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Peaks Island branch library patrons on horseback pick up their requested library books!

Join Maine's Poet Laureate Linda Aldrich as she welcomes four current Maine poets: Stuart Kestenbaum (Maine State Poet Laureate), Betsy Sholl (former Maine State Poet Laureate), Gretchen Berg, and Colin Cheney who will read their own work and that of…

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It was a quiet day in the library... the book truck sounded loud rumbling over Portland Public's orange carpet.

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Portland Public Library's Archivist at work, in the library and at home.

Portland Room home page at the start of 2022.pdf
Screenshot of a page from the Library's web site showing how the pandemic is impacting Portland Room visitors.

Information for patrons in Portuguese on PPL's web site.pdf
This screenshot, captured on January 21, 2022, shows some of the information that is being made available to patrons who speak languages other than English. This page provides COVID-19 information in Portuguese.

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Sign in front of Portland Public Library's main branch, detailing the procedures for curbside pick-up of requested library materials.

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Screenshot of Portland Public Library's PPL To Go webpage, captured June 18,2020. The library, while still closed to the public, began allowing patrons to pick up items they had requested.

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Staff at the main branch of the Portland Public Library -- and the Little Water Girl -- get ready to welcome patrons for curbside pickup.

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For almost three months, no library materials circulated. When Portland Public Library announced its curbside service -- PPL To Go -- patrons responded eagerly. Here, a Riverton librarian prints hold slips for materials requested by patrons.
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