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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Mar-Apr
2024
All Day 3/9 - 4/16
Levenson Room
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Exhibit
Details:
This exhibit will feature a wide array of stunning creations that showcase the innovative, inspiring minds of our Visual Arts students from grades K-12. The Portsmouth Public Library will come alive with art from Dondero, Little Harbour, New Franklin...
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This event is in the "Baby" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Baby" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.
Mar
27
2024
Wed
9:30am - 10:00am
Levenson Room
Closed
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Baby,
Toddler
Program Type:
Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
17
Details:
Join us for Lap Time! Lap Time is recommended for babies ages 0 to 18 months and will feature stories, singing, playing and more!
Please note that registration for story time is on a weekly basis and you will need to register for each week you pla...
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Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
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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.
This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group.
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.
This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group.
Mar
30
2024
Sat
9:30am - 10:00am
Levenson Room
Open
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Youth,
Baby,
Toddler,
Preschool,
Grades K - 2
Program Type:
Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
50
Details:
Join us each Saturday for Family Story Time! This story time is recommended for children ages 6 months to 7-years-old and their caregivers. Each week will feature stories, singing, playing, and more! No registration encouraged but not required - join...
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Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
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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 "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Baby" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.
Mar
26
2024
Tue
10:30am - 11:00am
Levenson Room
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Youth,
Baby,
Toddler
Program Type:
Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
21
Details:
Join us for Waddler Time! This is a story time designed for our mobile young patrons ages 1-3 yrs. We will do lots of songs, rhymes and dancing.
Please register ONCE for your family group, and let us know how many are in your gro...
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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 "Adult" group.
Mar
26
2024
Tue
10:30am - 11:30am
Hilton Garden Inn Room
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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.
Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes. They will have no teachers and may have no native speakers. However, the library...
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This event is in the "Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.
Mar
27
2024
Wed
10:30am - 11:00am
Levenson Room
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Toddler
Program Type:
Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
17
Details:
Join us for books, songs, and rhymes at a story time recommended for two and three year olds and their caregivers.
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Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
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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.
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.
Mar
30
2024
Sat
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. Chloe and Tillie are wh...
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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.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
Mar
30
2024
Sat
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!
The game is fun for all ages, free, fast, and easy to learn.
We teach beginners the Tawainese version of Mah Jongg every Saturday at 10:00 AM...
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Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
Mar
27
2024
Wed
12:15pm - 1:00pm
Levenson Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Adult,
Tween & Teen
Program Type:
Activity,
Health & Wellness
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Portsmouth Public Library
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This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
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.
This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
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.
Mar
26
2024
Tue
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Levenson Room
Closed
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Tween (Grades 6 - 8),
Youth,
Grades K - 2,
Grades 3 - 5
Program Type:
Activity,
Science & STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
In this workshop presented by the McAuliffe-Shepherd Discovery Center, participants will be guided through the engineering challenge of designing a paper rocket. We will explore common aeronautical questions like: how do planes fly and how can rocket...
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Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
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2 pm |
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
25
2024
Mon
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room
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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.
Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes. They will have no teachers and may have no native speakers. However, ...
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This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
Mar
26
2024
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Age Group:
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type:
Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
6
Details:
Come join us for Teen Book Club! Held at the high school during Flex Block, each month we discuss a book we read together and receive a new book to talk about the following month!
All high school-level teens are welcome to participate. If you are ...
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Mar
24
2024
Sun
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Levenson Room
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Performance,
Art & Culture,
Drama & Music
Details:
Thatcher Harrison is a guitarist and a composer playing everything from classical to jazz, from fingerstyle guitar to popular/rock guitar. As a competitor, Thatcher Harrison has won 20 prizes in regional, national, and international competition...
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This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
Mar
25
2024
Mon
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Levenson Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
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!!!
Come on over, hang out with your friends, have some fun (and maybe a snack)!
Want to see a part...
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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.
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.
Mar
27
2024
Wed
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Levenson Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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! Challenges may include building marble ...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
25
2024
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Open
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
Mar
26
2024
Tue
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Open
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group:
Adult,
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type:
Discussion Group,
Drama & Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
30
Details:
“Seeing too much sadness hath congealed your blood, And melancholy is the nurse of frenzy. Therefore they thought it good you hear a play And frame your mind to mirth and merriment, Which bars a thousand harms and lengthens life.” As winter draws to ...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
Mar
27
2024
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adult,
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type:
Discussion Group,
Language
Details:
This Italian Language Discussion Group meets online via Zoom.
We also offer an in-person Italian Discussion Group that meets at the library, learn more about it here.
Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not ...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
28
2024
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.
Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes. They will have no teachers and may have no native speakers. However, the library has many resources for...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
Mar
25
2024
Mon
6:00pm - 6:45pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group:
Adult,
Tween & Teen
Program Type:
Activity,
Health & Wellness
Details:
Hybrid Meditation
Our Weekly Meditation is now offered on Monday evenings as well as Wednesday afternoon. Join us every Monday from 6-6:45 PM in the Hilton Garden Inn Room or attend online via Zoom. Appropriate for all levels of experience.
See...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Closed
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
27
2024
Wed
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.
Writers of all genres are invited to attend and share their work in a con...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
28
2024
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Discussion Group,
Art & Culture
Details:
The Portuguese Language Discussion Group meets online via Zoom.
Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes. They will have no teachers and may have no native speakers. However, the library has many resources for la...
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Mar
28
2024
Thu
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Levenson Room
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Presentation,
Garden & Nature,
Science & STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
1
Details:
As the April 8 solar eclipse nears, join us to learn more about the night sky with New Hampshire's renowned astrophotographer, Charles Cormier! He will share his spectacular photographs of the planets, stars, eclipses, and more! Explore these special...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
26
2024
Tue
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Macleod Room
Open
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Macleod Room
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Book Club,
Authors & Books
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
9
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.
Dhalgren by Samuel Delany
Bellona is a city at the dead center of the United States. Something has happened there.... The population has fled. Madmen and criminals wander the streets. Strange portents appear in the cloud-covered sky. Into this dis...
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