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Please Read: How Things Work, Updated 9/21/20
Inspired by the book The Dot by Peter Reynolds, Dot Day is an international celebration of creativity and individuality! Help us celebrate Dot Day by using anything you have at home to create your own beautiful dot or request one of our Dot-To-Go kits for all ages to be included with your next curbside pickup. … Read more.
For the latest information about upcoming
Community Reads programs, please hop on over to
this page, put together by our friends at the
Thomas Memorial Library!
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As we continue to evolve our services and improve your access to our collections, the SPPL staff is excited to now offer “Library Grab Bags” – where you can have us pick out some new items for you!
You can find all the details, here, or find the link under the SERVICES tab, above.
Miss Jess is keeping busy in the Library Lab….
How do you make an egg bounce? Miss Jess will show you… Miss Jess blows up a balloon, but not the way most people do it!… Read more.Introducing the online version of Artsy Afternoons!
Join us on Saturday at 9am for the premiere of Shannon’s first craft tutorial: Making paper Swallows!
Have you been by the Main Library recently? … Read more.
Note: Chet Lunner had been scheduled to speak at South Portland Public Library as part of our Senior Programming initiative, sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council. … Read more.
Here’s a selection of video read-aloud of some of our favorite books!
Stranger Things’ actor David Harbour reads our friend Julie Falatko’s book, Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book).… Read more.
Reading History is a new feature that is now available on your online account! You will be able to set up the retention and viewing of your check out history in your Library Account, which you can access from our website or the online catalog.… Read more.