Holgate Library history
Holgate Library opened in its current location in 1971, replacing the Arleta and Lents branch libraries, which had been serving this region of Southeast Portland since the early 1900s. The library was renovated in 2000. In 2020, Multnomah County voters approved a capitol bond project to build and modernize library buildings. The new Holgate Library reopened in 2024.
Reading suggestions
Get suggestions for your next read, or listen, from your library.
Support the Library
Information about our supporting partners, The Library Foundation and The Friends of the Library
Library card options
If you live in Multnomah County, you can use many libraries all over Oregon and Southwest Washington. If you live outside Multnomah County, you have options that may allow you to get an account here.
Multnomah County Library Operations Center wins slot in 2024 Library Design Showcase
PORTLAND, Ore––September 6, 2024
Multnomah County Library is pleased to announce its Operations Center has been named as one of the featured locations in American Libraries’ 2024 Library Design Showcase.
Sellwood-Moreland Library history
Sellwood-Moreland Library began as a reading room in 1905. In 2002, after several relocations, this Southeast Portland library found its new home in a mixed-use facility.
Summer Reading
Level Up At Your Library is this year’s Summer Reading theme! Kids and teens can play the game this summer by starting a daily reading habit. Visit the library for fun, interactive activities or stay home and enjoy virtual performances and more.
Resources for LGBTQ+ youth and their families
Youth who identify as LGBTQ+ benefit from a caring network of family, friends and peers. Here are some organizations and resources that can help provide that support.
Albina Library history
Located in North Portland in a historically Black neighborhood, Albina Library has been a beloved part of the community.
Multnomah County Library breaks ground on Operations Center in East County
Building is first of the bond projects, will serve as beating heart for library services
Homeschool curricula at Multnomah County Library
Multnomah County Library owns a variety of secular curricula for homeschool educators to preview before purchase. These curricula are meant to be used in the library only and are available at Gresham and Capitol Hill libraries.
Ancestry Library Edition
Access billions of names in genealogical databases including Census Records, Passenger Lists and U.K. and Ireland records. Library version of Ancestry.com -- only available in libraries.
Hollywood Library history
Hollywood Library has been serving its Northeast Portland community since 1917, although not always called by the same name nor located in the same spot.
Multnomah County Library celebrates opening of new Operations Center
Located in East Portland, the new building will be the beating heart of library services focused on patron support and sustainability
Indigenous Collection
Multnomah County Library’s Indigenous Collection provides materials by and about Native American, Alaska Native, Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) and Indigenous Peoples worldwide with a special focus on Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
Community room reservations
Multnomah County Library offers free use of community rooms for groups and individuals to support learning and exchange of information and ideas.
Learn English
Learn English at the library.
Library construction closures
Construction improvements are possible thanks to the 2020 Multnomah County voter-approved library bond. Learn more about your future libraries.
Gregory Heights Library history
The first Gregory Heights library opened its doors as a reading room in the 1930s. The current library, renovated in 1998-99, has been serving Northeast Portland in its current location since 1966.