Event List

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. 

Stop by the Children's Library for an afternoon of fun and games with your friends and loved ones. We will have a variety of board and card games to choose from. Play an old favorite or try something new!

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

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.

Come by the Teen Library during the February school break to make a small-scale crankie: a unique form of puppetry that involves using your own moving images to tell stories! This is a drop-in program for teens; registrati

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: 

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 in the Children's Library during school break for an afternoon of crafting! We will have a focused craft for children to try as well as a variety of art supplies to create with on your own.

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!

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:

Baby Stories & Play is a weekly series for babies birth to 24-months and their caregivers. 

Make a date to visit the Children's Library Downtown for a morning of free play and socialization. We will bring out some new, special toys to explore and enjoy during this session.

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

Portland Public Library is partnering with Alpha Legal Foundation, an association of paralegals hoping to further access to legal knowledge, to bring general information on legal proceedings and basic court filings to our community.&n

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: 

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!