[PLUG-TALK] Multnomah county libraries - any large ones still open?

Keith Lofstrom keithl at keithl.com
Sun Nov 26 21:25:49 UTC 2023


I frequently use public and university libraries, learning
about oddball science subjects mostly.  Good libraries
shelve the book that I *should* read next to the book that
I went to shelf to find.  Books in inaccessible warehouses
lack this feature, as do very small libraries.  

I recently visited the Hollywood library - I remember a
different building and larger collection years ago.  

What are the largest libraries still open in the Multnomah
County system?  I live in Washington county, with a dozen
libraries larger than some of the shrunk-to-boutique-size
Multnomah county libraries I've peered into recently.  

Many (most?) of the Multnomah County library books are in
storage during upgrades and construction - particularly
Central, my favorite for more than 60(!) years, starting
when I was in first grade.   Now closed for construction,
perhaps entailing a major downsizing of public-accessible
bookshelf.

Keith

P.S.  A public-facing librarian at Multnomah Hillsdale
library agreed with my "next to the book" observation,
but whispered that her managers do not.  Intellectual
discovery conflicts with mass indoctrination.

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Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com


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