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Adult Writing Group @ Peaks

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:45am
Peaks Island Branch
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Writing Groups:

Looking for creative inspiration? Join fellow writers to explore ideas and stories. No registration required. All experience levels welcome. 

Library Branch: Peaks Island Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop

Looking for creative inspiration? Join fellow writers to explore ideas and stories. No registration required. All experience levels welcome. 

balls of yarn with knitting needles

Fiber Arts Meetup @ Burbank

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Burbank Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Fiber Arts Meetup:

Love to do hand crafts? Bring your latest project and join other crafters for inspiration and conversation. Knitting, crochet, embroidery, and other fiber arts welcome, as are all ...

Library Branch: Burbank Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other

Love to do hand crafts? Bring your latest project and join other crafters for inspiration and conversation. Knitting, crochet, embroidery, and other fiber arts welcome, as are all skill levels. 

Work Permit Clinic for Asylum Seekers

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 10:15am - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Asylum seekers can meet with a representative from Hope Acts who will assist with completing and filing applications for work permits (Employment Authorization Cards). Call, text, ...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

Asylum seekers can meet with a representative from Hope Acts who will assist with completing and filing applications for work permits (Employment Authorization Cards).

a look down at a number of books with their pages fanned out

Book Group @ Peaks

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Peaks Island Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

All are welcome to join the P.I. Book Group. Titles are chosen in advance by the members who rotate leading the discussion. Meetings are fun and mind-broadening. Contact the Peaks ...

Library Branch: Peaks Island Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

All are welcome to join the P.I. Book Group. Titles are chosen in advance by the members who rotate leading the discussion. Meetings are fun and mind-broadening. Contact the Peaks Island Branch Library for help in procuring these titles.

a volunteer helps new Mainer's fill out paperwork

Asylum Seeker Resource Center

All Day
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Representatives from Hope Acts will be on site to help with language interpretation and to provide free resources including computer printouts, photocopies, and mailing envelo...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

Representatives from Hope Acts will be on site to help with language interpretation and to provide free resources including computer printouts, photocopies, and mailing envelopes.

logo for the PPL Blurb Club

Blurb Club

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Hear about a book!  Talk about the book you’re reading!  Let’s get together and talk about a book!Join us every other Thursday at noon for Blurb Club, an informal book di...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Hear about a book!  Talk about the book you’re reading!  Let’s get together and talk about a book!

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making services available to everyone. All events at PPL buildings are wheelchair accessible. Some library programs take place outdoors or offsite at partner organizations and businesses. Persons requiring special assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with the contact listed for the event.

Please note that this event will take place outdoors. We encourage you to bring sunscreen, water, and weather-appropriate clothing. Rain or snow dates will be determined and communicated by staff if needed.  

a volunteer helps new Mainer's fill out paperwork

Asylum Seeker Resource Center

All Day
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Representatives from Hope Acts will be on site to help with language interpretation and to provide free resources including computer printouts, photocopies, and mailing envelo...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

Representatives from Hope Acts will be on site to help with language interpretation and to provide free resources including computer printouts, photocopies, and mailing envelopes.

Technology Tutoring

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room 1 at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Adults
Technology Tutoring:

One-on-one technology tutoring sessions are for all levels of computer users and provide a chance to sit down with a staff member for 30 minutes of free computer assistance. Advanc...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tutoring

One-on-one technology tutoring sessions are for all levels of computer users and provide a chance to sit down with a staff member for 30 minutes of free computer assistance. Advance registration is required, please call or visit the reference/branch desk to sign up.

Adult Writing Group @ Peaks

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:45am
Peaks Island Branch
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Writing Groups:

Looking for creative inspiration? Join fellow writers to explore ideas and stories. No registration required. All experience levels welcome. 

Library Branch: Peaks Island Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop

Looking for creative inspiration? Join fellow writers to explore ideas and stories. No registration required. All experience levels welcome. 

a volunteer helps an older adult sign up for benefits

Benefits & Resources for Older Adults @ Riverton

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Riverton Branch
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Are you over 60, an adult with a disability or a caregiver?Do you have questions about resources and supports that may be available to you in your community?A Resource Specialist f...

Library Branch: Riverton Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

Are you over 60, an adult with a disability or a caregiver?

Do you have questions about resources and supports that may be available to you in your community?

Work Permit Clinic for Asylum Seekers

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 10:15am - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Asylum seekers can meet with a representative from Hope Acts who will assist with completing and filing applications for work permits (Employment Authorization Cards). Call, text, ...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

Asylum seekers can meet with a representative from Hope Acts who will assist with completing and filing applications for work permits (Employment Authorization Cards).

a library worker helps a patron at a computer

Technology Tutoring @ Riverton

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Riverton Branch
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Adults
Technology Tutoring:

One-on-one technology tutoring sessions are for all levels of computer users and provide a chance to sit down with a staff member for 30 minutes of free computer assistance. Advanc...

Library Branch: Riverton Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tutoring

One-on-one technology tutoring sessions are for all levels of computer users and provide a chance to sit down with a staff member for 30 minutes of free computer assistance. Advance registration is required, please call or visit the reference/branch desk to sign up.

the logo for PPL's Death Cafe series

Portland Death Café

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room 4 at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

At Portland Death Café people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea, and discuss death.Death Café is a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives,...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room 4
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

At Portland Death Café people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea, and discuss death.

a volunteer helps new Mainer's fill out paperwork

Asylum Seeker Resource Center

All Day
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Representatives from Hope Acts will be on site to help with language interpretation and to provide free resources including computer printouts, photocopies, and mailing envelo...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

Representatives from Hope Acts will be on site to help with language interpretation and to provide free resources including computer printouts, photocopies, and mailing envelopes.

a volunteer helps new Mainer's fill out paperwork

Asylum Seeker Resource Center

All Day
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Representatives from Hope Acts will be on site to help with language interpretation and to provide free resources including computer printouts, photocopies, and mailing envelo...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

Representatives from Hope Acts will be on site to help with language interpretation and to provide free resources including computer printouts, photocopies, and mailing envelopes.

Logo for the series "Blurb Club @ Burbank"

Blurb Club @ Burbank

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Burbank Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Hear about a book! Talk about the book you’re reading! Let’s get together and talk about a book!The Blurb Club @ Burbank is an informal book discussion for participants to talk abo...

Library Branch: Burbank Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Hear about a book! Talk about the book you’re reading! Let’s get together and talk about a book!

Technology Tutoring

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room 1 at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Adults
Technology Tutoring:

One-on-one technology tutoring sessions are for all levels of computer users and provide a chance to sit down with a staff member for 30 minutes of free computer assistance. Advanc...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tutoring

One-on-one technology tutoring sessions are for all levels of computer users and provide a chance to sit down with a staff member for 30 minutes of free computer assistance. Advance registration is required, please call or visit the reference/branch desk to sign up.

multiple people write in notebooks at a table

Early Bird Writing Group @ Riverton

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Riverton Branch
Program Type:
Writing Group
Age Group:
Adults
Writing Groups:

Looking for creative inspiration? Join fellow writers to explore ideas and stories. No registration required. All experience levels welcome. 

Event Details:

Early Birds: join us for these generative writing sessions facilitated by Riverton branch manager and fiction writer Meghan Gilliss, who thinks that writing in the morning—before t...

Library Branch: Riverton Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Writing Group
Event Details:

Looking for creative inspiration? Join fellow writers to explore ideas and stories. No registration required. All experience levels welcome. 

Early Birds: join us for these generative writing sessions facilitated by Riverton branch manager and fiction writer Meghan Gilliss, who thinks that writing in the morning—before the day

Adult Writing Group @ Peaks

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:45am
Peaks Island Branch
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Writing Groups:

Looking for creative inspiration? Join fellow writers to explore ideas and stories. No registration required. All experience levels welcome. 

Library Branch: Peaks Island Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop

Looking for creative inspiration? Join fellow writers to explore ideas and stories. No registration required. All experience levels welcome. 

balls of yarn with knitting needles

Fiber Arts Meetup @ Burbank

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Burbank Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Fiber Arts Meetup:

Love to do hand crafts? Bring your latest project and join other crafters for inspiration and conversation. Knitting, crochet, embroidery, and other fiber arts welcome, as are all ...

Library Branch: Burbank Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other

Love to do hand crafts? Bring your latest project and join other crafters for inspiration and conversation. Knitting, crochet, embroidery, and other fiber arts welcome, as are all skill levels. 

Work Permit Clinic for Asylum Seekers

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:15am - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Asylum seekers can meet with a representative from Hope Acts who will assist with completing and filing applications for work permits (Employment Authorization Cards). Call, text, ...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

Asylum seekers can meet with a representative from Hope Acts who will assist with completing and filing applications for work permits (Employment Authorization Cards).

a volunteer helps new Mainer's fill out paperwork

Asylum Seeker Resource Center

All Day
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Representatives from Hope Acts will be on site to help with language interpretation and to provide free resources including computer printouts, photocopies, and mailing envelo...

Library Branch: Downtown Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

Representatives from Hope Acts will be on site to help with language interpretation and to provide free resources including computer printouts, photocopies, and mailing envelopes.

a volunteer helps an older adult sign up for benefits

Benefits & Resources for Older Adults @ Burbank

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Burbank Branch
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Are you over 60, an adult with a disability or a caregiver?Do you have questions about resources and supports that may be available to you in your community?A Resource Specialist f...

Library Branch: Burbank Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

Are you over 60, an adult with a disability or a caregiver?

Do you have questions about resources and supports that may be available to you in your community?

logo for the PPL Blurb Club

Blurb Club

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Hear about a book!  Talk about the book you’re reading!  Let’s get together and talk about a book!Join us every other Thursday at noon for Blurb Club, an informal book di...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Hear about a book!  Talk about the book you’re reading!  Let’s get together and talk about a book!

Disclaimer(s)

The library is committed to making services available to everyone. All events at PPL buildings are wheelchair accessible. Some library programs take place outdoors or offsite at partner organizations and businesses. Persons requiring special assistance are encouraged to discuss needs with the contact listed for the event.

Please note that this event will take place outdoors. We encourage you to bring sunscreen, water, and weather-appropriate clothing. Rain or snow dates will be determined and communicated by staff if needed.