The Library will be closing on Sunday January 19th for an extended construction project. Please see our announcement below for full details.
Join us for our second YouTube Paint Night! BYOB, so 21+ only please. Painting will be a fall scene. Registration opens on September 1st. Limited to 14 participants.
Staff training. Please sign up at OSL Connects.
CANCELLED
This program has been canceled.
This will be an introduction to two of our brand new databases!
Join us and learn the basics of using Google Docs for your document needs. Basic computer skills necessary. Please register by clicking below or call 401-683-9457
Please join us to learn the basics of using MedlinePlus for your health information needs. Basic computer skills recommended. Presented by University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Library and Information Studies candidate Katrina Kloewer. Please register for this free program for all ages.
Spanning more than three centuries of Rhode Island’s history, the Women of the East Bay Exhibition recognizes and celebrates women who have made a difference in their communities. This exhibition is currently on display at Portsmouth Free Public Library. Four Portsmouth women are part of this exhibition - Anne Hutchinson, Julia Ward Howe, Sarah Eddy and Emeline Eldredge. Gloria Schmidt of the Portsmouth Historical Society will share what she has learned about the lives and contributions of each of these women.
The library is closed.
An exhibit during the month of August of images, artifacts and biographies of 60 women who have made a difference in their communities of Barrington, Bristol, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Warren. The exhibit is spaced throughout the library.
The Portsmouth Historical Society in partnership with Portsmouth Free Public Library will host a book club discussion of Killed Strangely: the Death of Rebecca Cornell by Elaine Forman Crane. The book discussion will be held at the library.
