Community Project

The new library is open!  The 6,216-square foot library building, with a beautiful 460-square foot courtyard, has 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.

See the Grand Opening ceremony, held Sept. 28, 2024.  

Watch a time lapse video of the construction.

Gladstone Library Task Force

The Gladstone Library Task Force advised the Board of County Commissioners on priorities, best practices and the creation of a master plan for the Gladstone Library.

The new, 15,300-square-foot library will include study rooms, a community meeting room, a history/conference room, children's and teen areas, space for Friends of the Oak Grove Library, a seed library, computer workstations and much more. Construction of the new Oak Lodge Library is one of the final steps to providing two new library buildings to serve all the residents of Oak Grove, Jennings Lodge and Gladstone.

The new Oak Lodge Library will be on property owned by North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District (NCPRD) at 3811 SE Concord Road, next to the historic Concord School building. The library building has been designed and construction is beginning in January 2024. NCPRD is planning to convert the adjacent school building into a community center and build a new park on the property.

Watch a time lapse video

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Timeline

May 2023	Design for the library, park, hardscape and parking area completed and reviewed by county Design Review Committee Conditional use application for Library and Community Center approved by county Planning Division
July 2023	Board of Commissioners approved guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for Oak Lodge Library.
Aug. 2023	Art Committee reviewed request for proposals to incorporate art inside and outside the library. Developing guaranteed maximum price for North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District components of the project. In response to review, design updates for utilities, parking and Concord Road improvements
Sept. 2023	Submitting for a grading permit and an erosion control permit, which will allow mass excavation and underground utility work to start as soon as possible. Construction begins Art Committee to finalize art site and overall themes for art request for proposal
Oct. 2023	Design in progress for Community Center, including new accessible entry, heating/cooling upgrades and new elevator (estimated) Design in progress for playground (estimated) Send out call for art proposals.

Concord Property and Library Planning Task Force

The Concord Property and Library Planning Task Force was formed to assist and advise the Board of County Commissioners on priorities, best practices and the creation of a master plan for the new Oak Lodge Library.

We are dedicated to a thorough, inclusive and transparent public engagement process. Area residents have helped shape these community services through two volunteer task forces, as well as interviews, surveys, open houses and other outreach opportunities. Take a peek at some of our public outreach activities during the master planning phase.

The Gladstone Library Task Force was formed to assist and advise the Board of County Commissioners on priorities, best practices and the creation of a master plan for the Gladstone Library.

• Help assess, evaluate and prioritize the needs of library users 
• Evaluate and recommend best practices for library governance
• Help create a Master Plan for development of the Gladstone Library
• Share information with the community and provide community feedback to the task force
• Provide quarterly updates on task force activities to the Board of County Commissioners and the Gladstone City Council

Members

Documents

• Gladstone Library Master Plan Report
  • Appendix
    • 01 Gladstone Task Force Meeting Summaries
    • 02.01 OLGCP Public Involvement Plan
    • 02.02 OLGCP Phase 1 Public Outreach Summary
    • 02.03 OLGCP Phase 1 Public Outreach Summary Appendix A
    • 02.04 Gladstone Phase 2 Public Outreach Summary
    • 02.04 OLGCP Phase 2 Public Outreach Summary
    • 02.05 Gladstone Phase 2 Public Outreach Summary Appendix
    • 03 OLGCP Open House Survey Boards
    • 04.01 Zoning Summary - 525 Portland Ave Gladstone
    • 04.02 Gladstone Civil Site Assessment
    • 04.03 Gladstone Building Assessment
    • 04.04 Gladstone Library Building Structural Assessment
    • 05 Gladstone Site Analysis
    • 06 Gladstone MP Program - Preferred Alternate
    • 07 Gladstone Design Workshop Community Feedback
    • 08 Gladstone Design Alternatives
    • 09 Gladstone Criteria Evaluation Feedback
    • 10 Gladstone Traffic Impact Analysis Methodology Memo
    • 11 Gladstone City Hall Historic Resource Assessment Memo
    • 12 2017 Gladstone Downtown Revitalization Plan
    • 13 2019 Gladstone Phase 1 Environmental Assessment
    • 14 2019 Gladstone Preliminary Geotechnical Report
    • 15 2020 Gladstone Geotechnical Report
    • 16 2020 Alta Survey - 525 Portland Ave

Formed to help assist staff and advise the Board of County Commissioners, serving as NCPRD’s Board of Directors, on best future uses of the Concord Property.

• Evaluate options for the Concord Property and make recommendations
• Advise on the creation of a master plan for development of the Concord Property
• Share information with the community and provide feedback to the task force

Members

Documents

• Concord Library Master Plan Report
  • Appendix
    • 00 Concord Task Force Meeting Summaries
    • 01 NCPRD Demographic Analysis
    • 02.01 OLGCP Public Involvement Plan
    • 02.02 OLGCP Phase 1 Public Outreach Summary
    • 02.03 OLGCP Phase 1 Public Outreach Summary Appendix A
    • 02.04 Gladstone Phase 2 Public Outreach Summary
    • 02.04 OLGCP Phase 2 Public Outreach Summary
    • 02.05 Gladstone Phase 2 Public Outreach Summary Appendix
    • 03.1 Zoning Summary - Concord Property
    • 03.2 Civil Assessment - Concord Property
    • 03.2 Concord Building Assessment
    • 03.3 Concord Existing Building Drawings
    • 03.4 Concord Photo Survey
    • 03.5 Preliminary Concord Building Code Summary Draft
    • 03.6 Concord Structural Assessment
    • 03.7 Concord Structural Diagrams
    • 03.8 Concord MEP Assessment
    • 03.9 Concord Landscape Narrative
    • 03.10 Concord School Historic Resource Assessment_ARG Jan. 2020
    • 04 OLGCP Open House Survey Boards
    • 05 Concord Site Analysis
    • 06 Concord Design Workshop - Community Feedback
    • 07 Concord Design Alternatives
    • 08 Concord Criteria Evaluation - TF Online Survey Results
    • 09 Concord Criteria Evaluation - Public Survey Results
    • 10 Concord MP Program - Preferred Alternative
    • 11 Concord Traffic Impact Methodology Memo - GTE
    • 12.01 NCSD Concord Elementary Seismic Upgrade Letter
    • 12.02 NCSD Concord Elementary Seismic Upgrade Report
    • 12.03 2017 Phase 1 Environmental Report - Concord
    • 12.04 2017 Asbestos Abatement Closeout Report-Concord
    • 12.05 2017 Limited Hazardous Material Survey-Concord
    • 12.06 2017 UST Review _PBS
    • 12.07 2019 ALTA Survey Concord Property
    • 12.08 2019 Concord Preliminary Geotechnical Summary
    • 12.08 2020 Concord Geotechnical Report