Facilities and Services
The Hillsboro Main Library is housed on the first floor of the city owned building, utilizing 38,000 square feet (3,500 m2). The library’s collection includes more than 200,000 items. Story readings at the main library are given in a variety of languages including Mandarin, Japanese, Bengali, and Spanish. Additionally, the location has books in roughly 50 languages. This library includes a privately owned coffee shop with leased space in the building. There are approximately 300 parking spaces at the site. The Main library also houses the collection of the Hillsboro Independent and The Hillsboro Argus newspapers, dating back to 1887.
Opened in 1975, the Shute Park Branch is the oldest of the two libraries in the system. The building was designed by Will Martin and cost $760,000 to build. With 15,000 square feet (1,400 m2), it is also the smaller of the two locations. The building is triangular in shape, with the north facing wall all glass. Shute Park houses over 105,000 library articles ranging from books and videos to audio materials and periodicals. It contains 36 seats and 31 computer terminals.
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