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Tuesday, 1st June 2010

One Month From Today: Hood River County, OR Public Library To Close After 98 Years of Continuous Service

Talk about depressing.

One month from today, the Hood River County, OR will close its doors [barring something short of a miracle, and they can happen] for the final time. A vote to support a new library district failed last month with 46% voting yes and 54% no.

The Hood River Library Web Site points out that its two branches and a Carnegie grant to build the main library all took place in 1912. That's 98 years of continuous service until it comes to an end on July 1, 2010.

The Hood River News has some additional information.

As of Wednesday, patrons can no longer borrow books and other items that must be shipped from another state or region.

By next week, reading materials will not be obtainable from partner libraries in the Columbia River Gorge.

The three libraries within Hood River County will not allow patrons to take literature home after the first week of June.

Knudson intends to have all library materials owned by the county returned by June 30, the last business day.

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Michael Schock served as chair of Save Our Library, a political action committee that advocated for the new district.

He is unsure about what steps the group will now take to keep the three branches open.

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Schock said the initial cost to property owners would likely have been 56 cents per $1,000 of value. However, he is unsure if, given the outcome of the election, even that amount would have been acceptable.

“We never thought that we’d be in this position,” he said. “We had concerns that it would be a close call but we decided to put 100 percent into the election and, if it became necessary, we would re-think and go forward.”

On a related note, property owners in Hood River have five years left to repay a $3 million dollar bond. What for? In 2000, the main library (which will soon close) was expanded.

Source: Hood River Public Library, Hood River News

Where is Hood River, OR?

Hood River is approx. 63 miles east of Porland, OR along gorgeous Columbia River Gorge. Map here.

Hat Tip; AL Direct

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