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Happy Independence Day!

All City departments - including both library locations - will be closed on Friday, July 3, in recognition of Independence Day.

The Branch Library will reopen on Sunday, July 5, and the Main Library will be open on Monday, July 6.  Have a safe and happy holiday!


2009 Summer Reading Program

2009 Summer Reading Program

The 2009 Summer Reading Program will kick off on June 22nd.  Come to the Main Library or Branch Library to register for the program.  Get a reading record!  Read books!  Get prizes!

In addition to normal programming, the Branch library will be holding Summer Family Fun Story Time every Tuesday at 10:30AM.

The Main library will host an array of programs.  Starting June 22nd, children are encouraged to sign up for the Improvisation Workshops, held on July 14th and 16th. 

Please see our Programs and Events for a full listing of all the summertime reading fun!

The Summer Reading Program runs from June 22nd to July 31st.

And remember, BE CREATIVE!


Kill-A-Watt Program

Kill-A-Watt Program

Sure to be one of the most requested and popular “whodunits” at public libraries around Maine is the Kill A Watt®.

Click Here for more information or, to reserve your Kill-A-Watt kit, simply follow this link.


South Portland Library featured in New England Cable News report

NECN's Amy Sinclair did a piece on the value of public libraries in tough economic times and stopped by our Branch to film it.

(our apologies if you get an ad preceding the report - it comes with the embedded video)

The piece aired throughout New England on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, as well as online at NECN.com


Renew your items

Need to renew your books? Just enter your name and patron barcode number (for barcodes less than 14 digits long, please contact the library)


Search Our Catalog

Search Our Catalog

Search the Minerva card catalog to find out if a book is in our collection.


Marvel!

Marvel!

Thousands of magazines, newspapers, and reference books are available anywhere in the State of Maine through the online resources of MARVEL! Maine's Virtual Library, a service of Maine InfoNet.


Children's Services

Each of our locations offer a wide range of services for our younger users!


Director's Blog

Check in with our Director for news and thoughts about the library, the community and whatever else comes to mind!