Casting about for ways to save money, the Albany City Council is talking about possibly “repurposing” the downtown Carnegie Library. What that means, apparently, is closing the library and using the building for something else.
The old sources confirm: No ‘s’ on Lyon
Written February 3rd, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Though not, admittedly, among the burning issues of the day, how to spell Albany’s Lyon Street is occasionally in dispute. People tend to spell it with an “s” at the end of Lyon, but the “s” does not belong there.
Downtown discovery: Gems of the past
Written October 5th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Pretty much by chance the other day, I found myself in the basement room that holds the Oregon Collection at Albany’s Carnegie Library downtown. It’s the place to be if you’re interested in what happened in our town and state long before you and I got here.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany Public Library, Carnegie Library, Oregon history, Oregon literature
Tags: Albany Public Library, Carnegie Library, Oregon history, Oregon literature
Sidewalk name: Mystery no more
Written November 28th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
The mystery of the name in the sidewalk on Albany’s First Avenue — if a mystery it was —  has been cleared up, as far as I’m concerned.
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Tags: Albany history, Albany Regional Museum, Carnegie Library, First Avenue West, sidewalk name, Sprenger
Tags: Albany history, Albany Regional Museum, Carnegie Library, First Avenue West, sidewalk name, Sprenger
Downtown library hours: Saturdays!
Written June 18th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Good news for book readers, especially those living in West and North Albany and near downtown. For the first time in a long time, the downtown branch of the Albany Public Library will be open Saturdays this summer, starting June 25.
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Tags: Albany Library foundation, Albany Public Library, Carnegie Library, downtown Albany library
Tags: Albany Library foundation, Albany Public Library, Carnegie Library, downtown Albany library
Too little space for all that stuff
Written February 17th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
It’s no big deal, obviously, but this may not be the best way to set up a public library’s book return for when the building is closed, especially if the closure extends over a three-day weekend.
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Carnegie Library still on the chopping block
Closing the Carnegie Library downtown is still not off the table of potential steps the Albany City Council is considering to save money in the next few years. But no definite agreement on that or anything else emerged from yet another round of council budget discussions Wednesday night.
Tags: Albany city budet, Carnegie Library, utility fee proposed