Libraries in Clackamas County (LINCC) is a

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of the

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Clackamas County Clackamas County ( ) is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 421,401, making it Oregon's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Oregon City. The county was named after the na ...

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. 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

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. The consortium remains distinct from the Library District of Clackamas County created by a

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voted on during the 2008 general election.

Consortium

LINCC includes: *two locations operated by the county: Oak Grove (Oak Lodge) and

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, *two branches operated by the city of Sandy: Sandy, Hoodland (in Welches) *the city libraries operated by Canby,Canby Public Library
from its city website Estacada, Happy Valley,

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, Milwaukie (the Ledding Library), Molalla,

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, West Linn, and Wilsonville. The Happy Valley Library was originally opened as the Sunnyside branch of the Clackamas County Library in 2012 to replace the Clackamas Corner branch near the

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. The county transferred the library to the City of Happy Valley effective July 1, 2015. The City of Gladstone transferred their local library to Clackamas County effective December 1, 2019. The member libraries share an

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which allows cooperative borrowing. Shared services, including cataloging, computer support, courier, and

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, 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

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-based funding for libraries in the county. The cities of

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, 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Library Information Network Of Clackamas County Education in Clackamas County, Oregon 1997 establishments in Oregon Library consortia in Oregon