Recurring Programs
Multiage Storytime
Mondays & Thursdays – 10:30-11:00am
Songs, books, rhymes, and more storytime fun! All ages welcome.
Sensory Playtime
Every 1st & 4th Friday – 10:30-11:15 am
Ages 2-5 with caregiver
Baby Time
Wednesdays – 10:30-11:15 am
Runs year round
No registration required.
Wiggly Ones
Monthly, Wednesdays
2:00-2:30 am
Lego Builders
Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month* – 4:00-5:00 pm
Runs June 3rd – August 19th
Story Hour/Craft Room
Ages 5-10
Join your friends for some brick building fun! Try your hand at one of the building challenges or design a creation of your own. Keva planks will also be available. No registration required.
*Holidays may affect this schedule
Two Wednesdays per month*, 4:00-5:00 pm
Story Hour/Craft Room
Children in grades 2-6 are invited to come and meet special therapy dogs (from Therapy Dogs United!) to practice their reading with a furry friend. Each child is given a specific time slot for a “one on one” with their reading dog. Best for 2nd grade & up, but pre-K, K, & 1st graders are welcome to participate with a caregiver!
*Registration will open the Monday prior to the program date. You will be notified of your time slot by email. *Holidays may affect this schedule
Click the date to register: 9/9, 9/23, 10/14, 10/28, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2, 12/16, 1/13, 1/27
Special Events
Friday, October 9th
10:30-11:30 am
Community Room
Get ready to boogie with your little ones at our first ever Baby Rave!
Designed for children ages 0- 5 years old and their caregivers, this event promises dancing, bubbles, and sick beats.
Child-friendly club hits, colorful lights, and glow sticks set the stage for an unforgettable dance party!
Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History Program
(Ages 6-10)
Thursday, October 22nd
4:00-5:00 pm
Community Room
Kids ages 6-10 and their families are invited to come learn about 25 amazing moments of protest, resistance, and revolution throughout American history.
- Read-aloud and brief discussion of Rise Up!: Powerful Protests in American History by Rachel C. Katz and Sophie Bass.
- Creating our own protest signs for issues we care about
This program is supported by Massachusetts Center for the Book’s Great Reads MA initiative. Register here.
Boba Tea Party (Ages 9-13)
Monday, November 2nd
4:00-5:00 pm
Story Hour/Craft Room
Taste-test different flavors of boba tea, get a boba-themed temporary tattoo, and create a boba-tea-themed necklace or keychain!
Glow Golf!
Friday, November 13th
First Tee Time: 4:30 pm
Throughout the Library
Glow Golf is returning to NPL! Join us after the library has closed for 18 holes of miniature golf set up all around the library.
Please only register your group for one tee time.
Registration required (opens 9/30). Click on your desired tee time to register: 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30 pm
Brad Timm: Interactive Wildlife Adventure! (Grades 2-5)
Thursday, November 19th
4:00-5:00 pm
Community Room
Wildlife ecologist and nature author Brad Timm will take children on a coast-to-coast journey through the incredible animals and plants of the United States, inspired by his new illustrated nature book America is Wild!
Role-Playing Game Events
For grades 3-5. Programs start at 4:00 pm
Story Hour/Craft Room
Monday, September 21: Magical Museum Mutts Role Playing Game
Monday, October 19: Monsters’ Revenge Role Playing Game
Tuesday, November 10: Gangsta Birds Role Playing Game
Monday, December 7: Goat Crashers Role Playing Game
Registration required. Click the program title to sign up individually for each event.
Painting & Craft Events for Littles
Programs start at 4:00 pm
Story Hour/Craft Room
Monday, September 28: Design T-shirts for Bill & Amelia (Ages 5-9)*
Tuesday, October 6: Leaf Bug Art (Ages 5-8)*
Tuesday, October 20: Drop In: Popsicle Stick Spider Webs (Ages 5-10)
Tuesday, October 27: Bluey Halloween Paint Night for Littles (Ages 4-7)*
Thursday, November 5: Pokémon Bag Painting Workshop (Ages 5-8)*
Thursday, November 12: DINOvember Craft: Coffee Ground Fossils (Ages 4-7)*
Monday, November 20: Drop In: Paper Turkeys (Ages 5-10)
Tuesday, December 1: Make Your Own Paper Penguin (Ages 5-10)*
Thursday, December 10: Cozy Kitty Paint Night (Ages 4-6)*
*Registration required. Click the program title to sign up individually for each event.
Painting & Craft Events for Tweens
Programs start at 4:00 pm
Story Hour/Craft Room
Tuesday, October 13: Create-Your-Own Cryptid (Ages 8-13)*
Wednesday, October 14: KPop Demon Hunters Craft Party (Ages 9+)*
Thursday, October 15: DIY Desk Goose (Ages 9+)*
Monday, November 16: Drop In: Make Your Own Glass Gem Corn (Ages 8-12)
Tuesday, December 8: Winter Totoro Paint Night (Ages 7-12)*
*Registration required. Click the program title to sign up individually for each event.