October Blast Off Book Club Pick-up

9:00am - 9:00pm
Youth, Grades K - 2
Pickup
Closed
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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Pickup
Age Group: Youth, Grades K - 2
Program Type: Book Club, Activity
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Seats Remaining: 5
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Blast Off Book Club is our book club for emerging readers in grades K – 2. Currently we are offering Blast Off Book Club to go, with the option for a Zoom meet-up.

Register to reserve a Blast Off Book Club kit, containing this month’s book and a list of related activities. Students are welcome, but not required, to attend a Zoom session the following week to discuss the book and the activities.

Due to demand, Blast Off Book Club kits are currently available for Portsmouth Public Library cardholders only. 

This month's title is Dia De Los Muertos. Discussion will be held on Tuesday, October 19 at 4pm!

More Info

This event will be held online on the Zoom platform. Questions or trouble connecting? Visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/news/onlineprograms.

Spanish Language Discussion Group

10:30am - 11:30am
Adult
Hilton Garden Inn Room
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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Language

Our Language Discussion Groups will now be offered as a hybrid - attend in person or online!

Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes. They will have no teacher and may have no native speakers. However, the library has many resources for language learning—ask us today!

For more information about all our Language Discussion Groups, visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/languagediscussiongroups.

Click this link to connect via Zoom. Password: 3GWdHC

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Tuesdays in the Tent

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8)
Field Beside Library
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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Field Beside Library
Age Group: Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8)
Program Type: Activity, Art & Culture, Gaming
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Seats Remaining: 9
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Middle school students are invited to join Youth Services staff under the tent after school each Tuesday for games and crafts! Each week will feature a new activity including board games, terrarium building, house planter painting and more!

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Local History Talk: The Second Public Hanging of Ruth Blay

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adult
Online
Closed
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: History
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Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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On December 30, 1768, Ruth Blay was hanged in Portsmouth's South Street Cemetery, having been convicted of the crime of concealing the birth of her illegitimate child. She was victim of her gender, of her class, and of the laws of her time.

More Info

This event will be held online on the Zoom platform. Questions or trouble connecting? Visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/news/onlineprograms.