Longfellow Square Reiche Elementary School and Community Center Irish Heritage Center, formerly St. Dominic's Catholic Church Victoria Mansion
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Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
Public library meetings
Sept. 16 - Peaks Island Community Rm
Sept. 23 - Reiche Community Center
Sept. 30 - Deering HS Cafeteria
Oct. 7 - Riverton Community Center
Oct. 14 - East End Community School

In May, City Councilors restored $30,000 to Portland Public Library in order to keep Reiche branch library open for at least one more year. In exchange, PPL administrators promised that the year would be one of systemic planning with community input.

In August, PPL announced a series of "neighborhood meetings...as part of its ongoing planning process [and said that] representatives from the Library staff and Board will be at each event to speak with community members." According to PPL, these "meetings are designed to share the status of current Library planning and projects and to hear comments from Portland citizens to inform ongoing Library direction."

WENA is working to ensure cross-representation at each meeting so that discussions will be City- and not neighborhood-based. It is hoped that residents of all neighborhoods will attend the meeting closest to their homes and as many other sessions as possible.
October 8, 6 :30 p.m.
Reiche Community Center
WENA Monthly Meeting		 Agenda TBA

Think. Go. Get It. A Race Across Portland
October 18 - Check-in 9 - 9:45 a.m.
Race begins at 10 a.m.
Portland West

 THINK. GO. GET IT. is a scavenger hunt throughout the City of Portland. Teams of two will solve clues and traverse the city using only their own two feet and/or public transit. It is a day of trivia, exercise, challenge, competition (if you choose), memories, and best of all it is fun! Email or phone Crystal Barone (775-0105 x135) to sign up or volunteer.
Reiche International 5K Road Race
October 19 - Begins at 9:30 a.m.
Reiche International 5K Road Race
Reiche Elementary School		 Please join this beautiful 5 kilometer run through Portland's scenic West End neighborhood in support of Maine's most ethnically diverse school, Reiche Elementary. This will be a community event celebrating Reiche's amazing international student body representing 22 nationalities! In deference to the upcoming holiday, participants are invited to wear a costume (not mandatory). Email for more information.
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m.
Public library meeting
Main Library (Monument Square)		 PPL has described the November 5 session as a "final, all neighborhood meeting." WENA is working to ensure that this will not be a "final" meeting but rather an additional step in the process toward establishing a real dialogue among the City's residents, PPL administrators and trustees and elected officials.