This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group. Apr 8 2025 Tue Grades K/1 Picture Book Club 3:30pm - 4:15pm Youth, Grades K - 2 Levenson Room Open Registration This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group. Apr 8 2025 Tue Grades K/1 Picture Book Club 3:30pm - 4:15pm Levenson Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Youth, Grades K - 2 Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 2 Details: Book Club for Kindergarten and First Grade Can I Be Your Dog? is a sweet epistolary (written in letters) tail tale of a street dog who is searching for a forever home! More Info Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 14 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: The Maid 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 14 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: The Maid 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 Maid
This event is in the "Youth" group. Apr 14 2025 Mon Grades 4 + 5 Book Club 4:00pm - 5:00pm Youth Youth Activity Room Open Registration This event is in the "Youth" group. Apr 14 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: 5 Details: Students in grades 4 and 5 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia! This month choose your own Who Was book from our collection and bring it to discuss with other book clubbers.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 14 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: The Maid 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 14 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: The Maid 7:00pm - 8:00pm 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 Maid
This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group. Apr 15 2025 Tue Homeschool Book Club 1:00pm - 2:00pm 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. Apr 15 2025 Tue Homeschool Book Club 1:00pm - 2:00pm 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: 4 Details: Homeschool students are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia! This month choose your own Who Was book from our collection and bring it to discuss with other book clubbers.
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. Apr 15 2025 Tue Book Club Grades 2/3 3:30pm - 4:45pm Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Macleod Board Room Open Registration 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. Apr 15 2025 Tue Book Club Grades 2/3 3:30pm - 4:45pm Macleod Board Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Macleod Board Room Age Group: Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 6 Details: Book Club for second and third grades will be back at the library!This book club is not intended to teach literacy but simply build a love of books and libraries! We will chat about the book and play games or do an activity!
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. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Apr 29 2025 Tue Shakespeare Discussion Group: Twelfth Night 4:00pm - 5:00pm Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Hilton Garden Inn Room Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Apr 29 2025 Tue Shakespeare Discussion Group: Twelfth Night 4:00pm - 5:00pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Book Club, Discussion Group, Drama & Music Registration Required Seats Remaining: 44 Details: How now good friends? Dost thou seek a monthly passtime to broaden the mind and entice the senses? Look no further than Shakespearean Discussion Group! Enjoy the selected play of the month in the way ‘twas presented: to the masses!
This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 29 2025 Tue Speculative Fiction Book Club: House of Leaves 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adult Macleod Board Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Apr 29 2025 Tue Speculative Fiction Book Club: House of Leaves 7:00pm - 8:00pm Macleod Board Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Macleod Board Room 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. 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. House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski
This event is in the "Adult" group. May 6 2025 Tue Mystery Book Club: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. May 6 2025 Tue Mystery Book Club: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone 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.
This event is in the "Adult" group. May 12 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: The Shipping News 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. May 12 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: The Shipping News 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.
This event is in the "Youth" group. May 12 2025 Mon Grades 4 + 5 Book Club 4:00pm - 5:00pm Youth Youth Activity Room Open Registration This event is in the "Youth" group. May 12 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: 7 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.
This event is in the "Adult" group. May 12 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: The Shipping News 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. May 12 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: The Shipping News 7:00pm - 8:00pm 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 Shipping News by Annie E. Proulx
This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group. May 13 2025 Tue Homeschool Book Club 1:00pm - 2:00pm 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. May 13 2025 Tue Homeschool Book Club 1:00pm - 2:00pm 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: 7 Details: Homeschool students are invited to join us for a fun discussion each month.
This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group. May 13 2025 Tue Grades K/1 Picture Book Club 3:30pm - 4:15pm Youth, Grades K - 2 Levenson Room Open Registration This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group. May 13 2025 Tue Grades K/1 Picture Book Club 3:30pm - 4:15pm Levenson Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Youth, Grades K - 2 Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 9 Details: Book Club for Kindergarten and First Grade (formerly known as Blast Off!)This month we will be exploring a wordless picture book by Matthew Cordell- Explorers. More Info Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
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. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. May 27 2025 Tue Shakespeare Discussion Group: Richard II 4:00pm - 5:00pm Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Hilton Garden Inn Room Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. May 27 2025 Tue Shakespeare Discussion Group: Richard II 4:00pm - 5:00pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Book Club, Discussion Group, Drama & Music Registration Required Seats Remaining: 45 Details: How now good friends? Dost thou seek a monthly passtime to broaden the mind and entice the senses? Look no further than Shakespearean Discussion Group! Enjoy the selected play of the month in the way ‘twas presented: to the masses!
This event is in the "Adult" group. May 27 2025 Tue Speculative Fiction Book Club: The Cruel Prince 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adult Macleod Board Room This event is in the "Adult" group. May 27 2025 Tue Speculative Fiction Book Club: The Cruel Prince 7:00pm - 8:00pm Macleod Board Room Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Macleod Board Room 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. 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 Cruel Prince by Holly Black&n
This event is in the "Adult" group. Jun 3 2025 Tue Mystery Book Club: Killing Trail 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. Jun 3 2025 Tue Mystery Book Club: Killing Trail 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.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Jun 9 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: West with Giraffes 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Jun 9 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: West with Giraffes 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. West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
This event is in the "Youth" group. Jun 9 2025 Mon Grades 4 + 5 Book Club 4:00pm - 5:00pm Youth Youth Activity Room Open Registration This event is in the "Youth" group. Jun 9 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: 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.
This event is in the "Adult" group. Jun 9 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: West with Giraffes 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Jun 9 2025 Mon Fiction Book Club: West with Giraffes 7:00pm - 8:00pm 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. West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
This event is in the "Adult" group. Jun 16 2025 Mon Nonfiction Book Club: Where You'll Find Me 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Jun 16 2025 Mon Nonfiction Book Club: Where You'll Find Me 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. Where You'll Find Me: Risk, Decisions, and The Last Climb of Kate Matrosova
This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Jun 24 2025 Tue Shakespeare Discussion Group: Henry IV, Part I 4:00pm - 5:00pm Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Hilton Garden Inn Room Open Registration This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Jun 24 2025 Tue Shakespeare Discussion Group: Henry IV, Part I 4:00pm - 5:00pm Hilton Garden Inn Room Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Book Club, Discussion Group, Drama & Music Registration Required Seats Remaining: 45 Details: How now good friends? Dost thou seek a monthly passtime to broaden the mind and entice the senses? Look no further than Shakespearean Discussion Group! Enjoy the selected play of the month in the way ‘twas presented: to the masses!
