This Italian Language Discussion Group meets at the library in the MacLeod Board Room. We also offer an online Italian Discussion Group, learn more about it here. Please note t...

The French Language Discussion Group meets at the library in the Hilton Garden Inn Room. Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes. They will h...

It's that time of year again! Look for us at the Portsmouth Farmers' Market once a month from May through September! We will be in the City of Portsmouth tent and can't wait to see...

Join us each Saturday for Family Story Time! This story time is recommended for children ages 6 months to 7-years-old and their caregivers. Each week will feature stories, singing,...

Emerging readers! You are invited to come share a book with one of our certified reading dogs ⁠— first come, first served. This program will be held in the Youth Services area of t...

Come to the library to play Mah Jongg, the ancient Chinese game of tiles on Saturdays from 10 AM —12 PM! The game is fun for all ages, free, fast, and easy to learn. We teach b...

Children’s Day 2024, which takes place on Sunday, May 5th from Noon – 4:00pm, kicks off at the Block Party’s Performance Area on Pleasant Street. Using the activity map and le...

Join us on Sunday May 5 at PMAC for our monthly Guitar Sundays concert at Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC). Classical guitarist Dave McLellan and Mezzo-soprano Fanny Lora wi...

The German Language Discussion Group meets at the library in the Hilton Garden Inn Room.   Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes....

Calling All Middle Schoolers!!! Join us every Monday for games, crafts, and other incredibly fun and interesting activities planned JUST FOR YOU!!! Come on over, hang out with ...

Are you fascinated by international affairs and the world of foreign policy? If so, please join our World Affairs Discussion group. This program is offered online at the mo...

Hybrid Meditation Our Weekly Meditation is now offered on Monday evenings as well as Wednesday afternoon. Join us every Monday from 6-6:45 PM in the Hilton Garden Inn Room or at...

Join us for Waddler Time! This is a story time designed for our mobile young patrons ages 1-3 yrs.  We will do lots of songs, rhymes and dancing.   Please registe...

The Spanish Language Discussion Group meets at the Library in the Hilton Garden Inn Room. Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes. They will ...

The library's new Mystery Book Club meets at 1 PM on the first Tuesday of each month. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for...

No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield Copper Falls, Maine. The local junkyard is burning, and town pariah Lizzie Oullette is dead—with her husband, Dwayne, nowhere to be found....

How do I listen to an audiobook using Libby or Hoopla? Can I send a picture with a text? How do I pair Bluetooth headphones? What are apps?! Get one-on-one help with these quest...

The Library is committed to providing programs to educate, engage, and inform. This election year, it seems more important than ever to have conversations about solving problems fa...

The library's Classics Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checkou...

Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust (Any Translation) Swann’s Way, the first of the seven volumes that con­stitute Marcel Proust’s lifework, In Search of Lost Time, introduces the larg...

Join us for Lap Time! Lap Time is recommended for babies ages 0 to 18 months and will feature stories, singing, playing and more! Please note that registration for story time is...

Join us for books, songs, and rhymes at a story time recommended for two and three year olds and their caregivers. Please register ONCE for your family group, and let us know ho...

Our Weekly Meditation will now be hosted in the Levenson Room AND online, every Wednesday from 12:15 - 1 PM! Attend in person or via Zoom. Appropriate for all levels of experience....

This month's Whim Whams is a KITTEN SHOWER!!! Kittens come all year long, but spring is when the local animal shelters get a LOT of them! Come learn about what animal shelters do, ...

Join us for LEGO Club at PPL! Each week children in grades K-5 are invited to join us in the Levenson Room to create unique LEGO challenges, work on individual projects and have fu...