Board of Directors

Bianca Chakiryan, President
Matt Berning, Vice President
Rachel Reynolds, Treasurer
Jamie Kranz, Assistant Treasurer
Patricia Carlin, Secretary
Jenn Bildersee
Gloria Borg Olds
Meryl Cole

Jon Deitz
Casey Gillespie
Carri Hutchens
Gary Liberman
Joan Nelson
Michael Rasko
Dana Sally
Michaelene Wilcox

Click here if you are interested in serving on the Friends board.

Happy #Caturday and Happy Pride Portland! From Nini Here and There by Anita Lobel, published 2007. #pdx #portland #bookstagram #bookish #childrensbooks #librariesofinstagram #iglibraries #friendsofthelibrarypdx
Happy Birthday Maurice Sendak! From a 1985 illustrated edition of The Cunning Little Vixen by Rudolf Tesnohlidek. #bookstagram #mauricesendak #childrensbooks #fox #bookish #bibliophile #childrensillustration #iglibraries #librariesofinstagram #friendsofthelibrarypdx
Violet! Even more difficult to find than indigo, but we did our best. Once again thanks to @transportationlibrary for the delightful #pridemonth celebration of #libraryloveisloveislove! #pdx #portland #bookstagram #beautifulbooks #publishersbinding #rainbowofbooks #purplebooks #texturedbook #iglibraries #antiquarianbooks #librariesofinstagram #friendsofthelibrarypdx
Day 6 of #libraryloveisloveislove is indigo, which is always a challenge, but fortunately we found this stunning first edition of Tiryns: The Prehistoric Palace of the King of Tiryns by Henry Schliemann, published 1886. #pdx #portland #bibliophile #bookstagram #beautifulbooks #antiquarianbooks #oldbooks #iglibraries #livresanciens #librariesofinstagram #pridemonth #friendsofthelibrarypdx
It’s Day 4 of #libraryloveisloveislove and we have a beautiful blue edition of Sydpolen by Roald Amundsen. It’s an especially lovely and penguin-filled #publishersbinding. #pdx #portland #bookstagram #beautifulbooks #usedbooks #bibliophile #bookish #librariesofinstagram #penguin #southpole #iglibraries #friendsofthelibrarypdx
For Day 4 of #libraryloveisloveislove, we have a verdant edition of Helen’s Babies by John Habberton. #pdx #portland #bookstagram #beautifulbooks #usedbooks #bibliophile #bookish #iglibraries #librariesofinstagram #friendsofthelibrarypdx