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Teen Button Club

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Maker Club
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18)
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...

Child reading graphic novel

Tween Graphic Novel Club

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Burbank Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6-11)

Join us at the Burbank branch to chat about graphic novels and make your own! We’ll have drawing materials, illustration books, and story prompts on hand. Create your own characters and comics, or doodle characters from comics you know and love!

Winter Word Game Nights

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Riverton Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

Join us every third Thursday throughout the darkest stretch of the year for some cozy, convivial competition around a different word game each month! Light refreshments provided.

Word Game Schedule:

Registration Required
a baby looks at a picture book while sitting in their mom's lap

Baby Storytime

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Peaks Island Branch
Program Type:
Storytime, Baby Storytime
Age Group:
Babies-Preschool (Ages 0-5)
Baby Storytime:

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...

a child aged 2–5 plays with wooden educational toys

Preschool Storytime @ Peaks

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 10:45am - 11:15am
Peaks Island Branch
Program Type:
Storytime, Preschool Storytime
Age Group:
Babies-Preschool (Ages 0-5)
Preschool Storytime:

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

Logo for the series "Blurb Club @ Burbank"

Blurb Club

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Burbank Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

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

Technology Tutoring

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room 1 at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)
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...

Five teens sit together playing video games

Teen Video Games

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18)

Join us at the Teen Library on Thursday and Friday afternoons to play video games our new PS5. Games start at 2 PM both days and are available until the library closes.

We have the following videogames to choose from: 

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Creative Writing for Kids

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Peaks Island Branch
Program Type:
Workshop, Writing Group
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6-11)

This is a casual, drop-in creative writing group for children in grades 3, 4, & 5. We meet for 45 minutes each Friday afternoon at the Peaks Island branch library. Journals and pencils will be provided: just bring your imagination!

the hands of three people holding pens work on a project together in a notebook

Adult Writing Group

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:45am
Peaks Island Branch
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)
Writing Groups:

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

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Burbank Branch
Program Type:
Maker Club
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)
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 ...

Illustration of books among the clouds as hot air balloons and paper airplanes soar above

Tween Book Club

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Riverton Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6-11)

Join Riverton’s Tween Book Club, ideal for readers ages 9-11 who are eager to explore and discuss what’s important to them! 

Registration Required
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Script Club - Lend Me A Tenor

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Rines Auditorium at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

Join us for a Book Club-style Script Club with the Portland Stage. Check out your copy of the script* and join us two weeks before previews of each Mainstage Production.

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Work Permit Clinic for Asylum Seekers

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

Work Permit Form Assistance with Hope Acts is by appointment only at Portland Public Library every Tuesday (Mardi, Terça-feira).&n

a dad reads to a child aged 2-5 sitting in his lap

Preschool Storytime Downtown

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Storytime, Preschool Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool Storytime:

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

Teen Super Smash Bros. Tournament

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Games & Gaming
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18)

Join the Teen Library team for a Super Smash Bros. tournament! We will have prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place! This will be a timed tournament with a maximum of 16 contestants.

Registration Required

Teen Art Table

All Day
Teen Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Maker Club
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 12-18)

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 art table. 

a baby reaches for a picture book from the lap of their dad

Baby Storytime Downtown

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Storytime, Baby Storytime
Age Group:
Babies-Preschool (Ages 0-5)
Baby Storytime:

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...

kids do crafts at a table

After School Art Room

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Burbank Branch
Program Type:
Maker Club
Age Group:
, Kids (Ages 6-11)

Drop in, get inspired, and make some art with friends at the library. Collage materials, paint, and drawing supplies will be provided. Participants are welcome to join us at any time during this program. 

a library worker helps a patron at a computer

Technology Tutoring

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Riverton Branch
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)
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...

the logo for PPL's Death Cafe series

Portland Death Café

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room 4 at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

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

Photo of woman behind a counter running her own business

Career Development Drop-in

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 4 at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

Interested in developing your career? Curious about opening & operating a full- or part-time small business? PPL is working with New Ventures Maine to answer all your financial questions.

Family Storytime Downtown

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Storytime, Family Storytime
Age Group:
Babies-Preschool (Ages 0-5)
Family Storytime:

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...