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Libraries and Users: Sharing the Wealth and the Responsibility

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Sharing is central to what the library does – we share our collections with you. However, sharing works in several different ways at the library, many of which may not be obvious.… Read more.

Book Groups: sharing the experience of reading

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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.

Go On a Blind Date With a Book

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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.

The Ever Changing World of the Library

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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.

Library’s Youth Services Staff Share Their Favorite Books for Younger Readers

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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.

Minerva: Sharing Resources for the Benefit of All Library Users

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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.

Friends of the Library

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On behalf of the staff of the South Portland Public Library and myself, a huge thank you and congratulations goes out to our community and to the Friends of the South Portland Public Library for another successful book sale!… Read more.

It’s Great to Have Friends

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With summer past, it’s time for an annual tradition here at the library, and one that I thought deserves some discussion here: the Friends of the South Portland Public Library and the annual book sale.… Read more.

The Library’s Windows as a Community Canvas

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I’ve been thinking (It’s at this point where, if I knew any better, I’d stop typing)…

We’ve made it a priority here at the library, over the last year or so, to enhance our visibility in the community. … Read more.

Why We Weed, Part 1

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This copy of the Hi-Fi Stereo Handbook was recently found on our shelves and removed from our collection.

Originally published in 1956, this is the 5th revised edition, added to our collection when it was new, in 1978.  … Read more.

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