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Children's Department @ The Main Library.  Preschool StoryTime Tues. @ 10:30am  registration required for larger groups.   Spring Crafts Saturdays May 10th  (Mother's day Craft) and 24th (Beach in a bottle) 10-4   Magic HatKids BookClub, Reading is Magic starts Saturday May 3rd @1:30 pm. Dates 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, Please Register here or @ 393 8501.    Try our 2 new Children's Game computers.  Celebrate Children's Book Week May 12th-18th Children's Book Week Activity-Play the Fishing Game and Win a Backpack! BabyGarten a fun and exciting program for infants (birth to 18 mo.) and their parents or caregivers.  Held Saturdays April 12th through May 17th at 11am @ Main Library. Register here or by calling 393 8501. Monthly Coloring contest!  Prizes Awarded.

  

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Churchland Branch.  Preschool Storytime Thursdays 10:30 am registration required for larger groups. Teen Game Night Tue. May 20th  @ 6:30 pm, come play games with us, have refreshments and discussions.  Two-Time Churchland Branch, Saturdays May 24th - June 28th at 11am  Ages 18-36 months and their parents or caregivers.  Please Register.  Teens, Participate in our Name the Teen/Young Adult area at the New Churchland Branch, The winner gets to do the ribbon cutting for the Teen area.  Come up with a catchy or clever name and submit to any Portsmouth Library Branch. Submit your name idea here...
 
 
 
 
   
 

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Manor Branch.  Pre-School StoryTime Thursdays @ 10:30 am for 3-5 year olds, over 10 please call 465-2916. Thursday, April 17th Craft at Preschool storytime.  Teen Bookclub! Continues for already signed up Teens on May 27th @ 2:45pm.    May 12th-18th is Children's Book Week "a great nation is a reading nation." Celebrate with a book and receive a bookbag or a bear (supplies Limited) Library scavenger hunt for elementary age patrons, WIN prizes!  Coloring sheets are always available. Pick up activity sheets for children.

 

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Children reading a bookCradock Branch.  Pre-School StoryTime Thursdays @ 10:30 am. Please register.  Craft May 22nd @ 3:45 pm.  May12th - 18th is Children's Book Week!  Read the Cradock Connection Here!

  

   
   
   
 
 
 

Friends logoFriends of the Portsmouth Public Library.  Monthly book sale "Books by the inch" May 10th from 10-4 (open to the public).  Preview for members only is May 9th from 3-6 pm.  Membership available onsite.

  
   
     
     
     

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