Event List

Fiction Book Club: The Shipping News

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Fiction Book Club:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 7 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for check...

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Details:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 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.

Grades 4 + 5 Book Club

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Youth Activity Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Youth

Students in grades 4 and 5 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia!

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Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Youth Activity Room

Age Group: Youth

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Details:

Students in grades 4 and 5 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia!

Fiction Book Club: The Shipping News

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Fiction Book Club:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 7 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for check...

The Shipping News by Annie E. Proulx

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Details:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 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.

The Shipping News by Annie E. Proulx

Homeschool Book Club

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Youth Activity Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Youth, Grades 3 - 5

Homeschool students are invited to join us for a fun discussion each month.

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Youth Activity Room

Age Group: Youth, Grades 3 - 5

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Details:

Homeschool students are invited to join us for a fun discussion each month.

Grades K/1 Picture Book Club

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm

Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Youth, Grades K - 2

Book Club for Kindergarten and First Grade (formerly known as Blast Off!)

This month we will be exploring a wordless picture book by Matthew Cordell- Explorers.

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Levenson Room

Age Group: Youth, Grades K - 2

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Details:

Book Club for Kindergarten and First Grade (formerly known as Blast Off!)

This month we will be exploring a wordless picture book by Matthew Cordell- Explorers.

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

Nonfiction Book Club: The Years

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Nonfiction Book Club:

The library's Nonfiction Book Club meets the third Monday each month at 1 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checkout wit...

The Ye

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Details:

The library's Nonfiction Book Club meets the third Monday each month at 1 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.

The Ye

Book Club Grades 2/3

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm

Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5

Book Club for second and third grades will be back at the library!

This book club is not intended to teach literacy but simply build a love of books and libraries! We will chat about the book and play games or do an activity!

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Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Levenson Room

Age Group: Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Details:

Book Club for second and third grades will be back at the library!

This book club is not intended to teach literacy but simply build a love of books and libraries! We will chat about the book and play games or do an activity!

Shakespeare Discussion Group: Richard II

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club, Discussion Group, Drama & Music

Age Group:

Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18)

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!

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Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18)

Program Type: Book Club, Discussion Group, Drama & Music

Registration Required

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!

Speculative Fiction Book Club: The Cruel Prince

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Macleod Board Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

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...

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black&n

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Macleod Board Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

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.

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black&n

Mystery Book Club: Killing Trail

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Mystery Book Club:

The library's 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 checkou...

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Details:

The library's 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 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.

Fiction Book Club: West with Giraffes

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Fiction Book Club:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 7 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for check...

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Details:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 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.

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

Grades 4 + 5 Book Club

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Youth Activity Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Youth

Students in grades 4 and 5 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia!

Students can pick up the books at the library ahead of time and then join us for a fun conversation and related activities.

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Youth Activity Room

Age Group: Youth

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Details:

Students in grades 4 and 5 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia!

Students can pick up the books at the library ahead of time and then join us for a fun conversation and related activities.

Fiction Book Club: West with Giraffes

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Fiction Book Club:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 7 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for check...

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Details:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 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.

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

Nonfiction Book Club: Where You'll Find Me

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Nonfiction Book Club:

The library's Nonfiction Book Club meets the third Monday each month at 1 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checkout wit...

Where You'll Find Me: Risk, Decisions, and The Last Climb of Kate Matrosova

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Details:

The library's Nonfiction Book Club meets the third Monday each month at 1 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.

Where You'll Find Me: Risk, Decisions, and The Last Climb of Kate Matrosova

Shakespeare Discussion Group: Henry IV, Part 1

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club, Discussion Group, Drama & Music

Age Group:

Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18)

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!

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18)

Program Type: Book Club, Discussion Group, Drama & Music

Registration Required

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!

Speculative Fiction Book Club: A Tale for the Time Being

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Macleod Board Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

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...

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Macleod Board Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

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.

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

Mystery Book Club: Murder by Degrees

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Mystery Book Club:

The library's 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 checkou...

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Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Details:

The library's 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 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.

Fiction Book Club: Netherland

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Fiction Book Club:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 7 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for check...

Netherland by Joseph O’Neill

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Details:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 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.

Netherland by Joseph O’Neill

Fiction Book Club: Netherland

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Fiction Book Club:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 7 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for check...

Netherland by Joseph O’Neill

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Details:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 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.

Netherland by Joseph O’Neill

Nonfiction Book Club: Africa is Not a Country

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Nonfiction Book Club:

The library's Nonfiction Book Club meets the third Monday each month at 1 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checkout wit...

Africa is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent by

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Details:

The library's Nonfiction Book Club meets the third Monday each month at 1 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.

Africa is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent by

Shakespeare Discussion Group: Henry IV, Part 2

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club, Discussion Group, Drama & Music

Age Group:

Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18)

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!

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18)

Program Type: Book Club, Discussion Group, Drama & Music

Registration Required

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!

Speculative Fiction Book Club: Light from Uncommon Stars

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Macleod Board Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

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...

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

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Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Macleod Board Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

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.

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Mystery Book Club: In the Bleak Midwinter

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Mystery Book Club:

The library's 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 checkou...

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library

Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Details:

The library's 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 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.

Fiction Book Club: The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Monday, August 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult

Hybrid Fiction Book Club:

The library's Fiction Book Club meets the second Monday each month at 1 PM and 7 PM. All are welcome. Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for check...

The Beekeep

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