Ukraine & Russia: Understanding the Conflict, Online, Tuesday October 10
September 27, 2023Join us to gain a greater understanding of the conflict ongoing between Ukraine and Russia with an expert in Russian politics and society, Rebecca McGory. She will describe the history of Russian-Ukrainian relations and the events that led to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022 to contextualize the ongoing conflict.
Library Strategic Planning Forum: Sunday October 1
September 27, 2023The Portsmouth Public Library is creating a new Strategic Plan and we have received over 2300 responses to our recent survey which will help with the planning.
Banned Book Week Film Screening: Storm Center, Thursday Oct 5
September 27, 20231956. Unrated. 86 Minute Runtime.
During the 1950s, a small-town librarian is shunned by the locals after she refuses the City Council's request to remove a book on Communism from the library's shelves.
Voter Registration at the Library, Wednesday October 18
September 27, 2023The Office of the City Clerk and the Portsmouth Public Library invite you to register to vote or update your voter registration, at one of two voter registration sessions at the Portsmouth Public Library. Attend either of the two sessions on Wednesday, October 18 from 11 AM until 12:30 PM or Tuesday, October 24 from 4 until 5:30 PM.
City of Portsmouth NH Receives $460,000 Federal Grant for Bartlett Street Underpass Engineering Study
September 26, 2023In a phone call to Mayor Deaglan McEachern on September 25, 2023, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg extended his congratulations to the City of Portsmouth on being selected for the Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program. The City applied for a $460,000 grant to cover the cost of the engineering studies necessary to reconfigure the Bartlett Street underpass and railroad bridge.
City Clerk Announces Party Change Deadline of October 6, 2023
September 19, 2023City Clerk Kelli Barnaby announced that the last day to change Party Affiliation prior to the upcoming Presidential Primary Election (Date TBD) is Friday, October 6, 2023.
Special Story Time with Author/Illustrator, David McPhail, Saturday September 16
September 16, 2023We are pleased to announce a SPECIAL GUEST coming this month – author and illustrator David McPhail will be at the library reading from his latest book, Truffle and doing some live drawing as well as answering questions! Mr.
City Hosts Community Policing Facility Public Input Meeting on Thursday, September 21, 2023
September 15, 2023The City of Portsmouth is hosting the next in a series of public information sessions for the Community Policing Facility effort in Council Chambers at City Hall on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 5:30 pm.
Film: Asteroid City, Thursday September 14
September 14, 2023Asteroid City
2023. Rated PG-13. Runtime 105 minutes
Summer Yoga, Tuesdays September 5, 12 & 19
September 12, 2023We are pleased to extend our Summer Yoga classes through September 19 with a new earlier start time in September! We are grateful to have experienced yoga practitioner, Sage Clarke back to offer three additional free weekly yoga classes from September 5 to September 19 in the library garden!