News Release from: City of Beaverton
BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY-MAIN HAS HIGHEST CIRCULATION OF ANY SINGLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING
Posted: June 6th, 2012 8:05 AM
The Beaverton City Library-Main has the highest circulation of any single public library building in the state. According to Washington County Cooperative Library Services and the Multnomah County Library's FY 2010-11 numbers, the Beaverton City Library-Main has surpassed Hillsboro Public Library-Main, Multnomah County Library-Central and Cedar Mill Community Library-Main.
Beaverton-Main: 2,779,600
Hillsboro-Main: 2,187,038
Multnomah County Library-Central: 1,796,717
Cedar Mill-Main: 1,693,876
"The Beaverton City Library is the crown jewel of our community," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "We're proud of our library's accomplishments and thankful for our dedicated staff and the many volunteers who help make our library such an engaging place."
The numbers reflect the significant role the library has in the community. A family-friendly atmosphere and green operations, such as the electric vehicle charge stations and the solar array on the library's roof, add to the library's appeal.
Last year, Beaverton was second in circulation just behind the total for all Multnomah County Libraries. Beaverton had more than 971,400 visitors last year and circulated 3,379,916 items (which included the Murray Scholls Branch)--an average of 9,500 items for every day the library was open.
For more information about the Beaverton City Library, please visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton enjoys one of the most diverse populations among Oregon cities. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Pacific Northwest for three consecutive years, as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Most recently, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Proj
ect of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. For more information, please visit www.beavertonoregon.gov.
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