The Spice Library
More than 60 spices you can check out with your library card, from smoked paprika to saffron to za’atar. Cook something new tonight without buying a whole jar.
Borrow bestsellers and snowshoes, trade recipes with the Spice Library, or just sit awhile. We keep Springvale in good books.
Today at the library
| Monday | 9:30 am – 5:00 pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9:30 am – 7:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:30 am – 7:00 pm |
| Thursday | 9:30 am – 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 9:30 am – 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | 9:00 am – 2:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Curbside service available upon request. Holiday closings
Aug5
Wednesday · 5:30 pm
Aug12
Wednesday · 2:00–5:00 pm
Aug13
Thursday · 2:00 pm
Aug14
Friday · 6:30–8:30 pm
EveryFri
Weekly
More than 60 spices you can check out with your library card, from smoked paprika to saffron to za’atar. Cook something new tonight without buying a whole jar.
Snowshoes, a lawn mower, a movie projector, giant Jenga, coding robots. If you only need it now and then, don’t buy it. Borrow ours.
Your library card is a ticket. Borrow a pass to Strawbery Banke Museum, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, or the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine.
Story times, Lego club, take-home crafts, and the Bruce McMillan Corner, where original hand-tinted photographs from Grandfather’s Trolley hang in the Children’s Room.

Three programs, three generations of readers: stickers and story logs for kids ages 2–12, Monster Plants for teens in grades 6–12, and Book Bingo for adults. The season wraps up with the Pool Noodle Olympics party on August 13.
We bring books to homebound readers in Sanford and Springvale, usually the same day. How it works
Available upon request. Call 207‑324‑4624 when you arrive and we’ll bring your books out.
Book a session with Lesley for help with Zoom, email, or your computer.
The Harland H. Eastman Genealogy Room holds the largest collection of vital records in Southern Maine. Start your search
Copies from 25¢, free scan to email, faxing, and a notary on site. See all fees
Our meeting room is available by donation. Call to reserve a time.
This library has run on neighborly generosity since 1906, when membership cost a dollar a year. A gift of any size helps fill the shelves and keep the welcome warm at 443 Main Street.
Prefer the analog route? Fill a CLYNK bag, donate used books for the fall sale, or sponsor a book from the wish list.