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Your library card is the most powerful card in your pocket, purse or wallet! There is a whole world of fun, interesting and enriching items, experiences and destinations available to you with your library card for free.

Milwaukie has a rich and vibrant history. Here we provide resources and links to outside resources that highlight how Milwaukie was founded, became a City and those who contributed to its history.

The word Milwaukie is believed to derive from a Potawatomi Indian word meaning "fine land" or possibly "council place" (see Wisconsin Historical Society).  Before the arrival of American and European explorers and settlers, the Milwaukie area was part of the homeland of the Clackamas Indians, members of the Upper Chinook language group who occupied much of present day Clackamas County.

Please submit the Zoning Worksheet that applies to your zone, along with the required worksheet attachment(s) that apply to your project (as explained in the Zoning Worksheet). 

Submit as required with your building permit:

The Moving Forward Milwaukie project began in June 2012 and was completed in December 2015. City Council adopted the amendment package for the downtown Milwaukie 

For 90 years the Milwaukie Fire Department served the "Dogwood City of the West", today Milwaukie is served by Clackamas County Fire District No. 1

We welcome your suggestions for items to purchase for the library. Please let us know if you’d like us to add a particular item to our collection.

The Library is the center of the community hosting programs and events, lending a wide range of materials and providing services to the community. To make all of this possible we get huge support from the community.

See this month's schedule below for all of our teen events!

At the Ledding Library we have a wide range of services and programs for adults and a large collection of materials selected specifically for the adult patrons of Milwaukie.

The adult collection includes standard and large print fiction and non-fiction books, fiction and non-fiction audiobooks, movies on DVD and Blu-ray including box office hits, foreign films, documentaries and TV shows, music CDs, Russian and Spanish collections and over 140 magazine titles covering topics such as travel, women and men’s health, gardening, pop culture, technology and more.