by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 2, 2026 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki In 1996, the American Academy of Poets launched National Poetry Month to honor the significance of poetry within our culture. For 30 years, this celebration has worked to increase the visibility of poets and to increase poetry’s...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 5, 2026 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki On March 6, 1873, Norwegian immigrants Karen and Anethe Christensen, were murdered in a brutal ax attack in their home on Smuttynose Island, one of the Isles of Shoals located off the coast of Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME....
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Feb 12, 2026 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki In the United States, February tends to be a difficult month for wild bird populations. The cold and unforgiving weather contributes to their struggle to find food during the winter which lead to the development of a month in...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jan 8, 2026 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki What better way to meet the bitter cold of January than with a hot cup of tea? The annual observation of National Hot Tea Month allows for the opportunity to reflect on the historic, social, and cultural significance of the...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Dec 4, 2025 | Announcements, Library
By Research Librarian Jessica Zaricki This month, many of us will take the time to write to friends near and far in sending holiday cards, recaps of the past year, or best wishes for the coming year. Even our children might take part, as they write and send their...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Nov 10, 2025 | Announcements, Library
Get ready to feast on all the new books recently added to the library! Proprietors and Subscribers, click on the link below to discover the new books now available in the library. November New Books Not a Proprietor or a Subscriber? Find out how you can become a...
