• April 1, 2024
          Finalists reading: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction and Poetry
          April 3, 2024
          One Page Wednesday: APRIL
          April 4, 2024
          Everybody Reads 2024: Gabrielle Zevin
          April 8, 2024
          2024 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony
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Katie O’Dell

Katie O’Dell

Katie O’Dell is a librarian who has whiled away hours tucked in a good book since she first found The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton at age 3. Having served as the John Newbery Award Chair and Notable Children’s Books Chair for the American Library Association, she can’t resist a stack of picture books or middle grade novels. She loves checklists, almost every kid she’s ever met, and Multnomah County Library.

Events, Classes, and Seminars

Our events, classes, and seminars bring the community together to hear, learn, and discuss the most compelling issues and ideas of our day. We hope you will join us in our downtown Literary Arts space, online, and at partnering venues across Portland and Oregon.