Library will receive new carpeting and furniture
PORTLAND, Ore.– June 13, 2024
Troutdale Library will close to the public on June 21 to start on a series of bond-funded improvements. Project teams expect the work to last until fall 2024.
Multnomah County Library is building, expanding and renovating library spaces for the public as a result of the voter-approved 2020 Library building bond. This year, the library system will see a dramatic reinvention by building and expanding five libraries and a series of Refresh projects to libraries across the system, requiring a series of temporary library closures. Also underway is the incredible new East County Library, an approximately 95,000 square foot destination library. Work is speeding ahead on this new building, built from the ground up in a convenient location for all East County residents.
The work at Troutdale Library is a continuation of the Refresh projects, providing smaller but still important upgrades to 10 libraries.
New features will include:
- An inviting children’s area with new, movable furniture, such as:
- Soft seating
- Fun animal chairs
- New, comfortable reading room chairs (both with and without arms) and tables as well as new lounge chairs in the adult area
- A small seating area around the robust Spanish language collection
- A SmartShelf from Lyngsoe which easily checks in materials placed on any shelf
- New, lightweight meeting room chairs and movable tables
- New carpet for an updated, inviting experience
The community is invited to use nearby libraries while Troutdale is closed:
Rockwood Library: 17917 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR 97233
Gresham Library: 385 NW Miller Avenue, Gresham, OR 97030
The library will share additional updates about services at library construction closures. For help using the library, please contact us. The library routinely posts closure or schedule change notices at library hours and locations.
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About Multnomah County Library
A treasured community institution since 1864, Multnomah County Library is one of the nation’s busiest public library systems, providing social, educational and cultural programs, resources and services, online and through its 19 public locations. With an eye toward the future of community-centered spaces, the library is working to build, rebuild or expand nine libraries through a voter approved capital bond. In addition to being Oregon’s largest provider of free internet access, the library offers millions of print and digital resources, in multiple languages for people of all ages. From kindergarten readiness to job training, computer-assisted design and 3D printing, the library supports all people in their pursuits to connect, learn and create. Learn more at multcolib.org