Youth Services
Snuggle Up Storytime
Portsmouth Public Library 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, United StatesGet ready to drift off to dreamland with this cozy, cuddly storytime in Youth Services. Get your wiggles out before settling down for a bedtime story and a lazy lullaby or two with your favorite grownup. Be sure to wear your snuggliest jammies for extra coziness! This storytime session will...
Children’s Book Week: Scavenge-A-Story
Portsmouth Public Library 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, United StatesAt this program kids will become the authors of their own stories! Follow clues and collect story elements from mystery boxes hidden around the library, then combine your elements in any order you want and write or draw the story you’ve made into a keepsake book!
Baby Woodstock
Portsmouth Public Library 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, United StatesBuild your child's brain with a fun night of sensory experiences and socialization! Enjoy the festive day with music, artsy crafts, and fun perfect for babies and toddlers. Games, toys, and groovy activities! We will also have real puppies to snuggle as our headliners for this program from Shawnee Animal...
Ice Cream Shake-up: Summer Reading Kick-off
Portsmouth Public Library 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, United StatesJoin us as we dig into Summer Reading at this cool and engaging program for young chefs, ages 6- 12, where we will learn how to make ice cream! After sneaking in some math and science at the beginning, kids will get to dance, shimmy and shake a simple recipe...
Snuggle-up Storytime
Portsmouth Public Library 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, United StatesGet ready to drift off to dreamland with this cozy, cuddly storytime in Youth Services. Get your wiggles out before settling down for a bedtime story and a lazy lullaby or two with your favorite grownup. Be sure to wear your snuggliest jammies for extra coziness! This storytime session will...
Bookworms Storytime
Portsmouth Public Library 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, United StatesLearn to become an independent reader as we venture into silly stories, fun songs, crafty activities all while we learn together and build skills necessary to start Kindergarten! Engaging, play-based activities Fun, interactive books Silly songs and dances Social, emotional, and academic development Kids learn while having fun! Ages 4...
Dinosaur Eyes
Portsmouth Public Library 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, United StatesJoin us for a guided class where we will ponder the age old mystery - What did dinosaurs really look like? Be sure to bring your imagination to this program, because we will be sculpting dinosaur eyes! For ages 7 to 12 years
Wiggleworms storytime
Portsmouth Public Library 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, United StatesThis Storytime is perfect for toddlers that are ready to learn to get their wiggles out before listening to fun books read aloud to them! Music, dancing and of course books! You and your little ones will enjoy this Storytime that occurs every Wednesday at 11:30am during active Storytime sessions!...
Roly Poly Storytime
Portsmouth Public Library 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, United StatesJoin us at the perfect playtime for your little bundles of joy! Music, dancing, and reading are essential to your baby’s development so don’t miss out. For ages 0 to 24 months
Dragons VS Unicorns Party
Portsmouth Public Library 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, United StatesWhich magical creature do you like the most - dragons or unicorns? Here at the library, we love them both, so we’re having a party to celebrate these two very different but equally magical creatures with themed games, snacks, and crafts! Kids 12 and under are invited to attend.
