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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Mar-Apr
2024
SPLASH! Exhibit
All Day 3/9 - 4/16
Levenson Room
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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.
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This event is in the "Baby" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.
Baby,
Toddler
Levenson Room
Closed
This event is in the "Baby" group.
This event is in the "Toddler" group.
Mar
27
2024
Wed
Baby Laptime Story Time
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
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!
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 "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.
Youth,
Baby,
Toddler,
Preschool,
Grades K - 2
Levenson Room
Closed
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
Family Story Time
9:30am - 10:00am
Levenson Room
Closed
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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
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!
More Info
Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
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10 am |
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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.
Youth,
Baby,
Toddler
Levenson Room
Closed
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
Waddler Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am
Levenson Room
Closed
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
Youth,
Baby,
Toddler
Program Type:
Story Time
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.
More Info
Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Adult
Hilton Garden Inn Room
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
26
2024
Tue
Spanish Language Discussion Group
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.
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This event is in the "Toddler" group.
Toddler
Levenson Room
Closed
This event is in the "Toddler" group.
Mar
27
2024
Wed
Toddler Story Time
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
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.
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 "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.
Youth,
Preschool,
Grades K - 2,
Grades 3 - 5
Youth Services
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
Reading Dogs - Chloe & Tillie!
10:00am - 11:00am
Youth Services
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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.
More Info
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.
Adult,
Tween & Teen
Hilton Garden Inn Room
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
Mar
30
2024
Sat
Mah Jongg
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!
More Info
Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
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12 pm |
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
Adult,
Tween & Teen
Levenson Room
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
Mar
27
2024
Wed
Weekly Meditation
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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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.
Tween (Grades 6 - 8),
Youth,
Grades K - 2,
Grades 3 - 5
Levenson 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 K - 2" group.
This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group.
Mar
26
2024
Tue
Homeschool Hangout: Mini-Rockets with McAuliffe-Shepherd Planetarium
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
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.
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.
Adult
Hilton Garden Inn Room
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
25
2024
Mon
German Language Discussion Group
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.
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This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Closed
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
Mar
26
2024
Tue
Teen Book Club @ PHS
Closed
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Age Group:
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type:
Book Club
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!
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Mar
24
2024
Sun
Guitar Sunday @ PPL Featuring Thatcher Harrison
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.
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This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
Tween (Grades 6 - 8)
Levenson Room
This event is in the "Tween (Grades 6 - 8)" group.
Mar
25
2024
Mon
Middle School Mondays
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!!!
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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.
Youth,
Grades K - 2,
Grades 3 - 5
Levenson Room
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
LEGO Club
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!
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
25
2024
Mon
World Affairs Discussion Group
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.
Adult,
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
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
Shakespeare Discussion Group: The Taming of the Shrew
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Open
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Age Group:
Adult,
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Program Type:
Discussion Group,
Drama & Music
Required
Seats Remaining:
25
Details:
“Seeing too much sadness hath congealed your blood, And melancholy is the nurse of frenzy.
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
Adult,
Teen (Ages 13 - 18)
Online
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group.
Mar
27
2024
Wed
Italian Language Discussion Group
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.
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
28
2024
Thu
Chinese Language Discussion Group
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.
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6 pm |
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
Adult,
Tween & Teen
Hilton Garden Inn Room
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group.
Mar
25
2024
Mon
Weekly Meditation
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:
Our Weekly Meditation is now offered on Monday evenings as well as Wednesday afternoon.
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
Adult
Hilton Garden Inn Room
Waitlist
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
27
2024
Wed
Creative Writing Group I
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,
Writing
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.
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
28
2024
Thu
Portuguese Language Discussion Group
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.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
All Ages
Levenson Room
Closed
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Mar
28
2024
Thu
Eclipse and Night Sky Photography with NH Astrophotographer Charles Cormier
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Levenson Room
Closed
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Levenson Room
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Presentation,
Garden & Nature,
Science & STEAM
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!
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This event is in the "Adult" group.
Adult
Macleod Board Room
Open
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Mar
26
2024
Tue
Speculative Fiction Book Club: Dhalgren
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Macleod Board Room
Open
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Library Branch:
Portsmouth Public Library
Room:
Macleod Board Room
Age Group:
Adult
Program Type:
Book Club,
Authors & Books
Required
Seats Remaining:
7
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
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