November 2025: DINOVEMBER

By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki Dinovember was developed in 2013 as a month-long celebration tapping into the whimsy children experience with their favorite toys, particularly dinosaurs. Since then, the practice has escaped households and found footholds in...

Fall Newsletter

As plans for a Portsmouth Archive Center progress, we learn about Mr. Pelee Goo the cat, Portsmouth High School students unveiling “History Mysteries” at the Athenaeum, and the hidden origins of our Reading Room — the oldest such room in continuous...

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...