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Teen Video Games

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Join us at the Teen Library on Thursday and Friday afternoons to play video games on the Teen Library’s PS4. The PS4 is available on Thursdays from 2 PM to 6 PM and on Fridays from...

Five teens sit together playing video games

Teen Video Games

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Join us at the Teen Library on Thursday and Friday afternoons to play video games on the Teen Library’s PS4. The PS4 is available on Thursdays from 2 PM to 6 PM and on Fridays from...

the PPL Bookmobile opens its doors to the community

St. Brigid School

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:30am
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Pop-up Library
Age Group:
Children (5-12), Teenagers (12-14)
Bookmobile:

The Bookmobile visits locations throughout the city including schools, residential areas, and special events. It holds 1,700 items for all ages – fiction, nonfiction, audiobooks, D...

Offsite Event
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Teen Community Pop-up: Poetry with Signature MiMi

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Pop-up Library, Other
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Teen Library Community Pop-up:

PPL's Teen Library Community Pop-ups strive to bring topical and relevant conversations directly to the young people who use our library spaces. We invite teens into conversation w...

Event Details:

In honor of National Poetry Month, join Portland's 8th Poet Laureate Signature MiMi for drop-in poetry, writing, and creative expression in the Teen Library!

Teen Art Table

All Day
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Maker Club
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Teen Art Table: All day on Wednesdays! Join us every Wednesday in the Teen Library Downtown as we bring out professional-grade art supplies for you to use and enjoy on our in-house...

Five teens sit together playing video games

Teen Video Games

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Join us at the Teen Library on Thursday and Friday afternoons to play video games on the Teen Library’s PS4. The PS4 is available on Thursdays from 2 PM to 6 PM and on Fridays from...

Circular logo in black white and red that reads "Teen Library" with a large P in the center.

Teen Button Club

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Maker Club
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Button Club:

Have you ever wanted to make your own buttons? Here’s your chance! A PPL staff member will teach participants to use a pin-back button making machine and create buttons from discar...

Five teens sit together playing video games

Teen Video Games

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Join us at the Teen Library on Thursday and Friday afternoons to play video games on the Teen Library’s PS4. The PS4 is available on Thursdays from 2 PM to 6 PM and on Fridays from...

multi-sided dice sit atop a character sheet for a role playing game

Teen D&D Downtown

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Study Room 119 at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14)
Event Details:

New series beginning March 8, 2025! Teen D&D at the Downtown Branch takes place every other Saturday from March until the end of the 24-25 school year. Our group is currently f...

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Teen Art Table

All Day
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Maker Club
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Teen Art Table: All day on Wednesdays! Join us every Wednesday in the Teen Library Downtown as we bring out professional-grade art supplies for you to use and enjoy on our in-house...

Five teens sit together playing video games

Teen Video Games

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Join us at the Teen Library on Thursday and Friday afternoons to play video games on the Teen Library’s PS4. The PS4 is available on Thursdays from 2 PM to 6 PM and on Fridays from...

multi-sided dice sit atop a character sheet for a role playing game

Dungeons, Dragons, and Desserts

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rines Auditorium at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Children (5-12), Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Interested in D&D? Join Portland Public Library staff from the Children's and Teen teams for an ice cream social for youth who love D&D. Come meet other players, talk about...

Required
hand stitches pamphlet together

Simple Pamphlet Bookbinding

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Riverton Branch
Program Type:
Maker Club, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults, Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Join us at the Riverton Branch to learn the techniques of simple pamphlet bookbinding using a five-hole stitch. All materials will be provided. This program is designed for and ope...

Required
Five teens sit together playing video games

Teen Video Games

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Join us at the Teen Library on Thursday and Friday afternoons to play video games on the Teen Library’s PS4. The PS4 is available on Thursdays from 2 PM to 6 PM and on Fridays from...

the PPL Bookmobile opens its doors to the community

St. Brigid School

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:30am
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Pop-up Library
Age Group:
Children (5-12), Teenagers (12-14)
Bookmobile:

The Bookmobile visits locations throughout the city including schools, residential areas, and special events. It holds 1,700 items for all ages – fiction, nonfiction, audiobooks, D...

Offsite Event
a hand holds a bunch of money

Teen Job Fair

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Rines Auditorium at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14)
Event Details:

This springtime job fair for teens is brought to you by the Portland Public Library and the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine. We will post more details here closer to the ev...

four kids aged 8-12 read together under a row of windows

Middle School Book Club @ Peaks

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Peaks Island Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children (5-12), Teenagers (12-14)
Event Details:

Middle school readers love to read books, lots of books, and share what they are reading with others. Unlike other book groups there is not a specific book that everyone reads each...

Teen Art Table

All Day
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Maker Club
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Teen Art Table: All day on Wednesdays! Join us every Wednesday in the Teen Library Downtown as we bring out professional-grade art supplies for you to use and enjoy on our in-house...

Five teens sit together playing video games

Teen Video Games

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Join us at the Teen Library on Thursday and Friday afternoons to play video games on the Teen Library’s PS4. The PS4 is available on Thursdays from 2 PM to 6 PM and on Fridays from...

Five teens sit together playing video games

Teen Video Games

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14), Teenagers (14-19)
Event Details:

Join us at the Teen Library on Thursday and Friday afternoons to play video games on the Teen Library’s PS4. The PS4 is available on Thursdays from 2 PM to 6 PM and on Fridays from...

multi-sided dice sit atop a character sheet for a role playing game

Teen D&D Downtown

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Study Room 119 at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teenagers (12-14)
Event Details:

New series beginning March 8, 2025! Teen D&D at the Downtown Branch takes place every other Saturday from March until the end of the 24-25 school year. Our group is currently f...

the PPL Bookmobile opens its doors to the community

St. Brigid School

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:30am
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Pop-up Library
Age Group:
Children (5-12), Teenagers (12-14)
Bookmobile:

The Bookmobile visits locations throughout the city including schools, residential areas, and special events. It holds 1,700 items for all ages – fiction, nonfiction, audiobooks, D...

Offsite Event