Tomorrow is #AskALibrarian! Let us know what you’re interested in reading today here and over on Instagram, and our team of librarians will pick out a book just for you. Join us each week! #booksky 📚

Happy Black History Month! Stop by your local branch to explore our hand-picked book displays & check out our list of events to celebrate 100 years of Black History Commemorations 🎉 ! https://bit.ly/3Oh6hsP We're also offering "no wait" titles on Libby & our first title is live! bit.ly/3LZpoHk

Join us for #AskALibrarian tomorrow! Send us reading questions today here and on Instagram, and our team of librarians will pick out a book just for you. We’re slinging out book recs each Thursday from 9 to 10 am PT! #booksky

Every winter, our library staff gather their #BestBooks of the year so we can share them with you. The list for 2025 was massive 😱 Check out the list on our website and maybe try Librarian Marten's favorite book of 2025! It's "Stop Me if You've Heard This One" by @kristenarnett.bsky.social 🙌

It’s almost time for #AskALibrarian! You know the drill: send us your reading questions today and we’ll send over a rec tomorrow. Join us each Thursday from 9 to 10 am PT! #booksky

Find your next read here! Send us your preferences in the next 24 hours and we’ll send over a personalized recommendation from our team of librarians on Thursday morning. Check out our feed for examples of past #AskALibrarian recs if you want to get a jumpstart on your reading list. 📚

Northwest Library’s grand opening weekend is going phenomenally! Thank you to entire community for showing up and showing this space all the love! We hope to see you there for today’s events 🙌 #booksky

In Oregon and want to meet people with cool opinions who will send you home with more books than you could possibly read for only $0 more than free? You may doubt such a place exists, but the Multnomah County Library checks out.

Get excited — tomorrow's our first #AskALibrarian of 2026! Unfamiliar with this series? People send us reading questions here and Instagram on Wednesdays, and our librarians share personalized recommendations from 9-10 am PT Thursdays. Ask us your questions and add onto your TBR list! 📚

🥳 Join us for a 2 day celebration this weekend! There will be music, reading and learning for all ages. Located at 2030 NW Pettygrove Street, your new Northwest Library is over twice the size of the prior space and opening January 10, 2026. multcolib.org/building-libraries-together/northwest

New year, new #EverybodyReads season! Everybody Reads is a community-wide project that promotes shared reading & discussion around a single book. Pick up a free copy of our 2026 Everybody Reads title, Lovely One by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, from your local library. multcolib.org/everybody-reads

Weekend plans locked in 🔐 #EverybodyReads 2026 books have arrived to your local library! This annual community-wide project promotes shared reading and discussion around a single book. This year, we enjoy Lovely One by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. #booksky multcolib.org/everybody-re...

We are thrilled to share that Multnomah County Library will receive a $40,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York! This award is a recognition of our continued commitment to preserving our cherished Carnegie libraries! #CarnegieLibraries250 https://multcolib.org/articles/carnegie-legacy

This is a @multcolib.bsky.social appreciation post. I request stuff on ILL not totally getting how it works & the library has emailed & SNAIL MAILED me the thing because they own it already. Part of the reason I can be a working writer with no institutional affiliation is bc of this amazing library.

Thanks to your amazing support, we’re just about to hit our record 7 MILLION downloads at the library 🥳 Just 3 years ago, we celebrated 5 million. Look how far we’ve come together 🥹 Help us hit this milestone before the year ends! libbyapp.com/library/multcolib/spotlight-available/page-1

We're so lucky to have such an amazing community of library lovers! Curious about what everyone's reading? Here are our most checked-out books of 2025. 👉 multcolib.org/multnomah-county-librarys-best-and-most-checked-out-books-2025-are #booksky

All Multnomah County libraries will be closed the following holidays: 🌟 Christmas Eve (December 24) 🌟 Christmas Day (December 25) 🌟 New Years Day (January 1) All libraries will be open 10 am to 6 pm both Tuesday, December 23 and Wednesday, December 31. multcolib.org/hours-and-locations.

Your TBR list needs a little love. 💚 Drop your reading requests below, then tune in for #AskALibrarian Thursdays from 9-10 am PT to get a custom recommendation from our team! 📚

When your combined reading list is literally taller than your classmates! Last month, a class from McDaniel High School set a new record with one of the longest checkout receipts we've ever seen. It was even taller than patron Sasha, which impressed his classmates and library staff alike!

Ask us what to read! Send us your reading questions over the next 24 hours, and our team of librarians will come up with a custom recommendation just for you. Tune in for #AskALibrarian live from 9 to 10 am PT on Thursdays! 📚

Looking for your next favorite read? 📚 Ask our librarians for a personalized rec over the next 24 hours. Join us LIVE Thursdays from 9 to 10 am PT for #AskALibrarian! 💚 #booksky

Get excited for your new Northwest Library! This new library is over twice the size of the prior space and opening January 10, 2026. We hope to see you there! 🗓️ January 10-11, 2026 📍Northwest Library 2030 NW Pettygrove St. Portland, OR https://multcolib.org/building-libraries-together/northwest

All libraries will be closed for Thanksgiving from 6pm November 26 through November 27 🍁 See you soon!

🏳️‍⚧️November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance, honoring the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. This list focuses on non-fiction titles for adults and older teens. #TDOR #Booksky multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/114633184/2198080019

Want to figure out what to read next? 🧐 We can help! Send us your reading questions and our librarians will share personalized recommendations during our weekly #AskALibrarian tomorrow from 9 to 10 am PT. 💚

Now that the final inspection is complete, Sellwood-Moreland Library is officially open to the public! Our team of adorable, detail-oriented preschoolers came by to double-check every corner and gave us their enthusiastic thumbs-up. Thanks for the sticker of approval 🌟! #booksky

This Friday is Sellwood-Moreland Library's big day! We can't wait to see you at the reopening of our beloved library 💚 Visit our website to learn about the Refresh project and the exciting updates to Sellwood-Moreland Library! https://multcolib.org/building-libraries-together/refresh-projects

It's time for personalized reading recommendations! In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, let's dive into Indigenous books and stories this week. #AskALibrarian

I was inspired by my newly renovated public library to resurrect my newsletter with this ode to "third places," college, and community. (Shout-out to the Albina @multcolib.bsky.social and the @carleton.edu library!) mayadusenbery.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-...

Need a book to curl up on the couch with as it's getting colder and darker? Join us for #AskALibrarian LIVE from 9 to 10 am PT on Thursdays! Send us questions about what you'd like to read ahead of time and we'll come up with a personalized recommendation just for you. 💚 #booksky

The rain is here Portland, and it's the perfect time to brush up on your winter biking skills! Join PBOT's Portland By Cycle team for an All Season Cycling workshop this Friday, Nov. 7 from 3 - 5 p.m. at Woodstock Library. @multcolib.bsky.social

What we’re thinking about? How Portland’s own John Wilson (1826-1900) performed a séance with a medium to contact his late wife Rose. He wrote down everything the spirit said in this small diary. Visit the Rare Book Room to read what she said, if you dare 😳😱 🎃Happy Halloween! #booksky

Get your book recommendations here! Ask us what to read in the next 24 hours and we’ll send you a personalized rec from our team of librarians tomorrow live from 9 to 10 am PT. Join us this and every Thursday for #AskALibrarian! 📚

Ballot drop boxes. Reading rooms. An assembly hall. A new Black Cultural Center. North Portland Library has been at the center of its community’s civic life for 100+ years — and it’s the latest stop on our #CarnegieLibraryRoadTrip! 📰👉 carnegie.io/3Js9e7S @multcolib.bsky.social #CarnegieLibraries

We're celebrating one year of the new Midland Library! Libraries are truly about so much more than just books—they’re also places where you can share ideas and feel at home. You helped us shape this beautiful space. Thank you! multcolib.org/building-libraries-together 📸: Naim Hasan Photography

Today, PBOT and @multcolib.bsky.social are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Bike to Books Design Contest! www.portland.gov/transportati...

We’re having a special 😱scary😱 #AskALibrarian tomorrow! Send us horror reading requests today and we’ll send recs tomorrow from 9 to 10 am PT. We’ll also answer any non-horror asks we get as usual! 🎃

Enjoy the best of queer lit! The winners of the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards were announced earlier this month, and patrons can borrow many of the award-winning books from us. What’s your favorite on the list? #booksky 📚 multcolib.org/read/lambda-literary-award-winners-2025-multcolib

Rockwood Library is reopening Friday, October 24! This space has been beautifully updated and we can't wait to welcome you back. For creatives, Rockwood’s makerspace will be ready on opening day! https://multcolib.org/building-libraries-together/refresh-projects

Calling all inventors and entrepreneurs! 🚀 Your local Multnomah County Library is now an official Patent and Trademark Resource Center! We’ll see you this Wednesday at Albina Library for the the grand opening of this important new resource. multcolib.org/events-class...

Along with the Regional Arts & Culture Council, we're thrilled to share the artists selected to create new artwork at the Belmont & St. Johns libraries! multcolib.org/multnomah-county-library-and-regional-arts-culture-council-announce-community-artists-part-0

What time is it (almost)? Book recommendation time! Ask us for your next read and we’ll confer with our stellar team of librarians, then get back to you with a suggestion Thursdays live from 9 to 10 am PT. We hope you’ll join us! 💚 #booksky

Free people read freely! Each one of these hidden gems make an appearance on PEN America's (@penamerica) 2024-2025 Banned Books list. Which one are you adding to your list? #BannedBooksWeek #ReadForYourRights #booksky

Is that TBR list a little less towering these days than you’d like? We’ve got your back. Tell us what you like to read in the next 24 hours and we’ll give you a rec for what book to check out next! Join us for #AskALibrarian Thursdays live from 9 to 10 am PT. 💚 #booksky

In 2023–2024, Oregon libraries and schools saw a record number of requests to ban books. The top three most-challenged book had LGBTQ+ themes. Book bans are rising! Here's what you can do: multcolib.org/articles/book-bans-are-rising-heres-what-you-can-do #booksky

Another beautiful fall day in Portland and Multnomah County. When the world asks you to step aside, these titles show you how to stand up 💚 Care for your community and care for yourself in times like these. #booksky multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/114633184/2863867217

It’s October, and you know what that means — more book recs from your friendly neighborhood library! Ask us what to read and we’ll send over a librarian’s suggestion just for you tomorrow between 9 and 10 am. Join us every Thursday for #AskALibrarian! 📚

Come one, come all — get your book recs here for FREE! Send over a question about what you’d like to read, and our team of librarians will brainstorm a suggestion just for you. Join us for #AskALibrarian every Thursday live from 9 to 10 am PT. 💚 #booksky

While organizing the archives in our Rare Book Room, Rachael S., special collections librarian, found a fascinating piece of literary history. In a note from August 1969, Ursula K. Le Guin expresses her heartfelt gratitude to Betty Allen for her kind words about A Wizard of Earthsea. #booksky

Ask us for book recommendations! It's Wednesday morning, which means it's almost time for #AskALibrarian. Ask us what to read today and join us LIVE from 9 to 10 am PT Thursdays for personalized reading recs from our stellar team of librarians. 💚 #booksky