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Digital Resources from Home or Anywhere

We may have limited in-person services right now but our Digital Resources are always open! Access research databases, employment tools, test prep, and more from the Resources page of our website. All you need is your HPL library card!

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Upcoming college programs

Questions about attending college? Looking for advice on financial aid? We’ve got lots of programs scheduled throughout the spring to help you out! Click on the program title button to register! January 23 at 6:30pm Now more than ever, colleges are more willing to say “yes” to appeals for more financial aid and scholarship money […]

Special Collections

Special Collections Status – UPDATED

Damage from the recent winter storms forced the library to close from January 10, 2024 to January 17, 2024. Library administration and staff, restoration crews, and the City of Haverhill are working together to repair the damage. We are happy to announce that the library reopened January 18, 2024, but with limited services on the […]

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Peer Mentors’ Mental Health Stories

January 25th at 4pm Do you struggle with your mental health or know someone who does? Hear from peer mentors who went through similar problems and learn how they coped and found help. These stories detail The NAN Project’s Peer Mentors’ struggles with mental illness and other issues facing young people, but more importantly, discuss […]

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January Adult Craft: Lavender Bath Salts

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024, from 6 PM to 7 PM This month, join us in making your own lavender bath salts! The weather may be cold, so treat yourself to a hot bath and these relaxing bath salts. All supplies are provided, make sure to sign up early, this class will fill up quickly. We […]

Trustees Minutes

December 21, 2023

Haverhill Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes of December 21, 2023 The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library was called to order at 9:35 a.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2023 in the Donald C. Freeman Whittier Room. In attendance were Trustees Bresnahan, Coletti, Rurak, Sheehan and Veasey-Sirois. Also in attendance […]

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January Adult Events at HPL

Check out these adult events happening in January! 1/2 | 10am-12pm | Classic Matinees: Tough Ladies Join us Tuesdays in January for classic matinees featuring the toughest ladies you’ll ever see on screen. Today we watch Detour (1945) starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage. 1/3 | 6-7:30pm | Google Account Tips, Tricks & Hidden Gems: Advanced Google […]

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Bookflix: A Fun Engaging Way to Learn

Are you looking for a way to get your child excited about reading and learning? Well look no further! Bookflix is an engaging literacy based read-aloud experience for young children who are learning how to read. Each theme has a fiction book paired with a nonfiction book to build real world knowledge and reading skills. […]

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Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

This classic of holiday fantasy by the one and only Sir Terry Pratchett, like most of the Discworld novels, turns the tropes and events of our world just a little sideways–often with the effect that we can see it all a bit more clearly. And he does it, of course, with his trademark wit and […]