THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION

Building projects - in 2020, multnomah county library launched a 6-year building plan to meet the 21st century needs of our community by building or expanding 8 libraries, increasing our system's space by nearly 60%. This year, holgate, midland, and north portland libraries reopened, with tens of thousands of children and teens accessing cutting-edge learning environments and interactive spaces made possible by donors to the library foundation. Support this year included: interactive early learning spaces ($1,055,500); flexible steam equipment for children and teens ($89,026); dedicated spaces for teens to study, gather, and connect ($39,179); a secure outdoor children's garden at east county library ($100,000).

Lifelong learning programs, workshops and events reached more than 30,000 teens, adults and seniors last year, with free arts, cultural, and humanities programs, including everybody reads, a community-wide reading program transformed how students and adults experience reading, writing, and the written word. ($180,118); support for library collections and locations. ($152,524); advocacy support for future library ballot measure ($300,000); staff time and program services for library programs, communications and activities ($686,774).