The Ledding Library of Milwaukie is a city-operated

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, a member of the

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system, in

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. The branch offers the public with over three million books, periodicals and other materials.

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The current building is a one-story, 18,000 square-foot building opened in January 2020, replacing a building which was constructed in 1964. During construction, the library operated out a temporary location set up in a

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park-and-ride. The previous building had 2 levels: the main floor, and the basement, also called Rowe Children's Library. Dedicated on Dec. 16, 1964, the library had 11,800 square feet of floor space total. As of 2013, the library was the third busiest in the county with 1.4 million annual transactions.

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