Holgate Library

The Holgate Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]

Holgate Library
Front entrance in 2012
Holgate Library is located in Portland, Oregon
Holgate Library
General information
LocationFoster-Powell
Address7905 S.E. Holgate Boulevard
Town or cityPortland, Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°29′26″N 122°34′56″W
OpenedMay 19, 1971
RenovatedOctober 17, 2000
OwnerMultnomah County Library
Technical details
Floor area6,060 square feet (563 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firmAllen, McMath, Hawkins Architects
Renovating team
Architect(s)Thomas Hacker and Associates
Renovating firmAndersen Construction Company
Website
Website

Description and history

The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials.[1] Opening on May 19, 1971, it replaced the Arleta and Lents branch libraries, though the area had been served as early as 1904 with a deposit station in a drug store in Lents.[2] Renovated in 2000, it has 6,060 square feet (563 m2) of floor space and can hold up to 30,000 volumes.[2][3] The renovations included seismic upgrades, a new roof, new windows, and a solar-powered electricity back-up system, among other items.[2][4] In February 2008, the branch added the county's only teen and children's librarians.[5]

Holgate was cited, along with the Midland and Belmont branches, as one of several branches serving the Montavilla neighborhood, when that neighborhood's branch was sold by the county in 2005.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Holgate Library". Multnomah County Library. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  2. Staff (October 4, 2000). "Multnomah County Library's Holgate Branch to reopen". Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. "Holgate Library History". Multnomah County Library. November 18, 2011. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  4. Staff (November 13, 2000). "Solar power lights library in emergency". The Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  5. Koffman, Rebecca (April 3, 2008). "Neighborhood News Updates". The Oregonian. p. Metro Portland Neighbors, 8.
  6. Hsuan, Amy (April 15, 2005). "County Will Sell Former Montavilla Library Site". The Oregonian.
  7. Hsuan, Amy (March 16, 2005). "Proposal Calls for Selling Library". The Oregonian.
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