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Please Read: How Things Work, Updated 4/6/21
The City of South Portland will begin a lengthy utility and streetscape improvement project the first week of April, lasting into the Fall of 2021.
A portion of this project will involve significant work in the library’s parking lot and grounds which will impact how we continue to deliver our services.… Read more.
Our Seed Library is back! You can now request seeds to be included with your next curbside pickup of library materials – simply fill out the seed request form on our website: https://southportlandlibrary.com/sppl-seed-library/… Read more.
A while back, we began offering “Library Grab Bags” – a service where you can have us pick out some new items for you. If you’re looking for something to read but you’re not quite sure what, exactly, visit our Library Grab Bags page, fill out the form and give it a try!
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.