Event List

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...

Swimmers by Julie Otsuka The swimmers are unknown to each other except through their private routines (slow lane, fast lane), and the solace each takes in their morning or after...

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....

Students in grades 4 and 5 are invited to join us for a book club celebration! This month will feature trivia from books we read this school year, snacks, and our favorite word gam...

Do you like using your brain to create cool crafts and games from reused or recycled materials? If you do, Makerspace Mondays will be right up your alley! Make inventions. Make ...

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...

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...

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...

Swimmers by Julie Otsuka The swimmers are unknown to each other except through their private routines (slow lane, fast lane), and the solace each takes in their morning or after...

Get your dancing shoes on for this interactive story time with songs, movement, and stories! Recommended for children ages 2-  5 years old and their caregivers. Weather per...

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 ...

It's that time of the year again! Our ever-popular Babysitting Course is here! Signups Required - online (you only need to sign up for the first day). This free, 5-session...

Join us for Laptime this summer! We hope to be outdoors under the tent so please bring blankets or outdoor chairs to sit on. If the weather is not cooperative we will be inside the...

Join us for Toddler Story Time this summer! We hope to outdoors under the tent so please bring blankets or outdoor chairs to sit on. If the weather is not cooperative we will be in...

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....

Gross, Weird, Cool Science - Things to make you go EW! What?! And WOW!!! The world is full of gruesomely gross, wildly weird and incredibly cool things. Animals, insects, microb...

This Italian Language Discussion Group meets online via Zoom.  We also offer an in-person Italian Discussion Group that meets at the library, learn more about it here. ...

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...

Open sensory play for our youngest patrons! This first-come, first-served program is recommended for children ages 1-3 and their caregivers. Join us outside! Be prepared for a wet,...

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 ma...

The Portuguese 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 h...

Put on your comfiest pajamas, grab your favorite stuffie and meet Miss Gretyl in the sun room for pajama story time!  This story time is geared toward children ages 2-5 and wi...

This Italian Language Discussion Group meets at the library in the MacLeod Board Room. We also offer an online Italian Discussion Group, learn more about it here. Please note t...

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 h...

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...

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...