▁implement ▁once ▁the ▁fund ing ▁is ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁Despite ▁these ▁set back s , ▁M CP L ▁soldiers ▁on . ▁ ▁Several ▁renov ation / const ruction ▁projects ▁are ▁under way , ▁and ▁over ▁ 9 0 0 ▁people ▁participated ▁in ▁an ▁online ▁program ▁survey ▁in ▁June . ▁ ▁The ▁library ▁communic ates ▁with ▁its ▁users ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁media , ▁including ▁blog s ▁and ▁top ical ▁R SS ▁fe eds , ▁month ly ▁director ' s ▁reports , ▁Twitter , ▁and ▁Facebook . ▁ ▁H ood ▁River ▁County ▁L ibr aries ▁Res idents ▁of ▁H ood ▁River ▁County , ▁Oregon ▁lost ▁local ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁public ▁library ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁their ▁three ▁libraries ▁closed ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing . ▁Loc ated ▁about ▁ 6 0 ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁Port land , ▁the ▁library ▁system ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁continuous ▁operation ▁for ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁closure ▁resulted ▁from ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁Me asure ▁ 1 4 - 3 7 ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁library ▁tax ▁district . ▁V ot ers ▁defeated ▁the ▁measure ▁by ▁ 5 4 ▁percent ▁to ▁ 4 6 ▁percent . ▁ ▁An ▁editor ial ▁in ▁The ▁Oregon ian ▁explained ▁the ▁outcome ▁this ▁way : ▁“ … ▁like ▁many ▁other ▁count ies , ▁H ood ▁River ▁County ▁is ▁in ▁serious ▁financial ▁trouble . ▁And ▁the ▁library ▁is ▁one ▁place ▁it ▁can ▁cut .” ▁ ▁Iron