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Fairview-Columbia Library

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Fairview-Columbia Library
Exterior and entrance in 2012
Fairview-Columbia Library is located in Oregon
Fairview-Columbia Library
General information
Address1520 NE Village Street
Town or cityFairview, Oregon
CountryUnited States
OpenedNovember 13, 2001;
22 years ago
 (2001-11-13)
OwnerMultnomah County Library
Technical details
Floor area4,000 square feet (370 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firmGroup Mackenzie; Thomas Hacker and Associates
Main contractorCommercial 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Fairview-Columbia Library". Multnomah County Library. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Fairview-Columbia Library History". Multnomah County Library. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  3. ^ Staff (October 15, 2001). "Cornerstones for October 15". The Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  4. ^ Farrell, Peter (November 13, 2001). "That New Book Smell". The Oregonian.