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| Hollywood Library | |
|---|---|
 Mixed-use building with library in 2012 | |
  Location within Portland, Oregon | |
General information | |
| Location | Hollywood, 4040 NE Tillamook Street, Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°32′15″N122°37′17″W / 45.53750°N 122.62139°W / 45.53750; -122.62139 |
| Opened | May 2, 2002 |
| Owner | Multnomah County Library and Sockeye Hollywood |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 13,000 square feet (1,200 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Thomas Hacker and Associates |
| Website | |
| Hollywood Library | |
The Hollywood Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library (MCL), in the Hollywood District of Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] The building, at NE 41st Avenue and Tillamook Street, opened in 2002, and has three residential stories above the library.[2] The previous building, constructed in 1959 at NE 39th Avenue and Hancock Street, was expected to be sold in 2003 to a private party, for its appraised price of $675,000.[3] The branch offers the MCL catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials.[1]
Known until 1959 as Rose City Park Library, the branch opened in 1917 at 1236 Sandy Road.[4] Heavily used, the library soon ran short of space, and neighborhood residents sought funds for a larger building.[5] By 1926, a new building designed by architect Jamieson Parker (who also designed the Belmont Library) was completed.[4] It opened in August that year at 1170 NE Hancock Street.[4]
In the 1950s as part of a long-range library plan, Multnomah County hired the Stewart and Richardson architectural firm to design a new building of 6,000 to 7,500 square feet (560 to 700 m2) for Rose City Park Library. The building, at 3960 NE Hancock Street, was completed, and it opened in April 1959. Two months later, the library board changed the name of the branch from Rose City Park Library to Hollywood Library, which better reflected the name of the neighborhood it served.[4]
1996年までに、この図書館の貸出数は2倍以上に増え、月平均47,000冊に達した。同年、有権者は図書館、特にハリウッド分館とその他3館の改善のための債券発行を承認した。図書館は、建築家のトーマス・ハッカー・アンド・アソシエイツと開発会社のソックアイ・ハリウッドに、北東41番街とティラムック通りの角に複合用途ビルを建設するよう依頼した。2002年に完成したこのビルには、図書館の上に47戸の混合所得者向けアパートがある。図書館自体の床面積は13,000平方フィート（1,200平方メートル）で、1階には815平方フィート（75.7平方メートル）の小売スペースもある。新しい図書館は2002年5月7日に開館した。[ 4 ]
2025年、図書館は2020年の図書館債券で資金提供された内装改修のため一時的に閉鎖された。2026年に再開し、新しい子供向けエリア、利用者がテクノロジーを利用できる専用スペース、照明の更新、ビバリー・クリアリーを称える壁画が設置された。[ 6 ]
