Join us in welcoming back the Seacoast Queer Choir under the direction of Maggie O'Neill for a Queer Pop Spectacular on Friday, June 5 at 7pm in the City Hall Auditorium! This year the choir will be singing a selection of pop songs for your entertainment. Look forward to selections from Billie Eilish, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and Queen. There's a little something for everything. This event is suitable for all ages and is free and open to the public, and no registration is required.  

Eighteenth-century Americans consumed a staggering amount of alcohol compared to us today. Drink influenced their politics, built and sustained their relationships, and drove the economy. Booze was not a small part of colonial society, nor covertly consumed in private spaces—it was integral to American life. When the colonists rebelled against the British Empire, this culture of drink and taverns helped foster revolution. Join historian Brooke Barbier, author of Cocked and and Boozy: An Intoxicated History of the American Revolution, on Wednesday, June 10 on Zoom for a lively talk about the influence of tavern and drinking culture on the American Revolution. You’ll hear about the way alcohol influenced colonial resistance, soldiers on both sides of the war, and the creation of a new nation. You'll see famous founders and lesser-known Patriots drink their way from British subjects into Americans.

This program is in partnership with the Tewksbury Public Library, and it will not be recorded. 

On Friday, June 12 at 10:30am on Zoom, welcome to our yearlong series in which “America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler”, Heather Rogers, shares facts, factoids, and fun illustrations about the presidents of these United States. This month we're all about John Quincy Adams: He was a skinnydipper; one of two presidents with a foreign-born wife; adored the metric system. Don't you want to know more? In 2026, journey through Heather's sketchbooks as she shares some of her favorite tidbits, doodles, observations, and resurrection stories about the first 12 presidents. This is a virtual program, and a recording of the presentation will be sent to all registrants.



This program is in partnership with the Ashland Public Library.

On Wednesday, June 17 at 2pm and Thursday, June 18 at 6pm in McConnell Center Room 305, come create wearable poetry art with Rachel. All supplies will be provided and no experience is needed. Registration is required.

On Wednesday, June 17 at 7pm on Zoom, explore American portraits painted and sculpted during the years leading up to, and the decades after, the Revolution. The ideals, values and virtues expressly stated in our founding documents are easily identifiable in these portraits once we know how to “read” them. We will examine portraits of founding “fathers” and “mothers,” as well as of lesser-known individuals, as documents that can be read like texts. Examine the tradition of portraiture, and the influences of earlier art movements, artists, and artifacts, that inform these American portraits. Led by Inez McDermott, Professor Emerita of art history at New England College. She is a curator of art and history exhibitions at various museums and galleries throughout New England.

This program is in partnership with the Tewksbury Public Library, and it will be recorded.

On Thursday, June 18 at 7pm on Zoom, author and end-of-life activist Chris Palmer explains how a good death is achievable. There is an art to dying well that can be taught and learned. While death is inevitable, dying badly is not. Chris will help to reduce the fear that often cloaks discussions about death and dying and give the audience some of the knowledge and skills needed to achieve a peaceful and gentle death. 

He will discuss living well to die well, death cleaning, advance directives, dementia riders, ethical wills, hospice, end-of-life doulas, end-of-life options, body disposition, funeral planning, and other topics.

This program is in partnership with the Memorial Hall Library in Andover, MA, and it will be recorded. 

On Friday, June 19 at 10am, join us at Juniper Kitchen for our new DPL Breakfast Book Club!

The twist on this group is that we will not all be reading the same book. Participants will have a chance to share opinions and ideas about what they are currently reading. This is a great way to get suggestions for your TBR (To Be Read) list and to connect with other book lovers. A list of all books discussed will be emailed to the group after the event. Please register so we can let the restaurant know how many people to expect.

On Monday, June 19 at 2pm on Zoom, join us on Zoom for a look into New Hampshire during the American Revolution. Nowadays, few people know about Paul Revere’s first ride, which was to Portsmouth in December 1774 to warn the patriots that the British were coming to reinforce Fort William and Mary, five months before the Redcoats marched on Concord and Lexington. Nor do they know that two-thirds of the troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill were from New Hampshire. Most people are also unaware that New Hampshire’s Provincial Congress adopted the first state constitution in January 1776, making no mention of royal authority and essentially declaring independence from Great Britain six months before anyone else. And this is just the beginning of New Hampshire’s revolutionary story. Led by Sonia Booth, Visitor Services Coordinator for the New Hampshire Historical Society.

This program is in partnership with the Tewksbury Public Library, and it will be recorded.

In 2017, the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) established a successful tradition of hosting an annual public reading of Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” in communities around the state. The goal of this reading is to create dialogue on the meaning of the July 4th holiday, what it meant to the enslaved people then, and what it means to us today. Over the ensuing years the event has grown, spreading to 16 communities across the state.

On Saturday, June 27 at 12pm in the Library's Community Room, Dover Public Library will be hosting Dover's Frederick Douglass Community Read. The reading starts at noon, but those who have signed up to read, are asked to arrive no later than 11:45 to get lined up. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Susan at s.dunker@dover.nh.gov.

On Monday, June 29 from 4-6pm on the Library's Front Lawn (rain location is the Library's Community Room), join us for a Dino Dance Party as our fabulous kick off to Summer Reading 2026! The theme this year is Unearth a Story, and our reading program for all ages will launch at 9am on June 29. For more information, please visit our website.

On Tuesday, June 9 at 5:30pm in McConnell Center Room 306, join the Friends of the Dover Public Library's monthly meeting. As a member of the group, as an active participant, or as a leader you can support this group which supports our library. Please join us and see how you can make the Dover Public Library an even better place!

On Wednesday, June 3 at 11am at Great Bay Services (located at 23 Cataract Ave.), join us for a fun hour of bingo! Small prizes will be awarded.

On Wednesday, June 10 at 11am at Great Bay Services (located at 23 Cataract Ave.), this inclusive program for adults welcomes those with disabilities as we create art and craft projects.

On Wednesday, June 17 at 11am at Great Bay Services (located at 23 Cataract Ave.), this inclusive program for adults welcomes those with disabilities as we build with LEGOs.

On Wednesday, June 24 at 11am at Great Bay Services (located at 23 Cataract Ave.), join us for a lively sing-along to your favorite tunes!