Adults

Portland’s Public Health department will be on-site at the Downtown Library from 10am–12pm all week with information about their array of programs and services to help individuals and families get and stay healthy.

These local resources are geared towards supporting seniors in a number of ways.

These organizations can support New Mainers in a number of ways;  housing, food and childcare, employment and education, legal advice, healthcare and making meaningful connections in your community.

The AARP Tax-Aide program will be at Portland Public Library’s Downtown Branch on Congress Street to assist with filing your taxes for free every Wednesday from February 1 to April 12 – by appointment only (207) 518-8579.

The United Way‘s CA$H program can also file your taxes for free.  To make an appointment visit www.uwsme.org/taxseason or call (207) 347-2335.  Language Interpreters available.

The Asylum Seeker Resource Center, sponsored by Hope Acts, offers assistance to people seeking asylum every week at the Downtown Branch of the Portland Public Library.  Their hours of service are: Thursdays and Fridays 10 AM – 3 PM

A Career Counselor from the Greater Portland CareerCenter is onsite at the library the first Tuesday of every month. Sit down for free one-on-one assistance with finding a job or school that is right for you. No appointment necessary. Walk-ins are welcome.

Join Portland Ovations and the Portland Public Library as we embark on a four-part exploration of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable series.

Extended! Visit the Children’s Library at the Downtown library November 28, 2022-February 28, 2023 for our annual exhibit from Art Quilts Maine!

Join us for a Book Club-style Page to Stage with the Portland Stage. Check out your copy of the script and join us two weeks before previews of each Mainstage Production. Scripts are available at the reference desk at the Downtown Library. This year discussions will be held in person and we invite you to chat about the plays with Literary Manager Todd Brian Backus, his Directing and Dramaturgy Apprentices, and special guests.

The Noonday Concert Series returns to provide free access to live performances by Maine’s most talented musicians throughout the academic year.