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for use as being “typical” for any
public library.
w anted to com e to, so that
T here is alw ays a steady
whether you were a student pay­ stream of young kids weaving
ing tuition or you were a neigh­ their way between the library
bor who lived across the street, shelves. The library and campus
you felt like it was your library.” is ju st one block away from
says Gary Withers, Concordia’s Faubion E lem entary School,
executive vice president for ex­ Concordia’s educational partner
ternal affairs.
with Portland Public Schools.
Before a 2009 renovation, the
Every semester the university
library was tucked deep into the sends 150 students over to help
second floor of another building Faubion students with hom e­
on campus. However after in­ work, tutoring, and build literacy
vesting nearly $14 million into skills.
the new space, the library was
“We really like to think of
placed in a much more acces­ ourselves as a resource for the
sible part of the campus.
community in the very broadest
Since opening its doors to non­ sense.” Withers says.
students, the school has issued
With local issues ranging from
thousands of free library cards; conflicts over race, education,
almost 2,300 were distributed gentrification, faith, and more,
last year alone with community the 108-year-old university is
card holders checking out 6,928 striving to be a positive agent
items.
with its open doors and com m u­
Besides the occasional over­ nity projects.
due book, and the slightly more
“We understand the challenges
frequent unattended m inors, for people over the decades, and
Concordia Librarian Brent Mai we want to open our arms and
says the biggest downside to the welcome folks in.” says With­
increased access is that “Every­ ers. “It’s the right thing to do,
body wants to use it at the same and hopefully we do it in a way
time." He deduces the demand that’s modest.”
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