Multnomah County Library – Hollywood Library

In Multnomah Library system Hollywood must be my favorite branch.
I live near the Belmont Library, but that library is very small and tends to get many homeless people which I would have no problem, but the usual strong stench is very difficult to read or do work around. Although, the staffing at all Multnomah libraries has been superb!
The Hollywood Library is large for a city library, has many computers for internet and four large tables for community use to plug in your own computer or device.
I only wish there was a reading area with comfy chairs to relax and read, but I have a good idea at why there isn’t. Too bad.
If you really are looking for an awesome library and up for a little commute there is a clean library, with a café, beautiful outdoor setting, and several reading areas at the Hillsboro Library on far west side.

I really enjoyed my time in this library. Free internet, a café nearby (with kombucha on tap) and tons of decent restaurants in the neighborhood, plus a whole food market (in case I wanna combine my library trip with my shopping trip).
There are plenty of seatings for studying and reading. If you prefer quiet time, you can reserve a quiet room. For me, I enjoy the background noise (especially the bable of kids) while reading.
I only hope it can open till late into the evening, even on weekends.

The library is the best tax dollars well spent! What do want to read or listen to or watch. It’s great because If you don’t like the book you haven’t wastes 35bux.

What a nice library. I’m from S.E. Portlandia and our libraries are a little bit smaller. Just as nice but smaller. I forgot my password and the nice librarian helped me reset it. The query for the internet computer is located in the back with said computers. Not up front like i’m used to.
After my hour time limit expired. I walked around the library looking at all the cool things and artwork.
Really cool.
Really clean.
Really friendly staff.

I would never have thought that a library would be adjusted for modern technology. This place does have that. There is a general space where one can cruise the ‘Net and read a book. That common room is a nice feature. I do like the CD selection. It is a bit extensive in the Jazz genre. It can be seen from the street so it isn’t hard to find. Plus — I would have never thought that a bookstore would have a coffee place right next door to it.

Clean, bright, large library with lots of great items. Has a coffee shop next door.

These nerds couldn’t change a tire if their life depended on it. I won’t be taking my car back here!

We came here on a recent trip to Portland because my wife grew up reading and loving the Ramona series of books by Beverly Cleary. Beverly Cleary grew up in this neighborhood and the library has a nice map of the neighborhood on the wall and you can even ask them for a small copy of the map yourself to keep and explore the surrounding neighborhood with.
One word of warning is that the map is not really drawn to scale… and if you want to visit all the places on the map, you’ll want to drive or plan for a very long walk!

Great selection of graphic novels and quiet rooms. Of course this should be a review of the library system since they are connected. You can really get anything by managing your account online.
I have to say I rarely stay long at this location. I pick up my holds and am in and out.

I love our community library. Sometimes you can’t find what you want in house and have to get it transferred but there is always a surprise to find and the employees are always helpful. In the Lucky Day section, I recently found a popular hardcover that was impossible to get at the library.

Nice building in a nice neighborhood. Friendly and helpful staff and ample resources (i.e. computers, printers). Somewhat of a smaller library but does the job. Just be warned, it can be very crowded all days of the week and may not always be the quietest place if you’re looking to get work done.

The librarians are helpful and wonderful. Everyone seems love their jobs and try their best to serve their customers. They have many community events and provide early reading/​literature events. I love their new expanded hours. Their ebook and interlibrary loan programs means that I have access to any book or audiobook not in the Multnomah Co system.

I wish you were open on Mondays or at least open later into the evenings.
Since this is a branch their normal stock is a bit on the lame side. The children’s area looks awesome but since I do not have kids I have no reason to go over there. I take advantage of the interlibrary loan a lot so the entire library system is at my fingertips.

This is my favorite library. It has a great selection of books and also movies. There is always a place to sit and they have quiet rooms you can reserve if you need to study. The hours could be better, but overall this library has a great feel.

Good travel section. They have a lot of people working here so there is always help. It seems to be very popular because it is always crowded.

Our library system rocks. The people at the Hollywood branch are always helpful and cheerful. I appreciate them. I recently loaded a library app on my iphone and it works great. I recommend it.

My daughter was almost bitten by a dog here (July 20, 11am). Staff claim they can’t keep the dog and its homeless owner out because it’s a «helper dog.» I don’t think so. Start doing your jobs!

I admit it. I am an library addict.
When I lived within walking distance of the Gregory Heights library, I usually went twice a week, and sometimes more. (Yes, that’s sad. I know. But it was on my way home from work, and there was lots of nearby parking, and, if I preferred, I could walk there in mere minutes. It was heaven.)
But now I live nearish to the Hollywood Library, which I think is the prettiest library in NE, and one of the bigger locations, too. Unfortunately, it has no parking whatsoever, and the street parking is about to get worse (a huge housing complex is going in nearby).
The Hollywood library building is gorgeous; I remember waiting for it to finally be done with baited breath. Above it are the Bookmark Apartments, making it the first mixed-​use residential/​library complex in the country. Pretty cool!
The librarians are super friendly, and, for whatever reason, the self-​checkout machines seem to work more smoothly than those at other locations.
As for books, there is a pretty great selection by Portland standards. There are multiple shelves of cookbooks (yay!), and a large new books section, etc.
If you can walk there, go for it. If not, plan to walk a few blocks after you park, and hit the nearby Whole Foods, too, to make the hunt for parking extra worthwhile.

Some say the key to surviving the rain is the coffee or the beer, but the truth is that local craft beverages, delicious as they are, only serve to accompany the true antidote to seasonal affective disorder: good reads. Portlanders survive– nay, thrive! — in the wet because we have the best public library system in the country. How subversive! And each branch is a quick walk to coffee. Amen.

Don’t know much about the library, but I want to comment on the beautiful new café in the building, Café Darwin.
This place just opened in the last few months, and it is amazing what has happened to the space. It is elegant, with art for sale on the walls, a great staff, and pleasant music. They serve a Seattle brand of coffee, Café Vitta, which is A-​MAZING. Best I’ve ever had. They also serve yummy pastries, paninis, other beverages, Tao of Tea teas which are the best, and Voodoo Donuts. Yum.
There is plenty of space to sit and relax comfortably — either in leather easy chairs or at tables both inside and outside. Free wi-​fi through the library. So much better than Starbucks, and even better quality. Check ‘em out!