Oregon Civic Justice Center, Library building in Salem, United States.
The Oregon Civic Justice Center is a library building in Salem with three floors, brick walls, and tall windows designed in the Beaux-Arts style. The building combines classical architectural details with modern workspaces and educational facilities throughout its interior.
Built in 1912 as a Carnegie library, the building served Salem residents until 1972. It was later converted into a YWCA facility and eventually became a law school building.
The building's name comes from its 2008 conversion into a centre for community-oriented law school programs. It houses a legal clinic and the school's law review journal, and the rededication ceremony on 12 September 2008, exactly 96 years after the library's original dedication, featured U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul De Muniz.
The building sits on the southwest corner of Winter and State streets, across State from Willson Park, near the Oregon State Capitol. Visitors enter from the north side on State Street, under a metal awning and the carved inscription "PUBLIC LIBRARY". The south side, where a swimming pool once stood, gained a new entrance during the 2007 remodeling.
The rededication on September 12, 2008, fell exactly 96 years after the original library dedication and featured sitting U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice and Willamette alumnus Paul De Muniz also attended, during the College of Law's 125th anniversary festivities.
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