Peter Blanchette is known around the world as the inventor of the 11-string archguitar. He is a guitarist, composer, arranger, and conductor and has released 17 albums on the Dorian label and his imprint, Archguitar Music. His albums receive heavy radio airplay.   He performs and records in solo recitals and together with Mané Lareggla (of Madrid, Spain) as Archguitar Duo.  Blanchette is a veteran performer who has appeared on NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” and at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,

Join us at the library in the Special Collections Room and be part of our Research Huddle! In sports, a huddle is when the players gather in a circle to strategize, motivate, or celebrate. We think genealogists should do the same!

This is the perfect opportunity to dig into your personal history and tell your family’s story. Use the library’s print collections and research databases to progress with your fact-finding. We’ll gather to use library resources, share our successes, learn from fellow researchers, and overcome our research stumbling blocks!

Franklin D. Roosevelt included “The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health” as one of the fundamental rights of Americans. In subsequent decades Medicare and Medicaid were enacted as part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society, and the Affordable Care Act of 2010 expanded health care insurance to more Americans. This panel explores the realities of New Hampshire’s health care today and the further strains the Covid 19 pandemic put on the system.

Barbie
2023. PG-13.114 Minutes.

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans. To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken.

Registration is not required. This is a drop-in event. Refreshments will be served.

The Seacoast Camera Club's Annual Photography Exhibition, "Made in New England" will be on display for public viewing in the Levenson Room of the Portsmouth Public Library from Monday January 30 through Saturday March 2. The images are the work of members of the Seacoast Camera Club, based in Portsmouth, NH.

The median income of a New Hampshire household is not enough to rent a median-priced apartment in places like Portsmouth and Manchester. The data is far worse for a single person earning the New Hampshire median income. A single person would need at least two roommates to afford a median-priced, apartment. Burdened by high rents, households strain to cover other necessary expenses, such as food, health care, clothing, and transportation.

Harriet
2019. PG-13. 125 minutes.

From her escape from slavery through the dangerous missions she led to liberate hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad, the story of heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman is told.

Refreshments will be served. Subtitles are shown whenever possible. This is a free event open to the public. 

Registration is not required. Just drop into the Levenson Community Room!

      “When loyal hearts are crossed by none, true love will join them both in one; For I do think where hearts agree, there can no strife nor malice be.” - February 14, 1826 Excerpt from a Puzzle Purse made by an American gentleman; Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

Since the pandemic, experts pointed to the bold action President Franklin D. Roosevelt took during the Great Depression as an example of the scale and scope the pandemic response should achieve. The New Deal put millions of desperate Americans to work, created massive job programs, and established a safety net for the unemployed and elderly. However, these programs did not benefit everyone who needed help. Black people, Hispanics, and women were disproportionately excluded from access.

The Seacoast Camera Club's Annual Photography Exhibition will be on display for public viewing in the Levenson Room of the Portsmouth Public Library from Monday January 30 through Saturday March 2. The images are the work of members of the Seacoast Camera Club, based in Portsmouth, NH.

A reception will be held Tuesday February 13, 5 – 8 PM in the Levenson Room. The public is invited to meet the artists, learn more about the club, and enjoy their work. Photographer Greg Kretschmar will speak at the reception, beginning at 6:30 PM.