The Library will be closed to the public, for staff training.

One of the Lakes Region Community Services staff members will be joining us for our monthly program. Come and chat. Open to the community. Refreshments provided. For more info call Jill at 524-4775x16.

Join the campaign! Our Dungeons and Dragons group for adults will meet every other Thursday from 3:30-7:30 pm. Group size limited to 8 people. Sign-up required. Ask at the front desk. Ages 18 and up only.

Calling all amateur sleuths! Join Laconia Library’s informal monthly book group for readers who love who-dun-its…and coffee! We will be meeting at Wayfarer Coffee Roasters on the fourth Thursday of each month from 4-5:30 pm. Wayfarer is generously providing book club participants with 10% off food and drink during the discussion. So bring your appetites and monocles and join us for our May discussion! Set in 1884, strong-willed Amelia Peabody, a self-proclaimed spinster, decides to use her ample inheritance to indulge her passion, Egyptology. On her way to Egypt, Amelia encounters a young woman named Evelyn Barton-Forbes. The two become fast friends and travel on together, encountering mysteries, missing mummies, and Radcliffe Emerson, a dashing and opinionated archaeologist who doesn't need a woman's help -- or so he thinks. Copies are available at the front desk.

Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives. PG. 2hr 10 min. Children under 10 must be accompanied by a caregiver 14 or older. All adults must bring a child.

The hugely popular, extra fun, squishy craft! For all ages, kids through teen.

Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game. Materials and instruction provided. Please contact bhemmah@laconialibrary.org to sign up.

The Library will be closed for Memorial Day.

Need an escape? Join us for social needle crafting, classical music, and tea! Knitters, crocheters, cross-stitchers, all are welcome. Create a moment of Zen with your yarn, a hot cup of chamomile tea, and some Bach.

Wednesday, May 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Thursday, May 2, 16, & 30 10am Selig Storytime Room Stories, songs, and a craft. For children birth through age 6 and a parent or caregiver.

Mondays 6:45-7:45pm Periodical Room Wednesdays 2-3:30pm Volpe Room Now with a new day and time! Stop by the library where we will have a staff member or a volunteer available to answer basic computer and device questions every week on Monday evenings and Wednesday afternoons.

Join us for a game of Jenga, played with giant-sized blocks.

Wednesday, May 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Thursday, May 2, 16, & 30 10am Selig Storytime Room Stories, songs, and a craft. For children birth through age 6 and a parent or caregiver.

Join us for a talk with author, Michael Bruno, who explores the 255 historical markers that dot the state highways and roads in his book Cruising New Hampshire History: A Guide to New Hampshire's Roadside Historical Markers. The New Hampshire roadside historical markers commemorate significant events and individuals from the first settlers arriving in 1623 to notable individuals who helped define what New Hampshire is today. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing after the presentation.