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  • Literature in Bloom 2025

Literature in Bloom 2025

Lit in Bloom 25

Visit the library between the afternoon of May 21 and the morning of May 23 for a spectacular floral display in our lobby, inspired by book covers! Portsmouth Garden Club members have each chosen a book cover from the library’s collection and created an interpretive floral arrangement. This exhibit is FREE and open to all. 

The Portsmouth Garden Club was founded in 1931. Its mission is to promote all phases of gardening, to practice and encourage the conservation of our natural resources, to foster educational goals and to initiate projects which provide cooperative efforts to increase and protect the beauty and history of the Portsmouth area. Find them online at portsmouthnhgardenclub.com.

Literature in Bloom 2025

Literature in Bloom 2025

Unearthing the Secret Garden by Carol Ballard

Unearthing the Secret Garden by Carol Ballard

Firecrackers by Genie Reed

Firecrackers by Genie Reed

A Spool of Blue Thread by Carol Staugaard

A Spool of Blue Thread by Carol Staugaard

The Magnolia Bakery by Joanne Abrams

The Magnolia Bakery by Joanne Abrams

Champion by Jean Bell

Champion by Jean Bell

In Search of Van Gogh by Diane Beaulieu

In Search of Van Gogh by Diane Beaulieu

Eye Dreaming by Ann Radwan

Eye Dreaming by Ann Radwan

The Stone Man by Jan Smith

The Stone Man by Jan Smith

Walking Sticks by Jan Smith

Walking Sticks by Jan Smith

Afterlife by Nancy Zechel

Afterlife by Nancy Zechel

Tibet by Nancy Zechel

Tibet by Nancy Zechel

Where the Mountain Stands Alone by Judy Hawes

Where the Mountain Stands Alone by Judy Hawes

Hooked on Rugs by Judy Hawes

Hooked on Rugs by Judy Hawes

Poole's by Libby Ellwood

Poole's by Libby Ellwood

Portsmouth, NH Cultural Plan by Nancy Zechel

Portsmouth, NH Cultural Plan by Nancy Zechel

Spineless by Holly Bauer

Spineless by Holly Bauer

Motorcycle by Ann Radwan

Motorcycle by Ann Radwan

Aubrey Hepburn by Jean Bell

Aubrey Hepburn by Jean Bell

The Forest Brims Over by Heather Johnson

The Forest Brims Over by Heather Johnson

Barbie: The World Tour by Denise Fransen

Barbie: The World Tour by Denise Fransen

Fishes of the Open Ocean by Phyllis Randall

Fishes of the Open Ocean by Phyllis Randall

Dragonfly by Carol Staugaard

Dragonfly by Carol Staugaard

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