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Resources - Life in Portland - County Libraries

Libraries in Portland and run by the local county. All the libraries allow for you to check out books, music, movies and more on a 2-3 week checkout. Some items have shorter checkout times. There are three counties in the Portland Metro area, plus one in Vacnouver. You do not need to live in the county the library is in to use that library, although they may have some resources that are only available to those living in the country. Below is a list of the country library websites with a short list of some of the resources available. The PSU Library also offers a wide array of resources to its students.

L-net - A cooperative service of all Oregon libraries. This service allows you to chat with a librarian and ask them for help with research questions.

Multnomah County Library

Site: http://www.multcolib.org/
Resources:

• 100's of article databases, magazines and newspapers available on-line
• Regular classes, discussions and brown bags in the libraries
• Public meeting rooms and study areas
• Computers available for use in every branch
• Central library has large governemental and law library
• All branches have a section for non-English books
• Interlibrary loan program. You can check out books that are not available in the Multnomah County Library system

Washington County Library

Site: http://www.wilinet.wccls.lib.or.us/
Resources:

• Cultural Pass to Adventure - This program allows you to check out a pass for free admission to several destinations.
• Regular classes, discussions and groups in the libraries
• Public meeting rooms and study areas
• Computers available for use in every branch

Clackamas County Library

Site: http://www.lincc.lib.or.us/
Resources:

• Family Cultural Passes - Allows you to check out, for one day a pass to various local attractions.
• On-Line Databases - Clackamas Libraries has a few subscriptions to database