About Central Library

Historic Central Library in downtown Portland is the heart of the Multnomah County Library system. First opened in September 1913 and extensively renovated in 1994-97, Central Library has more than 17 miles of bookshelves! Central Library offers books, audio and visual materials, periodicals and electronic resources in English and Spanish that can be accessed on site or from a home computer. Central Library also houses collections in Chinese, Russian and Vietnamese. Some 130 computer search stations are available to Multnomah County residents.