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New Books February 2018

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Feb 8, 2018 | Announcements, Library

It’s time to update your reading list! Find out the latest books added to the Library. Click on the link below: New Books February 2018

Endpapers on Display in Library Room

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Feb 8, 2018 | Announcements, Exhibits, Library

The Art and Craft of Decorated Endpapers Limited-time exhibit featured in the Library Room Endpapers, those often non-descript blank papers at the beginning and end of books, serve the necessary purpose of adhering the text block to the boards. However, at one...

“Show of Shows” Opens December 1, 2017

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 20, 2017 | Announcements, Events, Exhibits, Library

The newest exhibit “Show of Shows” celebrates 21 years of exhibitions in the Randall Gallery. The opening reception is in the Randall Gallery beginning at 5 p.m.

New Books for July 2017

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jul 6, 2017 | Library

Fiction: Jews Queers Germans: A Novel By: Martin Duberman Salt Houses By: Hala Alyan Scribbled in the Dark: Poems By: Charles Simic Trajectory By: Richard Russo The Weight of Ink By: Rachel Kadish Nonfiction: American Idea of Home: ...

New Books for May 2017

by Athenaeum | May 31, 2017 | Library

Fiction: The Dark Flood Rises By: Margaret Drabble Nonfiction: After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate By: Mary Ziegler Boston’s Massacre By: Eric Hinderaker British Ceramics 1675-1825: The Mint Museum By: Brian Gallagher Colonial Spirits: A Toast to Our...