About the Stayton Public Library
The Stayton Public Library serves approximately 24,000 citizens in Marion and Linn Counties, including the communties of Stayton, Sublimity, Lyons, and Mehama.
In 2005, 80,000 items circulated from the Stayton Public Library, with an additional 31,000 borrowed from other libraries. 3,200 children participated in children's programs. In all, the Stayton Public Library was visited some 38,000 times.
History of the Library
1875
Students form a literary society, elect a librarian, and buy Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.
1880's
A glass-fronted case of books at the drug store/post office at Third and Water becomes the first lending collection.
1927
Stayton Women’s Club building on Second Avenue becomes the first library.
1972
Women’s Club hires the first paid librarian.
1978
City of Stayton accepts the responsibility for the public library.
1988
Oregon State Library recommends 7,500 to 10,000 sq. ft. building to last 15 years.
1989
New 5,000 sq. ft. library is built on First Avenue.
2005
The library is full.
September, 2006
Expansion construction begins.
June, 2007
Library addition complete.
July, 2007
Library addition dedicated and turned over to the City of Stayton
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What’s Happening @ the Library? November 2007 The E.G. Siegmund Meeting Room has proven to be as popular as we had hoped. The Oregon Community Foundation met there in October. Regional librarians have been hosted for tours, to much enthusiastic acclaim. And, Jim Scheppke, Oregon State Librarian, will visit the first week in November. The public information meeting for the Highway 22 interchange will be held in the meeting room in mid-November. For scheduling the use of the E.G. Siegmund Meeting Room, contact Pam Pugsley, Library Director, at 503 769 3313. WiFi has been installed so you can use your laptop to access the Internet anywhere in the library, thanks to a grant from Stayton Cooperative Telephone Company. All adult access computers are up and running, more than doubling the number of computers available for patron use.
Storytime continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10AM and a Mom & Toddler area has been established to segregate noisy little ones from those ready to sit and listen.
Click here for service area map!
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