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Central Library
Central Library
Location, phone
- 801 S.W. 10th Avenue
- Portland, OR 97205
- 503.988.5123
- Location map
- TriMet: Find a bus
- Meeting Rooms
Hours
- Monday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Tuesday & Wednesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Thursday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Sunday: noon-5 p.m.
- Computer lab
About Central Library
Historic Central Library in downtown Portland is the heart of the Multnomah County Library system. First opened in September 1913 and extensively renovated in 1994-97, Central Library has more than 17 miles of bookshelves! Central Library offers books, audio and visual materials, periodicals and electronic resources in English and Spanish that can be accessed on site or from a home computer. Central Library also houses collections in Chinese, Russian and Vietnamese. Some 130 computer search stations are available to Multnomah County residents.
Check out Central Library : Portland's crown jewel by Richard Ritz to learn more about Central Library.
- Check this place out! Take a kids' tour of Central Library
- Central Floor Plans
Special services and features
Central's U.S. Bank Room is available free-of-charge during library hours, on a first-come, first-served basis, for community meetings and events. The room has a 120-person capacity. For more information, visit Public Use of the Meeting Rooms or call 503.988.5234.