Adults

Portland Public Library is excited to introduce new seasonal reading challenges for adults in 2025. We’re kicking things off with the Adult Winter Reading Challenge.

Read books, complete fun activities, and enter to win a gift card to a bookstore.

Visit the Downtown Children’s Library from December through January for our annual exhibit from Art Quilts Maine!

Each year the Camden Conference partners with organizations like PPL to bring original programming to our community in addition to the conference itself, held in mid-coast Maine. This year marks the 38th year of the conference and the theme is: Democracy Under Threat: A Global Perspective.

Portland Ovations has a lively season packed with touring Broadway shows! Join us in reading and discussing books that are related to themes in three of these shows. Participants will have a chance to win a free pair of tickets to each show.

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.

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!

In collaboration with Wild Seed Project Portland Public Library is working to build biodiversity at the Burbank Branch with a Community Seed Garden!

Join us every third Friday for Blurb Club @ Burbank, 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.