This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. May 14 2025 Wed Tour the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard! 10:00am - 12:30pm Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) OFF SITE Closed Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. May 14 2025 Wed Tour the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard! 10:00am - 12:30pm OFF SITE Closed Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: OFF SITE Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Special Event, Genealogy, History Registration Required Details: Have you ever gazed over the river and wondered about the historic Portsmouth Naval Shipyard? Do you have relatives who may have worked there or served on a submarine stationed there for repairs? Have you ever been curious about the naval prison?
This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. May 14 2025 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. May 14 2025 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. May 14 2025 Wed Creative Writing Group I 6:30pm - 8:30pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group. May 14 2025 Wed Creative Writing Group I 6:30pm - 8:30pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Full Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Activity, 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 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. May 14 2025 Wed Planner Society: Nature Journaling (in person!) 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adult, Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Levenson Room Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. May 14 2025 Wed Planner Society: Nature Journaling (in person!) 7:00pm - 8:00pm Levenson Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Adult, Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Workshop, Art & Culture, Crafts, Garden & Nature Registration Required Details: Join us for an evening of Nature Journaling with Rebecca Cowser, an avid nature journaler and member of Seacoast Permaculture.
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. May 15 2025 Thu LEGO Club 3:30pm - 4:30pm Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Levenson Room 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. May 15 2025 Thu LEGO Club 3:30pm - 4:30pm Levenson Room 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 "Adult" group. May 15 2025 Thu Chinese Language Discussion Group 5:00pm - 6:00pm Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group. May 15 2025 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. May 15 2025 Thu Creative Writing III 6:30pm - 8:30pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group. May 15 2025 Thu Creative Writing III 6:30pm - 8:30pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Waitlist Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Activity, Discussion Group, Writing Registration Required Details: The Portsmouth Public Library hosts Creative Writing Group III which meets both in person at the library and online via Zoom.
This event is in the "Adult" group. May 16 2025 Fri Italian Language Discussion Group 12:15pm - 1:15pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. May 16 2025 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. May 16 2025 Fri French Language Discussion Group 1:30pm - 3:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. May 16 2025 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 "All Ages" group. May 16 2025 Fri Outreach: Nature @Nite at Seacoast Science Center 4:00pm - 6:00pm All Ages OFF SITE Offsite Event This event is in the "All Ages" group. May 16 2025 Fri Outreach: Nature @Nite at Seacoast Science Center 4:00pm - 6:00pm OFF SITE Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: OFF SITE Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Activity, Special Event, Garden & Nature Details: We’re so excited to be part of Seacoast Science Center’s FREE Nature @ Nite Program! This program is from 4-6 PM on the third Friday of each month, and is held at Seacoast Science Center in Rye. Activities about S.T.E.A.M.
This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. May 16 2025 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. May 16 2025 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. May 17 2025 Sat English Conversation Group 10:00am - 11:00am All Ages Macleod Board Room This event is in the "All Ages" group. May 17 2025 Sat English Conversation Group 10:00am - 11:00am 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 new English Conversation Group!
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. May 17 2025 Sat Reading Dogs - Chloe & Tillie! 10:00am - 11:00am Youth, Preschool, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Youth Services 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. May 17 2025 Sat Reading Dogs - Chloe & Tillie! 10:00am - 11:00am Youth Services 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 "All Ages" group. May 17 2025 Sat Houseplant Swap 10:00am - 12:00pm All Ages Levenson Room This event is in the "All Ages" group. May 17 2025 Sat Houseplant Swap 10:00am - 12:00pm Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Activity Details: This spring, the Portsmouth Public Library will host a plant swap! Bring in cuttings, plants, plantlets, pups, seeds, tubers, and corms from your houseplants and trade them with other houseplant enthusiasts!
This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. May 17 2025 Sat Mah Jongg 10:00am - 12:00pm Adult, Tween & Teen Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. May 17 2025 Sat Mah Jongg 10:00am - 12:00pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult, Tween & Teen Program Type: Activity, Gaming Details: Come to the library to play Mah Jongg, the ancient Chinese game of tiles on Saturdays from 10 AM —12 PM! 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. May 17 2025 Sat NH Scottish Music Club Concert 3:00pm - 4:30pm All Ages Levenson Room This event is in the "All Ages" group. May 17 2025 Sat NH Scottish Music Club Concert 3:00pm - 4:30pm Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Drama & Music Details: The New Hampshire Scottish Music Club has been entertaining New Hampshire audiences for over 35 years, with a rich repertoire of sublime airs, lively jigs and reels, strathspeys, and more.
This event is in the "Adult" group. May 18 2025 Sun Genealogy Workshop: AI for Genealogists — The Best of What's Available Today 2:00pm - 4:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. May 18 2025 Sun Genealogy Workshop: AI for Genealogists — The Best of What's Available Today 2:00pm - 4:00pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentation, Genealogy Details: Presented by the library’s Special Collections staff and members of the Ranger Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), these events are free, open to the public, and appropriate for all levels of interest and experience. All levels will learn something new! AI for Genealogists: The Best of What’s Available Todaywith Robert Cameron Weir
This event is in the "All Ages" group. May 18 2025 Sun Guitar Sundays: Featuring The Hampton Trio @PPL 3:00pm - 4:30pm All Ages Levenson Room This event is in the "All Ages" group. May 18 2025 Sun Guitar Sundays: Featuring The Hampton Trio @PPL 3:00pm - 4:30pm Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Performance, Drama & Music Details: Join us for a free concert with The Hampton Trio - Mark and Beverly Davis and Robert Margo at the Portsmouth Public Library.
This event is in the "Adult" group. May 19 2025 Mon Nonfiction Book Club: The Years 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. May 19 2025 Mon Nonfiction Book Club: The Years 1:00pm - 2:00pm 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 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
This event is in the "Adult" group. May 19 2025 Mon German Language Discussion Group 2:30pm - 4:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. May 19 2025 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 "Tween & Teen" group. This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group. May 19 2025 Mon Middle School Mondays 3:30pm - 4:30pm Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8) Levenson Room This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group. May 19 2025 Mon Middle School Mondays 3:30pm - 4:30pm Levenson Room 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 "Adult" group. May 19 2025 Mon World Affairs Discussion Group 4:00pm - 5:00pm Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group. May 19 2025 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 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 moment. Click this link to connect via Zoom. Password: 3GWdHC Where do we get our possible topics and a set of suggested articles from each week? From the World Affairs Council of America's Weekly World News Update. For more information, contact our director, ccfriese@cityofportsmouth.com. More Info This event will be held online on the Zoom platform. Questions or trouble connecting? Visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/news/onlineprograms.
This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. May 19 2025 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. May 19 2025 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 "Adult" group. May 20 2025 Tue Spanish Language Discussion Group 10:30am - 11:30am Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. May 20 2025 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.
