Civics Resources

This page offers resources to go deeper on Civics and Citizenship. 

Stay tuned for our Civics & Citizenship zine, to be released in October 2024!

Doing your own research? Email us or call the Reference Desk at 603-766-1720 for assistance!

Library

• Portsmouth Public Library Board of Trustees

• Library Bill of Rights

Citizenship

• Citizenship Resource Center

• LearningExpress Library Citizenship Practice Tests 
  (library card required - for more, visit LearningExpress Info)

• Jury Service

Voting & Contacting Your Representatives

• Find & Contact Elected Officials (usa.gov)

• Contact the Portsmouth City Council

• Portsmouth Polling Places & Wards 

• Portsmouth City Clerk's Office

• 2024 Voting Information (including absentee ballot information)

Federal

• US Bill of Rights 

New Hampshire

• The General Court of NH & Current Legislation Search

• How to Get Young People to Join a Board or Committee

• How to Run for Office in New Hampshire

• The Story of the 1975 Law Requiring The New Hampshire Presidential Primary to be First in the Nation, Jim Splaine

Books for Further Reading

• Youth & Teen Civics & Democracy Booklist

• A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Nick Capodice & Hannah McCarthy (320.473 C245)

• Civics Flash Cards for the Naturalization Test by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (323.623 C5822 2017)

• Becoming a U.S. Citizen: A Guide to the Law, Exam & Interview  by Ilona M. Bray, J.D. (342.73 B8271 2023)

• Preparing for the Naturalization Test (323.623 P9277 2017)

Protest Safety

• American Civil Liberties Union

• Civics 101 Podcast

• NYU Law School

• Human Rights Campaign

• University of Michigan

• National Immigration Law Center