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Library Information Network of Clackamas County

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Established
  
1997 (as consortium);2008 (as district)

Reference to legal mandate
  
Measure 3-310(2008 district)

Libraries in Clackamas County (LINCC) is a consortium of the public libraries of Clackamas County, Oregon. It was established in 1977 when the first county-wide funding levy was approved by county voters. LINCC is a resource and revenue sharing network with a single library computer system.

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The consortium remains distinct from the Library District of Clackamas County created by a ballot measure voted on during the 2008 general election.

Consortium

LINCC includes:

  • two branches operated by the county in Oak Grove (Oak Lodge) and Sunnyside (Clackamas Corner),
  • two branches operated by the city of Sandy: Sandy, Hoodland (in Welches)
  • the city libraries operated by Canby, Estacada, Gladstone, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie (the Ledding Library), Molalla, Oregon City, West Linn, and Wilsonville.
  • The member libraries share an integrated library system which allows cooperative borrowing. Shared services, including cataloging, computer support, courier, and interlibrary loan, are coordinated by the Network Office, a department of the county government. The system currently offers nearly half a million titles, 1.2 million items, and serves over 200,000 members, who check out more than 6.2 million items each year.

    Library District

    In November 2008, Measure 3-310 was passed by Clackamas County voters, leading to the creation of a Library District that established permanent property tax-based funding for libraries in the county.

    The cities of Damascus, Tualatin, and Johnson City opted out of the district's creation. In May 2010, a close vote by the small subset of Tualatin residents who are also Clackamas County residents meant that they would join the district. Following a petition signed by 300 Damascus residents, Damascus voters approved a measure to join the Clackamas County library district in November 2010.

    References

    Library Information Network of Clackamas County Wikipedia


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