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The Portsmouth Public Library is a public library located near downtown Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. It has served the city since 1879. The library has four branch locations in Scioto County: Lucasville, New Boston, South Webster, and Wheelersburg. The main library is located on Gallia Street across from the new Portsmouth High School complex.
The library makes available special passes for free or reduced-price admission to a variety of regional resources such as Museums and Art Galleries. The library, which is handicapped-accessible, contains three larger meeting rooms available to the public as well as three smaller study/conference rooms on the premises.
Bertha Edwards was the first librarian, and was a key to its success as she raised funds for the library. [3] In 1959, two local dentists, Dr. James Holley and Dr. Hugo A. Owens, successfully sued the City of Portsmouth and the Portsmouth Public Library to integrate the public library, which resulted in the closure of the Portsmouth Community ...
His father, August Lorberg, (1825–1899), was a tailor in Portsmouth. [1] Lorberg was instrumental in securing a $50,000 contribution from Andrew Carnegie for the construction of the Portsmouth Public Library in 1901. Library construction was completed in 1906. The library continues to serve Portsmouth and Scioto County with four branch ...
Jun. 22—PORTSMOUTH—from July 1 through July 30, the Portsmouth Public Library will celebrate local veterans with a display comprised of submitted photos from community members. The "Honoring ...
The Portsmouth Public Library will join the celebration with performances by two local bands: Claudia and Some Familiar Faces from 12-1 p.m., and The Leftist Marching Band from 2-3 p.m ...
Location of Rockingham County in New Hampshire. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
Jun. 5—The Portsmouth Public Library would like to recommend these book titles. ... For more book recommendations or information on applying for a library card go to www.yourppl.org or call 740 ...