Friends of the Peaks Island Library

05/24/2026

The Fifth Maine Museum hosted a Civil War reenactment with the 3rd Maine Regiment Vol Inf, Comp A

https://wgme.com/news/local/fifth-maine-museum-hosts-civil-war-reenactment-on-peaks-island?fbclid=IwY2xjawSAHqpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEerY1SI5gr9G2MxiImBNsYWrGlOxyBGvNO46ebzL7i8YBe9JWhAjYg3URKpP8_aem_4NHTAjw0fGBPBoV06Efeaw

Visitors on Peak's Island on Saturday got to witness a piece of history come to life.

04/30/2026

Our new exhibit features the work of Keanan Fox, who attended the Peaks Island School and now lives in New York.

04/23/2026

🤩 The novelette has been named a finalist for a prestigious science fiction award. The piece was published in the July and August 2025 edition of Uncanny Magazine.

Catherynne M. Valente's 'When He Calls Your Name' is vying for a 2026 Hugo Award.

04/21/2026

✂️🖍️💌 Vacation Week Arts and Crafts Fun TODAY, April 21, 2-4 pm

https://portlandme.librarycalendar.com/event/vacation-week-arts-and-crafts-fun-11210

04/21/2026

🥤 Stop into Oola Bowls Portland to celebrate National Library Week and support Portland Public Library! 📣 Oola Bowls is generously donating 10% of the proceeds from sales at their One Monument Square location.

04/17/2026

Hey! We know this lovely lady! Check out this cool story from Portland Press Herald:

"94-year-old Peaks Island resident Reta Morrill looking over a newspaper with a historical Portland Press Herald photo from 1946, where she and several other students were on a ferry docked at Custom House Wharf when she was 14-15 years old."

https://www.pressherald.com/2026/04/17/this-portland-woman-showed-up-in-a-newspaper-photo-in-1946-80-years-later-she-showed-up-again/?utm_campaign=newbot-pressherald.com_combined&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRPSOhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEelUcm-zKN-kcbuvpm5o61C0l4yqUdRPr4u3fuzvWfGUeuCFDOcdtKvWLAuBc_aem_2jGMSdfOaym2wacqDel4WQ

Reta Morrill, a fifth-generation Peaks Island resident, recalls her school days riding a Casco Bay ferry to and from school.

04/01/2026

TODAY IS A GLOBAL DAY OF GIVING 🎁 Give a Gift: https://secure.lglforms.com/form.../s/Tt7m913CQgaNBhrmZ9GGvg

“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.” - Astrid Lindgren, author of Pippi Longstocking

On this global day of giving, your gift supports PPL's Summer Reading Programs. Thank you!

03/27/2026

🪻🌷 🌻 Don't miss this vibrant art exhibit showcasing the work of PIES students.

🌊 While you’re there, don’t miss The Ocean Around Us.Guided by interdisciplinary artist Daisy Braun, students brought their creativity to life through imaginative ocean creatures inspired by the beauty and biodiversity of Casco Bay. https://www.portlandlibrary.org/peaks-island-branch/

03/20/2026

🪴🪏Happy Gardening! A big thank you to everyone who came out for Jim’s talk—it was packed with valuable insights on island planting seasons, when to mulch (and when not to), the benefits of seaweed, and so much more! 🌱 And congratulations to our lucky winners who went home with a gift certificate to Lausier Family Gardens🌱

01/28/2026

Some of you might recognize this Islander! Jeff Clements recently appeared as a guest on Heather Cox Richardson's channel to discuss American Promise, the nonprofit working to advance a constitutional amendment restoring lawmakers’ authority to set the rules for money in politics.

Jeff Clements is a former Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts and the co-founder and CEO of American Promise, a nonprofit advancing a constitutional ...