5 stars if you are unhoused and looking for a place to nap and listen to music while charging your…read moredevices!!!!!! If you're a person looking for a library, good luck to you.

During the height of Covid 19, McCarthur Library kept me sane. Thank you for mailing me a…read moreselection of books during business and societal closure. Now, several years later, I continue my admiration. You "all" are the best definition of what a public library should be.

Library is equipped with free WiFi, friendly staff and has large collection of books on different…read morecategories. It has got a spacious room to read books of your interest. It always fascinates me reading about the Space and beyond.! This library has few cool books related to Space and Technology. Definitely a good place to visit and give some exercise to the brain.

A very relaxing…read morelibrary The very first thing that you notice when you walk into the South Portland Library is that it's comfortable, pleasant and relaxing. Nothing harsh or authoritarian about this library. Everything looks soft and inviting, from the large windows that give lots of natural light to the plants and art that grace the walls. Lots of space inside, nothing is cramped or crowded, very easy to find a spot to spread out and read a book or do some research. Side rooms for when you wish to talk or quiet areas when you want to be alone with your own thoughts. Of course it has computers and Wi-Fi as well as a nice selection of periodicals and other library necessaries. The librarians were friendly and helpful and you could tell that they enjoyed their jobs of helping people. South Portland isn't the largest, most historic or cutest library in Maine. It is one of the most relaxing, friendliest and useful.

The library is wonderful in every way. You can easily reserve a book and, in most cases, the…read morelibrary will order a book you recommend for purchase. Staff is very knowledgeable and pleasant. A real gem.

A little lighthouse…read moreof knowledge The Thomas Memorial Library in Cape Elizabeth is a very long library. I couldn't find out much about the history of the building but I suspect it had an original part built by William Widgery Thomas and then kept growing and expanding through the years. A very distinctive and unique place that just oozes charm and charisma. Even through it has been around for a while the library is very modern and has all the conveniences that would expect. Lot of the books, magazines and a cool young adult room, children's room and even a lounge area where people can unload their kids while they look around. A very user friendly place. But just being functional and pleasant isn't what makes this library so special. It is a very cool building with all kinds of great art and history. Such a strange and long building, it has surprises around ever corner. We had a great time here because everyone, from the librarians to the other users of the library, were just so pleasant and friendly. Still a place to meet and talk to people and not just look for books. The outside or the library is lovely with gardens and flowers everywhere. Everything about his library is so unique, cool and special. I've been to a whole lot of libraries but the William Widgery Thomas library is definitely in my top five. It is that cool and special. William Widgery Thomas summed it up when he wrote, " I hope that this will prove a little lighthouse of knowledge... It is for you, inhabitants of Cape Elizabeth, to keep the lamp burning so that it shall shine over this town forever".

I love this libary it's has art stuff a lot anyways I will come back so soon maybe in 2026read more

I absolutely love the Portland Public Library. First of all, it's a beautiful building with a…read morecentral location right in downtown. There are so many small wonders of this place that add up to make it the magical space that it is--an extensive selections of books, DVDs, and more; big open spaces; quiet study areas; varied seating; exhibits downstairs; a bulletin board of information and happenings...I could go on and on! Plus, the staff here are the kindest, most helpful folks, and the library's website is excellent. There are so many opportunities for community involvement and enrichment through the library. It is truly a hub of information and knowledge. I HIGHLY recommend a visit to the Portland Public Library!

Love it here! I love to read and come here frequently to check books out. The people checking the…read morebooks out are always so sweet and pleasant. The inside is very clean and tidy! And they have lots of great books even some brand new ones! They seem to have lots of events for children as well. Glad this is the library in my town!

A work in…read moreprogress The Walker Memorial Library is Westbrook was constructed back in 1894 from private donations from the Walker family. Lots of libraries during that time period were built by money from individual citizens or families. The library is lovely from the outside, a huge and looming Gothic type of structure that was typical of the time. And like many lovely libraries built over a century ago soon proved to be too small so various additions were added over the years. The library is once again being renovated to make it more efficient and user friendly for the twenty first century. Unfortunately that means the very old part is going to be closed to the public for a while. Too bad, because as far as I'm concerted that is the best part. The library still is pretty cool but not nearly as large as it looks from the outside. Still has just about everything you would expect from a library but you kind of have to put up with the construction being done. Hard to really give this library it's full due. It does have some very cool windows, lots of flowers both inside and out and some friendly librarians. Not a whole lot of books and other materials or cool places to sit but then a large portion of the cool library isn't available. Hopefully the money will be raised and the work finally completed and the venerable, historic and lovely old library will once again be ready to continues into the next century.

Stunning historic library! Come for the books, stay because it feels like you're a guest in a…read morewealthy person's home--since that's what it once was! My pics will do the talking for this review.

its a nice small library. resouces are limited but it offers the essentials like a computer room,…read moremagazine/newspaper room, dvds, child section and of coarse books. its a nice place to just sit and read or get work done.

The library is running an event April 4th with a "story time" clearly meant for grown-ups, but it's…read morebeing advertised directly to children. If I were a donor or a local business, I'd pull away as quickly as I could from an organization making choices like this. This feels like a public relations disaster waiting to happen.

For two hours this afternoon, the Baxter library was my "office" and I was able to charge up…read morelaptops and phone, take a quiet Zoom call and send a bunch of work emails. I might even have been able to sneak in a Yelp review or two. This isn't a huge library but they have an organized catalog of books, a free wifi and workspaces with power outlets available. It is a quiet space and great for study. [Review 18558 overall - 109 in Maine - 2080 of 2022.]

Even though I wasn't a resident of sopo, the staff were very helpful in figuring out how to check…read moreout books, and even helpped me renew my Falmouth Library card! Sweet, kind, and understanding people!

Book bridges and…read moregolf There are much larger, older, historic and certainly more aesthetically pleasing libraries than the Memorial Branch of the South Portland Library but I have certainly never seen one with a golf course before. The small library is reached by crossing over a cool little bridge into the upstairs of a building that the library shares with the pro shop of a municipal golf course. They also share the same little parking lot and you can get some nice views of the golf course from upstairs in the library. We saw people from both the pro shop and library oddly moving around together. For some reason this odd juxtaposition of rather dissimilar services seems to work quite well. Neither seems to be bothered by the presence of the other in the least. The library is a typical small branch library, convenient, well organized but small and a bit limited in the selection of materials. However it is nicely decorated and the librarians were very friendly. A strange but very cool little library where you not only get to find some books, do some research, use the wifi and just maybe get in a round of golf.

A library by the…read more sea As real estate people are constantly stating, location is one of the most important things in a house or building. The Libby Library of Old Orchard Beach isn't particular large but it certainly has plenty of location. Right next to a lovely park and just a minute walk to the beach is hard to beat. The inside of the library is a bit cramped and narrow and it doesn't have a whole lot of comfy places to sit but it does have some nice old things scattered around and even a shed in the back with a whole bunch of used books at dirt cheap prices. The librarians and people at the library were extremely nice and friendly and seemed to enjoy talking to us and telling us about the cool town . They do recognize that the library is a bit small for the town now and they are trying to raise funds for a larger building. Until then this building will have to serve. If the inside of the library gets too crowded or cramped you can always go outside in the nice park or better yet walk across the street the water. Not the grandest library in the world but it certainly has a whole lot of location.