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]

Fairview-Columbia Library
Exterior and entrance in 2012
General information
Address1520 NE Village Street
Town or cityFairview, Oregon
CountryUnited States
OpenedNovember 13, 2001
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

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
  1. "Fairview-Columbia Library". Multnomah County Library. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  2. "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 8 November 2012.
  4. Farrell, Peter (November 13, 2001). "That New Book Smell". The Oregonian.
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