Portland Public Library
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
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.
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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.
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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.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Portland Public Library begins phased reopening
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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.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Portland Public Library furloughs 24 employees
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PublishedDecember 11, 2019
Immigrant center, library release guide for new Mainers
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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.
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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.
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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.