🏢 Multnomah County Library — Portland, Oregon

Midland Library

One of Multnomah County's busiest branches, Midland Library reopened in October 2024 after a bond-funded expansion, adding a sensory space, a Gathering Circle, and multilingual signage that mirrors its diverse East Portland neighborhood.

📖 About Midland Library

Midland Library opened on March 16, 1958, and demand was so strong that its original 5,700-square-foot building was enlarged to about 6,850 square feet within a few years. A voter-approved reconstruction produced a much larger 25,000-square-foot building that opened on September 16, 1996. Under Multnomah County's $387 million capital bond, approved by voters in 2020, the branch was renovated and expanded again, growing from roughly 24,400 to about 30,000 square feet on its existing East Portland site. Midland held its grand reopening on October 26, 2024. The updated library is built to reflect its diverse surrounding communities, with signage and materials in Mandarin, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, Spanish and English. New features include the library's first-ever sensory space, a Gathering Circle for community conversation, an outdoor interactive children's garden, a dedicated teen room and new community artwork. It remains open seven days a week on regular hours.

⭐ What makes this branch special

• Reopened October 26, 2024 after a bond-funded expansion on its existing SE 122nd Avenue site
• Added the library's first-ever sensory space and a Gathering Circle for community connection
• Multilingual signage in Mandarin, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, Spanish and English reflects its diverse neighborhood
• Consistently one of Multnomah County's busiest branches since it opened in 1958

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