Multnomah County Library wins highest national recognition Oct 7, 2009
Multnomah County Library ... The Multnomah County Library system has 13,000 visitors every day, the staff answers about 2,100 patron questions and about 57,000 books or other resources are checked out or renewed. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Metro exec says plenty of land on hand for future growth Sep 18, 2009
Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the North Portland branch of the Multnomah County Library, 512 N. Killingsworth St. (open house. only, starting at 5 p.m.). (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Pursuing the truth: This girl, not 'that girl,' found handbag's rightful owner Aug 15, 2009
The wallet contained Jones' Multnomah County Library card with a date stamp from late 1961, and several pictures from her grade school years. Jones also took responsibility for authoring a neatly folded love letter to a boy named "Johnny," though neither she nor Nancy could remember who he was. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Judge orders Portland man who made threats to clam up Mar 5, 2009
They say he threatened to blow up major Portland gathering sites, including two malls, the Oregon Convention Center, Portland International Airport, Multnomah County library and even Tom McCall Waterfront Park during the annual Bite of Oregon festival. He also drew the attention of the U.S. Capitol Police and the Pentagon Force Protection Agency after authorities said he left messages at federal lawmakers' offices, threatening to kill Oregon's two U.S. senators and made numerous calls to the... (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Multnomah County's librarian retires Feb 7, 2009
The director of the Multnomah County Library system announced Wednesday that she plans to retire May 1. Molly Raphael, who has run the system for five years, said she's ready to travel to different countries and pursue other interests. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
