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German Language Discussion Group

Monday, February 3, 2025 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. The...

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, February 3, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Youth Services 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: Youth Services
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 "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Baby" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.

Waddler Story Time

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 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: 48
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 "Adult" group.

Drop In Device Help

Tuesday, February 4, 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?!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

ESL Classes — CLOSED TO NEW REGISTRATION

Tuesday, February 4, 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.

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

Baby Laptime Story Time

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 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, February 5, 2025 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!

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.

Creative Writing Group II

Wednesday, February 5, 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 ...

Closed
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.

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, February 8, 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.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.

Poets' Workshop Group

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Macleod Board Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop, Writing
Age Group:
Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Details:

Poets are invited to join our new Poets' Workshop Group! This community of poets will share their work in a friendly and sensitive environment, explore others' work, write, reflect...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Macleod Board Room
Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type: Workshop, Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:

Poets are invited to join our new Poets' Workshop Group! This community of poets will share their work in a friendly and sensitive environment, explore others' work, write, reflect, revise, and publish!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

German Language Discussion Group

Monday, February 10, 2025 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. The...

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, February 10, 2025 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 "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Baby" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.

Waddler Story Time

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 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: 48
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 "Adult" group.

ESL Classes — CLOSED TO NEW REGISTRATION

Tuesday, February 11, 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.

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

Baby Laptime Story Time

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 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, February 12, 2025 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!

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.

Creative Writing Group I

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Writing
Age Group:
Adult
Details:

The Portsmouth Public Library hosts Creative Writing Group I which meets both in person at the library and online via Zoom two Wednesdays a month from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.  Wri...

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

The Portsmouth Public Library hosts Creative Writing Group I which meets both in person at the library and online via Zoom two Wednesdays a month from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. 

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group.

LEGO Club

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Activity, Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5
Details:

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...

Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5
Program Type: Activity, Crafts
Details:

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 fun with other LEGO loving kids!

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, 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.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Portsmouth Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Portsmouth Public Library
This event is in the "Adult" group.

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?!

This event is in the "Adult" group.

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.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

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 ...

Closed
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.

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, February 22, 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.