Book groups (also referred to as reading groups, book clubs and other various combinations of those words) are a great way to keep in the reading habit as well as to enjoy some social interaction with others interested in reading.… Read more.
If you visit the library in the next couple of weeks, you may notice displays of books, in plain brown paper wrappings, in various locations around the library.… Read more.
There’s a quote attributed to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli which holds true for libraries, as it does for many aspects of our lives, “Change is inevitable.… Read more.
One of the best aspects of my job here at the South Portland Public Library is the people I am lucky enough to work with every day.… Read more.
Tucked in among the trees, overlooking the Municipal Golf Course on Wescott Road in South Portland, the Memorial Branch Library has been an integral part of South Portland’s library services since 1977.… Read more.
In the first Library Links column that Rachel and I wrote for the Sentry, we mentioned the Minerva network of libraries as an example of the collaboration that frequently occurs between Maine’s libraries.… Read more.
Today’s post is a follow-up to the previous “Why More Land?” post, regarding the potential for acquiring a bit of additional land, adjacent to the library.… Read more.
Many of you have noticed some of the changes to the library space over the past year or so. While we get regular comments about the improvements, I realized that I have never explained to a broad audience what we are actually doing. … Read more.