Library board reports record checkouts, plans student cards and library lockers
Milwaukie’s library board reported nearly 700,000 checkouts in 2025 (the highest since 2015), previewed student cards for K–12 being discussed with the North Clackamas School District and said the library has ordered two sets of external lockers to allow after‑hours holds and returns, with phased rollout and staffing constraints.
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Brent Hajar, the library director, and Library Board members presented the board’s "Places, People and Plans" update at the March 10 study session. Hajar said the library recorded almost 700,000 checkouts in 2025, the most since 2015, and highlighted non‑book services: eBooks, a "library of things" (tools, musical instruments), community‑room programming and a small food pantry.
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