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Zoom Book Talk with Charles A. Coulombe

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 11, 2021 | Announcements, Events

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MEMBERSHIP LIBRARIES GROUP ZOOM BOOK TALK The Loyalists of Colonial New Hampshire Charles A. Coulombe Sunday, May 23, 2021 3 PM Author Charles A. Coulombe gives a virtual book talk on the theme of “The Loyalists of Colonial New Hampshire,”...

Book Review: The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 30, 2021 | Announcements, Library

Review by Research Librarian Katy Sternberger For readers interested in World War II, human relationships, and library history, The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles is a thought-provoking new addition to the historical fiction genre. This is a good read for...

Zoom Book Talk with Herschel Cobb

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 23, 2021 | Announcements, Events

ZOOM BOOK TALK Heart of a Tiger: Growing up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb Herschel Cobb Thursday, April 1, 2021 5:30 PM Author Herschel Cobb will give a virtual book talk about his recent work: Heart of a Tiger: Growing up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb. The book tells...

A Salute to Doris Moore

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 12, 2021 | Announcements, Library, Photographs

By Research Librarian Katy Sternberger Evidently, Doris Moore was known for asking questions in history class. Her “talent” was recognized in the ninth grade “class will” published in the Portsmouth Herald when she graduated from Portsmouth Junior High School...