Holgate Library
The Holgate Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.
| Holgate Library | |
|---|---|
 Front entrance in 2012 | |
  Location within Portland, Oregon | |
| General information | |
| Location | Foster-Powell, 7905 S.E. Holgate Boulevard, Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°29′26″N 122°34′56″W / 45.49056°N 122.58222°W |
| Opened | May 19, 1971 |
| Renovated | October 17, 2000, July 13, 2024 |
| Owner | Multnomah County Library |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 6,060 square feet (563 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 (1 staff only) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Allen, McMath, Hawkins Architects |
| Renovating team | |
| Architects | Thomas Hacker and Associates |
| Renovating firm | Andersen Construction Company |
| Website | |
| Website | |
The Holgate Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]
Description and history
[edit]The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials.[1] Opening on May 19, 1971, it replaced the Arleta and Lents branch libraries, though the area had been served as early as 1904 with a deposit station in a drug store in Lents.[2] Renovated in 2000, the building had 6,060 square feet (563 m2) of floor space and held up to 30,000 volumes.[2][3] The renovations included seismic upgrades, a new roof, new windows, and a solar-powered electricity back-up system, among other items.[2][4] In February 2008, the branch added the county's only teen and children's librarians.[5]
Holgate was cited, along with the Midland and Belmont branches, as one of several branches serving the Montavilla neighborhood, when that neighborhood's branch was sold by the county in 2005.[6][7]
Construction began on a new two-story home for the library in 2022. The new larger, modernized facility opened in 2024.[8]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Holgate Library". Multnomah County Library. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c Staff (October 4, 2000). "Multnomah County Library's Holgate Branch to reopen". Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ "Holgate Library History". Multnomah County Library. November 18, 2011. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
- ^ Staff (November 13, 2000). "Solar power lights library in emergency". The Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ Koffman, Rebecca (April 3, 2008). "Neighborhood News Updates". The Oregonian. p. Metro Portland Neighbors, 8.
- ^ Hsuan, Amy (April 15, 2005). "County Will Sell Former Montavilla Library Site". The Oregonian.
- ^ Hsuan, Amy (March 16, 2005). "Proposal Calls for Selling Library". The Oregonian.
- ^ "Holgate Library history | Multnomah County Library". multcolib.org. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
