Portland Public Library
-
PublishedAugust 8, 2020
Maine Voices: Portland Public Library committed to welcoming you back safely
We’re offering a popular no-contact pickup service, we’re seeking submissions for a COVID archive and we’ll soon eliminate overdue fines.
-
PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Libraries chronicling personal impacts of COVID-19
A digital archive will allow future historians to understand what "people on the ground were experiencing" and how their everyday lives were altered during the pandemic.
-
PublishedJune 4, 2020
Portland Public Library begins phased reopening
-
PublishedMay 12, 2020
Portland Public Library keeps in touch with patrons, works on re-opening
The library has been closed since mid-March, but has been offering its books and programming virtually.
-
PublishedApril 20, 2020
Portland Public Library furloughs 24 employees
-
PublishedDecember 11, 2019
Immigrant center, library release guide for new Mainers
-
PublishedOctober 20, 2019
Judy Moody turns 20 (but she’s still in third grade)
Megan McDonald, the best-selling writer behind the Judy Moody and Stink books, comes to Maine.
-
PublishedAugust 31, 2019
The humble Farmer: Quitting while you’re ahead – or before you’re booed off stage
A football player's early retirement leads humble to ponder what it would take to get a performer to put down the mic.
-
PublishedAugust 15, 2019
Our View: Libraries can reach people in deep need
With a social worker on staff, a library is uniquely positioned to connect patrons with mental health and other services.