The Multnomah County Library system includes the Central Library and 16 Neighborhood Libraries in the city of Portland, OR and beyond. Locations and hours: http://www.multcolib.org/h
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- Portland, OR
- Phone:
- 503.988.5342
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Multnomah County Library Last week's panel discussion at the U of O about the future of books and the impact of digital publishing garnered much discussion the night of and beyond. The Oregonian chimed in with some analysis.
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Writer Katherine Dunn, a self-confessed book person, started off a panel on the future of book publishing by comparing the usefulness of a book to that of an electronic reader such as Amazon's Kindle.You ...
Multnomah County Library Nationally, they call the frenzied shopping day after Thanksgiving "Black Friday". But around these parts, we like to call it "Book Friday!" Take 55% off all used material at the Title Wave Used Bookstore this Friday, November 27 from 9am-4pm.
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Sophia Jeng What is the best way to give back to the library? This year, I read 24 books-- all checked out using my MCL card. I'd like to show my appreciation to a wonderful library that has provided me with an economical and environmental way of feeding my reading addiction (delivering books practically at my door step to boot!).
Multnomah County Library 'Tis the season of giving. With The Library Foundation’s help, the library’s literacy programs are changing the future for thousands of at-risk children. The unemployed are able to access the Internet and one-on-one help from librarians. And families struggling to get by are enjoying free educational, arts and cultural activities.
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Through its annual Give!Guide, Willamette Week is encouraging its readers to support The Library Foundation’s work for Multnomah County Library this holiday season. A select group of nonprofits are chosen each year. ...
Multnomah County Library MCL Library Director Vailey Oehlke and Commissioner Jeff Cogen get excited about the new Kenton Library opening in North Portland this Spring. Take a peek at the space under construction and don't miss the kick line at the end of the video!
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Video file posted to blip.tv by commissionercogen.
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Tapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival is going out with a big bang tomorrow. Eleven--count them--eleven (!) events are going on throughout the system during the day and into the evening on Saturday, November 21. Join us! http://events.multcolib.org/events/cfml/
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This will be the 10th anniversary of the Tapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival and we have a great group of storytellers coming to celebrate with us!
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Having trouble remembering that last DVD you checked out? Or maybe you can't recall if you read the fifth book in that series that you love? My Reading History is a feature that allows you to save a list of everything that you check out from the library. Just log into your account and set up this feature today! http://...www.multcolib.org/catalog/card/readinghi
Sue Schubert The M.C. library, the best gift ever to its citizens!
Jeff Cogen is My County Commissioner Multnomah County has been called a top rated library...but we already knew that. Congratulations Multnomah County Library!
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Thisnewest round of theLJ Index of Public Library Service rates America's Star libraries, recognizing the top-rated librariesbased on the levels of service they provide. But its relevance does not stop there.
November 17 at 10:47am
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Come on down to the U of O White Stag building tonight from 6:00-7:30 to hear MCL library director Vailey Oehlke and others speak about the future of books and publishing. It should be a very lively discussion! http://calendar.uoregon.edu/showanitem.p
Multnomah County Library What's your story? There are only a couple months left to capture your Oregon story and add it to the State archives. What brought your family to Oregon? Do you love the rain? Do you savor Oregon summers? This workshop will give you the storytelling and improv skills to share your unique tale. We'll capture it on podca...st and help you upload it to the Oregon 150 site. Be a part of Oregon’s birthday celebration and don’t miss this opportunity to tell us your story! Tomorrow at St. John's library from 2-4pm.
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There are only a couple months left to capture your Oregon story and add it to the State archives. What brought your family to Oregon? Do you love the rain? Do you savor Oregon summers? This workshop will give you the storytelling and improv skills to share your unique tale. ...
Multnomah County Library Join us tomorrow at Central Library for all kinds of awesome! We've got musicians, vegetarians, knitters, astronomers, 3-D enthusiasts, the Dill Pickle Club and much, much more! It's all part of the Keep Portland Weird Festival, from 12-4pm.
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Portland is a place of passionate people pursuing interesting, and sometimes strange, pastimes. Join us for a day of discovery as a wide variety of organizations share what they do and why they do it.
Rebecca K Clark Multnomah County Library rules!!!
Multnomah County Library One more note about the fire near Holgate library. Holgate will be closed for the rest of the day today due to air quality issues caused by the Marysville School fire. The library will reopen as scheduled on Wednesday, Nov. 11. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Nearly 500 Marysville Elementary School students and teachers took shelter at nearby Holgate library this morning and early afternoon as fire broke out and engulfed the school. We are happy to report that all Marysville students and teachers are safe and accounted for.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf
