Spring used book sale friends of multnomah county library. Used bookstore friends of multnomah county library. Over half of county residents have an active library card. The friends of the multnomah county library fol advocate for and support our outstanding public library. The multnomah county library system is one of the most loved library networks in the country. Always available audiobooks multnomah county library. Public library careers multnomah county library is a premier library system and oregons largest public library, serving nearly onefifth of the states population. Pageturners, family book groups, anime clubs and more meet at the library for interesting and engaging discussions. The friends provide grassroots advocacy, volunteer hours, and grants to fund worthy programs like the. Availability can change throughout the month based on the library s budget. See the dining in collection from multnomah county library. More than 1,400 reference e books, plus every gale information database at multnomah county library. Thats the recordbreaking number of digital book checkouts in 2019 through the multnomah county library. Loan periods, limits and returns with a library card, you may check out most.
Nearest trimet routes and stops visit the friends library store central library. Fol is a 501c3 organization and is proud to be a member of the oregon cultural trust. Multnomah county library offers not only a depth of culture, but also a breadth of reach. Babies from birth to 12 months with a favorite adult enjoy songs, action rhymes, and playtime and share a book together in each lively book babies session. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover sharons. Members only presale friday, october 4, 6pm9pm well have a roster of current members at the sale door and memberships will be available for purchaserenewal at the sale. Multnomah county library is the oldest public library west of the mississippi, with a history that reaches back to 1864. We are committed to providing supplemental funding for library programs and services, and sponsoring activities which engage people who value our library. We will also hear from vailey oehlke, director of libraries for multnomah county.
Well have a roster of current members at the sale door. Shop new and recent fiction and nonfiction, textbooks, vintage, signed, and occasionally rare titles and ephemera online through amazon and ebay. Oregon libraries shift focus to ebooks, staff take on new. More than 150,000 streaming, adult e books, mostly nonfiction titles. The my mcl checked out page displays all titles you currently have on loan from your library. We are not offering books by mail service while we are closed due to. Last year, gifts to the library foundation, large and small, helped multnomah county library reach more than 210,000 people in our community. 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.
Book babies gives your baby the opportunity to hear lots of language while you get to know other young families. Multnomah county library, multnomah county, oregon. The work environment encourages creativity, provides challenges, and allows individuals to realize their potential in a team atmosphere. View sharon chalems profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Help stephanie from troutdale library find little mouse. Try these apps and services to borrow digital library materials like ebooks. School corps buckets of books and booklists multnomah county. We also sell this inventory in collectors corner at our spring, fall and holiday sales, and at the rose city book fair each june. Here is a list of the multnomah county library s best books of the year 2019. Cardholders can now borrow downloadable books to read on.
See search results in the multnomah county library digital collection. General sale saturday, oct 5, 9am9pm literary trivia and bar 6pm9pm sunday, oct 6, 11am5. To renew an item through my mcl, simply check the checkbox next to the titles you want to renew, then click the renew button. The library foundation helps librarians bring lifechanging books and programs into the lives of children, from birth through high school. Multnomah county library best books 2019 list challenges. The oregonian the multnomah county library, oregons.
More than 50,000 books and materials are checked out or renewed every day. Multnomah county library checks our more than 5,000 e books every day. See the always available audiobooks collection from multnomah county library. The multnomah county library, oregons largest public library system, has quickly worked to reallocate resources over the last month, providing staff to assist with the county s covid19 response while doubling its spending on digital content and creating additional online programming. You can also access this content directly through the library catalog. And for those who cannot travel to the library, the library comes to them. The best books of 2018 multnomah county library s guide to this years great reads.
Try these apps and services to borrow digital library materials like e books, audiobooks, magazines, music and movies. E books, audiobooks, streaming movies, digital magazines and more. Search for books, video and audio materials in print, forthcoming and out of. Friends of the multnomah county library home facebook. Browse the multnomah county library available audio digital collection. The multnomah county library and libraries across the state have had to reallocate resources since library branches closed last month due to the covid19 crisis. Macmillan publishers is restricting sales of its new e books to libraries. Library writers project selections 2019 multnomah county. Helping us celebrate will be guest speaker, author katie grindeland. The best books of 2015 multnomah county library s guide to this years great reads. Her book, the gifts we keep, was published as a collaboration between multnomah county library and ooligan press through the library writers project. Pageturners pageturners are book groups for adults that meet monthly at all.
Members only presale friday, may 4, 6pm9pm join online today or at the sale. Advanced search multnomah county library overdrive. 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. Mail your check, payable to friends of the library, to 1020 sw taylor street, suite 439, portland, or 97205. Multnomah county library s 19 neighborhood locations serve the city of portland, or, and. Multnomah county library users love ebooks, audiobooks. The best books of 2016 multnomah county library s guide to this years great reads. A multnomah county library card is the key to this city, so get one first thing upon moving to portland. The multnomah county library is inviting local authors to submit works of fiction for the systems digital book collection. You can use this page to view due dates, renew your loans and contribute ratings and comments. Multnomah county library is the public library system serving portland and multnomah county, oregon, united states.
Use digital content even if you were previously unable to due to late fines. Fall used book sale friends of multnomah county library. Childrens literacy the library foundation portland, or. We are primarily a used bookstore, stocking a small, but carefully curated selection of contemporary fiction, classics and nonfiction books. You can still place a hold on the title, and your hold will be automatically filled as soon as the title is available again.
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