Week Calendar

This fall, Portsmouth Public Library continues our weekly outdoor yoga class for adults, in the field beside the library, every Sunday morning, September 11 – October 9, at 8 AM!

Join us under the tent for outdoor Lap Time! Lap Time is recommended for babies ages 0 to 18 months and will feature stories, singing, playing and more!

Join us in the Levenson Meeting Room 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!

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and more under the tent in the field beside the library! This story time is designed for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.

Please register each week you plan to attend.

This Language Discussion Group will meet in the library or outside during the spring and summer. 

Join us for books, songs, and rhymes at an outdoor story time recommended for two and three year olds and their caregivers.

Join us under the tent for outdoor Waddler Time! This is a storytime designed for our mobile young patrons ages 1-3 yrs.  We will do lots of songs, rhymes and dancing.  

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.

MAH JONGG EVERY SATURDAY! Learn MAH JONGG, the ancient Chinese game of tiles. It's fast, free, and fun for all ages. Held every Saturday from 10 - Noon. Taught every week at 10:00, takes 15 minutes to learn. 

Our Italian Language Discussion Group is meeting in the library at this time.  It will move online in November.

This Language Discussion Group will meet in the library or outside during the spring and summer. 

Blast Off book club is for emerging readers in grades K-2 (at all reading levels!) We will discuss our book, complete an extension activity, and play literacy games.

Join Misa's Clean Kitchen at COMMUNITY CAMPUS for a fun Halloween themed cooking class. This class is geared toward elementary school aged students! We are excited to partner with the Recreation Department to host this program at their new space!

Join us for the launch of 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!

Hive Mind is a brand new after school offering for middle and high school students! We’ll be setting up shop in the Levenson Room on Thursdays with a rotating selection of A/V equipment and activities.

ADVENTURE AWAITS!! This is a special make up session for last week's canceled session.

Join us for Teen D&D! Every two weeks we get together and roll the dice!

Learn to Knit
Saturday October 1, 2 – 4 PM
Thursdays October 13 & 27, 6 – 8 PM

Standing Together: The Seacoast LGBTQ Social and Support Groups Since the 1950s

Join Portsmouth Public Library and Maine author Michelle Souliere for an evening of creepy local stories from Maine and New Hampshire!