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Athenæum Interim Director

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 4, 2026 | Announcements

By Board President Jeffrey W. Keefe With the retirement of longtime Athenæum Keeper and Executive Director Tom Hardiman, we are looking ahead to effect a productive transition to new leadership. Appointing an Interim Director is our first major step toward this goal....

A Letter from Tom Hardiman, Keeper and Executive Director

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 4, 2026 | Announcements

By Keeper and Executive Director Tom Hardiman Many of you have already learned of my decision to take early retirement, effective July 31, after 26 years as your Keeper and Executive Director. We have achieved great things together, including the launch of our...

2024 Report of the Keeper and Executive Director

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jan 31, 2025 | Announcements

Tom Hardiman, Keeper & Executive Director For many years now I have reported that the past year was remarkably successful, but the coming year looks precarious. For once, I am going to tempt fate and report that last year was remarkably successful and the coming...

Keeper’s Report 2021

by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Feb 11, 2022 | Announcements

Tom Hardiman, Keeper and Executive Director 2021 was a strange and confounding year. We had a number of great successes and a maddening number of losses and setbacks. We got the library fully reopened regular hours and brought back live exhibits in the Randall...