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Brooklyn Library, Multnomah County

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Brooklyn Library
LocationUnited States
TypeLibrary
Established1912 (1912)
Dissolved1971 (1971)
Parent organizationMultnomah County Library system

The Multnomah County Library system included a branch in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Portland from 1912 until 1971. The first Brooklyn branch library opened at the corner of Milwaukie and Powell on March 20, 1912.[1] Between 1913 and 1917 the library moved to a fireproof building across the street.[2][3] In 1930 the Portland fire department needed this block, and the library moved to 3216 SE 21st,[4][5] just north of Powell Boulevard, where it remained until the library lost the lease for that building in 1971.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Brooklyn Library Well Patronized". Oregonian. 1912-03-25. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Brooklyn Library to Move". Oregonian. 1913-12-10. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Public Library Notes". Oregonian. 1917-12-10. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Branch Library opens. Brooklyn Patrons Served in New quarters". Oregonian. 1930-08-05. p. 24.
  5. ^ "Exterior Brooklyn". Multnomah County Library. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  6. ^ 108th Annual Report of the Library Association of Portland. Library Association of Portland. 1971. p. 3.