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.

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!

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.

Register to join local cartoonist Isabella Rotman on five consecutive Saturday afternoons to draw comics! In this class, we will cover the basics of comics making, including comics terminology, character design, setting, expressions, and the comics-making process. Each student will write, storyboard, draw, and self-publish their own comic from start to finish.

This free series is for anyone over 16 and all materials will be provided. All skill levels welcome—novice artists and seasoned cartoonists alike! Registration is closed.

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.

Join us on Peaks Island for a friendly meeting of students interested in working on their drawing skills with local artist and teacher Laura Glendening. Registration required, no prior drawing experience needed.

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.

Join us for our monthly Button Club in the Teen Library to design and make your own wearable buttons! We meet on the third Thursday of each month.

Join us for a book club-style Script Club (formerly Page to Stage) with Portland Stage. Check out your copy of the script and join us two weeks before previews of each mainstage production. Scripts are available at the reference desk at the Downtown Library. This year Portland Stage celebrates its 51st season and we invite you to chat about the plays with Literary Manager Todd Brian Backus, his Directing and Dramaturgy Apprentices, and special guests.