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.

It’s #publishersbindingthursday and we have these lovely editions of the classics by Chicago publisher Donohue, Henneberry & Co. #pdx #portland #beautifulbooks #publishersbinding #bookspine #bookstagram #bibliophile #books #iglibraries #librariesofinstagram #friendsofthelibrarypdx
Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope you are surrounded by all that you #love. For us that means #books #volunteers #libraries and #portland! #pdx #bookstagram #downtownpdx #usedbooks #multnomahcountylibrary #loveyourlibrary #supportyourlibrary #readmorebooks #friendsofthelibrarypdx
We love the simplicity and significance of this beautiful letterpress card from @larkpresspdx. We are open until 8pm tonight and tomorrow for your Valentine’s Day card and gift needs (gorgeous @riflepaperco wrapping paper available too)! #pdx #portland #downtownpdx #shoplocal #stationery #riflepaperco #larkpress #letterpress #valentines #sendmoresnailmail #supportyourlibrary #friendsofthelibrarypdx
One of our favorite cards by local artist @little_truths_studio. The Friends Library Store has a fantastic selection of cards for all your #valentine needs and all proceeds support #multnomahcountylibrary. #pdx #portland #downtownpdx #shoplocal #bookish #valentines #bibliophile #supportyourlibrary #friendsofthelibrarypdx
Happy #Caturday! Hope everyone had a chance to stock up on good reading material from #multnomahcountylibrary before #pdxsnowpocalypse2019 didn’t happen. We highly recommend The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner. #pdx #portland #bookstagram #catsandbooks #bookish #literaryfiction #librarylove #amreading #readmorebooks #librariesofinstagram #iglibraries #friendsofthelibrarypdx
These splendid #endoftheweekendpapers are from Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck. #pdx #portland #bookstagram #vintagebooks #bookish #usedbooks #librariesofinstagram #iglibraries #friendsofthelibrarypdx