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The Troutdale Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, in Troutdale in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] The library, part of the Cherry Park Market Center, offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials. [2]
In 1902, the library system became tax-supported, free, and open to all Portland residents. A year later, it was opened to all residents of Multnomah County. [4] Within months of the change from subscription library to free public library, the number of users grew from 1,000 members to 8,000 registered borrowers. [3]
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 underwent major structural and interior renovations in the mid 1990s. The library also underwent a refresh in 2023.
There are more than 425,000 library card holders in the system that serves a population of over 700,000 people, the largest in the state. Multnomah County Library has a total of 1,994,541 books, DVDs, CDs, periodicals, and other library materials. [1] There was a total of 5,799,497 visits in FY2010 with the total circulation of 22,715,292. [1]
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.
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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.
In 1996, Multnomah County voters passed a bond measure to renovate and modernize branch libraries in the system. North Portland Library got seismic retrofitting , a new roof, an elevator, new lighting and furniture and telecommunications equipment, more restrooms, and improvements to plumbing and other infrastructure.