The SCPL Holiday Bag Sale will take place at all library locations from December 1st – 30th. Take home all the book sale items you can fit in a library provided bag for $3.00 with your Scioto County Public Library Card or $5.00 without a library card.

Kanopy streams thoughtful entertainment to your preferred device (TV, mobile phones, tablets, and online) with no fees and no commercials by partnering with public libraries and universities. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. Log in with your Portsmouth Public… Read More »

The World Book eBooks platform includes a rich library of beautifully illustrated titles for all ages and interests. Are you an animal fan? Learn amazing animal factoids in the Animal Lives series! Think space is pretty cool? Become an expert on black holes, alien planets, and more by reading books… Read More »

The Portsmouth Public Library System is delighted to announce that our Board of Trustees has approved a new policy — no more daily overdue fines!  FINE-FREE FAQS What does it mean to be “fine-free”? Effective April 1, 2022, the Portsmouth Public Library System will no longer charge daily fines on overdue materials.… Read More »

Brought to you by your local library, and built with 💕 by OverDrive. Warm, personal, and easy to use, Libby is great for users of all ages. Read across devices All your loans, notes, bookmarks, and reading progress sync across your devices. Offline access Download ebooks and audiobooks for offline… Read More »

Now available for checkout, a mobile hotspot from Verizon or AT&T with unlimited data. You can use a mobile hotspot to surf the internet, get homework help, attend online classes, search for employment, or use the library’s digital resources. What you need to know: An adult library card is required… Read More »

It’s kid-tough and kid-friendly right out of the box. It also includes preloaded content featuring core skills in mathematics, reading and science as well as music, puzzles, logic and creativity to prepare kids for preschool and beyond. Play and Learn: Problem Solving Teamwork Letters, spelling and words Numbers and math… Read More »

Did you know that you can request books online from the Portsmouth Public Library? Here’s how…

ProQuest invites you to explore the new Black Freedom Struggle website, featuring expertly selected open primary source documents. Visitors will find historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom. This… Read More »