Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

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All Day	Closing LIBRARY CLOSED SUNDAYS Memorial Day to Labor Day All Day Branches: Portsmouth Public Library				This event is in the "All Ages" group. Ikenobo-Ikebana Exhibit 06/26/2025 @ 12:30pm - 06/28/2025 @ 12:00pm All Ages Lobby This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Lobby Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Exhibit Details: Fascinated by Japanese flower arranging? Come learn about its practice and history at a demonstration and exhibition of Ikenobo-Ikebana at the Portsmouth Public Library.
9 am				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. Baby Laptime 9:30am - 10:00am Youth, Baby, Toddler, Preschool Levenson Room 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. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Youth, Baby, Toddler, Preschool Program Type: Story Time Details: Laptime is recommended for babies ages 0 to 18 months and will feature stories, songs, fingerplays, bouncing rhymes, and puppets.			This event is in the "All Ages" group. English Conversation Group 9:30am - 10:30am All Ages Macleod Board Room This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Macleod Board Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Discussion Group, Language Details: If you want to improve your English, join us at our new English Conversation Group!
10 am			This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Move & Groove Story Time 10:30am - 11:00am Youth, Toddler, Preschool Levenson Room This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Youth, Toddler, Preschool Program Type: Story Time Details: Get your dancing shoes on for this interactive story time with songs, movement, and stories! Recommended for children ages 2- 5 years old and their caregivers.	This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. Toddler Time 10:30am - 11:00am Youth, Toddler Levenson Room This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Youth, Toddler Program Type: Story Time Details: Join us for Toddler Story Time! Toddler Story Time is recommended for two and three year olds and their caregivers and will feature stories, singing, playing and more!			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. Reading Dogs - Chloe & Tillie! 10:00am - 11:00am 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. 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 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. Mah Jongg 10:00am - 12:00pm Adult, Tween & Teen Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. 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.
11 am							This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Poets' Workshop Group 11:30am - 1:00pm Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Macleod Board Room Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Waitlist Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Macleod Board Room Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Workshop, Writing Registration Required Details: Poets are invited to join our new Poets' Workshop Group! This community of poets will share their work in a friendly and sensitive environment, explore others' work, write, reflect, revise, and publish!
12 pm				This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. Weekly Meditation 12:15pm - 1:00pm Adult, Tween & Teen Levenson Room This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Adult, Tween & Teen Program Type: Activity, Health & Wellness Our Weekly Meditation will now be hosted in the Levenson Room AND online, every Wednesday from 12:15 - 1 PM! Attend in person or via Zoom. Appropriate for all levels of experience. See our current schedule of teachers, or find out more about our volunteer instructors, at cityofportsmouth.com/library/weekly-meditation. No registration required. Click this link to connect via Zoom. Password: 3GWdHC		This event is in the "Adult" group. Italian Language Discussion Group 12:15pm - 1:15pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Group, Language Details: This Italian Language Discussion Group meets at the library and online via Zoom part of the year.
1 pm				This event is in the "All Ages" 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. 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. Tie Dye Party! 1:00pm - 4:00pm All Ages, Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Teen (Ages 13 - 18), Youth, Preschool, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Field Beside Library This event is in the "All Ages" 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. 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. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Field Beside Library Age Group: All Ages, Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Teen (Ages 13 - 18), Youth, Preschool, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Program Type: Activity, Art & Culture, Crafts Details: We think you'll agree that this is a TIED AND TRUE summer classic! (get it??) More Info Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.	This event is in the "All Ages" group. Ikenobo-Ikebana Flower Arranging Demonstration 1:00pm - 3:00pm All Ages Levenson Room This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Exhibit Details: Fascinated by Japanese flower arranging? Come learn about its practice and history at a demonstration and exhibition of Ikenobo-Ikebana at the Portsmouth Public Library.	This event is in the "Adult" group. French Language Discussion Group 1:30pm - 3:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. 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.
2 pm		This event is in the "Adult" group. German Language Discussion Group 2:30pm - 4:00pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. 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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4 pm		This event is in the "Tween & Teen" 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. Playful Engineers: Chain Reactions 4:00pm - 5:00pm Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Levenson Room Open Registration Required This event is in the "Tween & Teen" 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. Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Program Type: Activity, Special Event, Science & STEAM Registration Required Details: In this workshop, participants design, build, test, and play with chain reactions and creative contraptions, like Rube Goldberg Machines, paper constructions, domino towers, exploding popsicle-stick snakes, and other awesome engineering exploratio This event is in the "Adult" group. World Affairs Discussion Group 4:00pm - 5:00pm Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group. 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.	This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Shakespeare Discussion Group: Henry IV, Part 1 4:00pm - 5:00pm Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Hilton Garden Inn Room Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Book Club, Discussion Group, Drama & Music Registration Required Details: How now good friends? Dost thou seek a monthly passtime to broaden the mind and entice the senses? Look no further than Shakespearean Discussion Group! Enjoy the selected play of the month in the way ‘twas presented: to the masses!
5 pm					This event is in the "Adult" group. Chinese Language Discussion Group 5:00pm - 6:00pm Adult Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adult" group. 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.
6 pm		This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. Weekly Meditation 6:00pm - 6:45pm Adult, Tween & Teen Hilton Garden Inn Room This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Tween & Teen" group. 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. This event is in the "Adult" group. True Crime Book Talk with author Sharon Kitchens: The Murder of Dorothy Milliken 6:30pm - 8:30pm Adult Levenson Room Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group. Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentation, Authors & Books, History Registration Required Details: On November 5, 1976 Dorothy Milliken was murdered.	This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Summer Yoga in the Garden 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Library Garden This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Library Garden Age Group: Adult, Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Activity, Garden & Nature, Health & Wellness Details: Sage Clarke is back to offer free weekly yoga classes on Tuesday evenings from June 17 to September 16! Join us from 6:30-7:30 PM for an hour of outdoor, all-levels yoga in the library garden behind the library.	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 "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group. This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group. Family Game Night 6:00pm - 7:30pm Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Teen (Ages 13 - 18), Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Levenson Room 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 "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades K - 2" group. This event is in the "Grades 3 - 5" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Tween & Teen, Tween (Grades 6 - 8), Teen (Ages 13 - 18), Youth, Grades K - 2, Grades 3 - 5 Program Type: Activity, Gaming Details: Calling all Families! Do you love learning new games but hate reading the directions? Have you wondered about those weird Trash Panda and Gonuts for Donuts games in Youth Services? This event is in the "Adult" group. Creative Writing Group I 6:30pm - 8:30pm Adult Hilton Garden Inn Room Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adult" group. Full Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Hilton Garden Inn Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Activity, Writing Registration Required 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.	This event is in the "Adult" group. Genealogy Workshop: Research Huddle 6:00pm - 8:00pm Adult Special Collections This event is in the "Adult" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Special Collections Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion Group, Genealogy Details: Presented by the library’s Special Collections staff and members of the Ranger Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), these events are free, open to the public, and appropriate for all levels of interest and experience. All levels will learn something new! Join us for a Research Huddle in the Special Collections Room! In sports, a huddle is when players gather in a circle to strategize, motivate, or celebrate. We think genealogists should do the same! This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Pajama Story Time 6:30pm - 7:00pm Youth, Toddler, Preschool Youth Services Open Registration Required This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Youth Services Age Group: Youth, Toddler, Preschool Program Type: Story Time, Authors & Books Registration Required Details: Put on your comfiest pajamas, grab your favorite stuffie and meet Miss Gretyl in the sun room for pajama story time! This story time is geared toward children ages 2-5 and will feature bedtime stories, songs, rhymes and more! Registrat This event is in the "All Ages" group. Film Screening: The Friend 6:30pm - 8:30pm All Ages Levenson Room This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Film Details: The Friend. 2024. R. 123 Minutes.	This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Teen Lock-In 6:00pm - 9:00pm Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Levenson Room Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teen (Ages 13 - 18)" group. Open Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Levenson Room Age Group: Teen (Ages 13 - 18) Program Type: Activity, Special Event Registration Required Details: REGISTRATION REQUIRED Students entering eighth grade and up are invited for a WICKED FUN after-hours events at the library! Join us for games, food, trivia and pizza, plus hide and seek in the WHOLE library!
7 pm			This event is in the "Adult" group. Speculative Fiction Book Club: A Tale for the Time Being 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adult Macleod Board Room This event is in the "Adult" group. Library Branch: Portsmouth Public Library Room: Macleod Board Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club 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. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki