With this excessive heat expected all week, please share this list of cooling centers with people who might need them. Photo: KOIN
Excessive heat over the next week or so will be very uncomfortable for a lot of people. But those without air conditioning or a way to get relief could really use a cooling center. Here is a list of cooling centers in the Portland Metro area. (Courtesy KOIN TV)
(Complete list of COOLING CENTERS)
Officials say the following libraries will be open until 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday:
- Holgate: 7905 SE Holgate Blvd
- Central: 801 SW 10th Ave.
- Gresham: 385 NW Miller Ave.
The following libraries and community centers are also open to the public to cool down; however, they are operating on normal hours at this time.
- Northwest Library: 2300 NW Thurman St., Portland
- St. John’s Library: 7510 N Charleston Ave., Portland
- Charles Jordan Community Center: 9009 N Foss Ave, Portland
- Kenton Library: 8226 N Denver Ave, Portland
- Peninsula Park Community Center: N Albina & N Rosa Parks Way, Portland
- North Portland Library: 512 N Killingsworth St, Portland
- Matt Dishamn Community Center: 77 NE Knott St, Portland
- Albina Library: 216 NE Knott St, Portland
- Hollywood Library: 4040 NE Tillamook St, Portland
- Gregory Heights Library: 7921 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland
- Midland Library: 805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland
- Belmont Library: 1038 SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd, Portland
- East Portland Community Center: 740 SE 106th Ave, Portland
- Rockwood Library: 17917 SE Stark St., Portland
- Mt Scott Community Center: 5530 SE 72nd Ave, Portland
- Woodstock Library: 6008 SE 49th Ave, Portland
- Sellwood-Moreland Library: SE 13th Ave & SE Bidwell St., Portland
- Hillsdale Library: 1525 SW Sunset Blvd, Portland
- Capitol Hill Library: 10723 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland
- Fairview-Columbia Library: 1520 NE Village St, Fairview
- Troutdale Library: 2451 SW Cherry Park Rd, Troutdale
Multnomah County’s interactive map of places to cool off also includes the splash pads and misting areas in the city’s parks