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Library Services
Bibliographies, webliographies, pathfinders or scavenger hunts
Bibliographies, webliographies, pathfinders and scavenger hunts can be designed for groups of seven or more on a specific topic. Contact Jackie Partch with School Corps at 503.988.6004 or jacquelp@multcolib.org. Visit the School Corps page for more information about their services or fill out an assignment alert online.
Educator Cards
Library items used for educational purposes may be needed for longer than the standard three-week loan period. Educator cards allow users to check out and renew items for six weeks. The educator card is separate from the educator's personal ibrary card. Homeschoolers are eligible for educator cards.
Live Homework Help
Live Homework Help. The Library provides access to a homework help service that provides live help from online tutors on a variery of subjects.
Portland Children's Museum Pass
Check-out the library's family pass to Portland Children's Museum. This pass allows you to visit the museum free of charge.
Tours
Your youth librarian can arrange a tour of your local Multnomah County Library for any group of six or more. The tour can include a storytime, technology training, library research skills, or help selecting materials on a particular topic.
Contact the youth librarian at your local Multnomah County Library for more information, or to arrange a tour.
Technology Training
Many library resources are available online through Multnomah County Library's website: the library catalog, Magazines Online and subject databases are only a few examples.
Library staff will be happy to arrange a technology training session--including hints and tips to improve library research skills--for any group of six or over. Contact your youth librarian for more information.
Word processing and other programs are also available on Internet computers at Central and all neighborhood libraries.
Sign up for a computer class at libraries with computer labs. Learn how to: use software programs, search the Internet, the library catalog or make a website. Please check Event Finder to locate classes and times.
Meeting Room Space
Meeting rooms are available in many library locations. Some are large, others small, but all are available free of charge to community groups as long as the person in charge of a meeting reads and agrees to follow the Library's Meeting Room Policy. For more information, contact your local Multnomah County Library.
...and of course, your youth librarian is available to answer questions about the Library's collections, and to find materials just right for your needs.