This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 3 2025 Mon World Affairs Discussion Group 4:00pm - 5:00pm Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 3 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. Feb 3 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. Feb 3 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. Feb 4 2025 Tue Spanish Language Discussion Group 10:30am - 11:30am Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 4 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.
This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Baby" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. Feb 4 2025 Tue Waddler Story Time 10:30am - 11:30am Youth, Baby, Toddler Levenson Room Open Registration This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Baby" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. Feb 4 2025 Tue Waddler Story Time 10:30am - 11:30am Levenson Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Youth, Baby, Toddler Program Type: Story Time Registration 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. Feb 4 2025 Tue Mystery Book Club: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 4 2025 Tue Mystery Book Club: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards 1:00pm - 2:00pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 44 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: 3GWdHCFor more book groups, visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/book-discussion-groups. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 4 2025 Tue Drop In Device Help 2:00pm - 3:30pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 4 2025 Tue Drop In Device Help 2:00pm - 3:30pm Hilton Garden Inn Room 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 "Tween & Teen" group. This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Feb 4 2025 Tue Babysitting Course 4:00pm - 6:00pm Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Levenson Room Open Registration 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. Feb 4 2025 Tue Babysitting Course 4:00pm - 6:00pm Levenson Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Workshop Registration Required Seats Remaining: 18 Details: 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 event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 4 2025 Tue ESL Classes — CLOSED TO NEW REGISTRATION 5:30pm - 7:30pm Adult OFF SITE Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 4 2025 Tue ESL Classes — CLOSED TO NEW REGISTRATION 5:30pm - 7:30pm OFF SITE 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. Feb 5 2025 Wed Baby Laptime Story Time 9:30am - 10:00am Youth, Baby Levenson Room Open Registration This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Baby" group. Feb 5 2025 Wed Baby Laptime Story Time 9:30am - 10:00am Levenson Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Youth, Baby Program Type: Story Time Registration Required Seats Remaining: 120 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. Feb 5 2025 Wed Toddler Time 10:30am - 11:15am Youth, Baby, Toddler, Preschool Levenson Room Registration 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 5 2025 Wed Toddler Time 10:30am - 11:15am Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Youth, Baby, Toddler, Preschool Program Type: Story Time Registration 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. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. Feb 5 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. Feb 5 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. Feb 5 2025 Wed Creative Writing Group II 6:30pm - 8:30pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room Waitlist Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 5 2025 Wed Creative Writing Group II 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 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 "Adult" group. Feb 6 2025 Thu Chinese Language Discussion Group 5:00pm - 6:00pm Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 6 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. Feb 6 2025 Thu Creative Writing III 6:30pm - 8:30pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room Waitlist Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 6 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 Seats Remaining: 0 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 "Baby" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Feb 7 2025 Fri Bigs and littles Story Time 10:00am - 10:45am Baby, Toddler, Preschool Levenson Room This event is in the "Baby" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Feb 7 2025 Fri Bigs and littles Story Time 10:00am - 10:45am Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Preschool Program Type: Story Time Details: Bigs and Littles Storytime is the newest addition to the line up! More Info Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 7 2025 Fri Italian Language Discussion Group 12:30pm - 1:30pm Adult Macleod Board Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 7 2025 Fri Italian Language Discussion Group 12:30pm - 1:30pm Macleod Board Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Macleod Board Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Group, Language Details: This Italian Language Discussion Group meets at the library in the MacLeod Board Room.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 7 2025 Fri French Language Discussion Group 1:30pm - 3:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 7 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 in the Hilton Garden Inn Room.
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 8 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. Feb 8 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 "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. Feb 8 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. Feb 8 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 "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Feb 8 2025 Sat Poets' Workshop Group 11:30am - 1:00pm Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Macleod Board Room Closed Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Feb 8 2025 Sat Poets' Workshop Group 11:30am - 1:00pm Macleod Board Room Closed Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Macleod Board Room Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Workshop, Writing Registration 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. Feb 10 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: The Promise 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: The Promise 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 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 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 Promise by Damon Galgut
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon German Language Discussion Group 2:30pm - 4:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 10 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. Feb 10 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. Feb 10 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!!!
This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Grades 4 + 5 Book Club 4:00pm - 5:00pm Youth, Grades 3 - 5 Youth Activity Room Open Registration This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group. Feb 10 2025 Mon Grades 4 + 5 Book Club 4:00pm - 5:00pm Youth Activity Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Youth Activity Room Age Group: Youth, Grades 3 - 5 Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 8 Details: Students in grades 4 and 5 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia! Students can pick up the books at the library ahead of time and then join us for a fun conversation and related activities.