Global Diversity Awareness Month
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki Global Diversity Awareness Month gives us the opportunity to recognize and honor the vast range of cultures, ethnicities, abilities, and perspectives making up our communities. This diversity brings a positive impact to...High School History’s Mysteries
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki On Monday, September 22, 2025, I held a library instruction session in the Shaw Research Library for the Portsmouth High School (PHS) Honors History class focusing on some of History’s Mysteries. The group of 15 seniors, led...Back to School!
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki Fall is right around the corner and children have returned to school. This month’s book list draws from a variety of school subjects and in the spirit of life-long learning, with or without the structure of a classroom. We...September Books
The weather is changing and so can your reading list. Cozy up with a new book. Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library. September New Books Not a Proprietor or a Subscriber? Find out how you can...August 2025: Cool Off With Some Polar Adventures
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki It’s a hot and humid summer in the Seacoast Region, which led us to seek out some creative ways of beating the heat. Did you know that the Portsmouth Athenaeum has one of the strongest collections of polar materials on the US East...July 2025: Get Outside and Explore!
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki This month, we’re focusing on our National Parks here in New England and around the country, as well as the history of those lands, and the people who fought for their conservation. Travel to the Western US might not be in the...Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music 2025
The Portsmouth Athenaeum presents this annual series of chamber music concerts held in historic venues around Portsmouth. This year, the public is invited to attend the following four chamber concerts: NEAVE TRIO SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 3 p.m. The Dance Hall, Kittery,...Walking in the Footsteps of a Patriot
By Sherry Wood Soon after George Washington was named commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Portsmouth’s Jonathan Mitchel Sewall wrote the words to a song that would be sung in taverns and on battlegrounds during the Revolutionary War. Sewall, the subject...June 2025: National Oceans Month–Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki National Oceans Month is a time to highlight the importance of the world’s oceans. In Portsmouth, our history is inextricably linked to the sea. Please join us in taking the opportunity to appreciate, study, and protect this...Events Calendar
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