[1] Operating at the same location since 1913, it underwent major renovation in 2000 to upgrade its infrastructure, expand its floor area, and increase its holding capacity to 25,000 volumes.

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

These early ventures led to the opening of a St. Johns branch of Portland's central library on November 22, 1913.

[2] The Georgian library, with a floor area of 5,527 square feet (513.5 m2), adapted to changing demographics and economic conditions over the rest of the 20th century but remained at the same address.

In the process, its floor area was expanded to 6,381 square feet (592.8 m2), capable of holding 25,000 books.