Join your neighbors in a community healing event to help paint a street mural tribute to the victims and survivors of the February 2022 Normandale Park mass shooting. If you’re not up for painting, come and hang out!
Block party with grilling (food + beverages provided)
NE 55th & Hassalo
Saturday, August 2, 10am to 5pm
Get out your picnic baskets and dancing shoes! Get ready for an evening of fun in the park and a live performance from local reggae band, Iron Prophecy. Presented in partnership with Summer Free for All Cultural Events.
Let the good vibes roll with Iron Prophecy! Rooted in the soulful tradition of reggae, Iron Prophecy spreads a powerful message of love, unity, and hope through their music. Their smooth rhythms and uplifting lyrics create the perfect soundtrack for a summer evening of connection and community. Come ready to relax, move, and be inspired by the sounds of reggae under the open sky.
Library will receive new furniture, updated kids’ area from this work
Hollywood Library will close to the public starting July 22 to start on a series of bond-funded improvements. Hollywood’s last day open to the public before construction is July 21. Project teams expect the work to last until winter 2025/2026.
Multnomah County Library is hard at work to build, expand and renovate library spaces for the public as a result of the voter-approved 2020 Library building bond. This year, the library system will see a dramatic reinvention by building and expanding five libraries and a series of Refresh projects to libraries across the system, requiring a series of temporary library closures.
The work at Hollywood Library is a continuation of the Refresh projects, providing smaller but still important upgrades to 11 libraries on a shorter schedule than some other projects. Similar refresh projects at other locations have taken about four months to complete.
New features will include:
Improved shelf height to increase natural light and create more space for people and better sight lines
An inviting children’s area with new, movable furniture
New reading room chairs (both with and without arms)
A Tech Bar which provides an area for patrons to use the copy machine, scanner and computers
New meeting room tables and chairs that are easily movable to allow for a flexible space
Automated materials handling to increase the efficiency of checking in and sorting holds, freeing up staff time for other work and getting materials to patrons faster
Fresh paint and new carpet for an updated, inviting experience
New artwork
Refreshed restrooms
New LED lighting throughout the building
The community is invited to use alternate locations while Hollywood is closed:
Albina Library: 205 NE Russell Street, Portland, OR 97212 (opening July 19, 2025)
Gregory Heights Library: 7921 NE Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR 97213
Hawthorne Holds Pickup: 3557 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR 97214
For help using the library, please contact us. The library routinely posts closure or schedule change notices at library hours and locations.
How to Purchase
Submit payment via Venmo (@RCPNA or scan the QR code), or make checks payable to RCPNA and mail to:
RCPNA ℅ Crockett, 2214 NE 51st Avenue, Portland, OR 97213
Hello Neighbors,
Please join us at the next RCPNA General Meeting on Tuesday, May 27 to vote for RCPNA board members, get an update on the Halsey Street project and the Rose City Park trail, and have some ice cream! That’s right—we’re starting with an ice cream social on the steps of the German American Society (5626 NE Alameda St) at 6:45 PM.
Come vote for the RCPNA board of directors! Here are a list of the candidates? Are you interested in serving? You can come to the meeting tonight and add your name to the candidate list! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VMZ0JyLlZRMZ8l5_99qHouf4PUx2A-B4-z_qj8BdcpU/edit?usp=sharing.
Please see the full agenda below:
Thank you to the Hollywood Baskin Robbins for their donation and for sponsoring the ice cream social.
Thank you to our sponsor, St. Rose School.
April 3rd, 7-9PM
University of Western States
8000 NE Tillamook St, Portland
Free parking available
Meet you representatives, ask question, and get involved.
Metro: Mary Nolan
Multnomah County: Shannon Singleton
Join via Zoom
Meeting ID: 883 0604 0153
Passcode: 829516
Fire Station 28
April 6. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Fire Station 28
5540 NE Sandy Blvd.
Visiting a fire station is a great way to learn more about our local, everyday heroes and to get an inside look at what being a firefighter is really like. Join neighbors and families for an open house and tour of the historic firehouse at Sandy Blvd. at NE 56th St. Meet local firefighters, take pictures with the fire engine and look behind the scenes at what happens at the Station House!
Built in 1913, the firehouse once housed a team of horses to respond to fires and underwent extensive renovations in 2005. Be prepared: firefighters will end the event early if they receive a call for service during the scheduled tour. The event is a partnership between the Rose City Park Neighborhood Association and the Portland Fire Bureau.
For more information and to reserve your spot, visit our Eventbrite page:
Fire Station 28 Tour and Open House Tickets, Sun, Apr 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite
Email questions to Lara Serecin, RCPNA Board Member at laraserecin@gmail.com
