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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
11/27/2023 @ 9:00am - 02/02/2024 @ 9:00pm
Lobby
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Nov-Feb
2023
11/27/2023 @ 9:00am - 02/02/2024 @ 9:00pm
Lobby
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Lobby
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Activity,
Civics & Community,
Health & Wellness
Details:
The Community Coat Swap helps spread warmth in the community!
Need a coat or winter accessory? We have many community donations of good-quality coats, sweaters, scarves, hats, gloves, and mittens for all ages and sizes in the Library L...
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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.
Dec
6
2023
Wed
9:30am - 10:00am
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:
Baby,
Toddler
Program Type:
Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
14
Details:
Join us INSIDE 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 ...
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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.
Dec
9
2023
Sat
9:30am - 10:30am
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.
Dec
5
2023
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:
23
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.
Dec
5
2023
Tue
10:30am - 11:30am
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
Program Type:
Discussion Group,
Language
Details:
The Spanish Language Discussion Group meets at the library.
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 langua...
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This event is in the "Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.
Dec
6
2023
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:
16
Details:
Join us INSIDE for books, songs, and rhymes at a story time recommended for two and three year olds and their caregivers.
Please register ONCE for your family group, and let us know how many are in your group. Registration for story time is on a w...
More Info
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.
Dec
9
2023
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.
Dec
6
2023
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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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Dec
8
2023
Fri
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:
The Italian Language Discussion Group meets in person at the library.
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 reso...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Dec
5
2023
Tue
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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:
Adult
Program Type:
Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Details:
The library's new 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: 3GWdHC
For more book groups, visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/book-discussion-groups.
The Talented Miss Farwell by Emily Tedrowe
At the end of the 1990s, with the art market finally recovered from its disastrous collapse, Miss Rebecca Farwell has made a killing at Christie's in New York City, selling a portion of her extraordinary ...
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 "Adult" group.
Dec
8
2023
Fri
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.
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 languag...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Dec
4
2023
Mon
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Macleod Room
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:
Discussion Group,
Language
Details:
The German Language Discussion Group meets in the library.
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...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Dec
5
2023
Tue
2:00pm - 3:30pm
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
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?!
Get one-on-one help with these questions and more during our drop in device help time at the library. From...
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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.
Dec
3
2023
Sun
3:00pm - 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:
Adult,
Tween & Teen
Program Type:
Performance,
Art & Culture,
Drama & Music
Details:
Join us on Sunday December 3rd at 3 PM in the Portsmouth Public Library's Levenson Community Room for a fantastic free classical guitar performance by Catherine O'Kelly. Catherine O’Kelly is a classical guitarist who performs throughout New England a...
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This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
Dec
4
2023
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)!
The first Monday o...
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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.
Dec
6
2023
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 "Tween & Teen" group.
This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
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.
Dec
7
2023
Thu
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Levenson Room
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Tween & Teen,
Tween (Grades 6 - 8),
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type:
Activity,
Discussion Group,
Art & Culture,
Computer,
Drama & Music,
Science & STEAM
Details:
Hive Mind is back in session for the fall!
Hive Mind is a collaborative media space for middle and high schoolers. Stop by the Levenson Room to watch and make short videos, try new tools, and discuss online trends! Oh, and snacks. We have snacks.
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This event is in the "Youth" group.
Youth Activity Room
Waitlist
This event is in the "Youth" group.
Dec
8
2023
Fri
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Youth Activity Room
Waitlist
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Youth Activity Room
Age Group:
Youth
Program Type:
Activity,
Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Join us, adventurers, for monthly games of dungeons and dragons!
We will slay (or befriend) dragons! We will find and hoard shiny objects! We will make an orc feel better about himself! We will spend too much time deciding which goblin in the bun...
This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.
Dec
8
2023
Fri
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Levenson Room
Waitlist
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Youth
Program Type:
Activity,
Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Youth Ages 7-9 Dungeons and Dragons is transitioning to Hero Kids! Hero Kids is an rpg written specifically for younger Dungeons and Dragons players. The classes and monsters will all be familiar as they are also present in the D&D world.
No e...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Dec
4
2023
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 "Adult" group.
Dec
7
2023
Thu
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Discussion Group,
Language
Our Chinese Language Discussion Group is online only at this time.
Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes. They will have no teacher and may have no native speakers. However, the library has many resources for language learning—ask us today!
For more information about all our Language Discussion Groups, visit cityofportsmouth.com/library/languagediscussiongroups.
Click this link to connect via Zoom. Password: 3GWdHC
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 "Tween & Teen" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
Dec
4
2023
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:
Join us for a new evening meditation program. Meditation is hosted weekly every Monday evening from 6-6:45 PM in the Hilton Garden Inn Room. We offer meditation in a hybrid format, so you may attend in person or online via Zoom. This meditation is ap...
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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.
Dec
5
2023
Tue
6:30pm - 8:30pm
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:
Adult,
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type:
Workshop,
Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Wet felting is a simple and satisfying craft where participants will transform wool roving into small, felted balls to be used for garlands, decorations, or even jewelry! Using water, a touch of soap, and friction rather than needles, wet felting cre...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Waitlist
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Dec
6
2023
Wed
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Waitlist
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,
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.
Writers of all genres are invited to at...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Dec
7
2023
Thu
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Discussion Group,
Art & Culture
Details:
Join us online for the Portuguese Language Discussion Group.
This group meets via Zoom every Thursday. To join the group, click on this link and enter the password: 3GWdHC
Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These a...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Dec
5
2023
Tue
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Macleod Room
Closed
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 Classics Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of 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.
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
“Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broa...
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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.
Dec
6
2023
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:
Activity,
Discussion Group,
Crafts,
Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Details:
As we enter the last month of the year, taking time to pause and reflect on 2023 will help us prepare and plan with intention.
Come join the Planner Society to curate your own Year End Review, using reflection questions to help you evaluate 2023 a...
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 "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Dec
7
2023
Thu
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Levenson Room
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Presentation,
Authors & Books,
History
Details:
1623: The Untold Story of New Hampshire’s Founding Family
Presented by J. Dennis Robinson
Why do we know so little about David and Amias Thompson of Plymouth, England? And why is the little we know so often wrong? Our first European couple...
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