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  2. Portland Public Library (Oregon) - Wikipedia

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    The Portland Public Library (PPL) was a short-lived but influential institution in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1]Established in 1891 by a group including former members of the Library Association of Portland (LAP), which had run a library since 1864, the PPL succeeded in offering free service to the public without government involvement for several years.

  3. Portland Public Library - Wikipedia

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    The Portland Institute and Public Library formed in January 1867, with its library located in Portland City Hall. [14] Willis served as the first president, and Neal the second. [ 13 ] In 1876, the Athenaeum merged into the Portland Institute and Public Library; this bestowed the Atheneum's Plum Street property on the institute, although the ...

  4. List of Carnegie libraries in Oregon - Wikipedia

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    The following list of Carnegie libraries in Oregon provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Oregon, where 31 public libraries were built from 25 grants (totaling $478,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1915. In addition, one academic library was built at Pacific University.

  5. Central Library (Portland, Oregon) - Wikipedia

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    The Central Library is a three-story public library branch in the downtown core of Portland, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1913, it serves as the main branch of the Multnomah County Library system. In 1979, the Georgian style building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Central Building, Public Library. The library ...

  6. North Portland Library - Wikipedia

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    Public library service in the neighborhoods of North Portland began with the opening of a reading room on North Albina Street in 1909. Starting with a collection of about 500 books, it became a sub-branch of the Portland library system in 1911 but without all of the services offered by the Central Library in downtown Portland. Later in 1911 ...

  7. Northwest Library - Wikipedia

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    The branch opened on October 30, 2001, [2] and was the first new branch in the Multnomah County system since 1972. At 5,000 square feet (460 m 2), the library is designed to accommodate 20,000 volumes. Located in Portland's most densely populated community, it was highly anticipated by neighbors. [3]

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    The Iowa Author Awards dinner will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown, 101 E. Locust St. Tickets, which cost $200, can be purchased at the Des ...

  9. Hillsdale Library - Wikipedia

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    The Hillsdale Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, located in Hillsdale, Portland, Oregon. [1] The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials. [1] The original library building at this location opened in 1957 and was replaced by a new building on the same site in 2004.

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