Deschutes Public Library
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Deschutes County Library
| nrhp_type =
| image = Deschutes County Library admin building - Bend Oregon.jpg
| caption = Deschutes Public Library administration building in 2013
| location = 507 NW Wall St.
Bend, Oregon
| coordinates = {{coord|44|3|23|N|121|18|59|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = USA Oregon Bend#USA Oregon
| built = 1939
| architect = Whitehouse & Church; Fred Van Matre Construction Co.
| architecture = Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
| added = September 23, 1993
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500507|title=Historic Development of the Bend Company in Bend, Oregon MPS}}
| refnum = 93000914{{NRISref|version=2009a}}
}}
The Deschutes Public Library is a library system that serves Deschutes County, Oregon.
Administrative building
The administrative building, located at 507 N.W. Wall Street in Bend, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{cite web|title=Oregon National Register List|publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department|url=http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf|page=9|format=PDF|date=June 6, 2011|accessdate=July 15, 2011|archive-date=July 16, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716084142/http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf|url-status=dead}} The architect was Whitehouse & Church of Portland.{{cite news
|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mdMsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zh8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3144,5846710&dq=deschutes-county-library&hl=en
|title=Bids On Library Called Aug. 20 - Board Takes Action On Building Plans
|newspaper=The Bend Bulletin
|date= August 2, 1938
|accessdate=July 15, 2011}}
The building now serves as an administrative headquarters for the Deschutes Public Library System.{{cn|date=June 2015}}
Branches
The library has six branches: the Downtown Bend Library, East Bend Library, La Pine Library, Redmond Library, Sisters Library, and the Sunriver Library.{{cite web |url=https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/about/libraries/ |title=Libraries & Hours |publisher=Deschutes Public Library |access-date=July 10, 2024}}
Collection
As of 2020, the library system contained about 300,000 physical items and 90,000 digital items.{{cite web |url=https://deschuteslibrary.org/about/support/newspdfs/VolunteerNews_Fall2020.pdf |title=Library Collections: It’s not just books |work=Know Volunteers: Library Volunteers Make A Difference |date=Fall 2020 |page=3}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/ |title=Deschutes Public Library}}
{{Education in Deschutes County, Oregon}}
{{Bend, Oregon}}
{{National Register of Historic Places Oregon}}
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Category:1939 establishments in Oregon
Category:Culture of Bend, Oregon
Category:Former library buildings in the United States
Category:Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Category:Library buildings completed in 1939
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Bend, Oregon