February 2025: Black History Month

By Research Librarian Jessica McClain Portsmouth’s Black history begins over 350 years ago in 1645—dating back almost as far as the area’s European history. Though many of their early stories involve enslavement and marginalization, Portsmouth’s Black residents built...

2025 Annual Meeting

Sunday, January 12, 2025 3 p.m. Shaw Research Library and via Zoom   The agenda for the 206th Annual Meeting of the Proprietors of the Portsmouth Athenæum will include the following: • Welcome by the Presidento Approval of Minutes of the 2024 Annual Meetingo...

New Books in January

Did you have a resolution to read more? We can help. Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library. January New Books Not a Proprietor or a Subscriber? Find out how you can become a member and support the...