Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Elijah De Gouveia, 5, of Standish, reads a book in the new children's area of the Portland Public Library after the library's grand reopening today after a year of renovations. Changes to the facility include a redesigned facade, a new teen library, an enlarged Rines Auditorium, a new Performing Arts Area, and an expanded public computing area.

Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
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