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dark red and gold graphic artwork with the words "Lend Me a Tenor"

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.

CLOSED FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

All Day
Downtown Branch, Burbank Branch, Peaks Island Branch, Riverton Branch, Bookmobile, Offsite, Virtual/Hybrid, Pop-up Libraries
Closing
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.

Paws & Pages: a young girl reads a story to a calm dog

Paws & Pages

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children's Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6-11)

Paws & Pages is a program where children can practice reading to a certified therapy dog. Readers can sign up for their one-on-one reading session with Smith the Golden Retriever and his human companion, Jane.

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Portland Comix Club

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other, Summer Reading, Writing Group
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

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. 

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Portland Comix Club

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other, Summer Reading, Writing Group
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

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. 

image of hands drawing an intricate doodle on paper.

Adult Zentangle

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Riverton Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

Join your neighbors at the Riverton Branch to explore the practice of Zentangle!

Registration Required
Paws & Pages: a young girl reads a story to a calm dog

Paws & Pages

Friday, February 13, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children's Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6-11)

Paws & Pages is a program where children can practice reading to a certified therapy dog. Readers can sign up for their one-on-one reading session with Smith the Golden Retriever and his human companion, Jane.

CLOSED FOR PRESIDENTS' DAY

All Day
Downtown Branch, Burbank Branch, Peaks Island Branch, Riverton Branch, Bookmobile, Offsite, Virtual/Hybrid, Pop-up Libraries
Closing
the logo for PPL's Death Cafe series

Portland Death Café

Wednesday, February 18, 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.

Illustration with a large hand in the foreground pinching fingers together on a purple background. In the background is a house on a field. In the foreground is a medicine bottle.

Script Club - Like Flies

Saturday, February 21, 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.

a hand draws a cartoon for a comic or graphic novel

Portland Comix Club

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other, Summer Reading, Writing Group
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

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. 

Paws & Pages: a young girl reads a story to a calm dog

Paws & Pages

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children's Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6-11)

Paws & Pages is a program where children can practice reading to a certified therapy dog. Readers can sign up for their one-on-one reading session with Smith the Golden Retriever and his human companion, Jane.

Paws & Pages: a young girl reads a story to a calm dog

Paws & Pages

Friday, March 13, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children's Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6-11)

Paws & Pages is a program where children can practice reading to a certified therapy dog. Readers can sign up for their one-on-one reading session with Smith the Golden Retriever and his human companion, Jane.

the logo for PPL's Death Cafe series

Portland Death Café

Wednesday, March 18, 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.

Paws & Pages: a young girl reads a story to a calm dog

Paws & Pages

Friday, March 20, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children's Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6-11)

Paws & Pages is a program where children can practice reading to a certified therapy dog. Readers can sign up for their one-on-one reading session with Smith the Golden Retriever and his human companion, Jane.

Illustration of a collage of seeds and sprouts on a light green background.

Kitchen Garden Seed Swap

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Riverton Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

Calling all seed harvesters and kitchen gardeners! Join us at the Riverton Branch for our first annual Kitchen Garden Seed Swap.

Bold retro graphic of a ladder against the moon with the text "Our Town" next to it.

Script Club - Our Town

Saturday, March 21, 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.

a hand draws a cartoon for a comic or graphic novel

Portland Comix Club

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other, Summer Reading, Writing Group
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

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 hand draws a cartoon for a comic or graphic novel

Portland Comix Club

Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other, Summer Reading, Writing Group
Age Group:
Adults (Ages 19+)

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. 

Paws & Pages: a young girl reads a story to a calm dog

Paws & Pages

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children's Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6-11)

Paws & Pages is a program where children can practice reading to a certified therapy dog. Readers can sign up for their one-on-one reading session with Smith the Golden Retriever and his human companion, Jane.

the logo for PPL's Death Cafe series

Portland Death Café

Wednesday, April 15, 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.

CLOSED FOR PATRIOT'S DAY

All Day
Downtown Branch, Burbank Branch, Peaks Island Branch, Riverton Branch, Bookmobile, Offsite, Virtual/Hybrid, Pop-up Libraries
Closing
Paws & Pages: a young girl reads a story to a calm dog

Paws & Pages

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children's Library at Downtown Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Kids (Ages 6-11)

Paws & Pages is a program where children can practice reading to a certified therapy dog. Readers can sign up for their one-on-one reading session with Smith the Golden Retriever and his human companion, Jane.