Garden Home Community Library

We are located at 7475 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223 inside the Garden Home Recreation Center, a Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District facility. Visit our FAQ's section to find out how to get a library card.

Regular hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Fri., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sat., 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sundays closed.

Phone: 503-245-9932


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The library will be closed on the following days:

Memorial Day (Monday May 27th 2013)
Independence Day (Thursday July 4th 2013)

For these holidays the Garden Home Recreation center will also be closed and we will not have access to the book drop. If it appears that the book drop is full, bring your materials back the next day. No fines will occur during the holidays.

In conjunction with our FREE Spring Swap Meet GHCL is proud to support a Toiletries Drive on behalf of Neighborhood house. It will run May 20th till May 28th and there will be a drop box in the library for this good cause. We can accept:

• laundry detergent
• Feminine hygiene products
• diapers
• toilet paper
• cleaning supplies
• soap & body wash
• tooth brushes
• tooth paste
• razors
• lotion
• cleaning items: i.e. Comet, Scrubbing Bubbles, Windex

It happens on Sat. June 1 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and we think it will be the biggest Garden Home book sale ever!

Prices:

Hardback books: $2.00
Paperback books: $1.00
CDs, DVDs, Tapes: 1.00
Collectibles: (as priced)
All proceeds benefit the Garden Home Community Library.

L-Net is an awesome option to be able to offer GHCL patrons. Through L-Net, we are offering our patrons 24-hour instant professional reference service. Many patrons will appreciate the online chat platform, including those who are homebound and those who prefer the additional privacy and anonymity. Questions may also be submitted via text or email, meaning we are reaching patrons on the technology they are comfortable with! L-Net is never automated and Oregon librarians network to provide the best answer and resources possible.

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The Garden Home Community Library began in 1983 when Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District took over a closed elementary school and made space available to local volunteers to organize and operate a library. The initial collection was focused on books for preschool children.

In July of 1996 Garden Home became the twelfth public library in the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS). A 2004 expansion doubled the library space to 1,860 square feet.