Portsmouth as we know it today came into being during the Cold War, a forty-year period of international tension and threat of nuclear war. The 1950s were a time of rapid change and growth as the Seacoast Region was transformed by military expansion. Watch the city's premier of a 16-minute audio-visual tour of Portsmouth during the 1950s, followed by a Q & A, and other recollections of the 1950s by several illustrious local community member panelists, moderated by City Community Development and Portsmouth Public Library staff. Note: the volume may be too low on the video segment. You may watch the audio-visual tour separately at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44THcW2Lh2s. Give us feedback and enter to win a library book bag! This helps us make decisions about library programming and advertising. Fill out a brief Event Feedback Form here: https://forms.gle/uLaj2MrLtenEZmvH7 Want to learn about more upcoming events at the library? Sign up for our monthly newsletter here: https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/library/newsletter

A Garden for Wildlife: Better Landscaping for your Yard with Vicki J. Brown Our yards are shared by many wildlife species, and we can do a lot to benefit wildlife based on the landscaping practices we choose. As a NH homeowner, you play an important role as manager of our state’s wildlife and habitats. No matter how big or small, how rural or urban, you can provide critical habitat for birds, bees and other wildlife. Give us feedback and enter to win a library book bag! This helps us make decisions about library programming and advertising. Fill out a brief Event Feedback Form here: https://forms.gle/uLaj2MrLtenEZmvH7 Want to learn about more upcoming events at the library? Sign up for our monthly newsletter here: https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/library/newsletter Here are some recommended resources as you create your own "garden for wildlife": https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/ https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/documents/277/Native_Plants_That_Attract_Pollinators.pdf https://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/Resource000427_Rep449.pdf

In the first event in our new series, The Birds and The Bees: Sex Ed for Adults, author Emily Nagoski discusses the science of sexual response like you’ve never heard it before. Give the library feedback and enter to win a library book bag! This helps us make decisions about library programming and advertising. Fill out a brief Event Feedback Form here: https://forms.gle/uLaj2MrLtenEZmvH7​ Want to learn about more upcoming events at the library? Sign up for our monthly newsletter here: https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/library/newsletter Find out more about Emily at https://www.emilynagoski.com/ Check out Emily's books from the library here: https://portsmouth.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl/?searchtype=X&q=emily+nagoski&searchType=2

The area in and around Portsmouth is home to over 100 species of edible wild plants, some of which are more nutritious and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. Join Russ Cohen, expert forager and author of Wild Plants I Have Known...and Eaten, for a 90-minute presentation, Edible Wild Plants in and around Portsmouth. Give the library feedback and enter to win a library book bag! This helps us make decisions about library programming and advertising. Fill out a brief Event Feedback Form here: https://forms.gle/uLaj2MrLtenEZmvH7​ Want to learn about more upcoming events at the library? Sign up for our monthly newsletter here: https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/library/newsletter Find out more about Russ at http://users.rcn.com/eatwild/sched.htm. Check Russ' book out from the library! https://portsmouth.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=336131&query_desc=russ%20cohen If you'd like to purchase the book, you can do so here: https://www.bstreetbooks.com/pages/books/2020-K23/russ-cohen/wild-plants-i-have-known-and-eaten.