[1] The library had a brick veneer, many windows, and a green lawn, and was sited two blocks from the city center.
[1] It was designed by Wolff & Phillips and built by Wegman & Son, and its floor plan was similar to the Beaumont Library.
Westerns and light fiction were popular, as were technical books and information relating to doing business in Oregon; the residents of the housing project had for the most part recently arrived from all over the United States.
[1] Because the Library Association of Portland was in charge of all libraries in Multnomah County, the branch was operated as though it were part of that system, with the expectation that its stewardship would transfer to the PLA after the end of World War II (which was the reason for Vanport's inception).
[1] The library was open at various hours, to accommodate the shift work schedules associated with Vanport's shipbuilding industry.