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Gratitude Challenge 2024-2025 hearts

Take the Gratitude Challenge!

01/01/2025 @ 9:00am to 02/14/2025 @ 11:45pm
Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Special Event, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
All Ages
Details:

Join the Portsmouth Public Library where we practice gratitude and kindness in big and small ways! This Gratitude Challenge runs through Valentine's Day. Turn in your log to the li...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Activity, Special Event, Health & Wellness
Details:

Join the Portsmouth Public Library where we practice gratitude and kindness in big and small ways! This Gratitude Challenge runs through Valentine's Day. Turn in your log to the library by February 15, and you may win a fun prize!

landscape photo of island with lightning flashing in the sky. Seacoast Camera Club

Exhibit: Seacoast Camera Club

01/27/2025 @ 9:00am to 03/01/2025 @ 5:00pm
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Exhibit, Crafts
Age Group:
All Ages
Details:

We are pleased to showcase a selection of photographs from The Seacoast Camera Club at their annual exhibit at the Portsmouth Public Library!The Seacoast Camera Club is a grou...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Exhibit, Crafts
Details:

We are pleased to showcase a selection of photographs from The Seacoast Camera Club at their annual exhibit at the Portsmouth Public Library!

More Info

Please check the calendar before you visit. Exhibit will be available for viewing when there is not an event or meeting in progress.

Bigs and Littles Storytime poster

Bigs and littles Story Time

Friday, February 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Details:

Bigs and Littles Storytime is the newest addition to the line up! Designed for preschool age children and their little siblings, we'll explore all elements of literacy-   Read...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Details:

Bigs and Littles Storytime is the newest addition to the line up!

More Info

Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
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Italian Language Discussion Group

Friday, February 14, 2025 at 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion Group, Language
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

This Italian Language Discussion Group meets at the library in the MacLeod Board Room and online via Zoom. Please note each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not class...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Language
Details:

This Italian Language Discussion Group meets at the library in the MacLeod Board Room and online via Zoom.
 

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French Language Discussion Group

Friday, February 14, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Macleod Board Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion Group, Language
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

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 have ...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Macleod Board Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Language
Details:

The French Language Discussion Group meets at the library in the Hilton Garden Inn Room.

Reading Dogs Saturdays 10 AM

Reading Dogs - Chloe & Tillie!

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Youth Services at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Authors & Books
Age Group:
Youth, Preschool, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5
Details:

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...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Youth, Preschool, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5
Program Type: Activity, Authors & Books
Details:

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 the library and is open to readers of all ages.

More Info

Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
Mah Jongg

Mah Jongg

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Gaming
Age Group:
Adult, Tween & Teen
Details:

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 beginne...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group: Adult, Tween & Teen
Program Type: Activity, Gaming
Details:

Come to the library to play Mah Jongg, the ancient Chinese game of tiles on Saturdays from 10 AM —12 PM!

More Info

Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.

LIBRARY CLOSED due to Weather Conditions

All Day
Portsmouth Public Library

Portsmouth Public Library will be closed Sunday, February 16 due to inclement weather. Please note we are also closed on Monday, February 17 for the holiday. We will reopen Tuesday...

Closing
Branches:
Portsmouth Public Library
Description:

Portsmouth Public Library will be closed Sunday, February 16 due to inclement weather. Please note we are also closed on Monday, February 17 for the holiday. We will reopen Tuesday, February 18 at 9 AM.

A troop of black women soldiers in uniform hold an American flag in a field

ONLINE ONLY! Black Heritage Trail Tea Talks: The Great Migration: Military Service & A Diversified NH

Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion Group, Presentation, Special Event, History
Age Group:
All Ages
Details:

 This program will be held ONLINE ONLY due to the weather.  "If it is to your advantage, make a forward move: if not, stay where you are." — Sun TzuIn The Art of War...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Discussion Group, Presentation, Special Event, History
Details:

 

This program will be held ONLINE ONLY due to the weather. 

 

"If it is to your advantage, make a forward move: if not, stay where you are." — Sun Tzu

The Tree of Life by Gustav Klimt

Genealogy Workshop: Research Huddle

Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Special Collections at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion Group, Genealogy
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

 Join us for a Research Huddle in the Special Collections Room! In sports, a huddle is when players gather in a circle to strategize, motivate, or celebrate. We think genealog...

Cancelled
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Special Collections
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Genealogy
Details:

 

Join us for a Research Huddle in the Special Collections Room! In sports, a huddle is when players gather in a circle to strategize, motivate, or celebrate. We think genealogists should do the same!

LIBRARY CLOSED for President's Day

All Day
Portsmouth Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Portsmouth Public Library
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Spanish Language Discussion Group

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion Group, Language
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

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 have...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Language
Details:

The Spanish Language Discussion Group meets at the Library in the Hilton Garden Inn Room.

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Drop In Device Help

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop, Computer
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

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...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Workshop, Computer
Details:

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?!

Grades 2/3 Book Club

Book Club Grades 2/3

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5
Details:

Book Club for second and third grades at the library. In February we will read the fiction book: Astrid The Astronaut!This book club is not intended to teach literacy but simp...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Details:

Book Club for second and third grades at the library. 

In February we will read the fiction book: Astrid The Astronaut!

Woman with sun glasses ESL classes English as a Second Language

ESL Classes — CLOSED TO NEW REGISTRATION

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
OFF SITE at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Portsmouth Public Library in collaboration with Exeter Adult Education offers adult English (ESL) classes to the Portsmouth Region at Community Campus, 100 Campus Drive, Portsmouth...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: OFF SITE
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Activity
Details:

Portsmouth Public Library in collaboration with Exeter Adult Education offers adult English (ESL) classes to the Portsmouth Region at Community Campus, 100 Campus Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801.

Poster for lecture: An Abundance of Cod. Black text over a background featuring an image of the ocean painted by William Frederick de Haas reads, "Tues February 18, 7 PM. Free and open to all. On Zoom. Registration required."

Local History: An Abundance of Cod — The Fishing Era at the Isles of Shoals

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Online at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation, History
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

An Abundance of Cod: The Fishing Era at the Isles of Shoalswith Ann BeattieStep back in time to the early 17th century when Europeans began to sail to the New World and carry home ...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation, History
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Details:

An Abundance of Cod: The Fishing Era at the Isles of Shoals
with Ann Beattie

More Info

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

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adult, Tween & Teen
Hybrid Meditation:

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....

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: Adult, Tween & Teen
Program Type: Activity, Health & Wellness

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.

See our current schedule of teachers, or find out more about our volunteer instructors, at cityofportsmouth.com/library/weekly-meditation.

No registration required. Click this link to connect via Zoom. Password: 3GWdHC

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Crazy 8s Grades 3-5

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Science & STEAM
Age Group:
Grades 3 - 5
Details:

Calling all 3rd-5th graders!!Join Mollie for Crazy 8s, a totally new kind of math club. You’ll get to build dazzling shapes withglowsticks, crack secret spy codes, toss and play wi...

Cancelled
Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: Grades 3 - 5
Program Type: Activity, Science & STEAM
Details:

Calling all 3rd-5th graders!!

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Creative Writing Group II

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Discussion Group, Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

The Portsmouth Public Library invites you to join Creative Writing Group II which meets in person at the library and online via Zoom, on the first and third Wednesdays of the ...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Activity, Discussion Group, Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

The Portsmouth Public Library invites you to join Creative Writing Group II which meets in person at the library and online via Zoom, on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.

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Chinese Language Discussion Group

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Online at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion Group, Language
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

The Chinese Language Discussion Group meets online via Zoom. Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes. They will have no teachers and may ha...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Language
Details:

The Chinese Language Discussion Group meets online via Zoom. 

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Creative Writing III

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Discussion Group, Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

The Portsmouth Public Library hosts Creative Writing Group III which meets both in person at the library and online via Zoom.  Meetings are held on the first and third Thursda...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Activity, Discussion Group, Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

The Portsmouth Public Library hosts Creative Writing Group III which meets both in person at the library and online via Zoom.

Young woman and older man at computer. Alzheimer's and Dementia Managing Money for Caregivers.

Alzheimer's and Dementia: Managing Money

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Online at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

Managing Money – A Caregiver’s Guide to FinancesOne of the challenges caregivers of aging parents (or other relations) often face is when and how to intervene around issues of...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Details:

Managing Money – A Caregiver’s Guide to Finances

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Italian Language Discussion Group

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion Group, Language
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

This Italian Language Discussion Group meets at the library in the MacLeod Board Room and online via Zoom. Please note each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not class...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Language
Details:

This Italian Language Discussion Group meets at the library in the MacLeod Board Room and online via Zoom.
 

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French Language Discussion Group

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion Group, Language
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

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 have ...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Language
Details:

The French Language Discussion Group meets at the library in the Hilton Garden Inn Room.