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NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!-Participation is limited to 17 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.  Make Your Own Primitive Sheep Planter! Baa-lieve it or not, this project is as fun as it is cute! Join us as we craft a primitive-style sheep planter that’s perfect for a spring plant, greenery, or just showing off on a shelf. No crafting experience needed—just bring your creativity!

Homespun Workings-Prim Sheep Planter

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room A & B at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!-Participation is limited to 17 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Community Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes & Workshops
Description:

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!-Participation is limited to 17 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group
This event is in the "General Interest (All Ages)" group
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Drop Off Your Supplies for the Craft Supply Swap!

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:45pm
Cattail Corner - Adult Services at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+), General Interest (All Ages)

Attention Crafters!

Are you cleaning out your craft closet?  Do you have leftovers from a recent project?  Come to the Peabody Public Library's Craft Supply Swap!  

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Cattail Corner - Adult Services
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+), General Interest (All Ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Attention Crafters!

Are you cleaning out your craft closet?  Do you have leftovers from a recent project?  Come to the Peabody Public Library's Craft Supply Swap!  

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group
This event is in the "General Interest (All Ages)" group
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Drop Off Your Supplies for the Craft Supply Swap!

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Cattail Corner - Adult Services at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+), General Interest (All Ages)

Attention Crafters!

Are you cleaning out your craft closet?  Do you have leftovers from a recent project?  Come to the Peabody Public Library's Craft Supply Swap!  

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Cattail Corner - Adult Services
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+), General Interest (All Ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Attention Crafters!

Are you cleaning out your craft closet?  Do you have leftovers from a recent project?  Come to the Peabody Public Library's Craft Supply Swap!  

This event is in the "Children (Ages 0-5)" group
A little girl wearing a super hero cape is standing on something and looking at a city in the horizon. the words "superhero academy" are in the top right corner

Super Hero Academy

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (Ages 0-5)

Drop in to test your skills and train to become a superhero! Visit all five stations to test your superhero abilities with an obstacle course, secret identity station, mask craft, and more!

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room
Age Group: Children (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Drop in to test your skills and train to become a superhero! Visit all five stations to test your superhero abilities with an obstacle course, secret identity station, mask craft, and more!

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group
This event is in the "General Interest (All Ages)" group
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Craft Supply Swap!

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room A & B at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+), General Interest (All Ages)

Attention Crafters!

Are you cleaning out your craft closet?  Do you have leftovers from a recent project?  Come to the Peabody Public Library's Craft Supply Swap!  

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Community Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+), General Interest (All Ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Attention Crafters!

Are you cleaning out your craft closet?  Do you have leftovers from a recent project?  Come to the Peabody Public Library's Craft Supply Swap!  

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group
Come to the library to pick up the supplies to make a fun craft in the comfort of your own home.  We will supply the instructions and supplies; you supply the creativity!*  The package will contain everything you need to make your own book page roses!  The Take and Make craft will be available while supplies last.   *This craft requires your own pair of scissors and a hot glue gun.

Take and Make: Book Paper Flowers

All Day
Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)

Come to the library to pick up the supplies to make a fun craft in the comfort of your own home.

We will supply the instructions and supplies; you supply the creativity!*

Library Branch: Onsite
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Come to the library to pick up the supplies to make a fun craft in the comfort of your own home.

We will supply the instructions and supplies; you supply the creativity!*

This event is in the "Children (Ages 0-5)" group
hands putting together a puzzle with the words "puzzle palooza" underneath them, in navy blue font

Puzzle Palooza

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (Ages 0-5)

Let's have a puzzle party! Puzzles can help little ones with fine motor skills, spatial awareness, and problem solving.

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room
Age Group: Children (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Let's have a puzzle party! Puzzles can help little ones with fine motor skills, spatial awareness, and problem solving.

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group
candle making class

Wax & Wicks: Tea Cup Candles!

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Community Room A & B at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)

NO Registration Required!

Space is limited to 15 participants and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To ensure fairness, participants must be present to secure a spot.

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Community Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes & Workshops
Description:

NO Registration Required!

Space is limited to 15 participants and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To ensure fairness, participants must be present to secure a spot.

This event is in the "Children (Ages 6-11)" group
yellow background with splatters of various paint colors and the words "Art Lab" on top

Art Lab: Experimenting with Potion Jars!

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (Ages 6-11)

Join us every month to experiment and play with different art styles, techniques, and tools. Let's enjoy the process of learning new art skills while also creating a masterpiece you get to take home. 

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room
Age Group: Children (Ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Join us every month to experiment and play with different art styles, techniques, and tools. Let's enjoy the process of learning new art skills while also creating a masterpiece you get to take home. 

This event is in the "Children (Ages 6-11)" group
On what looks to be a clay background, lay a variety of different spring flowers with the words "Mother's Day Craft" in the center.

Mother's Day Craft

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Youth Services Area at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (Ages 6-11)

Bring in that special motherly figure in your life & join us for some fun Mother's Day Crafts! Drop in when you can and create at your own pace!

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Youth Services Area
Age Group: Children (Ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Bring in that special motherly figure in your life & join us for some fun Mother's Day Crafts! Drop in when you can and create at your own pace!

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group
crafting connections

Crafting Connections

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Community Room A at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)

Bring your project and your personality—whether you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, or just like to keep your hands busy. This is a relaxed, no-pressure time to craft, and socialize for an hour and a half.

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Bring your project and your personality—whether you knit, crochet, embroider, cross stitch, or just like to keep your hands busy. This is a relaxed, no-pressure time to craft, and socialize for an hour and a half.

This event is in the "Children (Ages 0-5)" group
On a navy blue background, in the left hand corner the words "EXPLORARTION STATION" are written in bold pink letters. Beneath that is an image child playing with various toy amphibians in a bucket of water. Beside that is a photobooth reel of different children playing with differing sensory and fine motor activities

Exploration Station

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (Ages 0-5)

Attention toddlers!

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room
Age Group: Children (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Attention toddlers!

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group
Purple floral borders framing the words ‘Crafty Mornings’ in teal text.

Crafty Mornings: Book Wreaths

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Cattail Corner - Adult Services at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)

Spring into the library by making your own book wreath!

The library will supply the materials, you supply the creativity!  

This event is open to the first 12 participants.

This is a free event.

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Cattail Corner - Adult Services
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Spring into the library by making your own book wreath!

The library will supply the materials, you supply the creativity!  

This event is open to the first 12 participants.

This is a free event.

This event is in the "Children (Ages 6-11)" group
Green background with gears all around, as well as a laptop, and two hands holding pink slime. In the center it says "STEM Challenge: Fun with Slime"

STEM Challenge: Fun with Slime!

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (Ages 6-11)

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math. Join us for this challenging look into the STEM world. Every month will feature a new activity featured around one of the components of STEM. This program is intended for elementary aged children.

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room
Age Group: Children (Ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math. Join us for this challenging look into the STEM world. Every month will feature a new activity featured around one of the components of STEM. This program is intended for elementary aged children.

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group
Let's make flowers

Amateur Crafts with Angie - Egg Carton Flowers

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room A & B at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)

Join us on a lovely May evening to make pretty egg carton flowers!

 All Supplies Provided

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Community Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Join us on a lovely May evening to make pretty egg carton flowers!

 All Supplies Provided

This event is in the "Children (Ages 6-11)" group
chalk board background with various drawings and the words "Inventors workshop" inside of a thought bubble

Inventor's Workshop

Friday, May 15, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (Ages 6-11)

Create, make, invent, and problem solve using everyday materials and craft supplies in this drop-in event. Let your imaginations run wild! Each month there will be a new invention that needs to be created to solve a problem.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Onsite
Room: The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room
Age Group: Children (Ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Create, make, invent, and problem solve using everyday materials and craft supplies in this drop-in event. Let your imaginations run wild! Each month there will be a new invention that needs to be created to solve a problem.

This event is in the "Children (Ages 0-5)" group
yellow background with various toy blocks on the left side and the words block party in the bottom right

Block Party

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (Ages 0-5)

Join us for a special type of block party! We will have wooden blocks, building blocks, alphabet blocks, and more!

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room
Age Group: Children (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Join us for a special type of block party! We will have wooden blocks, building blocks, alphabet blocks, and more!

This event is in the "Children (Ages 0-5)" group
Before 5 Logo

Before 5

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (Ages 0-5)

Before 5 is an organization that provides information and support for healthy brain development in children ages birth to five years.

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: The Lily Pad - Youth Services Programming Room
Age Group: Children (Ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Before 5 is an organization that provides information and support for healthy brain development in children ages birth to five years.

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!-Participation is limited to 20 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.  Add a touch of handcrafted charm to your home this May! In this homespun wreath class, we’ll combine soft felt leaves with classic fabric “yo-yo's” to create a warm, rustic design full of texture and color. No prior experience needed—just bring your creativity and enjoy a relaxing time at the library.

Homespun Workings-Yo-Yo Wreath

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium 1, 2, & Stage at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!-Participation is limited to 20 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Auditorium 1, 2, & Stage
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes & Workshops
Description:

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!-Participation is limited to 20 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group
Diverse people with art and learning icons and the text ‘All Together at the Library.’

All Together at the Library

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Community Room A at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)

All Together at the Library is a monthly program designed to create a welcoming, inclusive space for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to connect, participate, and feel part of library life.

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Community Room A
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Reading
Description:

All Together at the Library is a monthly program designed to create a welcoming, inclusive space for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to connect, participate, and feel part of library life.

Closed for Memorial Day

All Day
Onsite, Virtual, Offsite

PPL will be closed on Monday, May 25th in honor of Memorial Day.  We will reopen on Tuesday, May 26th at 9 am.

Closing
Branches:
Onsite, Virtual, Offsite
Description:

PPL will be closed on Monday, May 25th in honor of Memorial Day.  We will reopen on Tuesday, May 26th at 9 am.

This event is in the "Children (Ages 6-11)" group
A crochet dinosaur, with the words "Adopt a dino day" above it. All around the image are different colored birthday candles, hearts, and confetti

Adopt A Dino Day

All Day
Youth Services Area at Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (Ages 6-11)

Adopt a Dino Day: Help us kick off Summer at the Library on National Dinosaur Day with an all-day drop-in event! Come pick up a new friend and create a collar and special home that is just for them.

Library Branch: Onsite
Room: Youth Services Area
Age Group: Children (Ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Adopt a Dino Day: Help us kick off Summer at the Library on National Dinosaur Day with an all-day drop-in event! Come pick up a new friend and create a collar and special home that is just for them.

This event is in the "Adults (Ages 18+)" group
Come to the library to pick up the supplies to make a fun craft in the comfort of your own home.  We will supply the instructions and supplies; you supply the creativity!*  The package will contain everything you need to make your own patriotic pencil!  The Take and Make craft will be available while supplies last.     *This craft requires your own pair of scissors and a hot glue gun.

Take and Make: Star Spangled Pencils

All Day
Onsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 18+)

Come to the library to pick up the supplies to make a fun craft in the comfort of your own home.

We will supply the instructions and supplies; you supply the creativity!*

Library Branch: Onsite
Age Group: Adults (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Come to the library to pick up the supplies to make a fun craft in the comfort of your own home.

We will supply the instructions and supplies; you supply the creativity!*