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Welcome to Portland
Use the library's collection of books, maps, music and film to explore Portland's history, cultural scene and attractions.
Connect to the library's About Portland to learn more about The City That Works.
All titles shelved in nonfiction collection, except as noted: Fiction=fiction, M=mystery, j=juvenile, Y=teen, ZINE=zines, CD=music CD, DVD=media
- Pictorial works
- History
- Guidebooks and maps
- Stories set in Portland
- Magazines and newspapers
- Music
- Films
- For kids
Pictorial works
- Dodds, Linda
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(2001)979.549 D642p 2001
- Nelson, Donald R.
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(2006)979.549 N425h
- Priester, Mary
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(2004)709.7954 P949i
- Wortman, Sharon Wood
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(2006)624.2 W879p 2006
TIP: Find more pictorial works of Portland by searching the library catalog for Portland (Or.) Pictorial Works.
History
- Blankenship, Judy
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(2003)979.549 B642i 2003
- City of Portland, Bureau of Planning
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(1993)979.5004 H673
- Dietsche, Robert
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(2005)781.6509 D566j
- Kitagiri, George
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(2002)979.549 K62n 2002
- Langer, Elinor
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(2003)305.8 L276h 2003
- Lansing, Jewel Beck
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(2005)979.549 L295p 2005
- Love, Matt
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(2004)979.5 L897f 2004
- Munk, Michael
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(2007)979.549 M966p 2007
- Olsen, Polina
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(2006)979.549 O52i 2006
- Ritz, Richard E.
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(2000)027.4795 R615c 2000
- Snyder, Eugene E.
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(1984)979.51 S67e
- Snyder, Eugene E.
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1979)917.9549 S675p
- Stanford, Phil
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(2004)364.1092 S785p 2004
- Thompson, Richard
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(2006)388.46 T475p 2006
- Wong, Marie Rose
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(2004)979.549 W872s 2004
TIP: Find more books about Portland's history by searching the library catalog for Portland (Or.) History.
Guidebooks and maps
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(various editions)917.9549 W452e
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(2002)MAP 912.79549 P8515 2002
- Boehmer, Gabriel H.
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(2006)917.9549 B671c 2006
- Foster, Laura O.
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(2005)917.9549 F755p 2005
- Geon, Bryan
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(2007)917.9549 G345n 2007
- Gerard, Paul
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(2007)917.9549 G354s 2007
- Granton, Shawn O.
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(2007)ZINE 917.9549 ZINESTERS
- Houck, Michael C.
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(2000)917.9549 W668 2000
- Houle, Marcy Cottrell
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(1996)917.9549 H838o
- Metropolitan Service District (Or.)
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(2007)MAP 796.65 M594b 2007
- Palahniuk, Chuck.
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(2003)917.9549 P153f 2003
TIP: Find more guidebooks and maps by searching the library catalog for Portland (Or.) Guidebooks or Portland (Or.) Maps.
Stories set in Portland
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(2006)810.8 R287 2006
- Cain, Chelsea
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(2007)Fiction
- Dunn, Katherine
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(1989)Fiction DUNN
- French, Wendy
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(2003)Fiction
- Gies, Martha
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(2004)331.2574 G455u 2004
- Henry, April
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(1999)M
- LeGuin, Ursula K.
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(1993)811.5 L521bm
- Margolin, Phillip
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(1998)Fiction
- Waiwaiole, Lono
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(2003)Fiction
- Zellnik, Miriam
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(2005)M
TIP: Find more novels and mysteries set in Portland by searching the library catalog for Portland (Or.) fiction and using the Readers booklist Novels Set in Portland.
Magazines and newspapers
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(monthly)Periodical
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(weekly)Periodical
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(monthly)Periodical
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(biweekly)Periodical
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(monthly)Periodical
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(weekly)Periodical
Music
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(2006)CD Popular PDX
- Decemberists
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(2006)CD Popular DECEMBERISTS
- DeLay, Paul
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(1996)CD Blues PAUL
- Kingsmen
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(1999)On Order
- Lifesavas
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(2007)CD Rap LIFESAVAS
- Phelps, Kelly Joe
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(1999)CD Blues PHELPS
- Pink Martini
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(1997)CD Popular PINK
- Portland Youth Philharmonic
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(1998)CD- 785.2 P852f
- Smith, Elliott
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(1996)CD Popular SMITH
- Wipers
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(2001)CD Popular WIPERS
Films
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(199)DVD Drama Birddog
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(1989)DVD Drama DRUGSTORE
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(2006, c1982)DVD 331.48 GOOD
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(2005)DVD 296.092 THREE
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(2005)DVD 647.95 XRAY
For Kids
- Cleary, Beverly
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(1988)j B-C623g
- Cleary, Beverly
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call numbers varyClick here to learn more about Beverly Cleary's neighborhood.
- Karbo, Karen
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Y
- Nix, Nelle
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(2006)917.9549 N736o 2006
TIP: Connect to the library's Kids page to find more things to do Around Portland.

