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The Hillsboro Public Library is a two-location public library system in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. First opened in 1914 in a Carnegie library building, the system provides services to a population area of 157,000 people. As of 2004, the system had a usage of 674,000 visits per year. One library is located near downtown in Shute Park, with the other newer location in the central portion of the city near the airport. Circulation exceeds 1.75 million per year, and the system has over 59,000 registered users. As of 2015, the director of the library is Stephanie Chase. ==History== The first library in Hillsboro opened on December 9, 1914, when the Carnegie City Library was dedicated.〔Engen, Edna. Culture, knowledge brought to community by new library. ''The Hillsboro Argus'', October 19, 1976. p. 15.〕 This was one of 2,500 plus libraries built by money donated by Andrew Carnegie around the world, and the only public one in Washington County, Oregon (the Carnegie Library at Pacific University was a private, academic library).〔Did you know? Libraries. ''The Oregonian'', September 20, 2007.〕 The land at Northeast Second and Lincoln Streets where the library was built, was also donated to the city.〔(Hillsboro's Carnegie Library. ) Hillsboro Public Library. Retrieved February 4, 2008.〕 Designed by architect Ernest Kroner, the $10,000 building was constructed by the firm Book & Engeldinger.〔 In 1925, the library had a circulation 19,445 and a total of 4,855 volumes. Total fines charged that year were $92.28, while expenses totaled about $250 for the year to maintain the grounds, pay for heating, and pay for water and electricity.〔 The Friends of the Library group was started on February 6, 1968. In May 1971, this group began campaigning for a new library building, including paying some of the early costs for designs, with voters later approving a bond measure to pay for the new facility.〔 On January 21, 1975, a new library opened to replace the Carnegie building, located at Shute Park.〔 The new building was designed by Martin, Soderstrom & Matteson.〔 Circulation at the library totaled about 130,000 in 1975 with around 40,000 books.〔 The year after the Shute Park location opened a library was opened in the Tanasbourne area on the east side of Hillsboro. In 1990, the city took over those operations, moving it in 1996 from the former Tanasbourne Mall location. In 1998, a Books-by-Rail branch was opened at the Hillsboro Central MAX Light Rail station in a space.〔Fentress, Aaron. Books by light rail. ''The Oregonian'', September 24, 1998.〕 Two times in 2002 and again in 2004, the city had property tax levies on the ballot to build a new $25 million library.〔Bermudez, Esmeralda. Bookish applaud library deal. ''The Oregonian'', September 1, 2005.〕 Plans called for building a building on Cornell Road at 206th in the Tanasbourne area to replace the Tanasbourne branch.〔Stranzl, Justin. Hillsboro hosts final library proposal open house. ''Daily Journal of Commerce'', July 8, 2004.〕 The levies to build the new library and remodel the Shute Park location failed. The first measure in 2002 received majority support at the voting booth, but lost due to low voter turnout and the state’s double-majority law.〔Turner, Anne M. Balloting Backs Growth; Local support for libraries slows but remains firm, as 60 percent of building measures are upheld despite tight races ''Library Journal'', March 15, 2003.〕 The library closed the Books by Rail branch in 2003 due to a reduced budget.〔Anderson, David R. Hillsboro libraries cutting back hours, more. ''The Oregonian'', January 29, 2003.〕 Hillsboro cut their library funding by $350,000 that year.〔Recession, 2003: more cutbacks and closures; News Fronts; libraries suffer throughout the United States due to reduced public funds. ''American Libraries'', August 1, 2003.〕 In 2005, the city decided on an alternate plan of buying an existing building and renovating it at a total cost of $13 million, with $1 million of the funds coming from private donations.〔 The city purchased a two-story, office building on Northeast Brookwood Parkway near the Hillsboro Airport for $6.8 million in September 2005.〔 With the opening of the new location in a more central area of Hillsboro, the Tanasbourne location was closed with its inventory moved to the new main library. The new library location opened in May 2007 after the building was renovated, but originally only occupied the first floor. In June 2013, the second floor opened to add of space and an art gallery to the Main Branch. The Shute Park location was closed in 2013 for renovations, and re-opened in March 2014 with the entrance moved to the west end of the building.〔 A 3D printer was added to the Shute Park branch in December 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hillsboro Public Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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