BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY MURRAY SCHOLLS BRANCH CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF NEW CHILDREN'S ROOM ON APRIL 11 (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: April 3rd, 2015 3:00 PM
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Join Mayor Denny Doyle, Beaverton City Library staff, and the Beaverton community for a celebration of the newly expanded and renovated Murray Scholls Branch Library. The grand opening will take place on Saturday, April 11 at noon at 11200 SW Murray Scholls Place, Suite 102. The library invites adults, children, and families to enjoy cake and fun activities for kids along with a few words by Mayor Doyle.
This event will celebrate a pivotal expansion of Beaverton's library services. The Reser Family Children's Room unofficially opened last month and residents have already expressed great enthusiasm. Since reopening, the number of patrons visiting the library has increased 30 percent over last year. More than 300 people attended events in February, including the first programs ever held during library open hours.
The additional 5,000 square feet includes a large new room for children and their caregivers to participate in additional storytimes and activities such as "Make It" Mondays and WOW Wednesdays. It also facilitated the repurposing of existing space for teens with more study tables and an erasable IdeaPaint wall where they can show-off their creativity. Teen programming will continue to grow in the coming months, as will the selection of young adult fiction and graphic novels in the teen book collection.
"We encourage families to explore and interact with the new space," said John Finn, branch manager. "This project has been a great success, thanks in part to the Reser Family Foundation, the estate of Wayne Whitbeck, the Beaverton Library Foundation, and the Friends of Beaverton City Library, along with Gramor Development."
For more information about this event, please call the Beaverton City Library at 503-644-2197, option 6, or visit the Murray Scholls website at www.BeavertonLibrary.org/murrayscholls. Following the celebration, two other Beaverton City Library events will take place: the annual Food for Fines & Fine Amnesty program, and a kickoff event for the WCCLS Art of the Story Storytelling Festival--a Story Slam Contest at Beaverton City Library main, 12375 SW Fifth St. These exciting events are all free and open to the public.
ABOUT THE LIBRARY
The Beaverton City Library serves more than 780,000 patrons a year at its main location and Murray Scholls branch. Each day, the library strives to improve the lives of children and families throughout the city. Last year, the library received a 92 percent approval rating from Beaverton residents. Funding from the WCCLS library levy plays a key role in allowing the Beaverton City Library and all Washington County libraries to help the community to learn and grow together.
For additional information regarding Beaverton City Library services, visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org or call 503-644-2197. The Beaverton City Library is one of fifteen libraries in the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) that work communally to provide excellent countywide library service by sharing valuable resources and information with one another.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2015, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Caption: Beaverton City Library Murray Scholls branch will hold a grand opening for the new family room on Saturday, April 11 at noon. Everyone is welcome to attend for cake and activities for the whole family. (Photo by John Hartman)
This event will celebrate a pivotal expansion of Beaverton's library services. The Reser Family Children's Room unofficially opened last month and residents have already expressed great enthusiasm. Since reopening, the number of patrons visiting the library has increased 30 percent over last year. More than 300 people attended events in February, including the first programs ever held during library open hours.
The additional 5,000 square feet includes a large new room for children and their caregivers to participate in additional storytimes and activities such as "Make It" Mondays and WOW Wednesdays. It also facilitated the repurposing of existing space for teens with more study tables and an erasable IdeaPaint wall where they can show-off their creativity. Teen programming will continue to grow in the coming months, as will the selection of young adult fiction and graphic novels in the teen book collection.
"We encourage families to explore and interact with the new space," said John Finn, branch manager. "This project has been a great success, thanks in part to the Reser Family Foundation, the estate of Wayne Whitbeck, the Beaverton Library Foundation, and the Friends of Beaverton City Library, along with Gramor Development."
For more information about this event, please call the Beaverton City Library at 503-644-2197, option 6, or visit the Murray Scholls website at www.BeavertonLibrary.org/murrayscholls. Following the celebration, two other Beaverton City Library events will take place: the annual Food for Fines & Fine Amnesty program, and a kickoff event for the WCCLS Art of the Story Storytelling Festival--a Story Slam Contest at Beaverton City Library main, 12375 SW Fifth St. These exciting events are all free and open to the public.
ABOUT THE LIBRARY
The Beaverton City Library serves more than 780,000 patrons a year at its main location and Murray Scholls branch. Each day, the library strives to improve the lives of children and families throughout the city. Last year, the library received a 92 percent approval rating from Beaverton residents. Funding from the WCCLS library levy plays a key role in allowing the Beaverton City Library and all Washington County libraries to help the community to learn and grow together.
For additional information regarding Beaverton City Library services, visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org or call 503-644-2197. The Beaverton City Library is one of fifteen libraries in the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) that work communally to provide excellent countywide library service by sharing valuable resources and information with one another.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2015, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Caption: Beaverton City Library Murray Scholls branch will hold a grand opening for the new family room on Saturday, April 11 at noon. Everyone is welcome to attend for cake and activities for the whole family. (Photo by John Hartman)
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