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. Apr 19 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. Apr 19 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.
Apr 20 2025 Sun LIBRARY CLOSED All Day Closing Apr 20 2025 Sun Closing LIBRARY CLOSED All Day Branches: Portsmouth Public Library
This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Nonfiction Book Club: The Devil's Element 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon Nonfiction Book Club: The Devil's Element 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 Devil's Element by Dan Egan
This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 21 2025 Mon German Language Discussion Group 2:30pm - 4:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 21 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. Apr 21 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. Apr 21 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. Apr 21 2025 Mon World Affairs Discussion Group 4:00pm - 5:00pm Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 21 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. Apr 21 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. Apr 21 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. Apr 22 2025 Tue Spanish Language Discussion Group 10:30am - 11:30am Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 22 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 "Adult" group. Apr 22 2025 Tue ESL Classes — CLOSED TO NEW REGISTRATION 5:30pm - 7:30pm Adult OFF SITE Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 22 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 "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Tour the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard! 10:00am - 12:30pm Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) OFF SITE Open Registration Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Tour the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard! 10:00am - 12:30pm OFF SITE Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: OFF SITE Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Special Event, Genealogy, History Registration Required Seats Remaining: 25 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?
This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. Apr 23 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. Apr 23 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. Apr 23 2025 Wed Roots of Renewal Documentary Screening & Conversation with Florence Reed 4:30pm - 8:00pm Adult Levenson Room Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Roots of Renewal Documentary Screening & Conversation with Florence Reed 4:30pm - 8:00pm Levenson Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentation, Civics & Community, History, World Affairs Registration Required Seats Remaining: 119 Details: Roots of Renewal: Documentary Screening & Conversation with Florence Reed
This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Creative Writing Group I 6:30pm - 8:30pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room Waitlist Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 23 2025 Wed Creative Writing Group I 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, Writing Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 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. Apr 24 2025 Thu Chinese Language Discussion Group 5:00pm - 6:00pm Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 24 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. Apr 25 2025 Fri Alzheimer's and Dementia: Dementia Related Behaviors 12:00pm - 1:00pm Adult Online Open Registration Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 25 2025 Fri Alzheimer's and Dementia: Dementia Related Behaviors 12:00pm - 1:00pm Online Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Online Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Group, Presentation, Health & Wellness Registration Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Details: People living with dementia may exhibit behaviors as a way to communicate their needs and feelings as the disease progresses.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 25 2025 Fri Italian Language Discussion Group 12:30pm - 1:30pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 25 2025 Fri Italian Language Discussion Group 12:30pm - 1:30pm 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.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 25 2025 Fri French Language Discussion Group 1:30pm - 3:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 25 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 "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. Apr 25 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. Apr 25 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 "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. Apr 26 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. Apr 26 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. Apr 26 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. Apr 26 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. Apr 26 2025 Sat Poets' Workshop Group 11:30am - 1:00pm Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Macleod Board Room Waitlist Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Apr 26 2025 Sat Poets' Workshop Group 11:30am - 1:00pm Macleod Board Room Waitlist 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. Apr 26 2025 Sat Writing a Legacy Letter Workshop 2:00pm - 3:30pm Adult Levenson Room Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 26 2025 Sat Writing a Legacy Letter Workshop 2:00pm - 3:30pm Levenson Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Activity, Workshop, Writing Registration Required Seats Remaining: 25 Details: Writing a “Legacy Letter”: Sharing Your Values with Loved Ones: An interactive workshop led by Jay Sherwin
This event is in the "All Ages" group. Apr 27 2025 Sun Guitar Sundays @ PMAC : Featuring An Tran 3:00pm - 4:30pm All Ages OFF SITE Offsite Event This event is in the "All Ages" group. Apr 27 2025 Sun Guitar Sundays @ PMAC : Featuring An Tran 3:00pm - 4:30pm OFF SITE Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: OFF SITE Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Performance, Art & Culture, Drama & Music Details: Join us at the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) for a special performance by classical guitarist An Tran. This performance is free and sponsored by the Augustine Foundation.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 28 2025 Mon German Language Discussion Group 2:30pm - 4:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 28 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.
