[1] The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials.

A library study in 1955 recommended switching to a system of larger branches supported by sub-branches and bookmobiles.

Oregon authors present at its dedication included Stewart Holbrook, Dorothy Johansen, and others.

[4] In 1993, Multnomah County voters agreed to spend $5.3 million for a new Midland Library building at the same site along S.E.

Thomas Hacker and Associates was the architectural firm for the project and Silco Construction the general contractor.