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Beaverton City Library Beaverton City Library is one of the busiest library facilities in the state of Oregon. Each year, our patrons check out over 2.6 million items. B. C. D. E. F. G.

Beaverton City Library serves more than 780,000 patrons a year at its main location and Murray Scholls branch. Each day, the library strives to improve the lives of children and families throughout the city by offering targeted services and unique programs that cover a wide range of topics. Last year, the library received a 92 percent approval rating from Beaverton residents. Funding from the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) library levy renewal has played a key role in allowing Beaverton City Library and all Washington County libraries to help the community to learn and grow together. For additional information regarding Beaverton City Library services, visit our website, www.BeavertonLibrary.org, or call 503-644-2197. Beaverton City Library is one of fifteen libraries in WCCLS that work communally to provide excellent countywide library service by sharing valuable resources and information with one another. To learn more about WCCLS, visit www.wccls.org. Disclaimer Statement:

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It's National Friends of Libraries Week, Oct. 18-24, and we are thrilled to celebrate our Friends of the Beaverton City ...
10/20/2026

It's National Friends of Libraries Week, Oct. 18-24, and we are thrilled to celebrate our Friends of the Beaverton City Library, the organization that operates The Book Corner.

Last week, we announced that the Friends are matching a $30,000 grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust and contributing an additional $50,000, bringing the total investment to $80,000 to help modernize the auditorium at the main library. What a win for our community!

At the Friends' 11-day Book & Media Sale this fall, folks visited from hundreds of miles away, around 20,000 books and media items found new homes, and $85,000 was made to support services at Beaverton City Library.

Thank you, Friends, for all you do to support Beaverton City Library. And thank you, Beaverton, for supporting the Friends!

Costume needs a few fixes to be Halloween ready?The Design and Make makerspace has what you need!Sewing machines, needle...
10/19/2026

Costume needs a few fixes to be Halloween ready?
The Design and Make makerspace has what you need!

Sewing machines, needles and thread, hot glue guns, staples, scissors, buttons, scrap fabrics, and lots of ideas….

Fall Open Lab Schedule
Monday - Wednesday, 2-6 PM
Thursday & Friday, 1-5 PM
Saturday & Sunday, 3-5 PM

https://www.beavertonlibrary.org/408/Makerspace-DAM

ICYMI, "Greenwood" by Michael Christie is the selection for our ninth-annual One Book, One Beaverton community-wide read...
10/17/2026

ICYMI, "Greenwood" by Michael Christie is the selection for our ninth-annual One Book, One Beaverton community-wide reading program 🎉

A richly layered, historical eco-saga, the book follows five generations of the "trouble-plagued" Greenwood clan and the environmental devastation wrought by its lucrative timber empire.

Free copies of "Greenwood" will be available starting Saturday, Nov. 7, at a special book giveaway at the library (Main: 11 AM - 2 PM; Murray Scholls: 10 AM - 6 PM): One Book, One Beaverton Kick-Off Celebration. We will continue to distribute books after that date as supplies last.

In the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) catalog: https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C4730685

Donate socks for community members at the library! There are Socktober donation bins at Main and Murray Scholls through ...
10/16/2026

Donate socks for community members at the library! There are Socktober donation bins at Main and Murray Scholls through the end of October.

SOCKTOBER IS HERE!

Help the Beaverton Police Department warm soles this winter by donating new socks for children and adults in our community.

Throughout October, we’re collecting new, packaged socks that will be distributed to local shelters, missions, and school children who need them most.

Donation boxes are located at:

Both Beaverton City Library locations
Beaverton City Hall
The lobby of the Beaverton Police Department

All sizes are welcome, from children through adults.

Help us fill the boxes and keep our community warm one pair at a time.

Teens in grades 6-12, submit your art for the 24th Annual Teen Art Show! Teen Art Show SubmissionsUp to two works per te...
10/15/2026

Teens in grades 6-12, submit your art for the 24th Annual Teen Art Show! Teen Art Show Submissions

Up to two works per teen artist may be submitted for consideration for the Teen Art Show, which runs Nov. 4-8. Bring artwork to the Teen Room at the main library Thursday, Oct. 29 - Saturday, Oct. 31, 12-5:30 PM.

Learn more and register your art: https://www.beavertonlibrary.org/471/Teen-Art-Show

10/15/2026
Exciting news! Last month, the Friends of the Beaverton City Library (the organization that operates The Book Corner-Bea...
10/13/2026

Exciting news! Last month, the Friends of the Beaverton City Library (the organization that operates The Book Corner-Beaverton, Oregon) received a $30,000 grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust to help modernize the auditorium at the main library. The Friends are matching the grant and contributing an additional $50,000, bringing the total investment to $80,000 for a space that will properly serve our community.

Together, these funds will support the critical modernization of the main library's ADA-accessible auditorium and meeting spaces into a fully equipped cultural venue that removes physical, auditory, and systemic barriers to participation. Thank you to the Friends and Oregon Cultural Trust for investing in our community!

Photo from last month's Welcoming Week event, An Evening with Filmmaker & Actor Vu Pham, in the auditorium.

Library books have long lives. The first checkout stamp in this one is October 28, 1945.The book is Demosthenes, on inte...
10/10/2026

Library books have long lives. The first checkout stamp in this one is October 28, 1945.

The book is Demosthenes, on interlibrary loan from University of Oregon. Perks of having a library card: An item that is not in the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) system might be available in another library and sent to BCL for your use!

Learn more: https://www.wccls.org/community-resources/interlibrary-loan-and-document-delivery

10/10/2026

Does this look enriching, informative, and fun to you? Then the library is the place to be this weekend! Join us:

Saturday, Oct. 10
• Family Resource Fair at Main, 10 AM - 1 PM
• Danza Azteca Huitzilopochtli Storytelling at Murray Scholls, 1-1:45 PM
• Danza Azteca Huitzilopochtli at Main, 4-5 PM

Sunday, Oct. 11
• Fall Plant Swap at Main, 1-2 PM

We also have storytimes, DAM Open Lab, Citizenship Class, Writers Group, Silent Book Club, and more. Our (recently upgraded!) web calendar has it all: https://www.beavertonlibrary.org/m/calendar

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12375 SW 5th Street
Beaverton, OR
97005

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