Gladstone Library

The master plan for the new Gladstone Library was developed through an extraordinary team effort between the Gladstone Community Library Task Force, county staff and consultants. The current Gladstone Library, across Dartmouth Street from the site of the new library, is small (only 5,100 square feet), with inadequate space and facilities to meet today’s community needs. The new, 6,216-square foot library (plus a 460-square foot courtyard) will include flexible meeting space, designated areas for children and teens, an external book-drop, public computers, book locker for after-hours holds pick-up, workspace for the Library Foundation and the seed library, and so much more.

The new Gladstone Library is under construction at 525 Portland Ave., at the corner of Portland Ave. and Dartmouth. The library will be completed in August 2024.

Opening schedule:

Friday, August 23: Old Gladstone Library closes
Week of September 16: New Gladstone Library opens
Saturday, September 28, 10-11 a.m.: Grand Opening/Dedication Celebration for new Gladstone Library

Watch a time lapse video of the construction.

Timeline

Oct. 2023	Send out call for art proposals
Sept. 2023	Art Committee review of request for proposals (estimated) Contractors coordinating live construction camera for public to view construction activities online
August 2023	Rough grading Install underground utility pipes Excavate and form the building foundation Staff and Opsis Architects drafting request for proposals (RFP) for public art
July 2023	Removed underground fuel tanks Completed miscellaneous demolition Installed temporary shoring along north and east sides of the property Building permit drawings approved by county