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Slow Noodles

Nonfiction Book Club: Slow Noodles

Monday, April 20, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Nonfiction Book Club:

The library's Nonfiction Book Club meets the third Monday each month at 12 PM, in person only. All are welcome.Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for...

Slow Noodles by Chantha Nguon

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 12 PM, in person only. All are welcome.

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

Slow Noodles by Chantha Nguon

Early Chapter Book Club poster

Grades 2/3 Book Club

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Levenson Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Youth, Grades K - 2

Hank Zipzer is just an ordinary kid.  He is very excited to be in the school play! But all is not easy when it comes to the audition time! 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Levenson Room
Age Group: Youth, Grades K - 2
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Details:

Hank Zipzer is just an ordinary kid.  He is very excited to be in the school play! But all is not easy when it comes to the audition time! 

The Enormous Egg historic cover with map of New Hampshire and Maine in the background

Book Club for Grades 3-5

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Youth, Grades 3 - 5

Join Miss Gretyl for a book club for students in grades 3-5!

Each month will feature a new title to be read BEFORE book club! You can still come to book club if you are not finished - as long as you are OK with spoilers.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Grades 3 - 5
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Details:

Join Miss Gretyl for a book club for students in grades 3-5!

Each month will feature a new title to be read BEFORE book club! You can still come to book club if you are not finished - as long as you are OK with spoilers.

Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare Discussion Group: The Comedy of Errors

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 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
Registration Required
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!

The Sparrow

Speculative Fiction Book Club: The Sparrow

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Macleod Board Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
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 checko...

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

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 book club is held in person at the library.

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

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

Death at La Fenice

Mystery Book Club: Death at La Fenice

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 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...

Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon

Open
Registration Required
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.

Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon

Yellowface

Fiction Book Club: Yellowface

Monday, May 11, 2026 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 6:30 PM. All are welcome.Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checko...

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Monday May 11

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 6:30 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: 551072

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

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Monday May 11

Middle School Book Club Monday May 11 4 PM Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai

Middle School Book Club

Monday, May 11, 2026 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

Students in grades 6-8 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia!  This month's book is Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai ... so maybe there will be pie at book club ... you won't know if you don't come!

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

Students in grades 6-8 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia!  This month's book is Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai ... so maybe there will be pie at book club ... you won't know if you don't come!

Yellowface

Fiction Book Club: Yellowface

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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 6:30 PM. All are welcome.Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checko...

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 

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 6:30 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: 551072

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

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 

Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?

Nonfiction Book Club: Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Nonfiction Book Club:

The library's Nonfiction Book Club meets the third Monday each month at 12 PM, in person only. All are welcome.Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for...

Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Seamas O'Reilly

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 12 PM, in person only. All are welcome.

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

Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Seamas O'Reilly

Love's Labour's Lost

Shakespeare Discussion Group: Love's Labour's Lost

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 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
Registration Required
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!

Blood Over Bright Haven

Speculative Fiction Book Club: Blood Over Bright Haven

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Macleod Board Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
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 checko...

Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang

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 book club is held in person at the library.

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

Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang

Talent for Murder

Mystery Book Club: A Talent for Murder

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 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...

A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson

Open
Registration Required
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.

A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson

Three Junes

Fiction Book Club: Three Junes

Monday, June 8, 2026 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 6:30 PM. All are welcome.Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checko...

Three Junes by Julia Glass

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 6:30 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: 551072

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

Three Junes by Julia Glass

Three Junes

Fiction Book Club: Three Junes

Monday, June 8, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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 6:30 PM. All are welcome.Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checko...

Three Junes by Julia Glass

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 6:30 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: 551072

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

Three Junes by Julia Glass

3 Shades of Blue

Nonfiction Book Club: 3 Shades of Blue

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Nonfiction Book Club:

The library's Nonfiction Book Club meets the third Monday each month at 12 PM, in person only. All are welcome.Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for...

3 Shades of Blue by James Kaplan

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 12 PM, in person only. All are welcome.

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

3 Shades of Blue by James Kaplan

Book Club for Grades 3-5 Fourth Monday each month 4 p.m. with image of hands holding a green book with stars and bubbles floating out of it.

Book Club for Grades 3-5

Monday, June 22, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Youth, Grades 3 - 5

Join Miss Gretyl for a NEW book club for students in grades 3-5! During our first meeting we will talk about books we liked over the summer, play some games, do some MadLibs, have some snacks and get our book for the October book club.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Grades 3 - 5
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Details:

Join Miss Gretyl for a NEW book club for students in grades 3-5! During our first meeting we will talk about books we liked over the summer, play some games, do some MadLibs, have some snacks and get our book for the October book club.

The Tempest

Shakespeare Discussion Group: The Tempest

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 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
Registration Required
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!

The Priory of the Orange Tree

Speculative Fiction Book Club: The Priory of the Orange Tree Part I

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Macleod Board Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
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 checko...

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 book club is held in person at the library.

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

Case Histories

Mystery Book Club: Case Histories

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 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...

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

Open
Registration Required
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.

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

City of Thieves

Fiction Book Club: City of Thieves

Monday, July 13, 2026 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 6:30 PM. All are welcome.Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checko...

City of Thieves  by David Benioff

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 6:30 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: 551072

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

City of Thieves  by David Benioff

City of Thieves

Fiction Book Club: City of Thieves

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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 6:30 PM. All are welcome.Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for checko...

City of Thieves  by David Benioff

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 6:30 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: 551072

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

City of Thieves  by David Benioff

Burn Book

Nonfiction Book Club: Burn Book

Monday, July 20, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room at Portsmouth Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Nonfiction Book Club:

The library's Nonfiction Book Club meets the third Monday each month at 12 PM, in person only. All are welcome.Whenever possible, copies of each month's title will be available for...

Burn Book by Kara Swisher

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 12 PM, in person only. All are welcome.

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

Burn Book by Kara Swisher

Henry VIII

Shakespeare Discussion Group: Henry VIII

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 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
Registration Required
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!