Fairview-Columbia Library
45°31′56″N 122°26′22″W / 45.532238°N 122.439351°W
| Fairview-Columbia Library | |
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 Exterior and entrance in 2012 | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 1520 NE Village Street |
| Town or city | Fairview, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Opened | November 13, 2001 |
| Owner | Multnomah County Library |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 4,000 square feet (370 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Group Mackenzie; Thomas Hacker and Associates |
| Main contractor | Commercial Contractors |
| Website | |
| Fairview-Columbia Library | |
The Fairview-Columbia Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, in Fairview in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves residents of Fairview, Troutdale, Corbett, and elsewhere in the eastern part of the county.[1][2] The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials.[1]
History
Library service in Fairview was first established in 1903 via a "deposit station" in a private store, and later in the city hall. The deposit station closed in 1915. The Gresham Library served Fairview for decades, for instance with the head librarian visiting Fairview on a weekly basis for a children's story hour.[2]
The new building opened on November 13, 2001, with a dedication ceremony held on November 17.[3] The opening of the Fairview branch marked the first of many mixed use buildings in the county system.[2][4] The library, with a floor area of 4,000 square feet (370 m2), is on the ground floor, and four apartments are on the upper floor.[2]
Group Mackenzie was the building architect, and Thomas Hacker and Associates acted as a tenant improvement consultant. Commercial Contractors was the contracting firm on the project. The library can hold up to 20,000 books.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Fairview-Columbia Library". Multnomah County Library. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Fairview-Columbia Library History". Multnomah County Library. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ Staff (October 15, 2001). "Cornerstones for October 15". The Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ Farrell, Peter (November 13, 2001). "That New Book Smell". The Oregonian.