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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
May-Jun
2023
All Day 5/2 - 6/1
Levenson Room
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Exhibit,
Art & Culture,
History
Details:
Modern Tall Ships by Rebecca Klementovich
Exhibit: Tuesday May 2 – Thursday June 1
Meet the Artist Reception: Sunday May 14 from 2-4 PM
The spring art exhibit features the colorful abstract paintings of Rebecca Klementovich! Our next show in...
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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.
May
10
2023
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:
15
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.
May
13
2023
Sat
9:30am - 10:00am
Levenson Room
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Youth,
Baby,
Toddler,
Preschool,
Grades K - 2
Program Type:
Story Time,
Activity,
Authors & Books
Details:
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! No registration requi...
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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 "Adult" group.
May
9
2023
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:
Details
For the winter of 2022-2023, the Spanish Language Discussion Group will meet at the library and online.
To join online, click this link to connect via Zoom. Password: 3GWdHC
Please note that each group is volunte...
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This event is in the "Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.
May
10
2023
Wed
10:30am - 11:00am
Levenson Room
Closed
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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...
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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.
May
11
2023
Thu
10:00am - 10:30am
Levenson Room
Closed
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Youth,
Baby,
Toddler
Program Type:
Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
14
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.
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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.
May
13
2023
Sat
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
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.
May
13
2023
Sat
10:00am - 12:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room
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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 "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
May
7
2023
Sun
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
PPL @ Children's Day in Market Square
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Activity,
Special Event
Details:
Visit us at Children's Day on Sunday May 7 from 12 — 4 PM! We will be there to help you get a library card, answer questions about our Summer Reading Program, provide fun kids activities, and more! Please stop by to say hello and learn about a s...
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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.
May
10
2023
Wed
12:15pm - 1:00pm
Levenson Room
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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.
May
12
2023
Fri
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Discussion Group,
Language
Details:
The Italian Language Discussion Group will meet online for the winter of 2022-2023.
To join online, click this link to connect via Zoom. Password: 3GWdHC
Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not c...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
May
8
2023
Mon
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Book Club,
Authors & Books
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 Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar
An experienced psychologist, Maggie carefully maintains emotional distance from her patients. But when she meets a young Indian woman who tried to kill herself, her professional detachment disintegrates. Cut off fr...
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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.
May
9
2023
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,
Workshop,
Special Event,
Science & STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
1
Details:
Homeschooling families are invited to join us for a special visit from Snapology for this month's Homeschool Hangout. Registration is required. Please register for EACH child who is planning to attend. We typically have a wait list for these programs...
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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 "Tween & Teen" group.
This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
May
10
2023
Wed
1:15pm - 3:15pm
Levenson Room
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Tween & Teen,
Tween (Grades 6 - 8)
Program Type:
Film
Details:
Join us on this Early Release Day for a movie and snacks!
We'll have a few movies to choose from and vote on, and plenty of snacks to get you through!
Join us!
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
May
12
2023
Fri
1:30pm - 3:00pm
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:
Our French Language Discussion Group is meeting at the library during the winter of 2022-2023.
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 "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
May
8
2023
Mon
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Macleod Room
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Macleod Room
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Discussion Group,
Language
Details:
The German Language Discussion Group will meet in the MacLeod Board Room for the winter of 2022-2023.
Please note that each group is volunteer-facilitated. These are not classes. They will have no teachers and may have no native speakers. Ho...
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
May
7
2023
Sun
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Levenson Room
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
All Ages,
Adult
Program Type:
Performance,
Drama & Music
Details:
Join us for a relaxing classical guitar concert by William Ghezzi. Mr. Ghezzi is back to perform for our Guitar Sundays music series which is co-hosted by the Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, and sponsored by Service Credi...
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This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
May
8
2023
Mon
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Levenson Room
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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.
May
10
2023
Wed
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Levenson Room
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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 "Grades K - 2" group.
This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group.
May
11
2023
Thu
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Crazy 8s Math Club for Grades K-2 Session 2
Age Group:
Grades K - 2
Program Type:
Activity,
Science & STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Details:
Where Math Meets Mischief Session 2!
Join Mollie at the Community Campus for fun with math. We will eat a little snack and start making math mischief! Session 2 is designed for Clubbers who have participated in Session 1 BUT it is not required!&nb...
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.
May
11
2023
Thu
3:30pm - 4:15pm
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 & Teen,
Tween (Grades 6 - 8),
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type:
Activity,
Workshop,
Discussion Group,
Art & Culture,
Civics & Community,
Drama & Music,
Science & STEAM
Details:
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.
The Thursday hangout is designed as a relax...
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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 3 - 5" group.
Youth Activity Room
Closed
This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group.
May
12
2023
Fri
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Youth Activity Room
Closed
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Youth Activity Room
Age Group:
Tween (Grades 6 - 8),
Youth,
Grades 3 - 5
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 bunc...
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
May
13
2023
Sat
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:
Join us for an afternoon of Scottish music, to enjoy toe-tapping reels and jigs, lively strathspeys and marches, and poignant slow airs performed by the skilled members of the New Hampshire Scottish Music Club. The group, founded in 1988 as the Strat...
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This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group.
Youth Activity Room
Closed
This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group.
May
8
2023
Mon
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Activity Room
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Youth Activity Room
Age Group:
Grades 3 - 5
Program Type:
Book Club,
Authors & Books
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Details:
Students in grades 3 and 4 are invited to meet with other readers to talk books and trivia!
Students can pick up the book at the library ahead of time and then join us for a fun conversation and related activities about the book. Registratio...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
May
8
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.
May
11
2023
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
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 "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
May
10
2023
Wed
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:
Discussion Group,
Presentation,
Film,
Civics & Community,
History,
World Affairs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
15
Details:
Ken Burns' PBS documentary, “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” is an examination of what American politicians, journalists, and civilians did and did not know about the Holocaust, and how they responded or didn’t respond to the atrocities. We will view th...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
May
11
2023
Thu
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Macleod Room
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Macleod Room
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Discussion Group,
Art & Culture
Details:
Join us for our newest language discussion group, Portuguese! This group has recently started meeting in person at the library rather than online via Zoom. Please join us each Thursday at 6 PM upstairs in the MacLeod Board Room!
Please ...
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.
May
11
2023
Thu
6:30pm - 8:30pm
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,
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type:
Film
Details:
80 for Brady
2023. Rated PG-13. Runtime 98 minutes.
You won’t want to miss the new hit movie, 80 for Brady, starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sally Fields, Rita Moreno, and featuring a cameo appearance by former New England Patriots quarterback, ...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
May
8
2023
Mon
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Book Club,
Authors & Books
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 Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar
An experienced psychologist, Maggie carefully maintains emotional distance from her patients. But when she meets a young Indian woman who tried to kill herself, her professional detachment disintegrates. Cut off fr...
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This event is in the "Adult" 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.
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Closed
This event is in the "Adult" 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.
May
9
2023
Tue
7:00pm - 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,
Tween & Teen,
Tween (Grades 6 - 8),
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type:
Workshop,
Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
2
Details:
Embroidery is a rewarding and affordable way to enhance your clothing and other belongings, an excellent gift to give in any season, and an interesting way to explore symbols and design motifs. Join in the long history of embroidery as a mode of self...
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
May
10
2023
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Activity,
Art & Culture,
Crafts,
Health & Wellness,
Writing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Details:
Planner Society presents Summer Planning!
Summer! As sure as a gull loves a beach picnic, summer is coming. Are you looking at your June - August calendar and experiencing feelings of excitement? Overwhelm? Concern? Anticipation? How can we make s...
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