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St. Helens Public Library reports 25% rise in visits, details grants and planned furnace replacement
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Library Director Suzanne reported a roughly 25% year-over-year increase in visits, an Oregon Heritage grant to microfilm St. Helens Chronicle issues, an accessibility grant application for automatic door openers, and HVAC work to replace aging furnaces that may briefly close heating in the building.
Suzanne, the library director, told the St. Helens Public Library board that visits have increased by about 25% year over year in recent months and that staff are seeing high demand at the front desk and on public computers.
“We’re up again November 25% year over year,” Suzanne said, describing heavy front-desk traffic and noting the library is considering adding at least two public computers to reduce wait times. She said the library previously had 15 public computers pre‑COVID and currently operates six.
Suzanne described a successful Oregon Heritage grant that will fund microfilming of St. Helens Chronicle issues from 2015 through the paper’s 2024 closure. “Brenda’s gonna take…
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