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Fran and James, wearing masks, in front of the water behind Harbor Fish Market

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.

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

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

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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Quarantine kitten, BlackBerry, came into our lives on Juneteenth. Baby has a long and beautiful life to live.

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

As someone who tends to be skeptical of technology (I resisted owning a smart phone for many years), I am interested in tracking how technology influences our sense of ourselves and the world. As an educator with the Young Adult Abuse Prevention…