 |  420 7th Street
Hoquiam, WA 98550-3616
360-532-1710
Library Manager: Mary Thornton
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Hours:
| Monday |
Closed |
| Tuesday |
10 am - 7 pm |
| Wednesday |
10 am - 7 pm |
| Thursday |
10 am - 7 pm |
| Friday |
10 am - 5 pm |
| Saturday |
10 am - 4 pm |
| Sunday |
Closed |
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Hoquiam Library services:
- Books, videotapes, DVDs, CDs, newspapers, magazines, audio- and videotapes for all ages and interests.
- Downloadable audiobooks, ebooks, videos and music.
- Programs and events for children and adults.
- Public computers with Internet, Microsoft Office, and online reference databases.
- Free wireless Internet access
- A public meeting room can be reserved for community meetings and programs by calling the Library.
- Local Library Board and Friends group - Call the Library for more information.
- Visit the Friends of the Hoquiam Timberland Library website.
About the Library:
In 1907, organization of a free public library for the City of Hoquiam began. The next year a resolution was adopted establishing that such a library be quartered in a house and lot purchased for the purpose at the corner of 7th and K Streets. The converted house opened to the public in 1909, drawing over 1,000 registrants the first year.
In 1911, a new Carnegie library was constructed on the site. A former associate and lifelong friend of architects Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright designed the library in a Prairie style. The Prairie Style building was rare in the Northwest, making the Hoquiam Library rather unique. Hoquiam joined Timberland Regional Library in 1969.
In 1983, the Hoquiam library was put on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the other remaining Carnegie buildings in Washington State. It was remodeled and expanded in 1989-90, through money left by local citizens and a Bishop Foundation grant, plus a $1.9 million bond passed by the city voters. Great care was taken to retain the style and symmetry of the original building. The library reopened in its remodeled quarters in June 1991.
The library is two stories with the public service area upstairs, and a meeting room, storage areas, conference room, and restroom facilities downstairs. Statistics 2012: - Circulation: 82,611
- Population: 8,655
Building: - Status: Annexed city, city-owned building
- Square Footage: 12,761
| | Family Story Time | | Hoquiam Timberland Library | Fri., Jun. 21 | 10:30 AM | | Join in a program of stories, rhymes, songs and movement games that focus mainly on children age 6 and younger, but are fun for the whole family. This event is part of Summer Reading, a Timberland Regional Library districtwide program. | | Dig into Dinosaurs | | Hoquiam Timberland Library | Sat., Jun. 22 | 1:00 PM | | Gnash your teeth and rehearse your roar, channel your inner dinosaur. Discover your dinosaur name, make a dinosaur bone fossil, soar in the pteranodon races, and take a picture inside the mouth of Tyrannosaurus Rex just dont get chomped! This event is part of Summer Reading, a Timberland Regional Library districtwide program. |
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