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Sharon M. Draper delivers Multnomah County Library’s Teen Author Lecture on May 14

Tue, 05/06/2014 - 2:19pm

Draper is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Awards and a New York Times bestselling author

Library website now available in Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese and Chinese

Tue, 01/28/2014 - 10:09am

Multnomah County Library now offers easy-to-use translation tools for the library website at www.multcolib.org. The site now features content available in Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese and Simplified Chinese.

Multnomah County Library offers Hoopla, a Netflix-like streaming music, video service

Tue, 01/07/2014 - 1:26pm

Multnomah County Library has made a new streaming media service available to patrons. Through the Hoopla platform, library cardholders can access 125,000 music albums, movies and television shows.

Everybody Reads 2014 featuring My Beloved World by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor now underway at Multnomah County Library

Mon, 01/06/2014 - 10:05am

Multnomah County Library’s Everybody Reads 2014, the library’s 12th annual community reading project began today with the distribution of thousands of copies of My Beloved World by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to schools and libraries.

Library website wins 2013 Digital Government Achievement Award

Tue, 09/10/2013 - 11:15am

Multnomah County Library has won the 2013 Digital Government Achievement Award for its new website, being recognized as best in class for the “government-to-citizen, local government” category.

Central Library celebrates 100 years Sept. 7

Thu, 08/22/2013 - 8:51am

“Portland’s Crown Jewel” stands for a century as a monument to free access for all.

Multnomah County Library circulation ranks second in U.S.

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 10:57am

Last year, Multnomah County Library circulated 24.8 million items — only New York Public Library circulated more.

Multnomah County Library District kicks off July 1 with celebration

Thu, 06/20/2013 - 3:23pm

On Monday, July 1, at 9:45 am, elected officials, library leaders, supporters and patrons will take part in a public celebration at Portland’s Central Library to welcome the return of Monday service and restored hours at all Multnomah County libraries.

Summer Reading 2013 begins June 14 at Multnomah County libraries

Mon, 06/10/2013 - 10:23am

Multnomah County Library’s 2013 Summer Reading program begins Friday, June 14, when kids of all ages can sign up at any neighborhood library. The program entices kids to read for pleasure when school is not in session, maintaining the skills developed during the school year and encouraging lifelong library use.

Sonia Sotomayor’s “My Beloved World” selected for Everybody Reads 2014

Mon, 06/03/2013 - 9:53am

Multnomah County Library has selected United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s “My Beloved World” for its 12th annual community reading project, Everybody Reads 2014. The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Sotomayor has become an American icon. In this autobiography, she details her journey from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench.

Library set to restore hours, reopen Mondays, beginning July 1

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 2:38pm

Beginning July 1, the library will restore Monday service and restore open hours that were reduced in 2012 at all 19 libraries. In the new schedule, six libraries will be open Sunday mornings and all libraries will be open later in the evenings, Tuesdays through Saturdays. View the new schedule at: https://multcolib.org/new-hours.

Multnomah County youth librarian Kirby McCurtis named national “mover and shaker” for community building

Mon, 03/25/2013 - 1:22pm

McCurtis among 50 US library professionals recognized in Library Journal’s 2013 awards

Library Measure 26-143 passes, creating stable, dedicated funding district for county libraries

Tue, 11/06/2012 - 3:31pm

Measure 26-143 was approved today by Multnomah County voters. The measure’s approval creates a permanent library district to fund library services and hours beginning in 2013.

Sherman Alexie selected for Everybody Reads 2013

Thu, 10/25/2012 - 3:41pm

The library’s 11th annual community reading project features two works from the award-winning Native American author: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian for young adults and Ten Little Indians, a collection of short stories, for adults.

Multnomah County Library celebrates 100 years of Summer Reading with an expected 100,000 summer readers

Fri, 06/08/2012 - 12:00am

The 2012 program kicks off June 15 with more than 81,000 kids signed up thanks to partnerships with local schools.

The Multnomah County Library levy: Understanding the complexities

Tue, 06/05/2012 - 12:00am

Last month, voters in Multnomah County overwhelmingly approved Measure 26-125, which will continue funding the library for the next three years without raising taxes. Some in the community are wondering how passage of the levy could still result in reduced hours at the branches.

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