Check out these adult events happening in December!
12/2 | 6-7:30 PM | English (ESL) Conversation Circle
Would you like to practice your English with native speakers in a relaxed and informal environment? Join us for a friendly chat–Monday evenings at 6 PM.
12/3 | 10 AM-12 PM | Classic Matinees: Offbeat Holidays
Tuesdays in December join us for offbeat–scary, silly, sarcastic, absurd–holiday films. Today we watch Gremlins (1984). Rated PG.
12/3 | 6:30-7:30 PM | Scholarships, Grants, & Loans (VIRTUAL)
This workshop will uncover the best college cost-reduction strategies and reveal little-known asset, borrowing, and savings methods. Learn insider information on scholarships, grants, and loans to help make your college planning both successful and affordable. Recommended for parents of middle school and/or high school students.
Register here for Scholarships, Grants, & Loans for December 3.
12/4 | 9:30-10:30 AM | Gentle Flow Yoga
This slow and thoughtful practice at room temperature will include yogic breathing, meditation, standing, seated, supine and balancing postures, ending with a deep relaxation. This is a safe practice to help increase flexibility. Options will be offered to help you personalize the practice to support your health and well-being. All levels welcomed, no experience necessary. A yoga mat is required and if you have any props (yoga blocks, towel), feel free to bring them.
*This program involves some physical activity that could result in injury and by participating in this program you are acknowledging these risks and releasing HPL from liability.*
Register here for Gentle Flow Yoga on December 4.
12/4 | 12-1 PM | Fit N Trim (Advanced)
Come join us for a new adult fitness class called Fit N Trim! You can improve your balance, strength and flexibility in this class.
Wednesdays, September 4th through December 18th from 12-1 with instructor Sandra Bernat.
Adding weight training 1-2x a week will improve your balance, develop stronger bones, and improve mobility and endurance so that you can walk/stand longer. Weight training will preserve and enhance muscle mass and reduce the involuntary loss of muscle that occurs as we age.
Advanced class: For those who are comfortable with exercise classes and following along with an instructor.
Sponsored by the City of Haverhill Public Health Department.
No registration required.
12/4 | 1-2 PM | Fit N Trim (Beginner)
Come join us for a new adult fitness class called Fit N Trim! You can improve your balance, strength and flexibility in this class.
Wednesdays, September 4th through December 18th from 1-2 with instructor Sandra Bernat.
Adding weight training 1-2x a week will improve your balance, develop stronger bones, and improve mobility and endurance so that you can walk/stand longer. Weight training will preserve and enhance muscle mass and reduce the involuntary loss of muscle that occurs as we age.
Beginner class: For folks who aren’t yet comfortable with an exercise class or who might need accommodations or a slower pace.
Sponsored by the City of Haverhill Public Health Department.
No registration required.
12/4 | 6:30-8 PM | Fiber Arts Group
Calling all fiber artists! Bring your current project and work on it in the company of other fiber arts enthusiasts.
12/5 | 5:30-8:30 PM | Adult Game Night
Join us Thursdays for a night of board games at Haverhill Public Library! Strategy games, abstract games, filler games, complex and non complex alike, come and try out whatever you like. Feel free to bring your own games! All experience levels are welcome.
12/6 | 10 AM-12 PM | Friday Flicks
Join us Friday mornings in December for some favorite holiday movies! Today we watch The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Rated PG.
12/7 | 11 AM-12 PM | Spanish Conversation Practice
Are you looking to improve your conversational Spanish in a supportive and friendly environment? Join us! Come practice your Spanish speaking and learn some vocab, the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, 11 AM-12 PM.
No registration required.
12/7| 2-4 PM | On Screen: Trap (2024)
Come enjoy a Saturday screening of Trap (2024) from M. Night Shyamalan! A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event. Rated PG-13.
12/9 | 6-7:30 PM | English (ESL) Conversation Circle
Would you like to practice your English with native speakers in a relaxed and informal environment? Join us for a friendly chat–Monday evenings at 6 PM.
12/10 | 10 AM-12 PM | Classic Matinees: Offbeat Holidays
Tuesdays in December join us for offbeat–scary, silly, sarcastic, absurd–holiday films. Today we watch Scrooged (1988). Rated PG-13.
12/10 | 2-3 PM | Guided Meditation
A guided mindfulness meditation for all levels. Perfect for beginners!
Class will include:
- A review of mindfulness meditation and its benefits.
- Focus on breath.
- Short practices of 5 to 10 minutes each of guided meditation.
Class is one hour long, and students are welcome to bring yoga mats or blankets to sit on.
Led by Wyatt Ward.
Register here for Guided Meditation on December 10.
12/10 | 6:00-7:30 PM | Computer Basics: Gmail
During this course you will learn how to send and receive email, navigate your inbox, and practice downloading and attaching files. Those who don’t have an email may create a Gmail account before we get started. Located in 2nd Floor Computer Lab.
Led by HPL staff.
Register here for Computer Basics: Gmail for December 10.
12/11 | 12-1 PM | Fit N Trim (Advanced)
Come join us for a new adult fitness class called Fit N Trim! You can improve your balance, strength and flexibility in this class.
Wednesdays, September 4th through December 18th from 12-1 with instructor Sandra Bernat.
Adding weight training 1-2x a week will improve your balance, develop stronger bones, and improve mobility and endurance so that you can walk/stand longer. Weight training will preserve and enhance muscle mass and reduce the involuntary loss of muscle that occurs as we age.
Advanced class: For those who are comfortable with exercise classes and following along with an instructor.
Sponsored by the City of Haverhill Public Health Department.
No registration required.
12/11 | 1-2 PM | Fit N Trim (Beginner)
Come join us for a new adult fitness class called Fit N Trim! You can improve your balance, strength and flexibility in this class.
Wednesdays, September 4th through December 18th from 1-2 with instructor Sandra Bernat.
Adding weight training 1-2x a week will improve your balance, develop stronger bones, and improve mobility and endurance so that you can walk/stand longer. Weight training will preserve and enhance muscle mass and reduce the involuntary loss of muscle that occurs as we age.
Beginner class: For folks who aren’t yet comfortable with an exercise class or who might need accommodations or a slower pace.
Sponsored by the City of Haverhill Public Health Department.
No registration required.
12/11 | 6-7 PM | Make a Felt Teacup Bookmark!
Make a felt teacup bookmark for yourself or as a gift with HPL staff! Choose from an assortment of felt to customize your design! Please only register for one session.
Register here for Make a Felt Teacup Bookmark for December 11.
12/12 | 5:30-8:30 PM | Adult Game Night
Join us Thursdays for a night of board games at Haverhill Public Library! Strategy games, abstract games, filler games, complex and non complex alike, come and try out whatever you like. Feel free to bring your own games! All experience levels are welcome.
12/12 | 6-7 PM | Learn How to Become Energy Efficient
Learn how to access Mass Save energy-saving programs, read your energy bill, enroll in discount rates, avoid utility shut-offs, and leave third-party energy supply contracts to save money. Brought to you in collaboration between All In Energy and the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership.
Snacks will be provided! No registration required.
12/12 | 7-8 PM | Taylor Swift & Poetry: Q&A with Author Kristie Frederick-Daugherty (VIRTUAL)
Chat with author Kristie Frederick-Daugherty about her book, “Invisible Strings: 113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift.” Swifties will experience the profundity and nuance of Swift’s lyrics through this anthology of brand-new poems inspired by Taylor Swift songs, while having fun matching the poems to songs from all of her eras—vault tracks included!
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library.
12/13 | 10 AM-12 PM | Friday Flicks
Join us Friday mornings in December for some favorite holiday movies! Today we watch National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989). Rated PG-13.
12/14 | 2-3 PM | Adult Coloring Club
Relax, have some snacks, and color away the day with some coloring sheets. You are also welcome to bring your own drawing and coloring projects!
This program is for adults. No registration required.
12/16 | 6-7 PM | Gentle Flow Yoga
This slow and thoughtful practice at room temperature will include yogic breathing, meditation, standing, seated, supine and balancing postures, ending with a deep relaxation. This is a safe practice to help increase flexibility. Options will be offered to help you personalize the practice to support your health and well-being. All levels welcomed, no experience necessary. A yoga mat is required and if you have any props (yoga blocks, towel), feel free to bring them.
*This program involves some physical activity that could result in injury and by participating in this program you are acknowledging these risks and releasing HPL from liability.*
Register here for Gentle Flow Yoga on December 16.
12/16 | 6-7:30 PM | English (ESL) Conversation Circle
Would you like to practice your English with native speakers in a relaxed and informal environment? Join us for a friendly chat–Monday evenings at 6 PM.
12/16 | 7-8 PM | Best Romance Books of 2024 with Lorelei’s Lit Lair (VIRTUAL)
Lorelei will be chatting about her “best of” 2024 – books she’s loved through the year and think would make great additions to our TBR piles. Plus, she’ll recommend some books that she is looking forward to in early 2025.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library.
Register here for Best Romance Books of 2024 with Lorelei’s Lit Lair (VIRTUAL) for December 16.
12/17 | 10 AM-12 PM | Classic Matinees: Offbeat Holidays
Tuesdays in December join us for offbeat–scary, silly, sarcastic, absurd–holiday films. Today we watch Violent Night. Rated R.
12/18 | 12-1 PM | Fit N Trim (Advanced)
Come join us for a new adult fitness class called Fit N Trim! You can improve your balance, strength and flexibility in this class.
Wednesdays, September 4th through December 18th from 12-1 with instructor Sandra Bernat.
Adding weight training 1-2x a week will improve your balance, develop stronger bones, and improve mobility and endurance so that you can walk/stand longer. Weight training will preserve and enhance muscle mass and reduce the involuntary loss of muscle that occurs as we age.
Advanced class: For those who are comfortable with exercise classes and following along with an instructor.
Sponsored by the City of Haverhill Public Health Department.
No registration required.
12/18 | 1-2 PM | Fit N Trim (Beginner)
Come join us for a new adult fitness class called Fit N Trim! You can improve your balance, strength and flexibility in this class.
Wednesdays, September 4th through December 18th from 1-2 with instructor Sandra Bernat.
Adding weight training 1-2x a week will improve your balance, develop stronger bones, and improve mobility and endurance so that you can walk/stand longer. Weight training will preserve and enhance muscle mass and reduce the involuntary loss of muscle that occurs as we age.
Beginner class: For folks who aren’t yet comfortable with an exercise class or who might need accommodations or a slower pace.
Sponsored by the City of Haverhill Public Health Department.
No registration required.
12/18 | 6:30-8 PM | Fiber Arts Group
Calling all fiber artists! Bring your current project and work on it in the company of other fiber arts enthusiasts.
12/19 | 11 AM-12 PM | Make a Felt Teacup Bookmark!
Make a felt teacup bookmark for yourself or as a gift with HPL staff! Choose from an assortment of felt to customize your design! Please only register for one session.
Register here for Make a Felt Teacup Bookmark for December 19.
12/19 | 5:30-8:30 PM | Adult Game Night
Join us Thursdays for a night of board games at Haverhill Public Library! Strategy games, abstract games, filler games, complex and non complex alike, come and try out whatever you like. Feel free to bring your own games! All experience levels are welcome.
12/20 | 10 AM-12 PM | Friday Flicks
Join us Friday mornings in December for some favorite holiday movies! Today we watch Little Women (1994). Rated PG.
12/21 | 11 AM-12 PM | Spanish Conversation Practice
Are you looking to improve your conversational Spanish in a supportive and friendly environment? Join us! Come practice your Spanish speaking and learn some vocab, the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, 11 AM-12 PM.
No registration required.
12/21 | 2:00-3:30 PM | Computer Basics: Gmail
During this course you will learn how to send and receive email, navigate your inbox, and practice downloading and attaching files. Those who don’t have an email may create a Gmail account before we get started. Located in 2nd Floor Computer Lab.
Led by HPL staff.
Register here for Computer Basics: Gmail for December 21.
12/23 | 6-7:30 PM | English (ESL) Conversation Circle
Would you like to practice your English with native speakers in a relaxed and informal environment? Join us for a friendly chat–Monday evenings at 6 PM.
12/23 | 6-7:30 PM | Papercrafting and Card Making
A card making and paper crafting class for beginners as well as those with stamping and papercrafting experience.
We will be creating projects such as multi layered cards, bookmarks and 3-D Items, using several techniques including stamping, die cutting, and embossing.
Workshop led by Ruth Tinkham.
Register here for Papercrafting and Card Making on December 23.
12/26 | 5:30-8:30 PM | Adult Game Night
Join us Thursdays for a night of board games at Haverhill Public Library! Strategy games, abstract games, filler games, complex and non complex alike, come and try out whatever you like. Feel free to bring your own games! All experience levels are welcome.
12/27 | 10 AM-12 PM | Friday Flicks
Join us Friday mornings in December for some favorite holiday movies! Today we watch Die Hard (1988). Rated R.
12/30 | 6-7:30 PM | English (ESL) Conversation Circle
Would you like to practice your English with native speakers in a relaxed and informal environment? Join us for a friendly chat–Monday evenings at 6 PM.
12/31 | 10 AM-12 PM | Classic Matinees: Offbeat Holidays
Tuesdays in December join us for offbeat–scary, silly, sarcastic, absurd–holiday films. Today we watch Black Christmas. Rated R.