CAIR files federal lawsuit against Multnomah County, alleging Muslim women were forced to remove hijabs during a protest arrest in Portland.

As more than 3,300 U.S. librarians flock to Portland for the Public Library Association conference March 23-25, they’ll witness up close Multnomah County Library’s groundbreaking work in ...

The Hollywood Library closed for normal operations on Sunday, in response to concerns of safety and security issues related to potential protests against a scheduled event at the library.

Multnomah County library workers under stress due to drug use in bathrooms At the county's request, CDC inspectors spoke with employees at three libraries. Over a third said they'd been exposed to ...

People who frequent the library, like Hollywood neighborhood resident Lizzie Lawry, are not surprised. "I live within a block of the library, and so I see a lot of individuals who are struggling ...

An audit of the county’s library system published Thursday found that nearly 75% of surveyed library staff who work directly with the public don’t feel safe at their job.

Instead, the county library is negotiating the purchase of an 18,000-square-foot building at 2030 NW Pettygrove St. in the Slabtown neighborhood. That’s more than 18 miles west of downtown Gresham.