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.

In this informative recounting of the growth of jazz in Seacoast New Hampshire since the new millennium, Charlie Jennison presents a first-hand look at the people behind the scenes as well as the important players, venues, and events that shaped the current flourishing jazz world in Portsmouth. Charlie will unfold his personal recollections of how jazz and its proponents have enriched the Seacoast community and inspired generations of artists and listeners. This program was hosted by Portsmouth Public Library, NH. Don't miss part one of this series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYbx-KVg5uM 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

Warning: this recorded program contains some profanity. Portsmouth has always had its music scene, but the 90s stand out as a special time. And that period cannot be remembered without the Elvis Room Coffeebar. What started as a quirky coffeehouse, catering to those looking for something different, quickly became a mecca for music as well – local, national, and international. What CBGB was to NYC, The Elvis Room was to Portsmouth. Learn more and reminisce with this panel discussion will include Barbara Steinbach née Becht, Curt Schulz, Bob Halperin, and Gabe Steinbach. 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

L. Annette Binder, author of The Vanishing Sky, and Sandell Morse, author of The Spiral Shell, will deliver a presentation on life on the European home front during World War II. The Vanishing Sky, a work of fiction based on events in the author's family history, explores the situation of a rural family in Germany in 1945 as the war winds down. The Spiral Shell, a work of non-fiction based on the stories of people who lived the history, chronicles the resistance efforts of a small village in Vichy France against the German occupiers. Together, both authors will present an engaging look at the lives of ordinary people living in the most challenging circumstances. 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