About this place

📚 Portland’s Central Library offers reading spaces, collections, technology services, community rooms and exhibitions in the Collins Gallery. The photo shows the updated reading room with blue chairs. Gallery admission is free. Hours vary by day and holidays; on November 25, 2026, the library opens 10am–6pm and is closed on Thanksgiving Day. Accessible entrances, restrooms and sensory tools are available.

The atmosphere

Multnomah County Central Library

Events at Multnomah County Central Library