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In 1902, the library system became tax-supported, free, and open to all Portland residents. A year later, it was opened to all residents of Multnomah County. [4] Within months of the change from subscription library to free public library, the number of users grew from 1,000 members to 8,000 registered borrowers. [3]
There are more than 425,000 library card holders in the system that serves a population of over 700,000 people, the largest in the state. Multnomah County Library has a total of 1,994,541 books, DVDs, CDs, periodicals, and other library materials. [1] There was a total of 5,799,497 visits in FY2010 with the total circulation of 22,715,292. [1]
In 1996, Multnomah County voters passed a bond measure to renovate and modernize branch libraries in the system. North Portland Library got seismic retrofitting, a new roof, an elevator, new lighting and furniture and telecommunications equipment, more restrooms, and improvements to plumbing and other infrastructure. [2]
Additionally, patrons do not need to provide any form of identification or an address to loan books; all that is required to obtain a Street Books library card is to give one's name. [4] [7] [13] In contrast, patrons of Portland's Multnomah County Library need to provide an address in order to acquire a library card. [7] [14]
The Rockwood Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, located in Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials. [1] The library also features a 30-person capacity meeting room for hosting community events at no charge on a first come, first ...
Until the 1990 opening of the new Gresham Library building (13 times the size of the building it replaced), the Midland was considered the second busiest in the county system, after Portland's Central Library. [4] In 1993, Multnomah County voters agreed to spend $5.3 million for a new Midland Library building at the same site along S.E. 122nd ...
The Sellwood–Moreland Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] First established in 1905 as the Sellwood Reading Room, it operated in several Sellwood locations before re-opening in 2002 in a new mixed-use building at S.E. 13th Avenue and Bidwell Street.
The Capitol Hill Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, in the West Portland Park neighborhood of Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] [2] The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials. [1] Capitol Hill and the Holgate branch are of a similar design. [3]