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Readers & Writers

The Library is your partner to explore, research, and share the love of reading and writing. We love recommending what to read next, what’s popular and what’s lesser known, and to spread the word about what’s going on in the library and in the community for readers and writers.

 

Push your reading boundaries and hear different perspectives on both popular and lesser-known books! Each participant will join the club on equal footing. The discussion will be group-led, and library staff will be on hand to help moderate. All members of the community are encouraged to participate and share their thoughts.

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Join us every third Friday for Blurb Club @ Burbank, the book club where you might just find your new favorite book!

 

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2024 Read ME announcement from Maine Humanities Council featuring the covers of this year's selected works.

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

Still enjoying your summer reading? We are a READ ME Participating Library!

 

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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!

 

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woman taking photo with books

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.

 

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a group works together to establish a story

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

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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.

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A headshot of Signature MiMi, the eighth Portland Poet Laureate

Signature MiMi (she/siya/they) is a poetic being, creative expressionista, nomadic sorcerer, and the eighth Portland Poet Laureate.

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A headshot of Yashaswini (Yashu) Derisala, the first Portland Youth Poet Laureate

Yashaswini (Yashu) Derisala (she/her) is a young, brown, first-generation South Indian Telugu immigrant woman who is going to be a senior at Scarborough High School. She is the first Portland Youth Poet Laureate.

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2024 Spotlight Lectures: Fashion + Sustainability

Portland Public Library Spotlight Lectures bring authors into engaging conversation with their peers. This year, these conversations follow the theme “Fashion + Sustainability”. Hear about the effects of fast fashion and how what you wear has can have impacts on society, the economy, and the environment.

 

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Up Next at the Library:
Sep12
Blurb Club @ Congress Sq. Park12:00pm - 1:00pm
Blurb Club @ Congress Sq. Park
Sep13
Creative Writing for Kids @ Peaks (Grades 3–5)3:15pm - 4:00pm
Peaks Island Branch
From the PPL blog:
Deep Water: August Staff Picks
In August we plunge into nonfiction and novels, movies and music and adventures, fire and water!   More »
Explore new titles in 2024!
Learn how to explore new titles that have just arrived or are on order at the library.   More »
All Friends Are Necessary: June Staff Picks
Our June 2024 Staff Picks blog post. Read to discover new books and booklists at the library!   More »
Contact the Librarian
Rebecca Starr   Email »
Literature & Language Librarian
207-871-1700 x728
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