Anime Club
2026-04-27 14:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Talk about your favorite series, make a craft, win a snack/drink/prizes, a volume of manga and more. You never know what we have in store! This FREE program runs from 2:30-4:00 in the Meeting Room.

Teens - Whisk Dragonfly Craft
2026-04-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
On Monday, April 27th at 4pm the Lucasville Library will be having a whisk dragonfly craft for teens. Teens will be transforming wire whisks into dragonflies by reshaping the wires and adding decorative beads! For more information, please call 740-259-6119.

Dungeons & Dragons: One Shot Group
2026-04-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Go on epic adventures and battle deadly foes in the 5th edition of this popular role-playing game. All levels of experience and skill are welcome! Join the fun from 5:30pm – 7:30pm in the Meeting Room. Ages 18+.

Teen Craft: Jewelry Making
2026-04-28 14:30 - 16:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Join us to create springtime jewelry for yourself or to give as a gift. 2:30pm in the meeting room.

Get Growing! : Seed Starting Basics
2026-04-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Join Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator
Aaren Patton from the OSU Extension Agency to discuss all the how to’s
of starting your garden. Don’t forget to check out the Seed Library in
Adult Services at our Portsmouth location.

Computer, Switch & VR Gaming
2026-04-29 14:30 - 16:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Come play games with friends on our gaming laptops, Nintendo Switch or try out one of our Oculus Quest systems. You can even bring your own system to play. This free program is from 2:30-4:00 in the Meeting room for ages 13-18.

Clay Magnet
2026-04-29 16:00 - 17:00 | New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH, 45662, United States
Join us to emboss and decorate your own clay magnet. It is perfect for brightening up your locker or gifting to a friend.

Game Show Day
2026-04-30 14:30 - 16:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Join us to spin the wheel, guess the price and compete for prizes in our game show day program. 2:30pm in the Meeting Room.

Craft Buffet
2026-04-30 17:30 - 19:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Join us to create all the crafts you can think of! We will provide all the supplies you bring your creativity.

Snuggle Up Storytime
2026-04-30 18:30 - 19:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Get 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 have your child ready for a night of sweet dreams in no time.

Dyed Pasta Necklace
2026-05-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Bookmobile
WE WILL BE USING DYED PASTA AND STRING.

Free Day Friday
2026-05-01 14:30 - 16:00, 2026-05-08 14:30 - 16:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Stop by the Library to make a craft, play card or board games or compete with others on a fun computer/VR game. This free program is from 2:30-4:00 in the Meeting room for ages 13-18.

Summer Bingo
2026-05-01 16:30 - 17:30 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
Children are invited to join us at the Lucasville Library on Friday, May 1st at 4:30pm for a fun game of bingo! Prepare for the heat waves of summer by creating a bingo board out of summer themed pictures, then enjoy a few rounds! Small prizes will be given to a few lucky winners! For more information, call 740-259-6119.

Anime Trivia
2026-05-04 14:30 - 16:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States

Romance Book Club
2026-05-04 17:30 - 18:30 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
Romance Book Club is a recurring, adult-only program at the Lucasville Branch. The book club reads titles exclusive to the expansive Romance genre! Each month will focus on a different subgenre of romance (historical, paranormal, fantasy, contemporary, etc.) and book club members will vote on a title from a choice of three. The book club meets on the first Monday of each month at 5:30 pm. For more information, call 740-259-6119.

Sunset Stories
2026-05-04 18:00 - 19:00 | New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH, 45662, United States
Children are invited to join us for an evening storytime once a month as the sun goes down.
They will learn through songs, stories, and play!

Children’s Book Week Program
2026-05-05 16:30 - 17:30 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
Children are invited to join us at the Lucasville Library on Tuesday, May 5th at 4:30pm to celebrate Children’s Book Week! With a blank book and some coloring utensils, make the story you want to tell. Become an author and an illustrator today! For more information, call 740-259-6119.

Children's Book Week: Scavenge-A-Story
2026-05-05 17:30 - 18:30 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
At 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!

Julia Marlowe: A Brief History of Her Career
2026-05-05 17:30 - 19:00 | OH
Join us for a joint program with The Portsmouth Little Theatre discussing local Shakespearean Actress Julia Marlowe. Portsmouth Little Theatre 5:30 – 7:00pm.

Children's Mother's Day Body Scrub
2026-05-05 18:00 - 19:00 | South Webster Library, 496 Webster Street, South Webster, OH, 45682, United States
Mother’s Day Body Scrub (kids of all ages) at 6:00pm – Come to the library and create something relaxing and sweet for your mom, grandma, or any other mother figure in your life. All supplies provided by the library. For more information, call the South Webster Branch Library at 740-778-2122.

Computer, Switch and VR Gaming
2026-05-06 14:30 - 16:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States

Children's book week Keychain Craft
2026-05-06 16:00 - 17:00 | South Webster Library, 496 Webster Street, South Webster, OH, 45682, United States
Children’s Book Week at 4:00pm –Come celebrate Children’s Book Week at the South Webster Library by designing a Children’s Book Keychain! For more information, call the South Webster Library at 740-778-2122.

Children's Book Week
2026-05-06 16:30 - 17:30 | New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH, 45662, United States
Children are welcome to create a pixelated painting of their favorite book character and level up on the Nintendo Switch with classic games!

Mother’s Day Craft
2026-05-06 16:30 - 17:30 | Lucasville Library, 103 Lucasville-Minford Rd, Lucasville, OH, 45648, United States
Children are welcome to join us at the Lucasville Library on Wednesday, May 6th at 4:30pm for a fun Mother’s Day craft activity! Kids will get to put their creative touch on flower pot designed cards just in time for Mother’s Day! For more information, please call 740-259-6119.

Bingo
2026-05-07 14:30 - 16:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
Join us from 2:30 – 4:00 in the Meeting Room to compete for fabulous prizes and tons of fun!

DIY Fruit Coasters
2026-05-07 16:00 - 17:00 | Portsmouth Public Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662, United States
A cute and fun craft to create your own coaster for the summer time! This craft uses plain, wood coasters that you can paint to your heart’s desire. All ages. Main library location. Please call to register, 740-354-5304.

Silent Book Club
2026-05-07 16:30 - 17:30 | New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH, 45662, United States
Adults are invited to join us for a cozy evening of reading, where you get one full hour of reading bliss. No discussions, no distractions— just you and your book.

Mother's Day Event
2026-05-07 16:30 - 17:30 | Wheelersburg Library, 10745 Old Gallia Pike, Wheelersburg, OH, 45694, United States
Kids are invited to the Wheelersburg Library to create a special gift for Mother’s Day! Children will paint and decorate 3-D wooden flowers. This fun, hands-on craft is perfect for children who want to make a unique keepsake for someone special.

Flower Bonanza
2026-05-08 16:30 - 17:30 | New Boston Library, 3850 Rhodes Avenue, New Boston, OH, 45662, United States
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a special storytime and a hand-printed vase craft. Children will pick paper flowers for their vases while enjoying tea, graham crackers, and music.
