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August A.R.T. Gallery Submission Deadline
Calling all artists 18 and up! Submissions for our August show are due today. Please fill out a submission form which can be found at our Main library or on our website. Artists can display up to 3 pieces of art per month. All submissions must be framed with a hook on the back so it is ready to hang. Your artwork will be previewed to make sure it is within library guidelines, and it must be left to hang in our gallery for the entire month. Any artist who would like to advertise their art as for sale must…
Find out more »Warm up America
All meetings held in Portsmouth Public Library’s Meeting Room on the Ground Floor. For more information, please contact Robin Storey at (740) 357-7591.
Find out more »Library at the Lofts
Enjoy conversation and coffee at the Coffee at the Lofts with your PPL as we host an off-site book group! July Selection: Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis: Teenage Lynn has been taught to defend her pond against every threat: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and most important, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty—or doesn't leave at all. Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. But when strangers appear, the mysterious footprints by the pond, nighttime threats,…
Find out more »Adult Craft-Candle Making
Adult Craft time we will be making our own candles. There will be a $6 fee to cover cost of materials. Class starts at 5:30 pm. For more information, call the South Webster Branch Library at 740-778-2122.
Find out more »Art Works: Suncatcher Craft
Craft with your PPL! Join us at our Main branch in our quiet room to create a unique suncatcher using sea glass, wire, and wood. Registration is required. $5 fee due at time of registration. Registration opens July 1st.
Find out more »Knitting & Crochet Group
All meetings held in Portsmouth Public Library’s Meeting Room on the Ground Floor. For more information, please contact Robin Storey at (740) 357-7591.
Find out more »River Valley Writers’ Group
Are you a writer looking for a community of your own? Look no further! Join the River Valley Writers to share your experiences and to create relationships with other local authors. Every first Tuesday of the month hosted by the Portsmouth Public Library in the Portsmouth library meeting room.
Find out more »Movie Night
On Monday, August 13th at 6:00 p.m. the New Boston library will be having a Movie Night program. We will be showing a full-length feature film and no registration is required to attend. This program is free and for adults only. For more information, call 740-456-4412.
Find out more »Knitting & Crochet Group
All meetings held in Portsmouth Public Library’s Meeting Room on the Ground Floor. For more information, please contact Robin Storey at (740) 357-7591.
Find out more »Fiction Book Group
Join us the first Friday of every month in the Quiet Room at our Main Branch for a book group for adults who love to read fiction! 18+ For more information or to request a copy of this month’s title, call 740-354-5688 August Selection: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan: When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home…
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