Event List

Join Creative Writing for Kids in Grades 3, 4, & 5We will meet for 45 minutes each Friday afternoon.Bring your imagination – journals and pencils will be provided.

Paws & Pages is a program where children can practice reading to a certified therapy dog. Smith the golden retriever and his person, Jane, will be here every other Friday for o...

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 t...

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

Calling all LEGO lovers! Join us for a drop-in LEGO building session. No registration required. Parents and caregivers are welcome to join their children in play!

Family Storytime is a general drop-in program for children of any age and their caregivers. Together we will read a variety of stories, sing songs, move our bodies and have fun! Fa...

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...

Come and join the Portland Comix Club to work on your own comics, find inspiration from other creators and artists, workshop ideas, and collaborate. Portland Comix Club meets every...

Baby Storytime is our series for babies 0-24 months and their caregivers. Reading, playing, talking, singing, and writing are the five practices that stimulate the growth of a chil...

Preschool Storytime features more challenging stories, songs, movement, and activities to help preschool-age children continue to develop their early literacy skills! Par...

Work Permit Form Assistance by appointment only at Portland Public Library EVERY TUESDAY (Mardi).  Come to Hope House between 11 and 3 on Monday, Wednesday or Thursday to...

Preschool Storytime features more challenging stories, songs, movement, and activities to help preschool-age children continue to develop their early literacy skills! Par...

Baby Storytime is our series for babies 0-24 months and their caregivers. Reading, playing, talking, singing, and writing are the five practices that stimulate the growth of a chil...

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...

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,...

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 discussion in ...

Calling all LEGO lovers! Join us for a drop-in LEGO building session. No registration required. Parents and caregivers are welcome to join their children in play!

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...

Baby Storytime is our series for babies 0-24 months and their caregivers. Reading, playing, talking, singing, and writing are the five practices that stimulate the growth of a chil...

Preschool Storytime features more challenging stories, songs, movement, and activities to help preschool-age children continue to develop their early literacy skills! Par...

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...

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...