We now have in-library use of Candid! Candid is a nonprofit that helps other nonprofits and individuals serve their communities. Candid’s key tools include GuideStar and Foundation Directory.

This annual art exhibit will feature a wide array of stunning creations showcasing the innovative, inspiring minds of our Visual Arts students from grades K-8. The Portsmouth Public Library will come alive with art from Dondero, Little Harbour, New Franklin and the Portsmouth Middle School. Come feast your eyes on this dazzling display from March 8 through April 21, and don't miss the Artist Reception on Sunday March 9 from 2-4 PM! 

Summer of Soul 
2021. PG-13. 118 minutes.

This music documentary explores and reclaims the legacy of the six-week 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. It features unpublished footage of performances by Nina Simone, B.B. King, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight & the Pips at Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park).

All are welcome. Subtitles are used when possible. Refreshments provided. Registration is not required, just drop in!

Beyond the Bedside: Planning to Care — From Complexity to Clarity: A Workshop and Conversation with Laura Cleminson, founder of the Pre-Dead Social Club. 

Hidden Figures
2016. PG. 127 minutes.

Three brilliant African American women at NASA — Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson — serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world.

Join us at Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) for an enjoyable and relaxing guitar performance by David Newsam. Mr. Newsam is a Berklee College of Music graduate and completed his studies in the Modern American Music program at Longy School of Music in Cambridge.  He is an Associate Professor in Berklee's guitar department. He teaches jazz, classical, and flamenco guitar. He was a senior lecturer in music at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, where he taught guitar and jazz improvisation.

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.” – Sun Tzu

We craft, ewe craft, we all craft together! Join library staff and fellow crafters on the third Friday of each month from 5 - 6:30 PM for an after-hours, drop-in, open crafting time. All crafts and experience levels welcome, from knitting and crochet to rug hooking and drawing, beginners to master crafters.

Hailed by The Boston Globe for his “subtle, graceful virtuosity” and described as a “Vietnamese Guitar Virtuoso” by Austin Classical Guitar, guitarist An Tran continues to impress audiences with his innate musicality and dynamic artistry.

Registration is not required. Space is limited, so please arrive early to secure a seat. 

Join us at the Portsmouth Public Library on Sunday March 30 for a free classical guitar concert featuring Duo Molinos: Dan Acsadi, guitar, and Leticia Prieto Alvarez, voice, viola. 

Registration is not required, but space is limited so arrive early to secure a seat. Free and all are welcome!