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 a discussion of The Library Book by Susan Orlean.
A chronicle of the Los Angeles Public Library fire of April 28, 1986 and its aftermath showcases the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives.
Join us for a discussion of Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Join us for a discussion of A Long Way Home : a Memoir by Saroo Brierly.
This is the incredible true story of Saroo Brierley, a young man who used Google Earth to rediscover his childhood life and home in a journey from India to Australia and back again.
Join us for a discussion of The Boys in the Boat : Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown.
Join us for a discussion of My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.
My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila, growing up in Naples, Italy during the 1950s.
Join us for a discussion of Code Girls : The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy.
Library staff meeting
Join us for a discussion of The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.
People of all ages are invited to participate in the sixth annual reading of the Declaration of Independence on the grounds of Portsmouth Free Public Library. Each person who wishes may read a marked section of our nation’s founding document and we will finish in unison. Families are welcome and children who can read and recite are encouraged to take part. Copies will be available or you may bring your own. In case of rain, we will meet inside the library’s program room.
Jeannette Bessinger will teach you a few key reasons you need to be getting more veggies into your diet, but how much broccoli can anyone actually eat? Salad is an easy, tasty way to get yourself noshing on the rainbow every day.
