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Are you worried about losing your MaineCare (formerly Medicaid) health insurance? Do you need other options for healthcare? Community Health Workers from the New England Arab American Organization (NEAAO) can help with your MaineCare enrollment and renewal information or enrolling in healthcare via the Healthcare Marketplace at CoverME.gov.

French and Arabic interpretation available.

This year marks Portland Public Library’s Inaugural Scary Story Writing Contest! Time to get scary and enter for a chance to win a prize and showcase your story on our website. We want to be extra scared this Halloween, so send us your most bone-chilling story!

The Noonday Concert Series provides free access to live performances by Maine’s most talented musicians throughout the academic year. The series has always been an integral part of the Conservatory’s mission to provide equal access to high quality music and highlight its talented faculty and students.

An open support group offering information, resources, and community for new parents. Topics include caregiver and child health, access to local and state resources, nutrition, and more. Presented by medical students in the Tufts University School of Medicine Maine Track MD Program and featured guest speakers. Lingala and Portuguese language interpretation and limited child care available on-site.

Our Book of the Week project is created by Reader’s Advisory staff and is focused on sharing one great book from across the Library’s collections each week.  You can see a photo of each new book of the week and a list of the books in our library catalog here.

Join fellow Mainers for a statewide Summer Reading program, in partnership with the Maine Humanities Council, and the Maine State Library.

Death Cafés are full of nourishing conversation, heartwarming reflections, and a plethora of questions about how we are all leaving this planet.

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.