Sellwood-Moreland Library Will Close June 6 For Vital Updates as Part of Refresh Projects

Sellwood-Moreland Library will close to the public starting June 6 to start on a series of bond-funded improvements. Sellwood’s last day open to the public before construction is June 5. Project teams expect the work to last until fall 2025.

Multnomah County Library is hard at work to build, expand and renovate library spaces for the public as a result of the voter-approved 2020 Library building bond. This year, the library system will see a dramatic reinvention by building and expanding five libraries and a series of Refresh projects to libraries across the system, requiring a series of temporary library closures.

The work at Sellwood Library is a continuation of the Refresh projects, providing smaller but still important upgrades to 11 libraries on a shorter schedule than some other projects. Similar refresh projects at other locations have taken about four months to complete. 

New features will include:

• Improved shelf height and layout to create more space for people and better sight lines
• New reading room chairs (both with and without arms)
• Added bar seating with more places for power and charging devices
• Small teen/tween area with study table and bean bag chairs
• New meeting room tables and chairs that are easily movable to allow for a flexible space
• Automated materials handling to increase the efficiency of checking in and sorting books, freeing up staff time for other work
• Modern self checkout stations to provide a better patron experienceNew LED lighting throughout the building

The community is invited to use alternate locations while Sellwood is closed:

• Central Library: 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
• Hawthorne Holds Pickup: 3557 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR 97214
• Hillsdale Library: 1525 SW Sunset Boulevard, Portland, OR 97239

Woodstock Library is also currently closed for important updates as part of the Refresh projects. Several library locations are closed at the same time due to an expedited bond spending timeline which maximizes the benefit to taxpayers.

For help using the library, please contact us. The library routinely posts closure or schedule change notices at library hours and locations.