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Beaverton City Library Main

Contact Your Library

Glenn Ferdman, Library Director
12375 SW Fifth St, Beaverton, OR 97005-9019
(503) 644-2197
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Regular Hours

Sunday:
12:00 pm-6:00 pm
Monday:
10:00 am-8:00 pm
Tuesday:
10:00 am-8:00 pm
Wednesday:
10:00 am-8:00 pm
Thursday:
10:00 am-6:00 pm
Friday:
10:00 am-6:00 pm
Saturday:
10:00 am-6:00 pm

About the Library

Founded in 1938, Beaverton City Library is one of the busiest public libraries in the state. The library offers over 340,000 items for check-out including books, magazines, maps, DVDs, Blu-ray, videogames, and CDs while providing almost 2,000 programs a year for all age groups and interests.

Beaverton City Library Main and Murray Scholls locations are proud to serve our diverse community, collecting materials and offering programs in multiple languages; library volunteers hail from over 35 countries. The library provides access to approximately 40 computers for public use, a typewriter, and a fax machine to send local and toll-free faxes. The library contains several large meeting rooms and a 150 seat auditorium for public use. For information about booking these rooms contact the City of Beaverton.

Getting There

Map and Directions

Volunteer

Volunteer Coordinator: 
Jennifer Johnson
Learn more about volunteering

Meeting Rooms

Four meeting rooms are available in the library by reservation.

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Upcoming Library Events

Where to Find Fantastic Beasts: Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, November 18, 2018
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM - Beaverton City Library: Grindylows and Hippogriffs and Thestrals, oh my! All witches and wizards, muggles and no-majes are invited to find the fantastic beasts hidden throughout the library.
Astronomy: The Science of Silent Sky
Sunday, November 18, 2018
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM - Beaverton City Library Meeting Rooms A & B: Meet cast members and learn about astronomy, history, and women in science. Co-hosted with the Beaverton Civic Theatre.
NaNoWriMo Word War
Sunday, November 18, 2018
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Beaverton City Library: Need extra motivation during National Novel Writing Month? We're having a civil (word) war to get those word counts flying! Beaverton City Library is going up against Tualatin Public Library to find out whether the North or the South of our region can write more words! Not interested in competition? Consider this a war against your word count and stop by either location anyway. There will be snacks available, as well as plenty of encouragement. Free and open to the public; no registration required.
Chickens Don't Fly: Storytelling with Oba William King
Sunday, November 18, 2018
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Beaverton City Library Auditorium: Nationally renowned storyteller Oba William King spends an intimate hour weaving personal stories, folklore, poetry and percussion into a tapestry of storytelling magic. Among many other honors, Oba has been featured at the Kennedy Center for the Arts and the National Storytelling Festival. Don't miss this chance to see and hear a unique voice in storytelling. Free and open to the public (ages 13 & up); no registration required.
Where to Find Fantastic Beasts: Scavenger Hunt
Monday, November 19, 2018
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM - Beaverton City Library: Grindylows and Hippogriffs and Thestrals, oh my! All witches and wizards, muggles and no-majes are invited to find the fantastic beasts hidden throughout the library.
STEM Storytime
Monday, November 19, 2018
10:15 AM to 11:00 AM - Beaverton City Library Storytime Room: A storytime with science, technology, engineering, and math concepts for kids. For kids ages 3-6.
Elephant & Piggie Thanks Party
Monday, November 19, 2018
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Beaverton City Library Meeting Room B: Enjoy crafts and activities based on everyone's favorite elephant and pig duo! Ages 2-8 with family.
See the full WCCLS Events Calendar