Shoreline Library

The current Shoreline Library building opened: September 12, 1993
•Designed by Portico/Johnston
•20,954 square feet

History
•1944: Ronald Council of Parents and Teachers and the Volunteer Firemen's Association open The Richmond Highlands Library
•1946: Library moves to North 183rd Street between Aurora Avenue North and Linden Avenue North
•1947: Richmond Highlands Association opens a 450-square-foot library in a Paine Field war surplus building at North 178th Street and Linden Avenue North
•1960: Formation of Shoreline Library Guild; Construction of new Shoreline Library begins
•1965: KCLS annexation
•1966: Shoreline Library opens
•1975: 15,000-square-foot expanded library opens
•1993: Opening of new, 20,000-square-foot Shoreline Library
•1995: Formation of the Shoreline Library Board

Friends of the Shoreline Library
•Dues: Individual, $10; Family, $25; Sponsor, $50; Patron, $100
•Book Sales: Ongoing sale in library; Annual book sale in September
•Other Fundraisers: Book bags
•Meetings: Bimonthly
•Friends of the Shoreline Library was founded in 1963.
•Connect with Friends of the Shoreline Library on Facebook.