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Arrow image Movie Night: Julie & Julia, Mar.11th at 7pm

Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Julie & JuliaMarch Movie Madness begins this Thursday, March 11th at 7pm in the Levenson Room with the showing of Julie & Julia. Starring Meryl Streep, nominated for Best Acress, and Amy Adams, Julie & Julia is writer-director Nora Ephron’s adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Julie Powell’s Julie & Julia and My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme. The plot intertwines the lives of Julia Child and Julie Powell who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends...until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible. Learn more here...

Arrow image SPLASH! Reception, March 14th, 2-4pm

Posted on Thursday, March 4, 2010
SPLASH!The Friends of the Portsmouth Public Library cordially invite
the public to view SPLASH! The Art of Portsmouth’s Young People on display at the library the month of March, Youth Art Month, during regular library hours.

Please join us as well for a Reception for the Artists on
Sunday, March 14th, enjoy viewing the art and meeting the artists. Learn more here...

Arrow image Adult Book Discussion, Mon., Mar. 15th, 7pm

Posted on Friday, February 26, 2010
The Art of Racing in the RainThe library's adult book discussion group next meets on Monday, March 15th at 7pm in the Hilton Garden Inn Room to discuss The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.

"A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it." - Book summary
Arrow image March Movie Madness - Thursday Nights
Posted on Friday, February 25, 2010
Our Thursday night March Movie Madness series starts up again on March 11th. All movies begin at 7PM in the Levenson Room. Click here to learn more.
March Madness Film Series
Mar. 11th: Julie & Julia
Mar. 18th: Up in the Air
Mar.25th: The Blind Side
Come meet author and sports journalist Jackie MacMullan
The Amanda Project
Movie Night: Julie & Julia
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