St. Johns Library, Public library in St. Johns, Portland, United States

St. Johns Library is a Georgian-style branch of the Multnomah County Library at the same St. Johns address since 1913. Its 2000 renovation expanded the floor area from 5,527 to 6,381 square feet (513.5 to 592.8 m2), enough for 25,000 volumes. The building also housed a baby clinic from 1918 through the 1950s.

Library service in St. Johns began in 1903 with a deposit station at a public school on the peninsula between the Columbia and Willamette rivers; the St. Johns Reading Room and Peninsular Reading Room followed in 1907, each holding 200 to 300 books. The branch opened at this address on November 22, 1913. From 1918 through the 1950s the building also housed a baby clinic, and during World War II the Rations Board kept an office here, serving workers from the nearby shipyards.

The building shared its space with a baby clinic from 1918 through the 1950s, and during World War II the Rations Board kept an office here. Its users then included newcomers working in the nearby shipyards. The branch has stayed at the same address since 1913.

The branch sits at the same St. Johns address it has occupied since 1913, on the peninsula between the Columbia and Willamette rivers. Self-checkout stations and security gates were installed in 2011. It closed temporarily in 2024 for expansion and interior renovation funded by a 2020 building bond, so check before visiting.

From 1918 through the 1950s the building housed a baby clinic alongside the library, and during World War II the Rations Board kept an office there. Its wartime patrons included shipyard workers newly arrived in St. Johns. The 2000 renovation, completed in February 2001, raised floor space from 5,527 to 6,381 square feet.