The UO Portland Library is now located at the new University of Oregon campus in Northeast Portland. The academic library is open to visiting students, researchers, and community members during service desk hours. Please email [email protected] with questions. For general library use, we recommend any of Multnomah County Library public library locations. The UO Portland Library is the former Portland Architecture Library with over 6,000 architecture books and resources. Find also books and resources in the areas of art, business, education, journalism, law, and product design.
Built in 1913 North Portland Branch Library, one of the only historic libraries in the Multnomah County system, is now a neighborhood gem. Stand and marvel at the old-world detail of the original woodwork, including carved visages of writers such as Shakespeare, Moliere, Goethe, Milton, Dante and Plato. The Black Resource Center contains a wide selection of books by and about African Americans, and in the good-sized Children's Library, you will usually see a number of kids browsing, reading, and enjoying the friendly atmosphere.
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One of Portland's historic libraries, St. Johns Branch Library was built in 1913 with funds from the estate of Andrew Carnegie. The library resembles a colonial estate with an old brick facade and large pillars at the front door. Renovated in 2000, the building now has updated technology and is home to the Peninsula Area Resource collection, which includes documents detailing the history of the St. Johns neighborhood. Located in the St. Johns neighborhood of North Portland, it is worth a stop.
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