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The branch opened on October 30, 2001, [2] and was the first new branch in the Multnomah County system since 1972. At 5,000 square feet (460 m 2), the library is designed to accommodate 20,000 volumes.
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]
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 Hillsdale Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, located in Hillsdale, Portland, Oregon. [1] The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials. [1] The original library building at this location opened in 1957 and was replaced by a new building on the same site in 2004.
Opened in 1913, it serves as the main branch of the Multnomah County Library system. In 1979, the Georgian style building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Central Building, Public Library. The library underwent major structural and interior renovations in the mid 1990s. The library also underwent a refresh in 2023.
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.
Multnomah County was one of the few local governments in Oregon to approve such a tax increase. [citation needed] On March 2, 2004, Multnomah County Chair Diane Linn announced the county would begin granting licenses for same-sex marriages, pursuant to a legal opinion issued by its attorney deeming such marriages lawful under Oregon law. Her ...
The St. Johns Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, in St. Johns, Portland, Oregon. [1] Operating at the same location since 1913, it underwent major renovation in 2000 to upgrade its infrastructure, expand its floor area, and increase its holding capacity to 25,000 volumes. [2]