People, politics, and power, 18512001 by jewel lansing, what a city is for. The original focus was a gift of the private collection of john wilson, an avid book collector with broad interests. The georgian style building was added to the national register of historic places as the central building, public library in 1979 and underwent major renovations in 1997. Central oregon is a special place to work and play. We run the friends library store inside central library. Please direct mail correspondence for central library to 205 ne russell st. This service is offered in partnership with other maine libraries, but some content is exclusively available to portland public library cardholders. If youd like to help expand it, see the help pages and the style guide, or leave a comment on this works talk page. Multnomah county library link is external is the oldest public library west of the mississippi, with a history that reaches back to 1864.
In the years since its opening, much has changed in the services expected from and delivered by the south portland public library. The background displays the north portland library brick building and colorful balloons. Today, central library and the 16 libraries that make up the library system house 490 computer search stations for the public and a collection of 2 million books and other library materials. If you have any questions please contact the following person. The books in the library are regularly rotated with the other branches, if there is a book you cannot find in portland, the staff can arrange for it to be reserved and delivered to portland for pick up. Portland, oregon, its history and builders in connection with the antecedent explorations, discoveries, and movements of the pioneers that selected the site for the great city of the pacific. Bellwhittington public library portland, tx official.
Portland, oregon, its history and builders open library. Create a community of support for people living outside, through a shared love of books. The friends of the portland library proudly support and promote the portland library by informing town residents of resources and services the library provides. The library received nearly 9,000 books in 1900 from the estate of john wilson. Environmental services provides city of portland residents with clean river programs, including water quality protection, wastewater collection and treatment, and sewer installation. Central library multnomah county library the oregon. Children and adults gather around the tables looking at the books. Create a reading history of all books checked out under your library card. Find upcoming library events on our uptodate, customizable calendar handy research links on key topics if you have any questions, please contact the. Northwest library portland, oregon library, landmark. Multnomah county or city directories lds genealogy. The north portland library is a branch of the multnomah county library, in portland, oregon.
Portland state university library seeks to align its mission and values with those of the university while also articulating a unique vision for the librarys future. East portland, or 18691891 city directories allen county public library. Public library service in the neighborhoods of north portland began with the opening of a reading room on north albina street in 1909. The journal collection features nearly 2,800 periodicals relating to a variety of subject areas, with all coverage dating from.
Deschutes county is the cultural, recreational, and shopping hub of the region, featuring music festivals, art shows, specialty stores, and endless recreation at nearby mountains, rivers, lakes, and parks. If youre interested in your houses history, chances are you want to know more about the people who lived there before you moved in. For kids, dont miss tumblebooks books, graphic novels, videos, and languages. Provides access to information on political development and the history of the creation of government and legal systems around the world. The good news is, it is usually both easy and fun to find out who lived in your house. Fun visit to the rare book room at the central multnomah county library tuesday to meet with library personnel about digitizing rose festival assets for use by the general public. An early 1900s bookmobile delivered books to rural multnomah county residents. Almost everything in our collections is still available to check out. We operate the friends library store in the lobby of central library and host the annual holiday sale at central library, in addition to participating in other special events. Rippey library, oregon institute of marine biology. The portland library provides lending services and public access to computers and the internet. Opened in 19, it serves as the main branch of the multnomah county library system. It is the oldest public library west of the mississippi, with a history that. Genealogical research facilities oregon historical society.
Multnomah county library administrative history the multnomah county library system is the largest public library in oregon and serves over onefifth of the states population. The multnomah county library system is the largest public library in. Library association of portland subscription library 18641900. Follow these instructions to get started on your device. Central library portland, oregon library, landmark. Portland water bureau from forest to faucet, we deliver the best drinking water in the world. It is still occupied by the central branch of the multnomah county library. This page is in the process of being created or has temporarily been inactivated.
Used bookstore portland friends of multnomah county. We are primarily a used bookstore, stocking a small, but carefully curated selection of contemporary fiction, classics and nonfiction books. Our mission is to advance the intellectual vitality, knowledge, and creativity of the portland state university community. There will be more than 60 dealers of the best in used, rare and antiquarian books and ephemera at the doubletree hotel in portland, oregon. This service is offered in partnership with other maine libraries, with exclusive content available to portland public library cardholders. The northwest library is a branch of the multnomah county library, in portland in the u. Portland state university portland state university history. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. Historical sketch of the library association of portland. The building replaced portlands central library at stark street and seventh avenue, which had been completed in 1893. Today, central library and the other 18 neighborhood libraries that make up the library system house nearly 900 computer search stations for the public and a collection of two million books and other library materials.
Public library of multnomah county, central building, portland, oregon or. Portland portland library branch 32 bentinck st portland vic 3305 ph. Bend, the largest city, features two shopping malls as well as an outlet mall. A secondary location, the memorial branch library, was opened on wescott road in 1976, to better serve citizens of the western side of the city. Library association of portland the oregon encyclopedia. The branch offers the multnomah county library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials. Multnomah county library is the public library system serving portland and multnomah county, oregon. This guide provides an overview of resources for history and historiography at portland state university library. We conduct the biggest used book sales in oregon each spring and fall with over 100,000 donated items. Portland state university is now an urban research university encompassing 50 city blocks, nine schools, 226 degree programs, 29,000 students, including 1,700 international students from 91 countries, and 170,000 alumni. The cornelius public library, established in 1912, has grown from a small library located in the back of a pool room with only 200 books to lend out, to a 530 sq. A photograph of the 2001 north portland library book fair. Albina, or 18791881, 18841891 city directories allen county public library. Nearest trimet routes and stops visit the friends library store central library floor plans my central library social story events schedule for central library all library events and program are canceled.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. The login is the library card holders entire number with no spaces. The building replaced portlands central library at stark street and seventh. The central library in downtown portland serves as the main branch of the system. John wilson special collections multnomah county library. Just like they did in 19 when the library moved from stark street to 10th avenue centrals patrons helped move the books by checking them out at central, hopping on a trimet bus that headed to transcentral, and checking them back in. For those who are limiting exposure by staying home but still wish to use library services, ppl offers a large variety of digital options including ebooks, eaudiobooks, eresearch, and ereference. The central library is a threestory public library branch in downtown portland, oregon, united states. As oregons largest public library, multnomah county library serves nearly one. The building replaced portland s central library at stark street and seventh avenue, which had been completed in 1893. The first public library in oregon, supported by taxes and freely. You can also use the other guides listed at the bottom of this page. About the library portland state university library. Empower people on the streets through access to literature.
We have a long history of advocacy in addition to funding library programs and services. The library was called the multnomah circulating library and was stocked with 300 volumes. Their holdings consist of some 20,000 books, a large assortment of microfilm and periodicals. Central library s john wilson special collections houses the rare book and other special collections of multnomah county library in a controlled environment for the preservation of rare and historically significant materials. In late 1842, the first public library in clackamas county was established in willamette falls, or as we know it, oregon city. Pickup services also available at law library and portland library click for hours, details. The images throughout this guide are drawn primarily from open source collections in the public domain. Public library of multnomah county, central building. Portland oregon city directories family history library portland city directories. After more than two years of construction, central library opened again on april 8, 1997.
Central library, downtown multnomah county library. The north portland library is a branch of the multnomah county. In this post, ill show you how you can use historical city directories to find information about who lived in houses that are in the. We invite you to enjoy a timeline of portland state universitys history in pictures. The history of the multnomah county library system can be broken into three distinct. The pin is the last 4 digits of the library card number. Just like they did in 19 when the library moved from stark street to 10th avenue central s patrons helped move the books by checking them out at central, hopping on a trimet bus that headed to transcentral, and checking them back in. Portland public works glass negative collection, ca.
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