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Back to School special edition September 8, 2021 Page 3 INSIDE L O C A L N E W S M ETRO page 6 The Albina Library has moved back to its historic home at 216 N.E. Knott St. Back to its Roots Albina Library moves to historic home Arts & ENTERTAINMENT page 7 O PINION C LASSIFIED /B IDS page 9 pages 10 Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association PO QR code Publisher: Editor: Mark Washington, Sr. by Beverly Corbell The Portland Observer After being moved repeatedly, then shut down for several years, the Albina Library has moved back to its historic home at 216 N.E. Knott St. and is open for business. Eduardo “Eddie” Arizaga, ad- ministrator of the Albina Library, said the library — the smallest in Multnomah County at 3,500 square feet — will eventually be expanded and redeveloped to 25,000 square feet. Now that all county libraries have reopened after being closed for more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Arizaga hopes to see a lot more foot traffic at its “new” location. Because it moved and had to upgrade computer equipment, the Albina Library was the last coun- ty library to reopen after shutting down on March 13, he said, but he hopes that word is getting out that the library welcomes patrons. “We’ve been getting some foot traffic and the Dishman Commu- nity Center just reopened,” he said. “We’re looking to add extra signage and want to let people know they can walk in.” The library was moved from its location at NE 15th Ave. and NE Fremont, Arizaga said, into the NE Knott Street building, which housed the Title Wave Used Bookstore for about 30 years. The Knott Street building was con- structed in 1912, one of more than 1,600 in the U.S. underwritten by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Arizaga said that while the Knott Street location is somewhat larger, it is still a relatively small current footprint, but has been re- configured to make it more suit- able for a community library. The old location didn’t have a commu- nity meeting room or even a place for story time. “What a bookstore presents is different from a library,” he said. “We’ve provided more seating and lower shelving to bring in nat- ural light. It had some really large shelving that was not flexible, so we made it into a really large workroom, and we want chil- dren’s books in a 6-foot space.” The future renovations involve Continued on Page 8 Michael Leighton Office Mngr/Clasfds: Lucinda Baldwin Admin.Coord.: Quayuana Washington Creative Director: Paul Neufeldt Office Asst/Sales: Shawntell Washington CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015• news@portlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com• subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box 3137, Portland, OR 97208 Subscribe ! 503-288-0033 Fill Out & Send To: Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) Name: Telephone: Address: or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com Back to School Health, Safety Tips The Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority are offering five health and safety tips to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in schools. “I know many parents are anx- ious about the (coronavirus) Delta variant’s impact on schools, and at the same time excited for kids to return to the classroom. My goal for this school year has been to keep students learning in the class- room, with minimal disruptions,” Gov. Kate Brown said. “The more we do to protect our families at home, the more we help our stu- dents succeed at school.” Families are urged to vaccinate all eligible household members. Wear face coverings or masks in public and in carpools. Face cov- households for now — including big events for kids, like birthday parties. If your kids have an ear- ly fall birthday, celebrate with just your household. You might consider postponing larger cele- brations until the Delta variant’s rapid spread has subsided (plan a half-birthday bash!). Move social activities out- doors. To help minimize kids’ ex- posure to COVID-19, try to plan outdoor activities when possible — especially when with other households. Make a plan in case your child Gov. Kate Brown needs to miss school. Being pre- erings are effective at preventing pared can make this difficult time the spread of COVID-19 and can easier and will help your child tran- reduce the need to be quarantined and miss in-person learning. Continued on Page 11 Limit gatherings with other
