Brown Bag Lecture Series

The Brown Bag Lecture Series features best-selling authors from Maine and New England as well as from across the nation and world. Programs are scheduled from noon-1:00 pm. Bring your lunch and enjoy...Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided. 

All programs are free and open to the public, and are fully accessible to people with disabilities. 

Special thanks to our Coffee provider, Coffee by Design

Books on sale at each lecture courtesy of Longfellow Books, 
who generously donates a portion of the proceeds to the Portland Public Library.  

    Questions about our Brown Bag Lectures or to be added to our weekly calendar e-mail, 
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During the renovation at the Main Library at 5 Monument Square, these programs will take place at the Community Television Network (CTN) located at  516 Congress Street, just a few blocks from the Library.

Upcoming guest speakers include:

Wed., May 20 (12pm-1pm) at Community Television Network, 516 Congress Street, Portland
Brown Bag Lecture with Allen Wells, author of Tropical Zion: General Trujillo, FDR, and the Jews of Sosua

Wed., June 10 (12pm-1pm) at Community Television Network, 516 Congress Street, Portland
Brown Bag Lecture with Phillip Hoose, author of Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

Wed., June 17 (12pm-1pm) at Community Television Network, 516 Congress Street, Portland
Brown Bag Lecture with Nicole Chaison, author of The Passion of the Hausfrau: Motherhood, Illuminated

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