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WCCLS
Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) is the library system serving Washington County, Oregon. WCCLS distributes tax funds to libraries. It was established in 1975. Libraries WCCLS is made up of 16 libraries which are operated by 13 cities and non-profit organizations. Past WCCLS-affiliated libraries included ones in the former Tanasbourne Mall (when the Tanasbourne area was unincorporated) and, in the 1970s, Aloha Park Library, located in Aloha Park school, which was open to the public one night a week. In 2019, the Oregon College of Art & Craft Library closed along with the rest of the college. Additionally, the Tuality Health Resource Center closed in August. These specialty libraries had been affiliated with WCCLS for many years, and some of their collection was distributed to other libraries in the county. See also * Library Information Network of Clackamas County * Multnomah County Library Multnomah County Library is the public library system serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCCLS
Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) is the library system serving Washington County, Oregon. WCCLS distributes tax funds to libraries. It was established in 1975. Libraries WCCLS is made up of 16 libraries which are operated by 13 cities and non-profit organizations. Past WCCLS-affiliated libraries included ones in the former Tanasbourne Mall (when the Tanasbourne area was unincorporated) and, in the 1970s, Aloha Park Library, located in Aloha Park school, which was open to the public one night a week. In 2019, the Oregon College of Art & Craft Library closed along with the rest of the college. Additionally, the Tuality Health Resource Center closed in August. These specialty libraries had been affiliated with WCCLS for many years, and some of their collection was distributed to other libraries in the county. See also * Library Information Network of Clackamas County * Multnomah County Library Multnomah County Library is the public library system serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloha Community Library
The Aloha Community Library is a library serving the community of Aloha, Oregon, United States. It is governed by the Aloha Community Library Association (ACLA), which is registered as a non-profit organization in the State of Oregon and a 501(c)(3). The library opened September 22, 2012. History The library originated from an idea within a local quasi-governmental community group called Citizen Participation Organization 6 (CPO-6), which encompasses the unincorporated areas of Aloha, Reedville and Cooper Mountain, in Washington County. Aloha community activist and political entrepreneur Eric Squires was primarily responsible for the initial planning for the library, forming a work group within CPO-6. Squires also serves as one of nine on the board of directors, with Doug Hoy as the president of that board. The library is a citizen-initiated effort in an unincorporated urban area of Washington County surrounded by the cities of Beaverton to the east, and Hillsboro to the west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaverton City Library
The Beaverton City Library serves Beaverton, Oregon, and is part of the Washington County Cooperative Library Services. History The library was established in 1938, encouraged by the Kiwanis Club. The city took over operations in 1940. In 1958, the library moved into its first new facility, located at 5th Street and Hall Boulevard. It moved to Hall Street Station in 1980, then to a former Albertson's grocery store at Allen and Hall Boulevards in 1984. The 1984 move increased the library's space from to . In 1985, it was the largest library in Washington County. In 1998, voters approved the construction of a new facility at Fifth Avenue and Hall Boulevard. The library moved into its new space in September 2000. The building measures 69,000 square feet and contains over 350,000 items. The library further expanded in June of 2010 when it opened a 12,000 square foot branch library in the Murray Scholls Town Center. A new children's section at the branch library was unveiled in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon College Of Art & Craft
Oregon College of Art and Craft (OCAC) was a private art college in Portland, Oregon. It granted Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees as well as art-focused certificates. The college offered an Artist-in-Residence program and provided continuing education in the arts to the local community. It was founded by Julia Christiansen Hoffman, a photographer, painter, sculptor, metal worker and weaver, out of her desire to foster the Arts and Crafts movement through classes and exhibitions. The college closed at the end of the spring 2019 semester. History The college was founded in September 1907 as the Arts and Crafts Society. Initial classes were held in the homes of members of the society, and included classes on sculpting, painting, metal works, and photography, among others. The school moved to a permanent site in Downtown Portland, the Kramer Building, in 1934 before merging with the Allied Art and Metal Guild in 1952. After the merger, the combined schools move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tualatin Public Library
Tualatin Public Library is the library within Washington County Cooperative Library Services serving Tualatin, Oregon. In 2012, ''The Oregonian ''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 185 ...'' reported that nearly 200 volunteers contribute more than 1,000 hours to the library each month. References External links * Friends of the Tualatin Public LibraryTualatin Library Foundation Tualatin, Oregon Washington County Cooperative Library Services {{Oregon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Grove City Library
The Forest Grove City Library serves Forest Grove, Oregon, and is part of the Washington County Cooperative Library Services. History Established in 1908, the library was the first public library in Washington County. Supported by a tax levy from the beginning, the library became a city department in 1974. Since the late 1970s, the library has been located in the Municipal Services Building; its space was enlarged in the late 1990s. References External links * {{Authority control 1908 establishments in Oregon Buildings and structures in Forest Grove, Oregon Libraries established in 1908 Washington County Cooperative Library Services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillsboro Public Library
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 137,000 people. As of 2015, the system had a usage of 922,000 visits per year, with circulation nearly 3 million items per year.Oregon Public Library Statistics Oregon State Library. Retrieved on August 11, 2016. One library is located near downtown in Shute Park (Oregon), Shute Park, with the other location in the central portion of the city near the Hillsboro Airport, airport. The Hillsboro Public Library is part of Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS), which ensures library service is available to all residents of Washington County. As of 2015, the director of the library is Stepha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banks Public Library
The Banks Public Library serves Banks, Oregon Banks is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States which is located in the Tualatin Valley. It is the southern anchor to the Banks–Vernonia State Trail, which is a long linear trail popular with bicyclists, hikers, and equestrians. Th ..., and is part of the Washington County Cooperative Library Services. History The library was established in 1976 by the Sunset Library Society, originally located in a bookmobile on city property. After sharing space in the Banks Junior High, it moved in 1988 to the Oak Village Shopping Center. In 1997, the library moved into a new facility, located on Market Street. References {{Authority control 1976 establishments in Oregon Banks, Oregon Buildings and structures in Washington County, Oregon Libraries established in 1976 Library buildings completed in 1997 Washington County Cooperative Library Services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton is a city in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Oregon with a small portion bordering Portland in the Tualatin Valley. The city is among the main cities that make up the Portland metropolitan area. Its population was 97,494 at the 2020 census, making it the second-largest city in the county and the seventh-largest city in Oregon. Beaverton is an economic center for Washington County along with neighboring Hillsboro. It is home to the world headquarters of Nike, Inc., although it sits outside of city limits on unincorporated county land. The hunter–gatherer Atfalati tribe of the Kalapuya people inhabited the Tualatin Valley prior to the arrival of European–American settlers in the 19th century. They occupied a village near the Beaverton and Fanno creeks called Chakeipi, which meant "place of the beaver", and early white settlers referred to this village as Beaverdam. Lawrence Hall took up the first land claim in 1847 and established a grist mill. The entry o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Public Library
Sherwood Public Library is the library serving Sherwood in the U.S. state of Oregon. Operated by the city, it is a member of the Washington County Cooperative Library Services. Established in 1935, it has an annual circulation of around 370,000 items. History The Sherwood library was started in 1935 in a drugstore, initially with a single shelf. The city took over the library in 1969, which by then had been moved to a house. The city moved it to the basement of City Hall, then located in the Morback House. In 1976, Sherwood's Friends of the Library was started. The friends group started raising funds for a new library in 1981. Groundbreaking on the new building was on May 22, 1985, after raising $106,000. The new, building designed by Terry Tollen opened in December 1985 on North Sherwood Boulevard. This was the first dedicated library building in Sherwood. In January 2005, construction began on a new Civic Center that would include space for a new library. The city sold the ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library Information Network Of Clackamas County
Libraries in Clackamas County (LINCC) is a consortium of the public libraries of Clackamas County, Oregon. It was established in 1977 when the first county-wide funding levy was approved by county voters. LINCC is a resource and revenue sharing network with a single library computer system. The consortium remains distinct from the Library District of Clackamas County created by a ballot measure voted on during the 2008 general election. Consortium LINCC includes: *two locations operated by the county: Oak Grove (Oak Lodge) and Gladstone, *two branches operated by the city of Sandy: Sandy, Hoodland (in Welches) *the city libraries operated by Canby,Canby Public Library from its city website Estacada, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuality Health Education Center
Tuality Healthcare is a non-profit, community health care organization based in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1918, the organization operates a medical center in Washington County, Oregon, and has been selected on several occasions as one of Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to Work For by ''Oregon Business'' magazine. History Tuality Healthcare's beginning starts in 1918 when Minnie Jones Coy started a small hospital in Hillsboro.Tuality Healthcare history highlights. Tuality Healthcare. Retrieved on March 31, 2008. Over the next 65 years that hospital expanded to nearly 100 hospital beds, and in 1982 purchased an additional hospital in Forest Grove, Oregon. Then in 1983 the community ownershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
