Event List

Looking for creative inspiration? Join fellow writers to explore ideas and stories. No registration required; please register if you'd like to receive a reminder. All experience levels welcome.

Make your own game at the Peaks Island Branch. We will supply all the materials for you to make table games, fortune tellers, word puzzles and more! All ages are welcome to participate.

Join us for a very special Riverton Branch Crafternoon! We’ll use colorful duct tape and other materials to fashion our own pencil cases. What you produce with your pencils is important, so let them travel in style!

Join us for a block printmaking workshop for teens. Make your own block print and learn more about the Hashi-Maine Aomori Student Art Exchange!

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

Are you a teen looking to level up your art this summer, but don't know where to start? Join us for our art critique group and learn how to give and receive constructive feedback on visual art.

Visit the Downtown Branch every Thursday afternoon during our Summer Reading program for table games for children, tween, teens, and their caregivers. We will alternate each week between the Teen Library and Children's Library.

Join us in the Burbank Branch's lovely garden as we discuss American Breakdown with author Jennifer Lunden!

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 one hour.

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

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!

Join us at the Burbank Branch for a fun chat about graphic novels and comics! This drop-in group is ideal for readers ages 10-13 who are excited about graphic novels.

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 other Saturday from 2-4pm. 

A special storytime where the kids become the caregivers! We will sing songs and read books to our baby dolls or stuffed friends. Baby dolls will be provided, but children are welcome to bring their own doll or stuffed friend if they prefer.