by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Oct 1, 2026 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki October marks the largest annual celebration of the arts and humanities in the United States, giving us a wonderful opportunity to reflect on how much these fields enrich our society. What would the world be without music, art,...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Sep 3, 2026 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki In 2021, President Joseph R. Biden declared September as National Wilderness Month as a recommitment to the Wilderness Act of 1964, which sought to protect millions of acres of undeveloped federal public land from industrial...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Aug 4, 2026 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki It’s summertime and our thoughts have turned to the beach and, of course, light, distracting summer reads. Please enjoy this selection from our circulating collection featuring mystery, romance, and New Hampshire’s local beaches...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jul 1, 2026 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki This summer and fall the Portsmouth Athenæum presents The Red Light District: Vice in Portsmouth, NH at the Turn of the 20th Century, an exhibit in the Randall Gallery which offers a glimpse at a seedier part of our city’s...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 4, 2026 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Uprising began in New York City as a series of riots and protests that are now considered the catalyst for the modern gay liberation movement. Over the following decades, annual marches...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 30, 2026 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki Each May, hundreds of organizations and Americans of all backgrounds connect to discover, explore, and celebrate the vibrant and varied American Jewish experience from the earliest days of our nation to the present. Please join us...
