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

Get your reading recs here! 📚Ask us what to read over the next 24 hours and we’ll answer live from 9 to 10 am for our weekly #AskALibrarian series. We can’t wait to suggest books for you! 💚

In the novel Tilt, Annie is nine months pregnant & shopping for a crib at IKEA when The Big One hits Portland. Meet us an engaging discussion w/ author Emma Pattee on envisioning a Portland recovering from disaster. #booksky Sept. 17 6 - 7:30PM Hillsdale Library Sept. 21 3 - 4:30PM Gresham Library

It’s almost #AskaALibrarian day! Each Thursday we gather with our intrepid crew of librarians and discuss personalized reading recommendations for you, our community. Ask us what to read over the next 24 hours and tune in Thursdays live from 9 to 10 am PT! 💚 #booksky

Counting down to reopening! This Friday, September 5, is Woodstock Library's big day. We can't wait to see you soon! 💚 multcolib.org/building-lib...

All Multnomah County libraries will be closed Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day. See you soon!

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

Get ready for #AskALibrarian! Send us questions about what you want to read over the next 24 hours, and our team of librarians will come up with a custom rec just for you. We share recommendations here and on our Instagram stories live from 9 to 10 am PT on Thursdays! 📚 #booksky

Big news: Lovely One by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is the 2026 title for Everybody Reads! “Lovely One offers us a powerful story of identity and resilience, and a shared foundation for listening and reflection,” said Director of Libraries Annie Lewis.

It’s almost time for #AskALibrarian — send us questions about what you want to read! Our team of librarians will come up with a personalized recommendation just for you and we'll share them live along with the questions we got on Instagram from 9 to 10 am PT on Thursday. 📚 #booksky

Thursday is #AskALibrarian day for us at the library! Join us tomorrow from 9 to 10 am PT for live reading recs — ask us what to read today and we’ll send you a suggestion tomorrow! 💚 #booksky

We'll be at Arleta Square Triangle Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 5 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., and at the Midland Library (@multcolib.bsky.social) on Wednesday, Aug. 13 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Bring your bike with you to get some hands on practice! www.portland.gov/transportati...

It’s almost time for #AskALibrarian! Join us LIVE from 9 to 10 am PT Thursday morning for personalized reading recs from our team of librarians. Ask us for books to read here or on our Instagram stories today and tomorrow morning! 💚 #booksky

Can’t Wait! 🙌 A COMMUNITY TREASURE is rising in SE Portland!!! 📚 📖 Belmont Library Topping Ceremony … Giving thanks to the team building this beautiful new Belmont Library, my home library branch. @multco.bsky.social @multcolib.bsky.social

It’s almost time for #AskALibrarian — send us questions about what you want to read! Our team of librarians will come up with a book recommendation for you and we'll share them live from 9 to 10 am PT on Thursday along with recs for questions we got on Instagram. 📚 #booksky

ICYMI – the transformed, state of the art Albina Library is now open again! The updated library is nearly four times larger, expanding both in size and service to the community. Read all about it from @multcolib.bsky.social: multcolib.org/articles/alb...