“It was a place I could call home.” by Sarah Binns, MCL volunteer When Ben Nguyen and his family emigrated from Vietnam to Portland, one of the first places they visited was their local library. “We...
Dedicated Booktalker and Treasure for Third-Graders by Donna Childs, MCL volunteer As a Books 2 U volunteer, Ethelyn Pankratz talks to third-graders at two Portland schools about books. And she is a...
Embracing a Spanish language identity by Sarah Binns, MCL volunteer The passions of Fernando Rojas-Galvan center around something many of us in the library community appreciate: language. What sets...
Providing Hope by Donna Childs Imagine being an adult and unable to read—how frustrated, embarrassed, even fearful you might feel. While it could seem overwhelming to enroll in school, a drop-in...
“The library is like a second home." by Sarah Binns Chloe McCann, search assistant at Fairview Library , has been volunteering at that location for almost as long as that neighborhood library has...
