Adults

Join us every other Thursday at noon in Congress Square Park for Blurb Club, the book club where you might just find your new favorite book!

Are you unsure of what to read next? Our Reader’s Advisory staff is here to help! We’re ready to put our professional book-matching skills to work for adults, teens, and children.

Looking for creative inspiration? Join fellow writers for prompt-based writing time on the first and third Thursdays of every month. All experience levels are welcome. No registration required.

This is a writing group that meets each Saturday morning! This is for anyone who likes to write or would like to start. All skill levels, beginners to experienced, are welcome.

The seventh annual Reading Challenge is here! 24 books in 12 months: will you accept the challenge?

Join Portland Public Library in celebrating Juneteenth with a series of three events. This year, PPL’s Juneteenth Events will have a particular focus on Black people’s access to water, maritime history, and boat building history in New England. Events will include a panel discussion, a CPR course, and a yoga class.

What happens on PPL’s 2×2 Tuesday? Poetry meets poetry, art meets art, mysteries meet mysteries, gardens meet gardens, how to make amazing pizza meets how to make amazing pizza, and more! On 2×2 Tuesday, we’ll highlight two books from two authors on one scintillating subject for your reading enjoyment.

Join Portland Public Library and the Maine Medical Center Stroke and Neurovascular Care Center for free blood pressure screenings and information on strokes and stroke prevention.

The Portland Poet Laureate is an honorary position given every three years to a poet who resides in the Greater Portland area and wishes to connect our shared community to the wonderful world of poetry. Portland’s current eighth Poet Laureate is Signature MiMi, and the first Portland Youth Poet Laureate is Yashaswini Derisala.