Expanded Library/Civic Building

Construction on a new Library / Civic Building at NE 2nd and Juniper Street in Downtown Canby is moving forward quickly. In May 2014 almost 70% of Canby voters supported the urban renewal project.

The new two-story facility will be 35,000 square feet with library services and City Council Chambers on the main floor and administrative offices on the second floor. City staff from Administration, Finance, Development Services and Tech Services will occupy the space on the second level. By consolidating City employees, the new City space will improve efficiencies and make it easier for City customers with diverse needs to find City services under one roof. Combining this space with the library allows the City to address these needs extremely cost-effectively.

Canby is investing in a new, larger library because the existing facility, a former hardware store, is popular but cramped, outdated, and has limited programming options and public use spaces. Libraries continually evolve to meet community needs by serving as a community center, technology hub a resource for personalized assistance and equal access in their communities.

This project involved purchasing property and vacating one-half of a block of Juniper Street, demolition of three vacant houses and relocation of utilities. The downtown Canby site is on NE 2nd Avenue, between N Ivy Street and the Canby 8 Cinema in downtown. A contract for Architect and Design Services was awarded to Scott Edwards Architecture. The General Contractor is Triplett Wellman Construction. The City broke ground on the project in August 2015. After months of public meetings, planning and design, the slab was poured in December 2015 and the community should see vertical walls after the first of the year and a roof in the second quarter of 2016. A completion date is scheduled for the fall of 2016.