1/2 | 10 AM-12:30 PM | Friday Flicks
In January, we’re watching some of the Transformers movies! Today we watch Transformers (2007). Rated PG-13.
No registration required.
1/3 | 11 AM-12 PM | VIRTUAL Spanish Conversation Practice
On 1/3, we are meeting virtually through Zoom!
Are you looking to improve your conversational Spanish in a supportive and friendly environment? Join us the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 11 AM-12 PM.
Come practice your Spanish speaking and learn some vocab!
Register here for the VIRTUAL meeting on January 3.
1/4 | 1:30-3 PM | Collage Club for Teens & Adults
Join us on the 1st Sunday of every month for Collage Club! Spend afternoons this fall and winter crafting and chatting! All materials are provided, but feel free to bring any of your own.
No registration required.
1/5 | 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.
No registration required.
1/6 | 10 AM-12:15 PM | Classic Matinees
Join us in watching some of the best cartoon films from the 1980s! Today we watch Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988).
No registration required.
1/6| 6-8 PM | Chess Club
Are you looking to challenge someone in a game of Chess? Drop by our monthly Chess Club! All ages welcome! We will have a few sets available for use, but we recommend bringing your own if you are able!
No registration required.
1/7 | 6:30-8 PM | Fiber Arts Group
Calling all fiber artists! Bring your current project(s) of knitting, crocheting, hand stitching, hand quilting, and embroidery, or whatever else, to work on in the company of other fiber arts enthusiasts! Instruction is not offered at this event but fellow attendees are always happy to offer advice when they can.
No registration needed. Drop in at any point during the 90-minute block!
1/8 | 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.
No registration required.
1/9 | 10 AM-12:30 PM | Friday Flicks
In January, we’re watching some of the Transformers movies! Today we watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Rated PG-13.
No registration required.
1/10 | 11 AM-12 PM | Book Swap!
Find all the details here!
No registration required.
1/10 | 1:30-2:30 PM | Mat Pilates
Curious about mat Pilates?
Join Ngoc Tran for a special introductory class and discover what mat Pilates is all about! Whether you’re new to Pilates or looking to reconnect with your practice, this is a welcoming space to explore movement, breath, and strength. Mat Pilates is a low impact exercise, building strength, flexibility, and body awareness —all using just a mat and your own body weight.
What to expect in class:
-A gentle warm-up
-A series of floor exercises targeting different muscle groups
-A cool-down with stretching and breathwork
***Please bring your own mat!
Register here for Mat Pilates on January 10.
1/11 | 2-3:45 PM | On Screen: Good Fortune (2025)
Gabriel, an angel, attempts to help struggling gig worker Arj by swapping Arj’s life with Jeff, a wealthy venture capitalist. But when things go awry, Gabriel loses his wings, and the three must navigate their new situation. Starring Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Sandra Oh. Rated R.
No registration required.
1/12 | 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.
No registration required.
1/13 | 10 AM-12:15 PM | Classic Matinees
Join us in watching some of the best cartoon films from the 1980s! Today we watch The Great Mouse Detective (1986).
No registration required.
1/13 | 11 AM-12 PM | Tech Class: Data Privacy Plan
Want to keep your personal information safe on your phone, computer, or other device? We’ll talk about basic steps you can take and create a data privacy plan. Led by HPL staff.
Register here for the tech class on January 13.
1/14 | 7-8 PM | VIRTUAL Poisoning The Well — How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America
Join us for another program in HPL’s Climate & Community Series! This month, tune in to this virtual author talk organized and facilitated by the Tewksbury Public Library.
Author Sharon Udasin will discuss her new book, Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America. Learn how PFAS — a set of toxic chemicals most people have never heard of — poisoned the entire country. Based on original, shoe-leather reporting in four highly contaminated towns and damning documents from the polluters’ own files, Poisoning the Well traces an ugly history of corporate greed and devastation of human lives. Udasin is an environment reporter who has been delving into water contamination and conservation issues for fifteen years. She was a Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder and has reported for numerous outlets, most recently covering U.S. West climate issues for The Hill from 2021-2025. She co-authored Poisoning the Well with Rachel Frazin.
Register here for the virtual program on January 14.
1/15 | 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.
No registration required.
1/16 | 10 AM-12:30 PM | Friday Flicks
In January, we’re watching some of the Transformers movies! Today we watch Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). Rated PG-13.
No registration required.
1/17 | 11 AM-12 PM | Spanish Conversation Practice
Spanish Conversation Practice is back to meeting in person!
Are you looking to improve your conversational Spanish in a supportive and friendly environment? Join us the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 11 AM-12 PM.
Come practice your Spanish speaking and learn some vocab!
No registration required.
1/17 | 2-3 PM | Adult Craft: Make Your Own Fairy/Gnome House
Make a fairy/gnome house with HPL staff!
There will be two sessions of this program, one on 1/17, and the other on 1/23. Please only register for one session.
Register here for the craft class on January 17.
1/20 | 10 AM-12:15 PM | Classic Matinees
Join us in watching some of the best cartoon films from the 1980s! Today we watch The Secret of NIMH (1982).
No registration required.
1/21 | 6:30-8 PM | Fiber Arts Group
Calling all fiber artists! Bring your current project(s) of knitting, crocheting, hand stitching, hand quilting, and embroidery, or whatever else, to work on in the company of other fiber arts enthusiasts! Instruction is not offered at this event but fellow attendees are always happy to offer advice when they can.
No registration needed. Drop in at any point during the 90-minute block!
1/22 | 2-3 PM | Tech Class: Data Privacy Plan
Want to keep your personal information safe on your phone, computer, or other device? We’ll talk about basic steps you can take and create a data privacy plan. Led by HPL staff.
Register here for the tech class on January 22.
1/22 | 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.
No registration required.
1/23 | 10 AM-12:45 PM | Friday Flicks
In January, we’re watching some of the Transformers movies! Today we watch Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). Rated PG-13.
No registration required.
1/23 | 2-3 PM | Adult Craft: Make Your Own Fairy/Gnome House
Make a fairy/gnome house with HPL staff!
There will be two sessions of this program, one on 1/17, and the other on 1/23. Please only register for one session.
Register here for the craft class on January 23.
1/24 | 10-11 AM | HPL Read Anything Club
Join the HPL Read Anything Club!
This group of anyone 18 or older will feature books across the literary spectrum – whatever genre piques your interest!
We will meet the 4th Saturday of each month. No registration necessary – you can simply pick up a book (limited copies, first come, first served) on the holds shelf in the front of the library.
Our January book will be James by Percival Everett.
No registration required.
1/26 | 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.
No registration required.
1/27 | 10 AM – 12:15 PM | Classic Matinees
Join us in watching some of the best cartoon films from the 1980s! Today we watch The Black Cauldron (1985).
No registration required.
1/27 | 4-5 PM | NECC Info Session
Come learn about what Northern Essex Community College has to offer and ask any questions you have!
Registration is appreciated for the info session on January 27.
1/28 | 6:30-7:30 PM | Cookbook Club
Join us for our cookbook club!
We’ll all cook a different recipe from one cookbook and then bring the dishes in to share and discuss, potluck-style, every OTHER 4th Wednesday of the month!
Register as usual.
Pick up and check out a copy of the cookbook from the Holds shelf.
Reserve the recipe you’d like to cook by emailing programming@haverhillpl.org. Reserved recipes will be listed on our Events page.
You can cook anything from the book except alcoholic recipes (beverages, etc.).
Space is limited.
We will provide plates, eating utensils, and napkins (feel free to bring as well). Please bring serving utensils.
We cannot reheat or warm anything at the library.
Per Massachusetts state law we need to let you know that neither the food nor the facilities have been inspected by the state or by a local public health agency. We cannot guarantee that food served at library programs does not contain tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
January 2026 Details
Our cookbook will be The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman with Beth Dooley.
Register here for Cookbook Club on January 28.
1/29 | 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.
No registration required.
1/30 | 10 AM-12:30 PM | Friday Flicks
In January, we’re watching some of the Transformers movies! Today we watch Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). Rated PG-13.
No registration required.
1/31 | 2-3 PM | Can I Get You A Drink? True Stories of Female Poisoners
Join writer and researcher, Erin E. Moulton, as we explore five female poisoners from American history, the drinks that did them in, and the trials that followed their deadly deeds. We’ll travel from a case of contaminated gin in 1890s Maine to a small barn dance with a horrifying twist in 1920s California. We’ll chase down prohibition era rumrunners and investigate one of New England’s most famous serial killers. Which drink was the deadliest? What motivation did each woman have? And were they all truly guilty of the crime?