Monday – Thursday: 10 AM – 8 PM
Friday – Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday (September - May): 1 PM – 5 PM
Sunday (June - August): CLOSED
ONLINE Film Screening & Discussion: Burned
ONLINE Film Screening & Discussion
Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?
Thursday October 8 | 6:30 – 8 PM
Register now!
The Library is Closed on Monday September 7
ONLINE Local History: The Life, Times and Political Career of Levi Woodbury
ONLINE Local History Talk:
The Life, Times and Political Career of Levi Woodbury
with John P. McGee
Tuesday September 22
7 – 8:30 PM
ONLINE Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire
ONLINE Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire
Mountain Ghost Stories
with Marianne O’Connor
Saturday September 26
2 – 3:30 PM
This presentation is family friendly! Registration required. Register Here!
PPL Rex: Recommendations from Portsmouth Public Library

RAWWWRRR! Portsmouth Public Library staff are FEROCIOUS in their devotion to helping you find books, movies, magazines, and other materials you LOVE.
What should you read, watch, or listen to next? We can help you answer this question.
Diverse Ability Book Lists
In recognition of Disability Pride Month and the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we have created lists of titles in our collection that feature characters with a range of diverse abilities. People with disabilities, especially people of color with disabilities, are severely underrepresented in literature. These titles are a great start towards raising awareness and empathy for what is often an invisible population.
These book lists make it easy to place holds and save titles to your reading list. Check back here as we add more!
ONLINE Tarot 101 Workshop
ONLINE Tarot 101 Workshop
Tuesday August 18
7 – 9 PM
Register now! This workshop is full. Register to be put on the waitlist, or register for our second session below!
New Session Added: Tuesday September 8
7 - 9 PM
Teri Weidner Dahlen Memorial Sculpture

You may have noticed the rabbit sculpture welcoming you near the library entrance.