What will you borrow today?
One card opens every shelf: the catalog, statewide borrowing, e‑books, graphic novels, museum passes, and a few things you’d never expect from a library.
Find a book
MaineCat
Can’t find it on our shelves? Search libraries across Maine and have it sent here for pickup.
cloudLibrary
A wide selection of free, downloadable e‑books and audiobooks, on your phone or tablet.
Comic Plus
A huge graphic novel collection, free with your library barcode number.
Research & digital archives
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Digital Maine Library
Thousands of magazines, newspapers, and reference resources, free to all Maine citizens. Start reading
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Ancestry Library Edition
The invaluable genealogy database, available on site at the library. Plan a research visit
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Historic newspapers
Digitized issues of the Sanford News and the Sanford Tribune and Advocate. Browse the archives
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Sanford Distaff yearbooks
Digitized with the Digital Maine Repository, going back as far as 1918. Open the yearbooks
Museum passes
Borrow a pass and make a day of it. Our museum passes are offered through Town Square Realty. Call or stop by to check availability.
Strawbery Banke Museum
Ten acres of American history in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Maine’s great garden on the water in Boothbay.
Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine
Hands-on wonder for young explorers in Portland.
Stuck for your next read?
Our favorite discovery tools, free to wander:
Or just ask us. Recommending books is the best part of the job.