Salem Public Library (Oregon)

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Salem Public Library
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Old Salem library, ca. 1920
Salem Public Library (Oregon)
44°56′07″N123°02′32″W / 44.93528°N 123.04222°W / 44.93528; -123.04222
Location Salem, Oregon, United States
Type Public library
Established1904
Branches2
Collection
Size398,869 items
Access and use
Circulation1,148,570
Population served177,694
Members51,953
Other information
Budget$7,170,479
Employees56
Website cityofsalem.net/library
References: Oregon Public Library Statistics, 2021–2022 [1]

The Salem Public Library is a public library system serving Salem, Oregon, United States. The system includes two branches and is a member of the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service, which serves the Salem metropolitan area.

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History

The Salem Public Library was established by the Salem Woman's Club in May 1904, with 50 donated books, [2] and located in the city council chamber beginning later that year. The library board appealed to industrialist Andrew Carnegie to fund the construction of a permanent library, and was granted $27,500. The library, located at the corner of State and Winter streets, opened on September 12, 1912. [3] [4]

The Salem Public Library was a founding member of the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service, a regional reference and catalogue system serving the Mid-Willamette Valley area, when it began in 1974. [5] In 2004, library supporters attempted to create a consolidated library district for Salem, to be funded by a permanent property tax, but were rejected by voters in the November 2004 election. [6]

Main Library

The downtown library was relocated to a larger building in the new civic center on July 6, 1972. [7] The library was closed in December 1989 to begin a $5 million renovation, [8] which was completed on January 26, 1991, and added 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2) of space. [9] A $18.6 million seismic and safety upgrade was completed in 2021. [10]

West Salem Branch

The Salem Public Library opened a branch in West Salem on October 17, 1957, in the former West Salem city hall. [11] [12] The library moved to a larger, 5,400-square-foot (500 m2) facility at the Oak Hills Shopping Center on April 5, 1987. [13]

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