Clackamas Review - Library

                                                          

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Library open two days a week

 14 Jun 1917 1
New library 23 Sep 1926 1
New library is ready for patrons 11 Nov 1926 1
Milwaukie Library 16 Dec 1926 1
Milwaukie to have public library 4 Oct 1934 1
Milwaukie library to get underway soon 18 Oct 1934 1
Library room being fitted up; to be open soon 25 Oct 1934 1
Library formally opened Saturday; is used by many 13 Dec 1934 1
Library staff learns how to bind books 3 Jan 1935 1
Library growing in popularity in district 28 Feb 1935 1
Library Board plans for future needs 30 May 1935 1
Milwaukie librarian hurt when struck by car 8 Aug 1935 1
Milwaukie Library opens this week 7 Nov 1935 1
Council appoints library board 30 Jul 1936 1
Local public library again out of funds 31 Dec 1936 1
Value of library as community asset is shown 7 Jan 1937 1
Library association studies plans for free system 16 Sep 1937 1
County library association shows growing interest 11 Nov 1937 1
County court approves new library system 14 Jul 1938 1
Library association meets; historical books presented 16 Mar 1939 1
New Clackamas library dedicated 10 Aug 1939 1
Local library grows in interest 17 Aug 1939 1
Library board outlines plans for year 5 Oct 1939 1
Local library shows gain 16 Nov 1939 1
Work of public library reviewed 7 Dec 1939 1
Council clears up controversies 29 Feb 1940 1
Roberts bequest aids expansion of local library 16 Sep 1948 1
National Book Week observed by local library 11 Nov 1948 1
County library association has interesting meet 16 Mar 1950 1
New librarian to accept post here soon 29 Jun 1950 1
City library to have walls and ceiling painted 28 Jun 1951 1
Friends of the Library 17 Jan 1952 10
Phil Dreyer to head library talk 21 Feb 1952 1
Library has community open house 28 Feb 1952 2
Youngsters have story hour in city library 13 Mar 1952 5
Mrs. James Smelser elected president of Clackamas County library association 12 Jun 1952 2
Library open house due Tuesday evening 10 Jul 1952 1
Library board holds first fall meeting 4 Sep 1952 1
Milwaukie library praised, but heating system criticized 20 Nov 1952 8
Library gets own phone, says Sperr 15 Jan 1953 8
Milwaukie’s library maintains steady growth through the years 29 Oct 1953 8
Many new books at Milwaukie library incites reading interest of all ages 3 Dec 1953 8
Photo of new sign 18 Feb 1954 1
Annual benefit tea set for Wednesday by Library Friends 17 Mar 1955 1
Public Library City Council choice instead of space for prisons in City Hall 5 Apr 1956 1
Memorial books arrive at Milwaukie Public Library 17 May 1956 6
Benefit tea set for March 19 by Friends of Library 14 Mar 1957 1
Bank creates $5,000 library trust fund 5 Feb 1959 1
Officers elected by library board 16 Jun 1960 1
Ledding Will Provides Home, Money, Land For City of Milwaukie Library 26 Jan 1961 1
Library Friends to hear authors 16 Oct 1961 1
Library Friends hear Mrs. Dann explain books 30 Nov 1961 6
New library seen for Milwaukie 15 Mar 1962 1
Ledding building on Main Street sold; renovation plans revealed 26 Jul 1962 1
Library bond issue finds favor 14 Mar 1963 1
Library beautification proposed by city officials 9 Jan 1964 1
Construction of library seen early possibility 23 Jan 1964 1
Milwaukie City Council to negotiate with builder on new library project 27 Feb 1964 1
Library contract awarded 9 Apr 1964 1
City’s attractive modern library brings out best; to open next week 9 Dec 1964 10
Socialism or not, copy machine stays 12 March 1965 1
Librarian resigns Milwaukie post 11 Aug 1965 1
'Friends of Library'  honor Earl Burdick, Ellen Martin 28 Nov 1965 4
New librarian takes over (Ruth Green) 15 Dec 1965 18
ledding Library: Community Center 26 Jan 1966 5
$5,000 grant awarded city for library 23 Mar 1966 1
Milwaukie pair present Librarian Scholarships 26 Jan 1966 13
$5,000 grant awarded city for library 23 March 1966 1
Ledding Library: community project and pride of Milwaukie 30 Mar 1966 10-11
National Library Week begins 20 Apr 1966 4
Attack fatal to librarian 20 July 1966 5
Library gets grant 30 Nov 1966 2
Library aide post created 14 Dec 1966 2
Read-In plans for library involve many 5 Apr 1967 1
Library read-in draws teams 12 Apr 1967 1
Youthful readers to benefit 9 Aug 1967 1
Library to offer sale 1 Nov 1967 4
Library sets open house for children 6 Dec 1967 1
Children's Library opens 13 Dec 1967 2
North Clackamas tots at Milwaukie ledding Library pre-school story time 7 Feb 1968 9
Library to Hold Story Hours 7 August 1968 2
Library Due Story Hour 2 Oct 1968 8
Pre-school story hour scheduled 29 Jan 1969 6
Library aid requested 22 Jan 1969 1
Milwaukie’s first circulating library began in 1899 26 Feb 1969 8
Children’s librarian resigns 5 Jul 1972 7
City hires new librarian 27 Sep 1972 1
Short hours hurt library patrons 28 Nov 1973 1
Children’s stories at Ledding 8 Jan 1975 6
Ledding – still a bargain 15 Jan 1975 5
Sixteen authors visit Ledding Library 22 Jan 1975 6
Ledding Tea marks 10th anniversary 12 Feb 1975 2
Ledding now has 16mm film reader printer 2 Apr 1975 3
Historical flags displayed weekly at Ledding Library 27 Aug 1975 2
Hassling the library 24 Sep 1975 2
Decade’s work on library to be noted 29 Oct 1975 8
Milwaukie City Council defers library fee passage 19 Nov 1975 10
Non-user library fee passes council 3 Dec 1975 6
Library fee works 7 Jan 1976 10
Library battle to court? 4 Feb 1976 1
A plan to settle library issue 10 Mar 1976 7
Milwaukie asks end to library fees 24 Mar 1976 A8
City moves in library issue 19 May 1976 A4
Library levy garners only partial support 11 Aug 1976 1
Oh … rats at library 28 Sep 1977 1
Rats’ death sentence set 5 Oct 1977 A8
Ducks mourn retirement of Ruth Green 5 Oct 1977 A10
New Milwaukie Librarian chosen 15 Feb 1978 1
Budget woes hit Milwaukie Library 25 Jun 1981 2
Library adds night hours, but you’ll get less service 19 Aug 1982 12
For electronic borrowing, libraries prepare computer 18 Nov 1982 5
Tri-county library is topic for discussion 18 Sep 1986 6
Document says Libraries should merge 31 Dec 1986 1
Library access may continue under plan 18 Jun 1987 1
Library unification study raises questions 3 Sep 1987 3
Library gets OK for computer 3 Sep 1987 3
Will Libraries keep with county growth 2 Jun 1988 3
Big Print Books available 28 Jul 1988 6
Oak Lodge Library plan draws Gladstone concern 22 Sep 1988 9
Lodge Library depends on levy passage 6 Oct 1988 1
Departing Librarian “rankled by management” 1 Dec 1988 9
Library uses Lions cash 12 Jan 1988 5
Lodge sees what library levy will bring 16 Feb 1989 7
Cities show mixed opinions on county library levy ballot proposal 16 Mar 1989 6
Library, trail center hang at edge of limit 22 Jun 1989 1
Group lifts campaign for elevator at Ledding Library 1 Jul 1989 3
O.C. Library needs 6-fold size hike 28 Dec 1989 13
Library book sale March 1 22 Feb 1990 5
Cities consider library plan 22 Mar 1990 8
Budget woes close library 19 Jul 1990 3
Controversial library books: not often but they do appear 4 Oct 1990 9
Library Levy goes on March ballot 24 Jan 1991 3
Grab the Brass ring author to speak at Ledding 11 Apr 1991 9
Seagraves donation offers new life to county library 25 Jul 1991 8
OC library sells some books 12 Sep 1991 12
Library has benefit sale 27 Nov 1991 18
County closes Damascus library 13 Feb 1992 1
Damascus residents want their books 27 Feb 1992 1
Library seeking members 9 Apr 1992 3
Ledding Library, Scott Park get face lift 7 May 1992 18
Damascus Library patrons may get their local service again 21 May 1992 5
Damascus Safeway to open new Library doors 11 Jun 1992 1
City buys option to library land 2 Jul 1992 3
What to do with Library 1 Oct 1992 3
It’s simply a thing of the past for genealogists 22 Oct 1992 18
New Damascus branch library opens Nov. 14 12 Nov 1992 3
Oregon City voters decide fate of new library 14 Jan 1993 5
O.C. Library architect to talk to residents 25 Feb 1993 5
O.C. Library has author days 3 Jun 1993 10
Banned Book Week celebrated by Clackamas libraries 23 Sep 1993 8
Increased county library levy would add resources 23 Dec 1993 2
Library levy passes; Carlson, Foley win 24 Mar 1994 1
More room for library at O. City 21 Jul 1994 1
Big plan afoot for OC’s Carnegie building 2 Feb 1995 1
Library expands environmental collection 29 Jun 1995 A3
Hilltop site boosts library access 19 Jan 1996 A5
Slick new library leaves the mall behind 22 May 1996 A9
Library feels squeeze between the pages 12 Jul 1996 B1
Oregon City seeks residents for Library Building Committee 20 Sep 1996 A5
Milwaukie library fate in county's hands 3 Jan 1997 2
Library board needs volunteers 10 Jan 1997 2
Library to cut hours, lay off employees 10 Jan 1997 2
Library levy will be on ballot 17 Jan 1997 2
Local libraries welcome children and bears 21 Feb 1997 2
Library levy would fund operations three more years 7 Mar 1997 2
Libraries may remain open - for now 21 Mar 1997 1
Library serves up murder by the book 28 Mar 1997 1
Ledding to get makeover 30 May 1997 1
OC Library offers ramp to info superhighway 4 Jul 1997 5
County tangles with library Internet policy 20 Feb 1998 1
Council pulls support for NC library district 20 Mar 1998 1
Cat adds new page to library adventures 17 Apr 1998 1
Ledding library contemplating Internet access 27 Nov 1998 1
Following delays, Ledding Library goes online 18 Dec 1998 3
Tiny town gets a library 3 Nov  1999 1
Amnesty for Library fugitives for a price 2 Feb 2000 7
Task force set to consider Gladstone property futures 8 Mar 2000 7
Oak Lodge Library offers electronic acsess for disabled 8 March 2000 8
Ledding Library kicks off Spanish language collection 9 May 2002 1
Local Libraries debate Fed. Web filters 2 July 2003 A2
Mayor: your Library's in danger 8 Oct 2003 1