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Exhibit: On the Edge of Home

11/01/2024 @ 9:00am to 12/13/2024 @ 5:00pm
Lobby at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Exhibit
Age Group:
All Ages
Details:

On the Edge of Home Stories of Housing Insecurity, Home, and the Path to Sustainable Housing Solutions Exhibit | November 1- December 13 Film Screening & Panel | Tuesday...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Exhibit
Details:

On the Edge of Home
Stories of Housing Insecurity, Home, and the Path to Sustainable Housing Solutions

Exhibit | November 1- December 13

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Cold Weather Coat Swap - Pick Up Through January 19

11/18/2024 @ 12:00pm to 01/19/2025 @ 5:00pm
Lobby at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Civics & Community, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
All Ages
Details:

The Community Coat Swap helps spread warmth in the community!   Join us in supporting the needs of our community by donating gently used, clean coats, mittens, hats an...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Activity, Civics & Community, Health & Wellness
Details:

The Community Coat Swap helps spread warmth in the community!  

Join us in supporting the needs of our community by donating gently used, clean coats, mittens, hats and scarves to our annual Coat Swap.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

German Language Discussion Group

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion Group, Language
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

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....

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

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

This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.

Middle School Mondays

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Workshop, Art & Culture, Authors & Books, Computer, Crafts, Gaming, Science & STEAM
Age Group:
Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8)
Details:

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 ...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8)
Program Type: Activity, Workshop, Art & Culture, Authors & Books, Computer, Crafts, Gaming, Science & STEAM
Details:
Calling All Middle Schoolers!!!

Join us every Monday for games, crafts, and other incredibly fun and interesting activities planned JUST FOR YOU!!!

This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.

Middle School Book Club

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Youth
Details:

Students in grades 6-8 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia!Students can pick up the book at the library ahead of time and then join us for a fun convers...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Youth
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Details:

Students in grades 6-8 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

World Affairs Discussion Group

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Online at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion Group, World Affairs
Age Group:
Adult
Online World Affairs Discussion Group:

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...

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

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

Where do we get our possible topics and a set of suggested articles from each week? From the World Affairs Council of America's Weekly World News Update.

For more information, contact our director, ccfriese@cityofportsmouth.com

More Info

This event will be held online on the Zoom platform. Questions or trouble connecting? Visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/news/onlineprograms.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.

Weekly Meditation

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adult, Tween & Teen
Details:

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...

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

Hybrid Meditation

Our Weekly Meditation is now offered on Monday evenings as well as Wednesday afternoon.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Spanish Language Discussion Group

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 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 ...

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.

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Baby" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.

Waddler Story Time

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Youth, Baby, Toddler
Details:

Waddler Time is designed for children ages 1 and 2 year old and their caregivers who are ready to READ, SING, TALK and PLAY!! We will use interactive songs, stories, and movemen...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: Youth, Baby, Toddler
Program Type: Story Time
Required
Seats Remaining: 46
Details:

Waddler Time is designed for children ages 1 and 2 year old and their caregivers who are ready to READ, SING, TALK and PLAY!!

We will use interactive songs, stories, and movement to build literacy and a love of libraries!

More Info

Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.

Teen Book Group at PHS

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 2:45pm - 3:15pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Details:

Come join us for Teen Book Club! Held at the high school during Flex Block, each month we discuss a book we read together and receive a new book to talk about the following month!A...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Details:

Come join us for Teen Book Club! Held at the high school during Flex Block, each month we discuss a book we read together and receive a new book to talk about the following month!

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.

Shakespeare Discussion Group: Timon of Athens

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion Group, Drama & Music
Age Group:
Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Details:

How now good friends? Dost thou seek a monthly passtime to broaden the mind and entice the senses? Look no further than Shakespearean Discussion Group! Enjoy the selected play of t...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type: Discussion Group, Drama & Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Details:

How now good friends? Dost thou seek a monthly passtime to broaden the mind and entice the senses? Look no further than Shakespearean Discussion Group! Enjoy the selected play of the month in the way ‘twas presented: to the masses!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

ESL Classes — CLOSED TO NEW REGISTRATION

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Speculative Fiction Book Club: Akata Warrior

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Macleod Board Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Authors & Books
Age Group:
Adult
Hybrid Spec Fic Book Club:

The library's Speculative Fiction Book Club meets the final Tuesday each month at 7 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for ch...

Details:

  Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society. As she began to develop he...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Macleod Board Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Authors & Books
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Details:

The library's Speculative Fiction Book Club meets the final Tuesday each month at 7 PM. All are welcome.

Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checkout with a library card.

Registration is optional - register to receive reminders!

This club will be held in hybrid format. Come in person at the library, or attend online! Click this link to connect via Zoom. Password: 3GWdHC

For more book groups, visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/book-discussion-groups.

 

Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Local History: Fashion in the Age of Austen

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation, History
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

"Tempted By a Pretty Coloured Muslin" Fashion in the Age of Austen In a time before super models, fashion designers, and department stores, Jane Austen commented to her sister,...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation, History
Details:

"Tempted By a Pretty Coloured Muslin"
Fashion in the Age of Austen

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Baby" group.

Baby Laptime Story Time

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Youth, Baby
Details:

Laptime is recommended for babies ages 0 to 18 months and will feature stories, songs, fingerplays, bouncing rhymes, and puppets. Laptime is designed to engage babies and caregiver...

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

Laptime is recommended for babies ages 0 to 18 months and will feature stories, songs, fingerplays, bouncing rhymes, and puppets.

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Baby" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Toddler Time

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Youth, Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Details:

Join us for Toddler Story Time! Toddler Story Time is recommended for two and three year olds and their caregivers and will feature stories, singing, playing and more!

Open
Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: Youth, Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Details:

Join us for Toddler Story Time!

Toddler Story Time is recommended for two and three year olds and their caregivers and will feature stories, singing, playing and more!

More Info

Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.

Weekly Meditation

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 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

CLOSING AT 5:00 PM

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Portsmouth Public Library
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This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group.

Reading Dogs - Chloe & Tillie!

Saturday, November 30, 2024 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.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.

Mah Jongg

Saturday, November 30, 2024 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 b...

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.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Introduction to Antique Hand Fans

Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation, Exhibit
Age Group:
All Ages
Details:

Are you interested in learning about the beautiful art of antique hand fans before our big Library Regency Ball on December 13?French fans. Chinese fans. Japanese fans. American fa...

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

Are you interested in learning about the beautiful art of antique hand fans before our big Library Regency Ball on December 13?

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Exhibit: Antique Fans

12/02/2024 @ 9:00am to 01/06/2025 @ 9:00pm
Lobby at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Exhibit
Age Group:
All Ages
Details:

Are you interested in learning about the beautiful art of antique hand fans before our big Library Regency Ball on December 13? Stop by the glass display cases in the library lobby...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Exhibit
Details:

Are you interested in learning about the beautiful art of antique hand fans before our big Library Regency Ball on December 13?