Community Library

The New Portland Community Library serves the three villages, known locally as the North, East, and West Villages. The library also delights in circulating materials to surrounding communities, out-of-state visitors, and seasonal campers.

In 1989, New Portland’s first public library opened in an old schoolhouse in the North Village. Over time, however, the building proved unsuitable, and thanks to many grants, a new library was built in the East Village at 899 River Road, near the Town Office and Fire Station. The doors to the library opened in April 2006.

The NPCL’s entire collection and services are freely available to everyone. Our little library in the woods includes books for children, teens, and adults, an extensive Maine Non-Fiction section, DVDs, magazines, puzzles, and games. The library also offers CloudLibrary, a free eBook and Audiobook service available to all active patrons. You may download the app or visit yourcloudlibrary.com to enjoy this great service.

Technology services include 24-hour public Wi-Fi access inside and outside, no password needed, patron-use computers, printing, photocopying, computer classes, and one-on-one technology support. The library offers cozy seating, a private meeting room for individual use or groups, book clubs, craft events, and programming for adults and children, including our summer reading program. Throughout the year, the New Portland Community Library offers book sales, bake sales, plant sales, silent auctions, raffles, and craft fairs.

The library offers many events and programs throughout the year. Some include:

• Block Party Club: Wednesdays 4-5 pm and the 1st Saturday of each month 10-11a. Kids come and let their inner engineer imaginations run wild.
• Book Club: Thursday (monthly). A small group meets monthly to discuss the book of the month.
• Homeschool Hangout: Fridays 10a-11(11:30 a.m.). A group of homeschools meets us for story and crafts, STEAM, or STEM activity. All children are welcome!!
• Read to Finn: Our Therapy Dog, Finn, enjoys when the kiddos read him books. He doesn’t judge, he only listens!
• Tech Help: 2nd Tuesday of each month from 9:30-11:30a. If you have questions concerning laptops, cell phones, apps, emails, printing, or other tech questions, we are here!
• Reiki: Saturdays (1 or 2 times a month) with Michelle.

Check with the library for specific dates and times at (207) 628-6561 or newportlandcl@gmail.com, and follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/NPCL2011.

New Portland Community Library Vision – Mission – Value Statement

Our Mission

To connect people with information, ideas, and experiences, to support an enriched and engaged community, one person at a time.

Our Vision

New Portland Community Library desires to establish itself as the welcoming heart of our community where all come to learn, discover, create, and connect.

Our Values:

• We believe in the freedom to read, learn, and discover.
• We are committed to intellectual freedom, access to knowledge for all, and respecting individuals’ rights to privacy.
• We embody a service mindset when we consistently strive to create a positive experience for those we serve–inside the organization and in our communities–by seeking to understand their perspectives, support their interests and meet their needs.
• We strive to be actively engaged in the community.
• We value the library as a public forum and a warm and welcoming place for community members to gather.
• We attempt to be fiscally and environmentally responsible in our day-to-day operations.
• We acknowledge the diversity in our community and are committed to providing a collection that represents a wide range of voices and subjects.

We welcome everyone to stop in and enjoy a cup of tea, coffee, a cozy seat, and a good book.