Join us for an intermediate knitting class to learn the intarsia technique! Registration is required. 

Join historian Sam Collins, former curator of the Vaughn Cottage Museum on Star Island, to explore the historical records of the Isles of Shoals. We'll dig into the wide range of archival materials both on the islands and on the mainland.

Learn about the relationship between Indigenous representation in public library local history collections and the collective understanding of the land now known as New Hampshire. Findings demonstrate that New Hampshire public library's local history collections often lack recognition or an accurate representation of Abenaki histories, and, instead, hold a majority white authorship which relegates Abenaki peoples to a distant past, casting indigeneity in the light of myth and folklore.

“The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defense. Through this we can build, we must build a defense against repetition.” - Simon Wiesenthal, Holocaust Survivor

The past becomes prologue if societies do not learn the right lessons and take preventative action. With plenty of examples throughout history, the world has ample evidence of what leads to genocide in all of its forms, yet there are at least a dozen current genocide emergencies in the world today, as defined by Genocide Watch.

O, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here at Shakespeare Discussion group! We invite you to join our merry band of players for our March discussion of The Tempest on the 28th at 4PM. Worry not if you’ve not joined in the past, as we invite fellows of all ages and knowledge to attend. This discussion will take place in the Macleod room at the library for, our library is indeed dukedom large enough!

If you're looking for a way to connect with others in the community, while enjoying free entertainment, look no further! Join us for Connecting with the Classics on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. We will show classic films, provide light refreshments, and an opportunity to meet some of your neighbors! 

Elvis
2022. Rated PG-13. 159 Min.

Belfast
2021. Rated PG-13. 97 Min.

Belfast is a movie straight from Branagh's own experience. A nine-year-old boy must chart a path toward adulthood through a world that has suddenly turned upside down.

Join The Planner Society online while staying cozy and connected from home. 

PNH400 Legacy Project A History of Portsmouth NH in 101 Objects Celebrates Women's History Month with authors, Mary Johanna Brown and Maryellen Burke who lead the conversation "Hey Lady, What’s Your Story?" about leadership past and present.