Post-Vaccination FAQs Update
September 9, 2021Updated September 8, 2021
Congratulations on being vaccinated! The CDC (and NH DHHS) considers you “fully vaccinated” once you are 14 days past your last shot. Here are some answers to questions frequently asked by those who have been fully vaccinated:
Online Ukulele Class Begins October 18: Sign Up Now!
September 8, 2021Learn chords, tune your ukulele, and strum along to some favorite songs, with instructor Jean Frances Pauly! Find out more and register at
portsmouthpl.librarycalendar.com/events/ukulele.
Air Show Parking Restrictions
September 7, 2021Effective Thursday, September 9th, parking restrictions will be in place along Grafton Drive in Portsmouth for the Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show.
Water Supply Status Report September 1, 2021
September 1, 2021The City of Portsmouth Water and Planning Departments have joined Strawbery Banke to create a major new exhibit, funded in part by the Roger A. and Theresa S. Thompson Foundation.
Schools Opening and City of Portsmouth Reminds Drivers to Watch for School Crossings
August 27, 2021
Schools Opening and City of Portsmouth Reminds Drivers to Watch for School Crossings
Exhibit Reception: Racial Unity Team Art & Poetry Challenge, Saturday September 18
August 24, 2021In response to Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem, The Hill We Climb, exhibitors are sharing their understanding of racial inclusion and equity...
Coping with Grief and Loss During COVID, Wednesday September 22
August 24, 2021Join a hospice social worker, a funeral home director, and a grief counselor, as they share insights around connecting during loss...
Find out more and register at portsmouthpl.librarycalendar.com/events/grief.
World Affairs Film: Living on One Dollar, Wednesday October 20
August 23, 2021What is it like to live, as over 1 billion people do today, on only one dollar per day? The World Affairs Council of New Hampshire is proud to present Living on One Dollar...
Online Local History: Culinary Legacies, Tuesday September 14
August 20, 2021Join restaurateur and journalist Rachel Forrest to explore how Portsmouth’s iconic restaurants and historic foodways created today’s vibrant culinary scene...
Register now!
Outdoor Genealogy Meet-Up, Sunday September 19
August 20, 2021Join us under the big tent in the field next to the library for an in-person, socially distanced, genealogy meet-up!