The Kenton Library has been renovated with new furniture, shelves, and a tech hub, and the Albina Library is set to reopen on ...

Last Monday, before a shooting outside closed the library, a man had pulled a knife inside the building, using homophobic ...

Multnomah County Library’s downtown Portland location will remain closed through the Fourth of July after a shooting near the ...

Multnomah County’s Central Library Is Getting a Makeover. Not Everybody Is Pleased Patrons will see far fewer books and more open, flexible space in the 110-year-old building.

The hearing, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the Multnomah Building on Southeast Hawthorne Blvd., will precede a Thursday board meeting, when the five commissioners are expected to vote on the issue.

Overdoses. Stabbings. Sexual harassment. Hate speech. For employees at Multnomah County libraries, workplace concerns go beyond late fees and damaged books. An audit of the county’s library ...

In this February 2024 photo, provided by the Multnomah County Library, one of the refurbished spaces in the 1913 building is pictured, with comfortable furniture and shelved books and reference ...

Multnomah County adds over 100 security guards at public buildings, including Central Library In April, Multnomah County entered into a five-year, $40 million contract with InterCon.

Multnomah County has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former library employee who alleged she and others experienced racial discrimination in the workplace, records show.

But that could change this election season, as Multnomah County residents are voting on Measure 26-211, which would increase library space by 50% through expansions of seven library branches, and ...

It was just after 6 pm on Feb. 26 when a patron at the Midland branch of the Multnomah County Library attacked two employees. The man, agitated and yelling, head-butted and punched the two ...

The library tax could push total property taxes above a constitutional cap. Other taxing jurisdictions, such as the Portland Children's Levy, could then be reduced or compressed to keep the total ...