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The library has a selection of Ukrainian materials for you to explore. Come and check them out!

In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (March 8), Multnomah County Library is highlighting renegade women authors who challenge the status quo with their innovative and groundbreaking work.

The granddaughter of the Chief of Celilo Falls, Linda Meanus is a beloved Native American Elder from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, an author and educator.

If you’re looking for bookish gifts this winter and also want to support the library, check out Friends of Multnomah County Library. They have two beautiful locations to shop at, and the money they raise directly funds library programs.

The 2023 Women’s History Month theme is “Celebrate Women Who Tell Our Stories.” We are highlighting women storytellers who work in print, radio, TV, podcasts and other media.

Get in the festive spirit by adding these literacy-centered traditions this holiday season.

Multnomah County Library would not be what it is today without the leadership and influence of Mary Frances Isom, a champion for local public libraries in the Portland community, Multnomah County, and for school libraries.

Multnomah County Library’s Summer Reading program encourages kids, teens, and families to read throughout the summer. With hundreds of kids signed up each year to participate, Summer Reading relies on youth volunteers to keep everything running smoothly.

The library’s Russian-speaking team serves community members throughout Multnomah County both in and outside of library locations. The team organizes events at the library to bring the community together and share in language and culture.

Multnomah County Library is community built; it’s your library. What do you want to see in the collection? You can make recommendations of materials the library can purchase to include in the Black Resources Collection and the Black Pacific Northwest Collection.

The temperature is creeping up, the rain is falling and the world is starting to look a bit more cheerful. In the spring, nature wakes up and colors return to the Pacific Northwest. Children, too, seem to grow faster than ever with a little extra rain and sunshine. Here are five great ideas to help grow your little reader while celebrating spring.

February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate influential people, events and actions contributing to Black History in the United States. Each year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History selects a theme for Black History Month to focus the attention on one specific aspect of the Black experience.

School Corps services will end with the close of this school year in June. It’s been a privilege and an honor for School Corps staff to have served educators and students for over 27 years. Read a special message from our team to learn about what services to educators and students will look like in the future.

In 2021 the library formed an Indigenous team to provide better representation of Indigenous people in the library. The Indigenous team strives to offer multi-generational programs and better access to resources. They also create displays that value elders, youth, storytelling, tradition and activism.

Multnomah County Library offers services to the community in several languages. One of these is Chinese. The library’s Chinese speaking team offers activities, resources and events specifically for the Chinese community.

The library hosts storytimes in multiple languages including Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, Spanish and English. Storytimes are family-friendly library programs, typically for young children birth to age six.