A Little Extra Love from Libraries
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 27, 2025 | Announcements
By Keeper and Executive Director Tom Hardiman I am a life-long library lover and have now reached an age when I think I have literally spent half my life in a library of some kind. A few years ago, my lovely wife bought me a new wallet for Christmas. As I was cleaning...A Little Help from Our Friends
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Sep 1, 2023 | Announcements
By Tom Hardiman, Keeper & Executive Director If you have not seen the current exhibit in the Randall Gallery, Peace, Love, and Portsmouth, Celebrating the City’s Cultural Renaissance Through the Lens of J. D. Lincoln, you are missing a real treat. Exhibit...From the Mouth of Babes
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 8, 2023 | Announcements
By Tom Hardiman, Keeper and Executive Director Over the past couple of weeks, Proprietor Ellen Fineberg and I gave tours of the 1805 building to twenty groups of Portsmouth 3rd graders. Telling the kids about our history is always fun, rewarding, and exhausting! I...2023 Lecture Series: “Save the Date!” Anniversary Celebrations in Portsmouth with Tom Hardiman Jr.
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 3, 2023 | Announcements, Events
UPDATE: Due to weather and unexpected illness, the lecture, “Save the Date!” Anniversary Celebrations in Portsmouth, has been postponed until Wednesday March 29th. The time will still be 5:30 p.m. The program is at capacity, and if you are interested in...Recent News
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