library

This adventure is for rising 5 & 6 graders. This program is registration only. Space is limited so register right away! The registration for this program is 7/18 and 8/1.
You have just been accepted to Everbright Academy – a renowned school for future adventurers. All you need is a level 1 character sheet. Premade character sheets will be provided as well. This D&D club is for new players as well as experienced ones.
When registering, please use an email address you check frequently. Emails cannot be sent to school email addresses as they will not receive outside emails. If you cannot attend this game but would like to know about all future D&D programs at the library, you can sign up for our mailing list. Click here to be taken to the form.
Figures and dice…

CAPACITY: 5 of 6 spaces available.
NOTE: Registering more attendees than spaces available will automatically place your attendees on this event’s wait list.

Juggling Show
2024-07-18 18:00 - 19:00 | MA
Juggling Show (OFFSITE)
THURSDAY, JULY 18
6:00—7:00 PM
Bresnahan School

Bryson Lang will perform his unique and family-oriented comedy-juggling show, with lots of laughs and audience participation throughout the show!
This program will take place at the Bresnahan Elementary School, located at 333 High Street in Newburyport.
This program is co-presented with Newburyport Recreation and Youth Services and is funded in part by the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

No Registration Required

Haunted Experiences with Jeff DePaoli: Knott's Scary Farm (VIRTUAL)
2024-07-18 18:30 - 19:30 | MA
Haunted Experiences with Jeff DePaoli: Knott’s Scary Farm (VIRTUAL)
THURSDAY, JULY 18
6:30—7:30 PM
Virtual Program
Newburyport Public Library

Knott’s Scary Farm is the longest-running and most haunting Halloween theme park event in Southern California. With over 50 years of nightmares, unimaginable scares and innovative thrills, Knott’s Scary Farm has left no tomb unearthed, no crypt un-rattled and no fear untouched. Join Jeff Tucker, Senior Writer and Entertainer, and Jeff DePaoli, host of “That Halloween Podcast”, as they talk all about this fantastic haunted place with a special emphasis on the “Trapped” experience – something to make your mind go numb!!
Enter the fully transformed theme park, with uniquely haunted mazes and attractions, sinister shows, and more than 1,000 horrifying creatures lurking in the fog and hiding across every inch of the park. Knott’s Scary Farm is not recommended for children under 13.
Jeff DePaoli grew up in Woburn, Massachusetts and graduated from Emerson College with a B.F.A. in the Performing Arts. He has been obsessed with Halloween from a very early age, and it truly is his favorite day of the year. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California where he provides his skills and talents for Halloween conventions and events including Midsummer Scream, Creep It Real OC, and beyond. Jeff is an avid podcaster where he shares his love of Halloween with special guests on “That Halloween Podcast.” He has always enjoyed hosting and was honored with the opportunity to host TEDx Culver City as well as numerous panels for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation and numerous conventions. One of Jeff’s more unique credits is his role as the Stage Manager of the Ed Sullivan Show in the Clint Eastwood film “Jersey Boys.” You can learn more about Jeff’s podcasts at www.DePodcastNetwork.com and follow @JeffDePaoli on social media.
This is a virtual program. This program is part of a monthly series, so when you register you can sign on for just this one or for a few in the future, too!
Register HERE.

This program is in collaboration with Ashland PL and other Massachusetts libraries.

Register via Zoom link above.

Bookup Subscription Bag
2024-07-22 | MA
Bookup Subscription Bag
MONDAY, JULY 22
ALL DAY
Subscription Pickup
Newburyport Public Library

This subscription bag is for grades 6-12.

The BookUp Subscription Bag is your hookup for young adult books! Each bag will be filled with snacks, goodies, a craft, and books. Please click on the link below fill out a form for the bag and complete your registration. By answering the questions, it helps us pick out books we think you’ll love!
By filling out this form you are signing up for the August’s bag only. You will need to register again for any future bags.
August’s theme is… Games! Whether or not you consider yourself a gamer, the August bag is for you!
Sign ups for the August’s bag will end on July 31 or when we have reached capacity for this month’s subscription bags. Bags will be available for pickup at the front desk the week of August 5.
Click here to be directed towards our BookUp Registration form. You will receive an email when bags are ready to be picked up.
Supplies…

Crafts & Snacks
2024-07-23 15:30 - 17:00 | MA
Crafts & Snacks
TUESDAY, JULY 23
3:30—5:00 PM
Program Room, Newburyport Public Library

For rising grades 5-12.
Crafts and snacks is for tweens & teens who love crafts and snacks! Bring your own craft or use some of the library’s supplies to make your own masterpiece.

No Registration Required

Tinfoil Sculptures
2024-07-24 14:00 - 15:30 | MA
Tinfoil Sculptures
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
2:00—3:30 PM
Children’s Activity Room, Newburyport Public Library

Use simple supplies to make incredible artwork! This program focuses on process and imagination instead of the final project. What will you make?
Kids of all ages and abilities welcome. Drop in any time between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. to participate.
Funded by The Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

No Registration Required

D&D: Before the Realms (Grades 7-12)
2024-07-25 15:30 - 17:00 | MA
D&D: Before the Realms (Grades 7-12)
THURSDAY, JULY 25
3:30—5:00 PM
Program Room, Newburyport Public Library

This adventure is for rising 7-12 graders. This program is registration only. Space is limited so register right away!
This campaign is for new or advanced players. You do not need to know the story of the Roaming Realms campaign to enjoy these summer games.
Before the Roaming Realms campaign, Leo Amberclaw was the leader of a very famous Adventurer’s Guild called the War Dogs. Play as Leo and many of the other Non-Playable Characters from the Roaming Realms games in a series of one shots of some of their biggest adventures.
When registering, please use an email address you check frequently. Emails cannot be sent to school email addresses as they will not receive outside emails. If you cannot attend this game but would like to know about all future D&D programs at the library, you can sign up for our mailing list. Click here to be taken to the form.
Figures and dice…

Wildlife Show
2024-07-25 18:00 - 19:00 | MA
Wildlife Show (OFFSITE)
THURSDAY, JULY 25
6:00—7:00 PM
Bresnahan School

Join us for a wild encounter! The Wildlife Encounters outreach team will bring several live animals for an educational, interactive, and entertaining show.
This program will take place at the Bresnahan Elementary School, located at 333 High Street in Newburyport.
This program is co-presented with Newburyport Recreation and Youth Services and is funded in part by the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

No Registration Required

Craft Buffet
2024-07-27 14:00 - 15:30 | MA
Craft Buffet
SATURDAY, JULY 27
2:00—3:30 PM
Children’s Activity Room, Newburyport Public Library

Stop by any time between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. and choose from a variety of simple, no-mess crafts! This program is open to kids of all ages and abilities.
Snacks for this program were funded by the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

No Registration Required

Bookup Subscription Bag
2024-07-29 | MA
Bookup Subscription Bag
MONDAY, JULY 29
ALL DAY
Subscription Pickup
Newburyport Public Library

This subscription bag is for grades 6-12.

The BookUp Subscription Bag is your hookup for young adult books! Each bag will be filled with snacks, goodies, a craft, and books. Please click on the link below fill out a form for the bag and complete your registration. By answering the questions, it helps us pick out books we think you’ll love!
By filling out this form you are signing up for the August’s bag only. You will need to register again for any future bags.
August’s theme is… Games! Whether or not you consider yourself a gamer, the August bag is for you!
Sign ups for the August’s bag will end on July 31 or when we have reached capacity for this month’s subscription bags. Bags will be available for pickup at the front desk the week of August 5.
Click here to be directed towards our BookUp Registration form. You will receive an email when bags are ready to be picked up.
Supplies…

Tween & Teen Craft Pickup
2024-07-29 - 2024-08-02 | MA
Tween & Teen Craft Pickup
MONDAY, JULY 29—FRIDAY, AUGUST 2
ALL DAY
Teen Area, Newburyport Public Library

For tweens and teens in grades 5-12.

All week long, we have craft kits in the teen loft! Pick up your craft in the teen loft while supplies last.
This week’s craft is… friendship bracelets!

D&D: Academy (Grades 5 & 6)
2024-08-01 15:30 - 17:00 | MA
D&D: Academy (Grades 5 & 6)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1
3:30—5:00 PM
Program Room, Newburyport Public Library

This adventure is for rising 5 & 6 graders. This program is registration only. Space is limited so register right away! The registration for this program is 7/18 and 8/1.
You have just been accepted to Everbright Academy – a renowned school for future adventurers. All you need is a level 1 character sheet. Premade character sheets will be provided as well. This D&D club is for new players as well as experienced ones.
When registering, please use an email address you check frequently. Emails cannot be sent to school email addresses as they will not receive outside emails. If you cannot attend this game but would like to know about all future D&D programs at the library, you can sign up for our mailing list. Click here to be taken to the form.
Figures and dice…

Yankee Homecoming Family Day
2024-08-03 10:00 - 14:00 | Nock MIddle School, 70 Low Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Visit us at The Friends booth on Family Day and pick up FRIENDship wristbands for you and your children along with Superhero “tattoos” and stickers.
Learn more about all programs funded by The Friends for children, teens, and adults at the Newburyport Library, and enter our FREE RAFFLE for a great prize.

Sparkle Party!
2024-08-07 14:00 - 15:30 | MA
Sparkle Party!
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7
2:00—3:30 PM
Children’s Activity Room, Newburyport Public Library

Do you love sparkles? We do too! We’ll be putting on our sparkliest outfits and doing a sparkly (but mess-free!) craft. Feel free to wear your own sparkles if you have a favorite outfit you’d like to show off!
Join us any between 2:00 and 3:30. This program is open to kids of all ages and abilities.

No Registration Required

Magic Show (offsite)
2024-08-08 18:00 - 19:00 | MA
Magic Show (OFFSITE)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8
6:00—7:00 PM
Bresnahan School

Prepare to be amazed! Mike Bent is a professional magician with more than 25 years of experience creating and presenting programs for family audiences throughout New England.
This program will not take place at the library. It will be at the Bresnahan Elementary School, located at 333 High Street in Newburyport.
This program is co-presented with Newburyport Recreation and Youth Services and is funded in part by your donations to the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

No Registration Required

Craft Buffet
2024-08-10 14:00 - 15:30 | MA
Craft Buffet
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
2:00—3:30 PM
Children’s Activity Room, Newburyport Public Library

Stop by any time between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. and choose from a variety of simple, no-mess crafts! This program is open to kids of all ages and abilities.
Snacks for this program were funded by the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

No Registration Required

Toe Jam Puppet Band Concert (offsite)
2024-08-15 18:00 - 19:00 | MA
Toe Jam Puppet Band Concert (OFFSITE)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15
6:00—7:00 PM
Bresnahan School

Get ready to rock with one of the North Shore’s most popular kids’ bands! Toe Jam Puppet Band will put on an awesome show with creative songs, lots of laughs, and maybe even some bubbles!
This program will not take place at the library. It will be at the Bresnahan Elementary School, located at 333 High Street in Newburyport.
This program is co-presented with Newburyport Recreation and Youth Services and is funded in part by your donations to the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

No Registration Required

All Together Now: The Music of Lennon/McCartney (IN-PERSON)
2024-08-20 18:00 - 19:00 | MA
All Together Now: The Music of Lennon/McCartney (IN-PERSON)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20
6:00—7:00 PM
Program Room, Newburyport Public Library

The Beatles’ John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s strongest songs most often came when working together instead of apart. Join Melodious Zach on a musical journey from their earliest collaborations to their final teamwork in 1969.
Melodious Zach has been performing music professionally since 2004. In 2015, he received the ASCAP Plus award for songwriters and independent recording artists. ​His music video “Hum It” was featured on NH Chronicle, followed up by NH Magazine’s featuring his “20 Greatest Hits!” which was a #1 album on Amazon’s new Bubblegum CD chart.

CAPACITY: 70 of 70 spaces available.
NOTE: Registering more attendees than spaces available will automatically place your attendees on this event’s wait list.
To Register, please go to the Newburyport Library Calendar section.

Dino Man's Giant Dinos (offsite)
2024-08-22 18:00 - 19:00 | MA
Dino Man’s Giant Dinos (OFFSITE)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
6:00—7:00 PM
Bresnahan School

Do you love dinos? How about enormous dinos! Come take a trip throughout the mesozoic era, with magic, merry mayhem, and magnificent props. How do we know dinosaurs were here? What is a fossil? How are they made? This program is fun and informative for all ages.
This program will not take place at the library. It will be at the Bresnahan Elementary School, located at 333 High Street in Newburyport.
This program is co-presented with Newburyport Recreation and Youth Services and is funded in part by your donations to the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

No Registration Required

Craft Buffet
2024-08-24 14:00 - 15:30 | MA
Craft Buffet
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
2:00—3:30 PM
Children’s Activity Room, Newburyport Public Library

Stop by any time between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. and choose from a variety of simple, no-mess crafts! This program is open to kids of all ages and abilities.
Snacks for this program were funded by the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

No Registration Required

Lafayette Farewell Tour Bicentennial in NBPT
2024-08-30 15:00 - 17:00 | MA
Lafayette Farewell Tour Bicentennial in Newburyport
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30
3:00—5:00 PM
Program Room, Newburyport Public Library

The Marquis de Lafayette is visiting Newburyport on a horse and carriage on August 30 at 3 PM! Join us as the Lafayette interpreter makes a stop at the Newburyport Public Library. Lafayette slept in the older part of the Library, known as the Tracy Mansion, during his Farewell Tour visit to the town in 1824.
After a welcoming speech and Lafayette’s reply, the interpreter will perform and solicit questions from the assembled citizenry.
At 4 PM, enter the library to hear a lecture by a leading historian of abolition, Manisha Sinha. Dr. Sinha is the Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut and the 2024 President-elect of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. She is also the author of The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition, which won several book prizes. Her latest book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920, was recently the subject of a favorable review in the New York Times Book Review.
This program is a collaboration of the American Friends of Lafayette, the Massachusetts Lafayette Society, the Newburyport Public Library, and the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

No Registration Required

D&D: Roaming Realms (Grades 7-12)
2024-09-05 15:30 - 17:00 | MA
D&D: Roaming Realms (Grades 7-12)
Thursday, September 5
3:30—5:00 PM
Program Room
Newburyport Public Library

For Grades 7-12. This program is registration only; please scroll to the bottom of the page to register. Space is limited so register right away!
Join the adventure guild and explore the Roaming Realms! All you need is your wit and a level 4 character sheet. Premade character sheets will be provided as well. This D&D club is for new players as well as experienced ones.

D&D will be held in person in the programming room on the first floor of the library. When registering, please use an email address you check frequently. Emails cannot be sent to school email addresses as they will not receive outside emails.
If you cannot attend this game but would like to know about all future D&D programs at the library, you can sign up for our mailing list. Click here to sign up for our mailing list.

Registration for this event is full. To add your name to the wait list, submit the form below.
If you add your name to to the wait list and we are able to move you to the attendee list at a later date, you will receive an email from us confirming your attendance at this event.

Registrant First Name

Registrant Last NameRegistrant EmailRegistrant TelephoneIf this event is canceled, we will use the contact information you provide to get in touch with you.

History of New England Desserts (IN-PERSON)
2024-09-10 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
History of New England Desserts (IN-PERSON)
Tuesday, September 10
7:00—8:00 PM
Program Room, Newburyport Public Library

Tammy Donroe Inman, award-winning author of New England Desserts: Classic and Creative Recipes for All Seasons, will discuss her favorite desserts that originated in Massachusetts, the stories behind them, and the pleasures of seasonal baking!
You can place a hold on the book HERE.

Tammy Donroe Inman is a trained chef, cooking instructor, and award-winning author and photographer. She sharpened her knives testing recipes for Cook’s Illustrated magazine and the TV show America’s Test Kitchen. Her first cookbook, Wintersweet: Seasonal Desserts to Warm the Home, received rave reviews from The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Library Journal, and Publisher’s Weekly. Her current cookbook, New England Desserts, won New England Book of the Year. Her third cookbook, New England Brunch, comes out next year. A former editor for Boston magazine, she’s also written for Fine Cooking, Yankee, and The Boston Globe. She lives outside Boston with her family, two high-maintenance cats, and a pair of well-worn roller skates.
Registration required. Register on Library website.

Capacity: 60 of 70 spaces available.

D&D: Academy (Grades 5 & 6)
2024-09-12 15:30 - 17:00 | MA
D&D: Academy (Grades 5 & 6)
Thursday, September 12
3:30—5:00 PM
Program Room, Newburyport Public

This adventure is for rising 5 & 6 graders. This program is registration only; please go to Library website to register. Space is limited so register right away!

You have just been accepted to Everbright Academy – a renowned school for future adventurers. All you need is a level 1 character sheet. Premade character sheets will be provided as well. This D&D club is for new players as well as experienced ones.
When registering, please use an email address you check frequently. Emails cannot be sent to school email addresses as they will not receive outside emails. If you cannot attend this game but would like to know about all future D&D programs at the library, you can sign up for our mailing list. Click here to be added to our mailing list.
Supplies…

Note: Registering more attendees than spaces available will automatically place your attendees on this event’s wait list.
Please Register on Library website.

Bookup Subscription Bag
2024-09-16 | MA
Bookup Subscription Bag
Monday, September 16
All Day Subscription Pickup
Newburyport Public Library

This subscription bag is for grades 6-12.
The Bookup Subscription Bag is your hookup for young adult books! Each bag will be filled with snacks, goodies, a craft, and books. Please click on the link below fill out a form for the bag and complete your registration. By answering the questions, it helps us pick out books we think you’ll love!
By filling out this form you are signing up for the October’s bag only. You will need to register again for any future bags.
October’s theme is… Scary Books! It’s our annual Halloween bag! We love our thrills and chills but this bag is for everyone who loves to cozy up with a good book.
Sign ups for the October’s bag will end on October 2 or when we have reached capacity for this month’s subscription bags. Bags will be available for pickup at the front desk the week of October 7.
Please click here to fill out the form for our October Bag.
Supplies…

Board Meeting
2024-09-18 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
