This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jan-Feb 2025 Take the Gratitude Challenge! 01/01/2025 @ 9:00am - 02/14/2025 @ 11:45pm All Ages This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jan-Feb 2025 Take the Gratitude Challenge! 01/01/2025 @ 9:00am - 02/14/2025 @ 11:45pm Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Activity, Special Event, Health & Wellness Details: Join the Portsmouth Public Library where we practice gratitude and kindness in big and small ways! This Gratitude Challenge runs through Valentine's Day. Turn in your log to the library by February 15, and you may win a fun prize!
This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jan-Mar 2025 Exhibit: Seacoast Camera Club 01/27/2025 @ 9:00am - 03/01/2025 @ 5:00pm All Ages Levenson Room This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jan-Mar 2025 Exhibit: Seacoast Camera Club 01/27/2025 @ 9:00am - 03/01/2025 @ 5:00pm Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Exhibit, Crafts Details: We are pleased to showcase a selection of photographs from The Seacoast Camera Club at their annual exhibit 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 "All Ages" group. Feb 2 2025 Sun Black Heritage Trail Tea Talks: Things They Carried : An African Philosophy on War and Survival 2:00pm - 3:30pm All Ages Levenson Room This event is in the "All Ages" group. Feb 2 2025 Sun Black Heritage Trail Tea Talks: Things They Carried : An African Philosophy on War and Survival 2:00pm - 3:30pm Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Discussion Group, Presentation, Special Event, History Details: "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles." — Sun Tzu
This event is in the "All Ages" group. Feb 3 2025 Mon Hygge! 10:00am - 7:00pm All Ages Levenson Room This event is in the "All Ages" group. Feb 3 2025 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/
This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 3 2025 Mon German Language Discussion Group 2:30pm - 4:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 3 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 3 2025 Mon Middle School Mondays 3:30pm - 4:30pm Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8) Youth Services This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group. Feb 3 2025 Mon Middle School Mondays 3:30pm - 4:30pm Youth Services Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Youth Services 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 "Youth" group. Feb 3 2025 Mon Grades 4 + 5 Book Club 4:00pm - 5:00pm Youth Youth Activity Room Open Registration This event is in the "Youth" group. Feb 3 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 Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 4 Details: Each month in grades 4+5 book club we talk about a new book and participate in related activities - which could be word games, root beer tasting contests, art projects or crafts - it just depends on the book.
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: 47 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 Cancelled: Babysitting Course 4:00pm - 6:00pm Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Levenson Room Cancelled 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 Cancelled Cancelled: Babysitting Course 4:00pm - 6:00pm Levenson Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Workshop Details: This course has been cancelled due to low enrollment - please watch for our next Babysitting Course this summer!It's that time of the year again!Our ever-popular Babysitting Course is here!
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: 119 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 Open 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 Open 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 "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group. This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group. Feb 6 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. Feb 6 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. 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 12:15pm - 1:15pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Feb 7 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 in the MacLeod Board Room and online via Zoom.
