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Multnomah County Library Permanently Ends Late Fees and Clears All Existing Fines

After suspending late fees during the pandemic, Multnomah County Library has decided to make the change permanent: Portland libraries will no longer charge late fees, effective immediately. Any existing fines has been cleared.

Multnomah County Library System to Gradually Reopen With Sidewalk Service at Several Branches

If months of lockdown had you scrambling for new reading material to stay occupied, there’s some good news on the horizon: Multnomah County Library will soon allow pickup service at a handful of locations. Starting June 8, patrons can place a hold on an item and then retrieve it at Central, Gresham, Midland and North Portland branches. The service is by appointment only, and users should call 503-988-5123 beginning June 7 to schedule an appointment.

Multnomah County Library Closed in Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak

Library director says it’s the first such closure in modern times.

Multnomah County Library Is Suspending Late Fees Until Further Notice

For now, all branches will remain open, but events and outreach programs have been canceled, and Title Wave Used Bookstore has closed.

Watch Aminé Dance on the Roof of the Convention Center and Jet Boat Down the Willamette in His New Video

A slightly darker shift from the buoyant anthems the 25-year-old has become known for, “Shimmy” is basically two-and-a-half minutes of relentless flow. But it’s still packed with classic Aminé flexes, like, “Just cause you bought that vintage Margiela/Don’t change your flight from Spirit to Delta.”

Multnomah County Library Now Has One of the Highest Digital Circulations of Any Library the World

Last year, Portlanders checked out more than three million audio and e-books from Multnomah County Library, making it the sixth largest digital circulation in the country, and the seventh largest in the world.

Four Portland Delivery Services You Might Not Know About

Why leave the house?

In Response to Restricted E-Book Access, Multnomah County Library Stops Buying From Macmillan Publishers

The Multnomah County Library today announced that it will no longer purchase e-books from Macmillan publishers after the company severely restricted public institutions’ access to digital titles, Pamplin Media first reported.

Multnomah County Library Asks People to Sign Petition Protesting Restricted Access to E-Books

On November 1, Portlanders’ access to e-books from public libraries will be severely restricted.

You Can Now Stream Movies for Free with Your Multnomah County Library Card

Thanks to a newly implemented service called Kanopy, Multnomah County Library card holders now have access to over 30,000 films to stream on any device. To sign up, library card holders got to multcolib.kanopy.com, create a login, enter their library card number and start watching.

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