The library offers free use of meeting room space for meetings and programs that serve an educational, cultural, civic or recreational purpose. Meetings and programs held in library meeting rooms must be free, open and of potential interest to the general public.
How to request a meeting room:
- Review the policy for free use of community meeting rooms.
- Submit this application.
- Please allow at least 72 hours for a response.
- Library staff will contact you to let you know whether we can accommodate your request.
Rooms are not reserved until this application is approved by library staff.
If your request is less than 72 hours away, please call the library during open hours to inquire. We will try to accommodate your group if there is last-minute availability.
Community meeting room space may not be used for:
- Private events
- Commercial purposes
- The collection of personal information (event pre-registration or sign-in sheets are not allowed)
- Albina – closed for construction
- Belmont – closed for construction
- Capitol Hill – meeting room, 23 people
- Central – community room 1A, 88 people; community room 1B, 88 people
- Fairview-Columbia – meeting room, 19 people
- Gregory Heights – meeting room, 23 people
- Gresham – large room, 65 people; storytime room, 21 people
- Hillsdale – large community room 1A, 46 people
- Holgate – large community room 1A, 121 people; large community room 1B, 115 people, large community room 2A, 49 people; medium community room 2B, 8 people
- Hollywood – large room, 42 people
- Kenton – meeting room, 32 people
- Midland – closed for construction
- North Portland – closed for construction
- Northwest – meeting room, 30 people
- Rockwood – large room, 35 people
- Sellwood-Moreland – meeting room, 19 people
- St. Johns – closed for construction
- Troutdale – closed for construction
- Woodstock – meeting room, 30 people
Three libraries offer small study rooms. Call or visit the library to reserve a study room, up to seven days in advance. Reservations are limited to two hours per day for each individual or group.
- Central 2A (10 people)
- Central 2B (16 people)
- Hillsdale (3 people)
- Hollywood (2 people)