Local History: F.O. Matthiessen & Russell Cheney - Portrait of a Marriage
Hear about the marriage and art of F.O. Matthiessen and Russell Cheney, with author Scott Bane...
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Friday: 9 AM – 5:30 PM
Saturday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Sunday (September - May): 1 PM – 5 PM
Sunday (June - August): CLOSED
Hear about the marriage and art of F.O. Matthiessen and Russell Cheney, with author Scott Bane...
We're back with an epic summer kick-off party! Come for the Summer Reading Challenge, stay for the bouncy obstacle course, bubble fun with Sages Entertainment, popcorn, fake tattoos, hula hooping and more!
Stephen Morse will explore the process of searching the 1950 census by location/enumeration district....
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The results from Racial Unity Team's fourth annual Art & Poetry Challenge, exploring the theme of equity...
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This is an archive of interviews featuring local residents, city staff and marine professionals, all of whom have thoughts or information to share about Millie! Come back each Monday from June - July, or follow us on Instagram or Facebook. For more on Millie, please see our main Millie page!
This summer, Portsmouth Public Library staff are on the hunt for evidence of Millie, the South Mill Pond monster. Long rumored and never confirmed, like the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot, Millie is a local legend. We’re getting to the bottom of the mystery, with a series of social media posts throughout the summer.
We shall meet, not once, but twice in the merry month of May, to discuss not one play, but two!
Join us for an outdoor book signing for Piscataqua Writers 2022, an anthology of outstanding regional writers...
Scavenger hunts for all ages, in the library this summer...