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All programs are free of charge. Events may be offered outside, indoors, online or hybrid. Please note the location of each event beneath the date.
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Hours
Monday – Thursday: 9 AM – 9 PM
Friday: 9 AM – 5:30 PM
Saturday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday May 30: CLOSED
Monday July 4: CLOSED
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Privacy settings are changing!
Library cardholders only.
Do you like to see your whole reading history? Have you set the privacy in your library account to keep forever?
Starting in September, we will anonymize checkouts older than three months for all patrons who have selected the default privacy rule. This means you won't be able to see what you checked out more than three months ago. If this works for you, no need to worry!
However, if you want to keep your checkout history FOREVER, please log into your account, go to “your privacy” and change your privacy rule to FOREVER. If you want your checkout history to be deleted after 3 months, leave your privacy rule on DEFAULT. If you don't want your checkout history to be kept at all, change it to NEVER. Please note: the last person to return an item is always retained for the management of items returned damaged.
PPL staff cannot change your privacy rule. If you're not sure what your settings are, log in and check! If you need help logging in, give us a call at 603-427-1540 or stop by the front desk.
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PPL in the Community
No library card necessary!
We are thrilled to be out and about more this spring and summer - here are just a few places you can find us over the next few months.
Imagine That! The Power of Picture Books
Exhibit at Discover Portsmouth
May 6 – September 25
In partnership with the Portsmouth Historical Society, we'll be hosting several pop-up story hours as part of this exhibit of picture book art. Don't miss it!
Farmers Market
Saturdays June 4, July 30, August 20, September 17, October 8
Find some free books and library information, or just stop by and say hi at these select Farmers Markets at City Hall.
Kittery Block Party
Saturday June 18
We'll be talking summer reading and giving away library swag at this awesome community event.
Portsmouth Pride
Saturday June 25
Books to checkout, free books, pins and stickers! We'll have some great recommendations and we look forward to seeing you at the Pride Marketplace after the march.
No registration required.
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Museums & More
Portsmouth Public Library card needed.
Did you know the library offers museum passes? They include some great deals on entry to a variety of museums in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts, plus historic locations throughout New England!
Your library card gives you access to free or discounted entry to 15 museums and a number of historical sites through our Museums & More program, including the Children's Museum, Currier Museum, Isabella Stewart Gardner, MFA, Museum of Science, Ogunquit Museum of Art, Peabody Essex, Portland Art Museum, Seacoast Science Center and Strawbery Banke!
Each pass is good for a certain date, and can be reserved up to 3 months in advance. Reserve passes by stopping by the Reference Desk, calling (603) 766-1720, or visiting the Museums & More page on our website.
After reserving your passes, come pick them up upstairs at the Reference Desk either the day you are using them or the day before. Then take them with you to the museum and present them at the service desk, where you will be admitted for free or for a discounted fee, depending on the museum!
For assistance, call the Reference Desk at (603) 766-1720.
Reservations required. Learn more and register for museum passes!
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Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Program
No library card necessary!
June 17 – August 31
Online & Youth Services
With summer just around the corner, we are getting excited for our annual summer reading program! This year our theme is Oceans of Possibilities. Readers of all ages will be able to log their reading on Beanstack and earn beads, brag tags and prizes throughout the summer in a “reading log” that can be shown off year round. There's also a unique challenge this year for tweens and teens! And, we have a great line-up of outdoor and virtual programming. See you this summer!
Registration is required. Find out more about Summer Reading!
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The Search for Millie: The South Mill Pond Monster
No library card necessary!
June 6 – August 31
All Over the Library
Do you love puzzles and escape rooms? Are you looking for an hour or two of free fun for the whole family or friends group? Are you into marine life, cryptozoology, and books? Have we got the challenge for you!
This summer, Portsmouth Public Library staff are on the hunt for evidence of Millie, the South Mill Pond monster. Long rumored and never confirmed, like the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot, Millie is a local legend. We’re getting to the bottom of the mystery, with a series of social media posts throughout the summer. Follow us on Instagram or Facebook for regular updates, starting Monday June 6.
Now you can join in the search! Visit the library any time between June 6 and August 31 for two library scavenger hunts, where you can discover more about Millie. There’s something for all ages, and a small prize at the end! Just visit one of our public desks and say “I’m on the Search for Millie!”
Read on for more information, and while you’re here, don’t miss our Millie exhibit on the second floor!
Millie and Other Marine Life
Ages 2 – 7
Youth and families are invited to traverse the entire Youth Services department in search of marine life. Can you find Millie among all the sea creatures? How many can you spot?
The Search for Millie: Vanessa’s Story
Ages 8+, Tweens, Teens, and Adults
In our search for Millie, we’ve come across rumors of the disappearance of Dr. Vanessa L. Reyes, a marine biologist who went missing in 1967. And now it seems her diary’s resurfaced and been scattered around the library! What happened to Dr. Reyes? How long has Millie lived in the pond? What’s the most important thing we can do for our local marine life? Find out the answers to these questions and more on an epic hunt around the library. This challenge can be completed at any time throughout the summer, and is appropriate for families and groups.
No registration required. Find out more about The Search for Millie!
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Talking About Death Won’t Kill You... And May Help You Live More Joyfully
No library card necessary!
This series, co-hosted by New Hampshire Alliance for End of Life Options, Brookhaven Hospice, and Portsmouth Public Library, will focus on the profound to the practical, helping to demystify and normalize conversations about mortality and death, and what really matters in our lives. The series will cover how to communicate our end of life wishes – a process that evolves over time as our lives change. These events will be held in hybrid format – attend online through Zoom, or in person at the Portsmouth Public Library!
Part 2: Who Do You Trust With Your Life?
Wednesday June 8
6:30 – 8 PM
Levenson Community Room & Online
A medical power of attorney, also called a health care proxy, is the person you appoint to make decisions when you can no longer speak for yourself. What does that person need to know about you? Similarly, what do you need to know to make decisions as a proxy for someone else? This session will focus on key aspects of serving as and having a proxy.
Registration is required. Find out more and register for Talking About Death!
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Exhibit: Racial Unity Team’s Art & Poetry Challenge
No library card necessary!
June 14 – July 14, 2022
Levenson Community Room
Reception: Saturday June 25 | 2 – 4 PM
Field Beside the Library
Visit Portsmouth Public Library’s Levenson Community Room for Racial Unity Team’s exhibit of the results from its fourth annual Art & Poetry Challenge to New Hampshire and Maine Seacoast communities. Exhibitors, from kindergartners to adults, infuse new energy, creativity, growth, and understanding into the theme of equity.
On Saturday, June 25 from 2 to 4 PM, stop by for a reception under the tent in the field beside the library, with conversation and refreshments.
Racial Unity Team’s mission is to advance relationships among people of different racial identities, increase understanding, and reduce racial bias in our communities. For more about their work, please visit racialunityteam.com.
No registration required. Find out more about the Art & Poetry Challenge Exhibit!
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Genealogy Workshop: 1950 Census
No library card necessary!
Searching with, and without, a name index
with Stephen Morse
Thursday June 16
6 – 8 PM
Online
If you are new to genealogy, you will quickly find the importance of using census records in your research. If you are an advanced genealogist, you already know the value of them and await, with excitement, the next release! They enable you to track your family from decade to decade, location to location. Since 1790, every 10 years the U.S. has conducted a federal census. States sometimes conducted their own census between the federal census years.
When the 1950 census was released in April 2022, a name index was not included. Finding people in the census involves searching by location instead. Even when a name index becomes available, there will still be many reasons for doing locational searches. Knowing how to drill down and extract/connect data out of the census is invaluable. The census is organized by Enumeration Districts (EDs), requiring the location to be converted to an ED before the census can be accessed.
Stephen Morse will explain the use of his website, stevemorse.org, and the numerous tools for obtaining EDs. This talk will present the various tools and show circumstances in which each can be used.
Registration is required. Find out more and register for Genealogy Workshop!
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Exhibit: Land and Sea Creatures from Sea Change Farm
No library card necessary!
June 16 – August 16
Lobby
In keeping with our summer reading theme, Oceans of Possibilities, Portsmouth Public Library will host an exhibit of ceramic land and sea creatures by artist Amy Nolan. Visit the library’s lobby any time this summer to check out Amy’s creature sculptures, which come from thinking about the importance of wildlife conservation and all of the wildlife species that share space with us on the Seacoast.
No registration required. Find out more about the Land and Sea Creatures Exhibit!
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Summer Reading Kick-Off Party!
No library card necessary!
Friday June 17
5 – 7 PM
Field Beside the Library
SUMMER. IS. HERE!!! We're bringing back our after-hours kick-off event filled with excitement! We’ll have bubble fun with Sages Entertainment, popcorn, games, reading dogs, tattoos and A BOUNCY HOUSE! We’ll also have sign-up tables for our summer reading program for children and teens.
No registration required. Find out more about the Kick-Off!
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LEGO Free Build
No library card necessary!
Saturdays June 18 – July 30
9 AM – 5 PM
Let your imagination soar with new LEGO challenges and designs! Supplies will be provided to children and families to use during regular library hours in the Youth Services Department. LEGO creations will be placed on display throughout the summer.
No registration required. Find out more about LEGO Free Build!
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Tie Dye Parties for Youth & Teens
No library card necessary!
Monday June 20
Youth: 10 AM
Teens: 3 PM
Field Beside the Library
Join us in the field next to the library for a BYOT (Bring Your Own Tie Dye) Party!!! We provide the dyes, you bring your own item to tie dye. Once again, you bring your own PREWASHED item to dye, we provide the dyes. Prewashing helps the dyes stick to the fibers better. Shirts, shorts, pants, cloth hats, cloth masks, socks, towels ... all great items to bring.
We will be using the bucket dunking method of tie dye, and will have gloves for use and washing instructions for after. All items must be taken home with you at the end of the event.
The 10 AM session is for children under the age of 12 and Families. A separate tween and teen session will be held at 3 PM.
No registration required. Click the links above to learn more!
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Local History: F.O. Matthiessen & Russell Cheney - Portrait of a Marriage
No library card necessary!
Tuesday June 21
7 – 8:30 PM
Levenson Community Room OR Online
F.O. Matthiessen was one of the foremost scholars of American literature of the 20th century. Russell Cheney was a well-known painter in the 1920s and 1930s in the Boston and New York art worlds. After a chance meeting aboard the ocean liner Paris in 1924, the two men remained a couple – a marriage in everything but name and legal rights – up until Cheney’s death in 1945. Scott Bane’s talk introduces Matthiessen and Cheney and their respective family backgrounds; their life together in Kittery, Maine; Matthiessen’s books; Cheney’s paintings of the Seacoast Region; and the background to researching and writing his book, A Union Like Ours: The Love Story of F.O. Matthiessen and Russell Cheney.
Books will be available for purchase.
Registration is required. Find out more and register for Local History: Portrait of a Marriage!
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Sensory Play Time
No library card necessary!
Tuesdays June 21 & 28, July 5 & 26
10:30 AM
Field Beside the Library
Open sensory play for our youngest patrons under the library tent! This first-come, first-served program is recommended for children ages 1-5 and their caregivers. Be prepared for a wet, mucky, messy or sandy time and of course - lots of fun!
No registration required. Learn more about Sensory Play Time!
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Children's Concert
No library card necessary!
Featuring Performers from Halcyon Music Festival
Wednesday June 22
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Levenson Community Room
Children, families, and classical music lovers are invited to a very special free performance at the library this month!
Visiting musicians, from institutions like New England Conservatory and New York Philharmonic, will play movements from Borodin's String Quartet #2 and Mendelssohn's String Quintet #1, opus 18. Musicians will also discuss the history of quartets, and answer questions!
This free educational opportunity is presented by the Halcyon Music Festival, which runs June 16 to 25 at St. John’s Episcopal Church.
The Halcyon Music Festival brings world-class musicians and talented young professionals to live, work, and perform together. It is the mission of HMF to create a community where chamber music will be explored and presented at the highest artistic level.
Registration is required. Find out more and register for the Halcyon Music Festival Children's Concert!
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Tween & Teen Cupcake Decorating
No library card necessary!
Wednesday June 22
3 PM
Field Beside the Library
Open to all tweens and teens (entering grade 6 and up).
Come take part in a creative cupcake decorating challenge! You will be provided with three cupcakes, frosting, and decorative candies, and get an hour to create three themed confectionery creations! The best part? Eating them when you're all done, of course!
This program will be held in the field next to the library. There is a tent, but please don't forget your sunscreen!
Registration is required. Find out more and register for Cupcake Decorating!
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Ten Piscataqua Writers Book Signing
No library card necessary!
Thursday June 23
5 – 8 PM
Field Beside the Library
Join us for an outdoor book signing for Piscataqua Writers 2022, an anthology of outstanding regional writers. Meet the writers; and purchase a signed copy of the book! This event will be held at Portsmouth Public Library, under the tent in the field.
Piscataqua Writers 2022 is a way for the regional arts community to regularly discover, explore, and celebrate the wonderful writers we have among us, presenting an eclectic mix from established and emerging writers in the region on a yearly basis.
No registration required. Find out more about the Book Signing!
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We Craft! 🧶
No library card necessary!
Fourth Fridays (June 24, July 22, August 26, September 23)
5 – 6:30 PM
Field Beside the Library
We craft, ewe craft, we all craft together! Join library staff Nicole and Michaela under the tent or in the garden on the fourth Friday of the month during the summer, for a relaxing end of week drop-in craft time. Seek help on a crafting hurdle, get advice on a tricky mending project, or share your expertise with fellow local crafters. Bring a beach chair and your current work in progress, stay for a few stitches or join us for the whole time. All levels of crafters welcome!
If you have extra skeins of leftover yarn or tools for a craft you’ve given up for good, feel free to bring gently used items to swap. We’ll also have some goodies to give away – you must be present to win! Drop in - free and open to all.
No registration required. Find out more about We Craft!
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Scottish Music Concert
No library card necessary!
with The Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire
Friday June 24
5 – 6:15 PM
Field Beside the Library
Our annual evening of Scottish music, featuring members of the Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire, returns on Friday, June 24 – and this year it’s outdoors.
SRSNH was founded in 1988 to encourage the learning and preservation of traditional Scottish music. Though based in Concord, NH, the Society draws membership of over 100 people from throughout central New England. Their repertoire includes many of the standard Scottish fiddle tunes, but also tunes that are more obscure, or in some cases, recently composed in the Scottish tradition. For this concert, an orchestra of about 20 members will perform on fiddles, flutes, accordions, and various stringed instruments!
No registration required. Find out more about the Scottish Music Concert!
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TAB Teen Movie Night: Shang-Chi
No library card necessary!
Friday June 24
8 PM
Field Beside the Library
Open to teens, ages 13+.
Come eat some snacks and watch a movie in the field next to the library!
The movie is Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, rated PG-13. "Martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization." -IMDB
Some blankets and seating provided, but bring your own if you want! Answer the snacks question when you register and we'll try to accommodate any special needs or fervent snack desires you may have.
This movie night is organized by the library's Teen Advisory Board, a group of teens who come together year round and help plan events, volunteer, and have fun! If you are 13 or older and interested in learning more, email Andrew at awhouldsworth@cityofportsmouth.com.
Movie run time: 2 hrs 12 mins. We'll wrap up around 10:30pm.
Registration is required. Find out more and register for TAB Teen Movie Night!
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Sunday Summer Yoga
No library card necessary!
June 26 – August 28
8 – 9:15 AM
Field Beside the Library
Open to all adults. This summer, Portsmouth Public Library will host a weekly outdoor yoga class for adults, in the field beside the library, every Sunday morning, June 26 to August 28, at 8 AM! Come join teacher Sage Clarke for a 75-minute, outdoor, all-levels yoga class for adults. Classes will be held under a tent. Our focus will be to move and awaken the body, find a mental respite from our busy lives, recharge our spirit, and fully enjoy our precious summer. You will be led by an experienced instructor and will be encouraged to work at your own level to get the perfect practice for you. No experience is required, but you should be able to move from seated on your mat to standing without difficulty. Please bring your own yoga mat. We look forward to our Sunday Summer practice together!
Note: the library building is not open at this time, and restrooms will be unavailable.
No registration required. Find out more about Sunday Summer Yoga!
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Seacoast Science Center presents “Oceans of Possibilities”
No library card necessary!
Monday June 27
2 PM
Field Beside the Library
Join the Seacoast Science Center for a unique ocean themed program here at the library! Children will be able to engage in hands-on discovery through activities, play, stories and crafts. Stations will include a naturalist with live animals - which may include a lobster, sea star and crabs, a seaweed sensory bin and a craft. This program is recommended for, but not limited to, children ages 0-8 and their caregivers.
Registration is required. Space is limited. Find out more and register for Seacoast Science Center!
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Shakespeare Discussion Group
No library card necessary!
Henry V
Tuesday June 28
4 – 5 PM
Field Beside the Library
How now, fine patrons? With the warmer summer weather we hath decided upon hosting Shakespearean discussion group in person once more! Thou hath heard me correct. Fair fellows, we shall be discussing Henry V here at the library… Or rather beside it. Worry not, for thine face is not worth sunburning– join our merry band of Shakespeareans beneath the tent June 28 at 4PM. Be not afeard if you’ve not joined in the past, as we invite fellows of all ages and knowledge to attend!
On Tuesday, June 28th at 4PM we will discuss Henry V.
Print and DVD copies of this play will be available for checkout with a library card. Library cardholders also have streaming access to the BBC production on Kanopy – visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/kanopy to connect. Or, watch any of these freely available productions:
Registration is required. Register for Shakespeare Discussion Group!
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Teen D&D
No library card necessary!
Teen Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)
Tuesdays June 28, July 12 & 26, August 9
5 – 7 PM
Field Beside the Library
ADVENTURE AWAITS!!
Do you play Dungeons and Dragons or wish you did? Are you interested in a biweekly sword-swinging, magic missile-firing role play journey into the hearts of mystical worlds? Have you ever wanted to be just a little evil and steal a sheep from an unsuspecting elven shepherd?!
Then join us for Teen D&D! Every two weeks we get together and roll the dice. Email Andrew at awhouldsworth@cityofportsmouth.com to get more information!
Registration is required. Register for Teen D&D!
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Tween & Teen Mood Tracking Workshop
No library card necessary!
Wednesday June 29
2 PM
Field Beside the Library
Join Grace for a fun and freeform workshop combining mindfulness and crafts! Students will create a mood wave tracker and a glitter jar to help with centering self. Students can develop their own projects on paper or contact Youth Services to reserve a tablet. Questions? Please email Grace at gsvanhanley@cityofportsmouth.com.
Registration is optional. Find out more and register for Mood Tracking Workshop!
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Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals
No library card necessary!
Thursday June 30
10:30 AM
Field Beside the Library
Lindsay and her larger-than-life Puppet Pals will bring a delightful, funny, fast-paced and interactive variety show to the library! Filled with silliness, active audience engagement, and unique, memorable characters, this series of charming short stories will delight the young and the young at heart!
Free and open to the public, this program is a great fit for children ages 3-8 and their caregivers. The show will take place outdoors under the library tent.
Please email Gretyl with any questions at gmmacalaster@cityofportsmouth.com.
No registration required. Find out more about Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals!
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Babysitting Course
No library card necessary!
Thursdays June 30 – July 28
3 – 5 PM
Field Beside the Library
It's that time of the year again! Our ever-popular Babysitting Course is here! Sign-ups required - online (you only need to sign up for the first day).
This free, 5-session course is open to students entering 6th grade & above. Students must attend all 5 sessions to graduate & receive their certificate. If there is an issue, students must talk to Lucia ahead of time to make any alternate arrangements possible.
Sessions cover babysitting basics, emergencies, ages & stages of development, hands-on experience in the library (possibly) and review and graduation!
Registration is required. Find out more and register for the Babysitting Course!
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Story Times
No library card necessary!
Story times are back with a twist! We'll offer three outdoor options and one online this summer, as well as pop-up story times throughout the season!
Outdoor Baby Lap Time
Wednesdays June 22 & 29, July 6 – 27
9:30 AM
Join us for outdoor Lap Time! Lap Time is recommended for babies ages 0 to 18 months and their caregivers and features stories, rhymes, songs and more! Please note that registration for story time is on a weekly basis and you will need to register for each week you plan to attend.
Outdoor Family Story Time
Wednesdays June 22 & 29, July 6 – 27
10:30 AM
Join us under the tent for outdoor Family Story Time! This Story Time is recommended for children 6 months to 7 years old and their caregivers and will feature stories, singing, playing, and more! Please register each week you plan to attend. Questions about story time? Give us a call at 603-766-1740!
Move & Groove Story Time
Thursdays, June 23, July 7 – 28
10:30 AM
Get your dancing shoes on for this interactive story time with songs, movement and stories! Recommended for children ages 2-6 and their caregiver. Sign up required! Please call ahead for any changes.
Online Pajama Story Time
Thursdays June 23 – July 28
6:30 PM
Put on your comfiest pajamas and join us on Zoom for stories, songs, and rhymes. This story time is for children of all ages. Registration is required. Participants will receive the Zoom link via email upon registration.
Registration is required. Use the links above to register, or view all upcoming Story Times!
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Mah Jongg
No library card necessary!
Saturdays
10 AM – 12 PM
Hilton Garden Inn Room
MAH JONGG, the ancient Chinese game of tiles, is back on Saturdays! It's fast, free, and fun for all ages. Held every Saturday from 10 – Noon. Taught every week at 10:00 – and it only takes 15 minutes to learn.
No registration required.
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Reading Dogs
No library card necessary!
Saturdays
10 AM – 11 AM
Library Garden
Emerging readers! Read to one of our certified reading dogs, Tillie or Chloe, in the library garden or sunroom (depending on weather) each Saturday morning. This is a great chance to practice reading aloud with a non-judgmental furry friend! Weather permitting we will be in the library courtyard otherwise we will move inside. This is a first-come first-served drop-in program.
No registration required.
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Adult Book Clubs
No library card necessary!
For adults we offer three different book clubs across genres - join us for one or many! Fiction Book Club is held hybrid (indoor and online). Speculative Fiction and Classics Book Clubs will be held at Earth Eagle Brewings in Portsmouth.
Speculative Fiction Book Club
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
Tuesday May 31 | 7 PM
Classics Book Club
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Tuesday June 7 | 7 PM
Fiction Book Club
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Monday June 13 | 1 PM or 7 PM
Speculative Fiction Book Club
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
Tuesday June 28 | 7 PM
Classics Book Club
The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
Tuesday July 5 | 7 PM
Fiction Book Club
Citizens Creek by Lalita Tademy
Monday July 11 | 1 PM or 7 PM
Speculative Fiction Book Club
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
Tuesday July 26 | 7 PM
No registration required.
Visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/book-discussion-groups for more information, synopses, and future titles!
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Youth & Tween Book Clubs
Portsmouth Public Library card needed for Blast Off and Early Chapter Book Clubs. For all other book clubs, no library card necessary!
Youth Book Clubs will all be held outside during the summer.
Book Club Grades 3 & 4
Mondays June 13, July 11 and August 8
4 – 5 PM
Students in grades 3 and 4 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia! Each month features a new book and activities. Students can pick up books at the library ahead of time and then join us for a fun conversation and trivia about them! Registration is requested but students are welcome to bring friends to check it out! Please contact Miss Gretyl by emailing gmmacalaster@cityofportsmouth.com with any questions.
Blast Off Book Club
Tuesday June 14, 4 PM
Tuesday July 12 & August 9, 1 PM
The Blast Off Book Club is designed for children in grades K-2. Each month a different book will be discussed and different activities provided related to the book. Books can be picked up at the library at least two weeks before each meeting. Join Mollie in the tent outside for book discussion, word games and fun!
Early Chapter Book Club
Tuesdays June 28, July 19, August 16
1 PM
The Early Chapter Book Club is designed for independently reading 1st and 2nd graders. Each month will feature a new book that can be picked up at the library at least two weeks ahead of time. Read the book and then join Mollie for discussion, word games and fun under the tent!
Book Club Grades 4 & 5
Wednesdays June 29 & July 27
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Students in grades 4 and 5 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia! Each month features a new book and activities. Students can pick up books at the library ahead of time and then join us for a fun discussion and activities! Registration is requested but students are welcome to bring friends to check it out! Please contact Mollie by emailing memulligan@cityofportsmouth.com with any questions.
Middle School Book Club
Tuesdays July 5 & August 2
4 - 5 PM
Middle School Book Club meets every month under the library tent! Registration is required and books will be available to pick up at the library ahead of time. Please email Lucia with any questions: lmvonletkemann@cityofportsmouth.com.
Registration recommended. Click the dates above to register.
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Weekly Meditation
No library card necessary!
Every Wednesday
12:15 – 1 PM
Levenson Community Room & Online
Whether you've meditated before or you'd like to start learning, this weekly drop-in is for everyone. Our volunteer instructors teach a variety of different techniques, and we provide a friendly, low-pressure environment for beginners to learn!
To read more about our instructors and get the Zoom link to connect, visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/weekly-meditation.
No registration required.
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World Affairs Discussion Group
No library card necessary!
Every Monday
4 – 5 PM
Online
Are you fascinated by international affairs and the world of foreign policy? If so, please join our Library Director and a group of your peers on Mondays to discuss World Affairs topics.
If you plan on attending and would like to vote on the week's possible topics, send our director an email at ccfriese@cityofportsmouth.com, and she will send you a link to the webpage where you can vote. The list of topics is posted each Wednesday afternoon and voting concludes that Friday afternoon. At that point, the director will send out an email to the group letting them know the two selected topics, and a list of links to suggested articles.
No registration required.
Zoom Link for World Affairs Discussion Group. Password: 3GWdHC
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Language Discussion Groups
No library card necessary!
Each of our language discussion groups is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes, and are geared toward people who already speak or are learning the language. They will have no teacher and may have no native speakers. Some groups meet online, while others meet in person.
Chinese
Every Thursday | 5 – 6 PM
Online
Click this link to connect via Zoom. Password: 3GWdHC
French
Every Friday | 1:30 – 3 PM
In Library or Outside
German
Every Monday | 2:30 – 3:30 PM
In Library or Outside
Italian
Every Friday | 12:30 – 1:30 PM
In Library or Outside
Spanish
Every Tuesday | 10:30 – 11:30 AM
In Library or Outside
No registration required.
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... And So Much More!
Library card necessary for some services.
We tend to highlight upcoming events and new services in this newsletter, but the library is so much more. Here's a taste of our other offerings...
Services that require a Portsmouth Public Library card
Services that do not require a library card
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