The Eric V. Hauser Memorial Library is a library located on the
Reed College campus in southeast
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
, in the United States.
History
The library was constructed in 1930
and named for Eric V. Hauser, who provided the endowment for the library's initial construction. The library has frequently been renovated and expanded since, such as in 1989 when a postmodern gothic addition was made,
or in 2002 when a four story renovation was completed.
In 2001, Reed received a $1 million grant from the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), a merging of the William H. Gates Foundation and the Gates Learning Foundation, is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Based in Seattle, Washington, it was l ...
to support the colleges’s integrated learning initiative, which included the expansion of the library and the construction of an educational technology center.
References
External links
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Official website
Libraries in Portland, Oregon
Reed College buildings
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