The library will be open from 9 AM - 12 PM, and closed in the afternoon for staff development. We will be open normal weekend hours!

Don't miss the exhibit of beautiful large-format paintings by local artist Rebecca Klementovich on display in the Levenson Community Room! These abstract works will be on display until June 1. You're invited to meet the artist at a public reception on Sunday, May 14 from 2  — 4 PM. Registration is not required and refreshments will be served. Find out more about the exhibit!

The Woman King
2022. Rated PG-13. 135 Minutes.

A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Films at the library are open to the public and FREE. All films will feature subtitles where possible.

No registration is required. This is a drop-in event. Space is limited so arrive early to secure your seat. Refreshments will be served.

Join us for an afternoon of Scottish music, to enjoy toe-tapping reels and jigs, lively strathspeys and marches, and poignant slow airs performed by the skilled members of the New Hampshire Scottish Music Club. The group, founded in 1988 as the Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire, aims to encourage the learning and preservation of traditional Scottish music. Though based in Concord, NH, the Society draws membership from Central New England.

Films at the library are open to the public and FREE. All films will feature subtitles where possible.

Registration is not required. This is a drop-in event. Space is limited so arrive early to secure your seat. Refreshments will be served.

Embroidery is a rewarding and affordable way to enhance your clothing and other belongings, an excellent gift to give in any season, and an interesting way to explore symbols and design motifs. Join in the long history of embroidery as a mode of self-expression in this two-week class.

Together we will gather inspiration, design our own patterns with abstract shapes or symbols from the natural world, learn stitches to make these designs a reality, and bring our ideas to fruition. Library staff will assist you along the way.

Join us for a relaxing classical guitar concert by William Ghezzi. Mr. Ghezzi is back to perform for our Guitar Sundays music series which is co-hosted by the Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, and sponsored by Service Credit Union. This event will be held at the Portsmouth Public Library, registration is not required, just drop by the library for this free concert.

Join us to celebrate May 4, or "May the 4th Be with You," day, a celebration of all things Star Wars. The fourth day in May became Star Wars Day because of the turn of phrase, "May the force be with you," used by Jedi masters in the movies. Bring the family to watch a free screening of the Star Wars classic, Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope.

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977. Rated PG. Runtime 121 minutes.

How now good friends? Dost thou seek a monthly passtime to broaden the mind and entice the senses? Look no further than Shakespearean Discussion Group! Enjoy the selected play of the month in the way ‘twas presented: to the masses! Pick up a video recording of the play to view at your leisure, and then join us on the last Tuesday of the month at 4 PM to discuss your experience with The Bard’s work.