This event is in the "Adult" group Jan-Feb 28 2026 Exhibit: Seacoast Camera Club All Day 1/28–2/28 Adult Levenson Room This event is in the "Adult" group Jan-Feb 28 2026 Exhibit: Seacoast Camera Club All Day 1/28–2/28 Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Exhibit Details: Experience the art of the landscape at the Seacoast Camera Club’s annual exhibition, Tranquility, hosted at the Portsmouth Public Library. More Info Please check the calendar before you visit. Exhibit will be available for viewing when there is not an event or meeting in progress.
This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 19 2026 Thu Chinese Language Discussion Group 5:00pm–6:00pm Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 19 2026 Thu Chinese Language Discussion Group 5:00pm–6:00pm Online Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Group, Language Details: The Chinese Language Discussion Group meets online via Zoom.
This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 19 2026 Thu Film: Toni Morrison The Pieces I Am 5:30pm–8:00pm Adult Levenson Room This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 19 2026 Thu Film: Toni Morrison The Pieces I Am 5:30pm–8:00pm Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Film Details: Films @ the LibraryAll are welcome. Light refreshments will be provided. Subtitles are used when possible. Registration is not required; just drop in! Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am2019. PG-13. 120 minutes.
This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 20 2026 Fri Italian Language Discussion Group 12:15pm–1:15pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 20 2026 Fri Italian Language Discussion Group 12:15pm–1:15pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Group, Language Details: This Italian Language Discussion Group meets at the library and online via Zoom part of the year.
This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 20 2026 Fri French Language Discussion Group 1:30pm–3:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 20 2026 Fri French Language Discussion Group 1:30pm–3:00pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Group, Language Details: The French Language Discussion Group meets at the library.
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group Feb 20 2026 Fri We Craft 5:00pm–6:30pm Adult, Tween & Teen Levenson Room This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group Feb 20 2026 Fri We Craft 5:00pm–6:30pm Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Adult, Tween & Teen Program Type: Activity, Crafts Details: We craft, ewe craft, we all craft together! Join library staff and fellow crafters on the third Friday of each month from 5 - 6:30 PM for an after-hours, drop-in, open crafting time.
This event is in the "All Ages" group Feb 21 2026 Sat English Conversation Group 10:30am–11:30am All Ages Macleod Board Room This event is in the "All Ages" group Feb 21 2026 Sat English Conversation Group 10:30am–11:30am Macleod Board Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Macleod Board Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Discussion Group, Language Details: If you want to improve your English, join us at our English Conversation Group! During these weekly meetings, you will practice speaking English with others, improve pronunciation, and build vocabulary while increasing your confidence.
This event is in the "All Ages" group Feb 21 2026 Sat Mah Jongg 10:30am–12:30pm All Ages Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "All Ages" group Feb 21 2026 Sat Mah Jongg 10:30am–12:30pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Gaming Details: Come to the library to play Mah Jongg, the ancient Chinese game of tiles on Saturdays from 10:30 AM —12:30 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 Feb 21 2026 Sat Reading Dogs - Chloe & Tillie! 11:00am–12:00pm Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Youth Services 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 Feb 21 2026 Sat Reading Dogs - Chloe & Tillie! 11:00am–12:00pm Youth Services Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Youth Services Age Group: Youth, 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 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 "All Ages" group Feb 22 2026 Sun Black Heritage Trail Tea Talk 2:00pm–4:00pm All Ages Levenson Room This event is in the "All Ages" group Feb 22 2026 Sun Black Heritage Trail Tea Talk 2:00pm–4:00pm Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Discussion Group, Presentation, Special Event, History Details: Portsmouth Public Library is proud to cohost another year of Black Heritage Trail NH's Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series! This series of community dialogues will illuminate the power, poetry, and persistence of African Americ
This event is in the "All Ages" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Hygge! 10:00am–7:00pm All Ages Levenson Room This event is in the "All Ages" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Hygge! 10:00am–7:00pm Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Activity Details: Hygge for You-ggeDrop in between 10 AM- 7 PMhygge /ˈho͞oɡə,ˈho͝oɡə/noun: a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or wel
This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Nonfiction Book Club: Challenger 12:00pm–1:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Nonfiction Book Club: Challenger 12:00pm–1:00pm Hilton Garden Inn Room 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. Challenger: A True Sto
This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 23 2026 Mon German Language Discussion Group 2:30pm–4:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 23 2026 Mon German Language Discussion Group 2:30pm–4:00pm Hilton Garden Inn Room 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 "Adult" group Feb 23 2026 Mon World Affairs Discussion Group 4:00pm–5:00pm Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 23 2026 Mon World Affairs Discussion Group 4:00pm–5:00pm Online Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Group, World Affairs Details: Are you fascinated by international affairs and the world of foreign policy? If so, please join our online World Affairs Discussion group. This program is offered online via Zoom. More Info Available online on the Zoom platform. Questions or trouble connecting? Visit portsmouthnh.gov/library/news/onlineprograms.
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Weekly Meditation 6:00pm–6:45pm Adult, Tween & Teen Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group Feb 23 2026 Mon Weekly Meditation 6:00pm–6:45pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult, Tween & Teen Program Type: Activity, Health & Wellness Details: Hybrid MeditationOur Weekly Meditation is now offered on Monday evenings as well as Wednesday afternoon.
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 Feb 24 2026 Tue Little Groove Music 10:30am–11:30am Youth, Baby, Toddler, Preschool Levenson Room 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 Feb 24 2026 Tue Little Groove Music 10:30am–11:30am Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Youth, Baby, Toddler, Preschool Program Type: Performance, Art & Culture, Drama & Music Details: In this fun and interactive 40-minute concert, children ages 0-5 and their caregivers will move and sing along with a musician from Little Groove. This is the top voted music class for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in Boston!
This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 24 2026 Tue Spanish Language Discussion Group 10:30am–11:30am Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 24 2026 Tue Spanish Language Discussion Group 10:30am–11:30am Hilton Garden Inn Room 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 "Adult" group Feb 24 2026 Tue English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes 5:30pm–7:30pm Adult OFF SITE Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 24 2026 Tue English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes 5:30pm–7:30pm OFF SITE Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: OFF SITE Age Group: Adult Program Type: Activity, Discussion Group, Authors & Books, Language Details: Take English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes in Portsmouth!
This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 24 2026 Tue Local History: NH Trivia Fact and Fancy 6:00pm–7:30pm Adult Levenson Room This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 24 2026 Tue Local History: NH Trivia Fact and Fancy 6:00pm–7:30pm Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentation Details: NH Trivia Fact and Fancywith Rebecca Rule
This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 24 2026 Tue Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Support Group 7:00pm–8:00pm Adult Online Full Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 24 2026 Tue Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Support Group 7:00pm–8:00pm Online Full Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Group, Health & Wellness Registration Required Details: If you are a caregiver, family member, or friend of someone with Alzheimer's Disease or dementia, join us for a new online caregiver support group starting Tuesday September 23.
This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 24 2026 Tue Speculative Fiction Book Club: Little Thieves 7:00pm–8:00pm Adult OFF SITE Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 24 2026 Tue Speculative Fiction Book Club: Little Thieves 7:00pm–8:00pm OFF SITE Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: OFF SITE 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. No registration required. This book club will be held at Dwyer's Pub in Portsmouth. For more book groups, visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/book-discussion-groups. Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group Feb 25 2026 Wed Weekly Meditation 12:15pm–1:00pm Adult, Tween & Teen Levenson Room This event is in the "Adult" group This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group Feb 25 2026 Wed Weekly Meditation 12:15pm–1:00pm Levenson Room 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
This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 25 2026 Wed Creative Writing Group I 6:00pm–8:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group Feb 25 2026 Wed Creative Writing Group I 6:00pm–8:00pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Full Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Group, Writing Registration Required 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 to 8 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 Feb 26 2026 Thu Kids Yoga with Black Lotus Yoga & Wellness! 10:30am–12:00pm Youth, Preschool, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Levenson Room Open Registration Required 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 Feb 26 2026 Thu Kids Yoga with Black Lotus Yoga & Wellness! 10:30am–12:00pm Levenson Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Youth, Preschool, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Program Type: Special Event, Health & Wellness Registration Required Details: In this playful and interactive class, parents/caregivers and children will explore developmentally appropriate yoga poses, combined with songs, creative movement, stories, fun breathing techniques, games with props and More Info Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
