2658 East Main Road | Portsmouth, RI | 02871 | (401) 683-9457 | Hours

Due to the snowstorm, the Library will be closed on Monday, February 23, 2026 AND Tuesday February 24, 2026. All programs and events scheduled for the day have been cancelled.

Book Discussion Events

Tuesday, March 03
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Welcome to our monthly mystery club! Join us on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 to discuss a new selection. We will read a variety of mystery stories throughout the year: thrillers, whodunits, cozies, police procedurals, and even books... Read More
Tuesday, March 17
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us for a discussion of Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins. Being a widower is not something Joshua Park ever expected. Given his solitary job as a scientist, his small circle of friends and family, and the social awkwardness... Read More
Tuesday, March 17
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Join us for a discussion of Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins. Being a widower is not something Joshua Park ever expected. Given his solitary job as a scientist, his small circle of friends and family, and the social awkwardness... Read More
Tuesday, April 07
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Welcome to our monthly mystery club! Join us on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 to discuss a new selection. We will read a variety of mystery stories throughout the year: thrillers, whodunits, cozies, police procedurals, and even books... Read More
Tuesday, April 21
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us for a discussion of The Life of Pi by Yann Martel.  After the sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a... Read More
Tuesday, April 21
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Join us for a discussion of The Life of Pi by Yann Martel.  After the sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a... Read More
Tuesday, May 05
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Welcome to our monthly mystery club! Join us on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 to discuss a new selection. We will read a variety of mystery stories throughout the year: thrillers, whodunits, cozies, police procedurals, and even books... Read More
Tuesday, May 19
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us for a discussion of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon.  Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer,... Read More
Tuesday, May 19
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Join us for a discussion of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon.  Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer,... Read More
Tuesday, June 02
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Welcome to our monthly mystery club! Join us on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 to discuss a new selection. We will read a variety of mystery stories throughout the year: thrillers, whodunits, cozies, police procedurals, and even books... Read More
Tuesday, June 16
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Reserved for the Third Tuesday Book Club. Copies will be available for checkout at the adult circulation desk.  This event is free and open to the public; registration is not required to attend.
Tuesday, June 16
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Reserved for the Third Tuesday Book Club. Copies will be available for checkout at the adult circulation desk.  This event is free and open to the public; registration is not required to attend.
Tuesday, July 07
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Welcome to our monthly mystery club! Join us on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 to discuss a new selection. We will read a variety of mystery stories throughout the year: thrillers, whodunits, cozies, police procedurals, and even books... Read More
Tuesday, July 21
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Reserved for the Third Tuesday Book Club. Copies will be available for checkout at the adult circulation desk.  This event is free and open to the public; registration is not required to attend.
Tuesday, July 21
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Reserved for the Third Tuesday Book Club. Copies will be available for checkout at the adult circulation desk.  This event is free and open to the public; registration is not required to attend.
Tuesday, August 04
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Welcome to our monthly mystery club! Join us on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 to discuss a new selection. We will read a variety of mystery stories throughout the year: thrillers, whodunits, cozies, police procedurals, and even books... Read More
Tuesday, September 01
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Welcome to our monthly mystery club! Join us on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 to discuss a new selection. We will read a variety of mystery stories throughout the year: thrillers, whodunits, cozies, police procedurals, and even books... Read More
Tuesday, October 06
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Welcome to our monthly mystery club! Join us on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 to discuss a new selection. We will read a variety of mystery stories throughout the year: thrillers, whodunits, cozies, police procedurals, and even books... Read More
Tuesday, November 03
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Welcome to our monthly mystery club! Join us on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 to discuss a new selection. We will read a variety of mystery stories throughout the year: thrillers, whodunits, cozies, police procedurals, and even books... Read More
Tuesday, December 01
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Welcome to our monthly mystery club! Join us on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 to discuss a new selection. We will read a variety of mystery stories throughout the year: thrillers, whodunits, cozies, police procedurals, and even books... Read More