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

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

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

An audit of the county’s library system published Thursday found that nearly 75% of surveyed library staff who work directly with the public don’t feel safe at their job.

While closed, the library is working on upgrading safety with more security officer patrols. Neighbors say that safety ...

Police identified the man who was shot and killed outside of the downtown Portland library last Tuesday.The medical examiner ...

Multnomah County Library. in recent years, but tough by library standards isn't quite the same as tough by taxpayer standards. So it's notable that taxpayers put aside their problems this spring and.

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.

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 ...

Multnomah County’s biggest library, the central branch in downtown Portland, will close for renovations on March 11. Then it will likely remain closed through the rest of 2023.

Multnomah County voters approve a new three-year funding levy 82 percent to 18 percent, keeping current services at the Central Library and 18 branches. Portland voters also easily pass a set of ...

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 ...