The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education (OML) is located on the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine. It occupies the three-story building at the corner of Forest Avenue and Bedford Street (314 Forest Avenue; Portland, ME 04101); it is attached, on the first floor, to the seven-story Albert Brenner Glickman Family Library. The public entrances — to the reading room, the gallery, and the Cohen Education Center — are all off the arcade that runs across the front of both library buildings.
The arcade itself can be accessed directly from Bedford St. or from the University Commons.
OML can be found on the USM Portland campus map.
Both Portland METRO bus routes 2 (Riverton) and 4 (Westbrook) serve the junction of Forest Avenue and Bedford Street. For more information about Greater Portland Transit, please consult the METRO website.
Public parking is available in the University of Southern Maine Parking Garage 1 Abromson that is attached to the Abromson Educational Center. The entrance to the parking garage is on Surrenden St., off Bedford St. Visitors and guests will not be able to park in Staff/Faculty lots until 5pm Monday to Friday.
Parking for cars is $4 per hour. Parking for buses or trailers is $6 per hour. Please be aware that you will be required to enter your license plate number at the parking terminal.
There are two methods for visitors to pay for parking. One is to pay online prior to arrival on campus. Alternatively, upon arrival, visitors can tap or scan the signs located at each pedestrian entry/exit in the parking garage or lot.
Visitors and guests can also utilize the zone number displayed on these signs to make their payment online without the need to scan the sign.
Here is the online access link for visitors: Pay Online
You can find more information about the parking garage and updates on the University of Southern Maine Parking Services Website.
Take I-295 North or South into Portland. Take exit 6B, signposted “Forest Avenue North.” After merging onto Forest Ave., immediately cross into the far left lane. Turn left at the first intersection, onto Bedford Street. Directly after the Abromson Center (on the left, with skywalk across to the rest of the campus), turn left onto Surrenden St. to enter the parking garage.
(1) Take State Route 25 East towards Portland; it merges with Brighton Avenue. USM is located on the left of a six-way intersection half a mile beyond the railroad tracks. Proceed straight through the intersection and follow the road as it bears to the left, becoming Bedford Street. Turn right directly before the Abromson Center to enter the parking garage.
(2) Take State Route 302 east to Portland; the road becomes Forest Avenue at the Westbrook town line. Follow Forest Avenue for approximately 4 miles, turn right onto Bedford Street, after Oakhurst Dairy. Directly after the Abromson Center (on the left, with skywalk across to the rest of the campus), turn left (one-way) to enter the parking garage.
