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MaineCat Services Paused

MaineCat delivery will be unavailable beginning in June for needed system updates. You can still request materials from other libraries using UNE Interlibrary Loan. We expect services to resume in September, 2024. Public libraries offer lending services, too, so if you love MaineCat, now’s the perfect time to visit your local public library! Find a [...]

The Numbers Game

June 7, 2024

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

June 7-October 13, 2024 Opening reception Friday, June 7, 5-8 p.m. Mathematics is the foundational, abstract system we use to find order in the world and in theory, by examining the workings of numbers. For artists, processes such as measuring, counting, segmenting, and responding to symmetry are methods that grant numbers a primary place in the [...]

Inspiration in the Archives

Inspiration in the Archives: A Conversation about Poetry

May 8, 2024

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Maine Women Writers Collection

With poet and teacher Beth Alison Jones, & poet and archivist Jefferson Navicky Facilitated by Dr. Jennifer Tuttle, Director of the Maine Women Writers CollectionFREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FMI, please contact MWWC Curator Sarah Baker Join us for an evening of poetry sprung from research in the Maine Women Writers Collection (MWWC). Beth [...]

Light and Shadow: Motherhood, Creativity, and the Discourse of Ability

Opening reception for Light and Shadow

May 31, 2024

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Biddeford Campus Art Gallery

May 31-October 20, 2024 Opening reception Friday, May 31, 4 - 7 p.m. Including the work of five artists and text by art historian Virginia Rose, “Light and Shadow” highlights the creative practices of artists who are also mothers of children with developmental or physical differences. The exhibit focuses on creative processes as part of [...]

Long Night Against Procrastination

April 25, 2024

7:00 pm - 11:59 pm

Ketchum Library

Struggling with getting that final paper done? Need dedicated study time? Join us on April 25th from 7 p.m. - midnight for a night of academic support, free food, giveaways, de-stress activities, and most importantly: productivity! Long Night Against Procrastination (LNAP) is a motivating co-working event to help you power through your assignments. We’ll help [...]

Maine State Park Pass

We now have a Maine State Park pass available to borrow at each campus library! The passes will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be borrowed for 3 days at a time and are valid at participating Maine State Parks, which include local parks such as: Crescent Beach and Two Lights in [...]

New Photography at UNE Art Gallery

Recent Aquisitions in the Stephen K. Halpert Collection of Photography

February 16, 2024

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

Join us to celebrate the new acquisitions in our collection. The display showcases new photographic works procured by Stephen K. Halpert, curator of photography at UNE, in his signature narrative curatorial style, focusing on his longstanding interest in work that documents diverse perceptions of daily life in Maine and across the world.  The show, open [...]

Breaking the Age Code

Thursdays, February 1 - February 29, 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Zoom

Yale professor and leading expert on the psychology of successful aging, Dr. Becca Levy, draws on her ground-breaking research to show how age beliefs can be improved so they benefit all aspects of the aging process, including the way genes operate and the extension of life expectancy by 7.5 years. The often-surprising results of Levy’s [...]

We Have What You Need (Probably)

In addition to textbooks, we also have chargers, bones, games and so much more for you to borrow while studying! Here is a full list of things which can be borrowed on each campus. These items are available for 2 hours at a time, and can be renewed so long as there is no wait [...]

An Evening with Irises

January 18, 2024

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

Van Gogh's Irises Join artist-florist John Sundling and UNE Education and Outreach Archivist Cathleen Miller for a fun, casual talk about art, taking van Gogh's "Irises" as a starting place for uplifting conversation about the nature of beauty. Followed by a closing reception for "Seeking Light", up through January 21.