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Photo Gallery

Boy in Market Square with tiger facepaint

Facepainting: A Staple of Library Services

Three teenage boys playing chess

Chess in the Lobby

Parachute with balls outside

The Parachute at Share the Square

Older man reading in library lobby

Our Newest Nonfiction Titles will Entice You!

Library staff member with stack of graphic novels

Staff Shelfies: Robyn, the Reference Librarian

Grandmother and grandaughter in the library's garden

Reading at a Library Garden Party

Father and son with homemade seed poster

Garden Planted from Library Seeds

Young girl planting seeds in the library's garden

Planting the Library Garden

Sign dedicating the library lobby to Mary Ann List

Our Lobby Renamed in Honor of Former Director Mary Ann List!

Two library staff members standing outside

Sarah and Olivia at Share the Square

Line of library staff members in lobby

Our Well-Dressed Staff!

Woman working on laptop in the library's nonfiction section

Working in the Nonfiction Section

Three highschoolers posing with two library staff members and a model Mars rover

The Wire Clippers, PHS's Robotics Team, inspect our model Mars Rover!

Father and baby read together

Families love our board books!

Library staff member with science fiction book

Staff Shelfies: Laura, the Programming Librarian

Library staff member holds book in tech services department

Staff Shelfies: Heather, Library Assistant in Technical Services

Staff member holds book that says "I Hate Everyone"

Staff Shelfies: Tori, Library Assistant in Circulation

Woman browses new books shelf

Browsing New Books in the Library

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Portsmouth Public Library, NH

Library
175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth NH 03801
Hours

Limited Library Services offered during the following hours:

Monday – Tuesday:
11 AM – 1 PM and 3 – 7 PM
Wednesday – Thursday:
11 AM – 1 PM and 3 – 5 PM
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: 11 AM – 3 PM
Sunday: CLOSED

11 AM – 12 PM each day is reserved for seniors a­nd high-risk or immunocompromised library users. 

Phone
(603) 427-1540
Fax
(603) 433-0981

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