Sherwood Public Library is the library serving
Sherwood
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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 old library building in October 2005 to the Sherwood Presbyterian Church for $657,000. The new library opened in January 2006.]
Facilities and services
The library building is a two-story, brick and glass-faced structure with . It was designed by Thomas Hacker Architects Inc. and constructed by Howard S. Wright Construction
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. Features include study areas, a fireplace, a community room, and computer areas.[ The total cost for the Civic Center that includes the library was $6.7 million.][
, the library has a population served of 22,588 with 11,443 registered borrowers.] There were four librarians out of nine total employees, and an annual budget of about $1.1 million. Within its collection are 36,545 print items, 3,969 audio items, and 5,999 video items, with a total collection size of 46,708. Total circulation
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(loans) that year was 367,240.
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1935 establishments in Oregon
Libraries established in 1935
Sherwood, Oregon
Washington County Cooperative Library Services