Albina Library, Public library in North Portland, United States.
Albina Library is a public library in North Portland offering educational materials and services to the wider Multnomah County area. The building houses resources for different age groups and provides spaces designed for learning and community use.
Albina Library began in 1906 as a reading room of 100 books under Mrs. P.P. Leche; its original location is unknown. In September 1907 it moved into the Emporium building on Williams Avenue under Miss Ella G. Dewart, and by late 1909, after a move to Russell Street, it held 3,149 volumes with circulation of 36,800 items. It has relocated four times, and in 2025 closed for a bond-funded renovation that added 22,000 square feet while keeping the original building.
The library has hosted arts and crafts workshops, book groups, children's performances, plays and reading sessions with therapy dogs. It has also served as a Loaves & Fishes meal site and as a ballot drop-off site during elections.
The 2025 renovation, funded by a bond passed in 2020, added 22,000 square feet of library space while keeping the original building. The branch sits in northeast Portland and has moved four times since 1906, most recently back into the former Title Wave Used Bookstore building.
The 2025 renovation added 22,000 square feet of library space while keeping the original building, funded by a library bond passed in 2020. The branch moved back into the building that had housed The Title Wave Used Bookstore, after earlier operating from a retail plaza in northeast Portland.
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