Four Fish: Why We Eat What We Eat from the Sea

Writing a “Legacy Letter”:  Sharing Your Values with Loved Ones: An interactive workshop led by Jay Sherwin

We know it can be hard to make friends when you’re an adult. We’ve got the perfect solution – a low stakes, fun way to talk to people and make connections. We’re talking about learning and playing simple Card Games!

This is your chance to meet a whole bunch of cool people looking to expand their social circle, just like you, and maybe get in a couple rounds of Go Fish.

Participants will be encouraged to join tables where they might not know anyone in order to learn a fun game, meet new people, and connect!

The Button Up Workshop is a 1½ hour presentation plus Q&A about ways to improve your home's energy efficiency.  Join energy efficiency consultant, Ted Stiles for this free event. He will share energy-saving tips and NHSaves energy efficiency program information. Learn about saving electricity, insulation, and air sealing, energy audit and weatherization programs, rebates on electric and gas appliances, and other incentives from NH’s energy utilities. New Hampshire residents who want to use energy wisely and save money will find the information very useful.

Pro Portsmouth and the Portsmouth Public Library are pleased to announce our Spring Volunteer and Board Fair, Tuesday, April 15 from 5:15 — 7:00 PM!

Are you looking for a way to connect with others in the community? Do you want to find a way to give back or pay it forward to help others in the area? Join us to connect with Seacoast organizations looking for new members to join in their efforts. 

Over the past few weeks at Portsmouth Public Library, we’ve received many calls, emails and visits from concerned library users worried about threats to library funding at the state and federal levels. For more information about the executive order calling for the elimination of the Institute for Museum and Library Services, visit portsmouthnh.gov/library/news/IMLS.

Are you interested in preserving the unique history of your home? The Portsmouth Public Library and the Portsmouth Historical Society invite you to attend our information session to learn more about the Portsmouth Historic Plaque Program and the free research resources offered by the Portsmouth Public Library. Library staff will explain what collections and archives are available  and show you how to find what you need as you discover your home’s backstory.

This event will take place in the Levenson Community Room at the Portsmouth Public Library. 

Every day is Earth Day! Join us to celebrate the world we live in at our third annual Seacoast Sustainability Fair on Friday April 11, 2025, from 4:30-7 PM at the Connie Bean Center at 155 Parrott Ave in Portsmouth.

This year, we will be joined by Maine and New Hampshire organizations, businesses, and municipalities working to improve the climate in our region and state. 

Hygge for You-gge

Drop in between 10 AM-7 PM

hygge  /ˈho͞oɡə,ˈho͝oɡə/

noun: a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture)."

When it's colder and darker out, all plenty of us want to do is curl up with a good book or soothing activity and get cozy. Why fight it? Take a break from your stresses and drop in for some hygge at the library!