ORCommunityRead

04/15/2026

Our final event for the season is this Saturday! Come out and learn how to serve your community in new and meaningful ways!
This is an all ages event.

04/15/2026

One of our last event's of the season. Hope you can join us!

Trivia Night, tomorrow at 6pm! Did you join in with the Oyster River Community Read this year? If you read the book of Joy (or even if you didn't!), come along to this fun trivia night in the old Town Hall, Lee! 😆🧐

03/30/2026

Hope you can join us this Wednesday!

Lee Public Library, NH

03/23/2026

Lots happening this week! Breathwork at Durham Public Library; Guided Meditation on Wednesday at the Durham Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; and, Thursday, a discussion of The Book of Joy at the Madbury Public Library (NH)

03/07/2026

Learn how to practice gratitude in a sound meditation. Tomorrow, Sunday, March 8th, 4pm-6pm, Community Church of Durham, UCC

"It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy." The Book of Joy, by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama, this year’s 2026 ORCR Book Selection

Durham Public LibraryFriends of Madbury LibraryDurham Great Bay Rotary ClubDurham Unitarian Universalist FellowshipMadbury Public Library (NH)Lee Public Library (NH)Friends of the Lee Public LibrarySt. George's Episcopal Church

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02/27/2026

We continue our dive into the 2026 Read, featuring the Book of Joy!

Come and join us!

Durham Public LibraryCommunity Church of Durham, UCCFriends of Madbury LibraryDurham Great Bay Rotary ClubDurham Unitarian Universalist FellowshipMadbury Public Library (NH)Lee Public Library (NH)Friends of the Lee Public LibrarySt. George's Episcopal ChurchThe Freedom Cafe, Durham

02/25/2026

A big thank you to for sharing the many ways Traditional Chinese Medicine supports both mind and body in finding balance and joy. ORCR is off to a meaningful and energizing start!

We appreciate the Durham Public Library for hosting!

02/16/2026

Durham Unitarian Universalist FellowshipDurham Public LibraryCommunity Church of Durham, UCCDurham Great Bay Rotary ClubFriends of Madbury LibraryMadbury Public Library (NH)

02/11/2026

Tonight, 6pm Community Church of Durham, UCC

Join us for this film:

Mission: JOY is the moving and laugh-out-loud funny documentary about the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu’s friendship and their secrets of finding joy in troubl...

02/09/2026

Join us for a screening of Mission: Joy, the documentary featuring the remarkable friendship between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In a world that can feel heavy, this film offers humor, wisdom, and deeply practical ways to find joy—even in the midst of challenge.

This Wednesday, 6pm, at the Community Church of Durham, UCC

Durham Unitarian Universalist FellowshipDurham Public LibraryDurham Great Bay Rotary ClubSt. George's Episcopal ChurchFriends of Madbury LibraryMadbury Public Library (NH)Friends of the Lee Public LibraryLee Public Library (NH)