St. Johns Library

St. Johns Library
Front entrance in 2012

General information
Architectural style	Georgian
Location	St. Johns
Address	7510 N. Charleston Avenue
Town or city	Portland, Oregon
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°35′24″N 122°45′4″W / 45.59000°N 122.75111°W / 45.59000; -122.75111Coordinates: 45°35′24″N 122°45′4″W / 45.59000°N 122.75111°W / 45.59000; -122.75111
Opening	November 22, 1913
Renovated	February 13,2001
Owner	Multnomah County Library
Technical details
Floor area	6,381 square feet (592.8 m²)
Design and construction
Architect	W. Folger Johnson and Donald Mayer
Renovating team
Renovating firm	Thomas Hacker and Associates
Website
St. Johns Library

The St. Johns Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, in St. Johns, Portland, Oregon.^[1] Operating at the same location since 1913, it underwent major renovation in 2000 to upgrade its infrastructure, expand its floor area, and increase its holding capacity to 25,000 volumes.^[2] The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials.^[1]

History

Early public library services in the St. Johns neighborhood began in 1903, when the Library Association of Portland established a small "deposit station" of books at a public school on the peninsula between the Columbia and Willamette rivers. In 1907, the St. Johns Reading Room and the Peninsular Reading Room, each with a collection of 200 to 300 books and a few reference works, offered public library services. These early ventures led to the opening of a St. Johns branch of Portland's central library on November 22, 1913.^[2]

The Georgian library, with a floor area of 5,527 square feet (513.5 m²), adapted to changing demographics and economic conditions over the rest of the 20th century but remained at the same address. The building housed a baby clinic as well as a library from 1918 through the 1950s. During World War II, the Rations Board had an office in the building, and library patrons included a wide variety of newcomers who worked during the war in the nearby shipyards.^[2]

After Multnomah County voters passed a bond measure in 1996 to renovate branch libraries, St. Johns Library was among four branches qualifying for significant upgrades. It closed for renovation of its plumbing, wiring, and other systems in March 2000 and reopened on February 13, 2001. In the process, its floor area was expanded to 6,381 square feet (592.8 m²), capable of holding 25,000 books.^[2] Self-checkout stations and security gates were installed in 2011.^[3]

References

1 2 "St. Johns Library". Multnomah County Library. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
1 2 3 4 "St. Johns Library History". Multnomah County Library. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
↑ "Belmont, North Portland and St. Johns libraries to close for equipment installation". Multnomah County Library. February 23, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

External links

Image: St. Johns Library, Multnomah County Library

St. Johns, Portland, Oregon

Buildings and structures	Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 National Cash Register Building Portland Woolen Mills Schrunk Riverview Tower St. Johns City Hall St. Johns Bridge St. Johns Library St. Johns Twin Cinema

Schools	James John Elementary School James John High School Roosevelt High School

Parks & recreation	Cathedral Park Kelley Point Park Pier Park Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area St. Johns Racquet Center

People	James John Francis I. McKenna Terry Schrunk

Companies	Jobes Milling Company Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Oregon Steel Mills Portland Woolen Mills Schnitzer Steel Industries

Notable architecture in Portland, Oregon

Topics	Architecture in Portland Buildings and structures in Portland Skyscrapers in Portland

Architects and firms	Pietro Belluschi Boora Architects Brad Cloepfil A. E. Doyle Doyle & Patterson Ellis F. Lawrence Francis Marion Stokes Whidden & Lewis John Yeon ZGF Architects

Tallest buildings	Wells Fargo Center U.S. Bancorp Tower KOIN Center PacWest Center Fox Tower Standard Insurance Center The Ardea John Ross Tower Congress Center Hatfield U.S. Courthouse Moda Tower 1000 Broadway One Main Place Green-Wyatt Federal Building Union Bank of California Tower Umpqua Bank Plaza Lloyd Center Tower

Historic buildings	Public Service Building Wells Fargo Building Terminal Sales Building Dekum Building Meier & Frank Building Yeon Building Pacific Building Spalding Building Pittock Block Hamilton Building Flatiron Building Charles F. Berg Building Bank of California Building Bishop's House Ambassador Apartments Francis Marion Stokes Fourplex Pittock Mansion Ladd Carriage House Telegram Building Weinhard Brewery Complex Solomon U.S. Courthouse

Government buildings	City Hall Portland Building Pioneer Courthouse Multnomah County Courthouse 511 Federal Building Central Library Hatfield U.S. Courthouse

Transportation	Union Station Portland International Airport Portland Aerial Tram Washington Park MAX station Swan Island Municipal Airport

Museums and entertainment venues	Moda Center Memorial Coliseum Providence Park Portland Art Museum Oregon Convention Center Keller Auditorium Crystal Ballroom Satyricon

Multnomah County Library

Branches

Current	Albina Belmont Capitol Hill Central Fairview-Columbia Gregory Heights Gresham Hillsdale Holgate Hollywood Kenton Midland North Portland Northwest Rockwood Sellwood-Moreland St. Johns Troutdale Woodstock

Former	Albina (old) Arleta Brooklyn (1912–1971) East Portland (1911–1967) Gresham Carnegie (1913–1990) Lombard Montavilla (1935–1981) South Portland Vanport (1943–1948)

Portland Public Library (1891–1902)

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