Welcome to the Portland Library! Come on in! 
Come in and browse for items or use a computer or the copier. Curbside Delivery is also available; reserve items online and let us know when you want to pick up the items.

Wifi print from your mobile device or from home now available!

The bookdrop is open 24/7, is emptied frequently. The library is now fine free.

Winter Reading Wrapup

Thanks to everyone who participated in our “Smitten with Mittens” Winter Reading Challenge!
 
We had 122 kids and teens track their library visits by coloring mittens to hang on our library bulletin board and then adding animals to the mitten each time they checked out materials. You have until March 3 to add all eight animals to your mitten and win a furry hedgehog keychain!
 
Thank you to all who helped make this year’s Winter Reading Challenge a success, including the Portland Library staff, the Friends of the Portland Library for funding the program supplies and prizes, and Portland’s kids and teens.
 
Whether you participated in our reader’s theater performance of The Mitten, met the Hedgehog from the story at our evening storytime, participated in our Family Fort Night and Nocturnal Animal Hunt, or came to one of our animal or mitten craft programs, we hope you had as much fun as we did!

Spring Storytimes

Registration for spring storytimes opens on March 1 and can be done through our website calendar at www.portlandlibraryct.org or by calling the library at 860-342-6770.
 
Preschool Storytime
Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., (March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23 (no program April 11)
Join us in our Wagner Room for stories, songs, and rhymes that encourage literacy and social skills and help get your preschooler prepared for kindergarten. We will offer a craft related to the weekly theme at the end of the program that can be done at the library or brought home.

Storytime for Toddlers and Tots: Mother Goose on the Loose
Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.,
March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24  (no program April 12)
Mother Goose on the Loose, a fun-filled interactive session for our youngest patrons, uses rhymes, a story, songs, puppets, scarves, and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. Two sessions will be offered each Wednesday to keep group sizes small and interactions personalized.

Drop-In Playdates
Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. through May 25
Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to join us on Thursday mornings for an hour of socialization and open play with our story room toys. No registration is required for this program.

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