The long anticipated wait is over: Midland Library is now open! The completely renovated library is modern, inviting and built to reflect the community.
Midland Library is located at 805 SE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97233.
As part of the library’s capital bond passed by voters in November 2020, Midland Library has been renovated and expanded from 24,400 square feet to 30,000 square feet. All of the updates are shaped by community input.
New spaces and features
The Library Foundation supported the creation of an interactive early learning space, creative learning activity bundles, study space for teens and a children’s garden, a secure outdoor space for families.
Come to Midland Library and explore all of the new features! There is something for everyone to enjoy:
- An outdoor, interactive children’s garden
- A sensory space
- Community art gallery for patrons to display their artwork
- Modern self-checkout stations to provide a better patron experience
- and much more!
Centering the community
The transformational changes at Midland Library would not have been possible without community input. Midland Library supports one of the most culturally diverse areas of Multnomah County. It was especially important to hear what the community wanted to see at their library. Through focus groups, workshops and more, the design team and Community Design Advocates (a paid program for community members) worked with community groups to share how this library can best represent them.