Artist Reception & Presentation - Mark Barnette, Saturday August 12
July 27, 2023Wrong about everything: Images of Portsmouth’s North End on the brink of destruction
Exhibit: August 1st – August 31st
Artist presentation and reception: Saturday August 12 at 2 PM
Film Screening: Are You There God? It's Me Margaret, Thursday August 10
July 27, 20232023. Rated PG-13. Runtime 106 minutes.
Jarrett Krosoczka Author Visit, Wednesday August 9
July 27, 2023Join National Book Award finalist and author/illustrator of over FORTY books for children and teens, Jarrett J. Krosoczka for a special library visit! Mr. Krosoczka will talk about how he creates comics, provide some cartooning tips and do some live drawing! He will also take questions and sign books for those in attendance! Mr.
Seaside Escapes: The Art and Architecture of the New England Coast, Tuesday August 8
July 27, 2023Seaside Escapes: The Art & Architecture of the New England Coast
Exhibit — Mark Barnette: Wrong about everything. Images of Portsmouth’s North End on the brink of destruction, August 1-31
July 27, 2023Wrong about everything: Images of Portsmouth’s North End on the brink of destruction
Exhibit: August 1st – August 31st
Artist presentation and reception: Saturday August 12 at 2 PM
City of Portsmouth Announces Event Parking & Free Shuttle for Sail Portsmouth
July 25, 2023Sail Portsmouth welcomes a parade of tall ships and flotilla of other vessels to Portsmouth on Thursday, July 27 starting at 6:15 pm. Two of the tall ships will then be open for ticketed public tours on Friday, July 28 through Monday July 31, between 10 am and 5 pm, at the Portsmouth Commercial Fish Pier, at 1 Peirce Island Road, across from Prescott Park.
News Release: Portsmouth NH Cold Case Announcement
July 20, 2023Released by: John M. Formella, Attorney General
Library Building Open on Tuesday, July 18!
July 15, 2023We are pleased to announce that the library building will reopen to the public at 9 AM on Tuesday, July 18 and will continue to be open at normal hours.
Portsmouth Named Hub City for "Museums for All" Program
July 14, 2023As the commemorations of Portsmouth NH’s 400th anniversary heat up with summer events in full swing, Museums for All has named Portsmouth a “Hub City” thanks to its concentration of museums offering free and discounted admissions.
City of Portsmouth NH Moves to Acquire Parcel for Drinking Water Source Protection
July 13, 2023At its July 10, 2023 meeting the Portsmouth City Council voted to approve a resolution to purchase a conservation easement to protect water quality on a property adjacent to the Bellamy Reservoir. Protecting the Bellamy Reservoir and its watershed is critical to maintaining water supply quality for the long-term in the Portsmouth Water System and the City has identified and ranked 15 adjacent parcels for protection. The Reservoir is the primary supply of fresh water treated at the City’s Madbury Water Treatment Facility and delivered to communities in the seacoast region.