Photos: Portland Public Library reopens to patrons for first time in a year

Seminar scheduled on how to talk to children about race, racism

Portland library to shelve overdue fees to promote access

The fees are being eliminated in an attempt to ensure access for everyone and to encourage those with overdue items to return them without penalty.

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.

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.

Portland Public Library begins phased reopening

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.

Portland Public Library furloughs 24 employees

Immigrant center, library release guide for new Mainers

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.