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UO Portland Library is the academic library for the University of Oregon in Portland Please email [email protected] with questions.

The UO Portland Library is now located at the new University of Oregon campus in Northeast Portland. The academic library is open to visiting students, researchers, and community members during service desk hours. Visit our website for the current open hours. For general library use, we recommend any of Multnomah County Library public library locations. The UO Portland Library is the former Portland Architecture Library with over 6,000 architecture books and resources. Find also books and resources in the areas of art, business, education, journalism, law, and product design. A children's library also include 4,000 books and is open to the community.

11/03/2026

Early sunsets got you down? Check out a Happy Light from the UO Portland Library for 7 days. ☀️

11/02/2026

It's Native American heritage month! Celebrate with us by stopping by to pick up a book on Native American cultures, architecture, and history. Or cozy up and watch a movie or documentary free with Kanopy and Docuseek.

11/02/2026

School of Architecture & Environment's Fall Lecture Series is free and open to the public. Please join the UO Portland Architecture Program for a talk by Michelle JaJa Chang, Director of JaJa Co and Associate Professor at the USC School of Architecture.

"On Obscurity"

Wednesday, November 4, 2026, Noon PT

UO Portland Highland Hall, Gallery
6410 NE 27th Avenue, Portland, OR 97211

Free In-Person Event and Zoom Option Available. See comments for Zoom link.

Drawing from her essay "Opacity" in Log and her book Also Known As (MIT Press, 2024), Chang discusses obscurity, visibility, and architectural practice through the lens of contemporary design, writing, and research.

11/02/2026

November is already here! Join us Wednesdays at 10:30 am in the children's library for some cozy reads. 🍁

10/28/2026

Don't miss this interactive exhibit on display now through the end of March 2027. https://www.ohs.org/museum/exhibits/unstoppable.cfm

10/27/2026

Meet up with Campus Safety next Friday for a Duck Night Safewalk! 🌙RSVP now for pizza! Kick off the night with community service officers around campus to identify areas where improvements in lighting, hardscaping, and landscaping are needed for nighttime safety. This is a good chance to improve your neighborhood and campus first hand! 🦆

10/22/2026

Celebrate International Open Access Week with UO Libraries! 👐 Presentations and panel sessions discussing "The Cost of Knowledge" will be happening at libraries and universities worldwide 🌎 🌍 🌏 Topics include strategies for community-led digital infrastructure, the ongoing impacts of AI, the gap between what institutions say they value and what their systems actually reward, and much more.

Check out the full schedule of events you can attend remotely: https://bit.ly/4zJSb5Y

10/20/2026

Books so good, they're scary! Check out our new book display on the 2nd floor with a guide to 👻Haunted Portland, ghost stories, and classic monster tales like Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Hyde and Beowulf. 🎃🍁

10/20/2026

School of Architecture & Environment’s Fall Lecture Series is free and open to the public. Please join the UO Portland Architecture Program for a talk by Matt Franks, Associate Principal and Senior Lighting Designer at Arup.

"A Journey Through Light: Daylight, Electric Light, and the Illumination of Cultural Spaces"
Monday, October 26, 2026, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
UO Portland Highland Hall, Gallery
6410 NE 27th Avenue, Portland, OR 97211
(Free In-Person Event)

Address

2800 NE Liberty Street
Portland, OR
97211

Website

https://library.uoregon.edu/portland/

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