Security at NW Pettygrove branch library questioned

Multnomah County official is met with skepticism by some at meeting

Shelving at the branch library on Northwest Pettygrove Street will be reduced to half-height for security reasons.

As a Multnomah County Library official pumped up expectations Thursday for the coming branch library on Northwest Pettygrove Street, neighborhood representatives raised fears that homeless people will spoil the party.

“What is the strategy t…