Library

Nearly 700 sites across Oregon are participating in the summer meals program, and many have already begun serving a mix of breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.

Senate Bill 1098 would prohibit schools and libraries from removing books on the basis of being by, or about, members of a protected class.

One of Oregon’s most sparsely populated counties has seen a contraction of public services in recent years. The county's library director said losing county funding could close the library.

The Imagination Library program, created by Dolly Parton, gifts books to children from birth to the month of their 5th birthday. Currently, 65,000 Oregon children are enrolled in the Imagination Library. The Lower Umpqua Library is the 57th community partner enrolled in the Imagination Library in Oregon.

A federal judge Tuesday wrote that President Trump's executive order dismantling the IMLS "disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal government."

In 2024, Eugene's Talk Time program received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to expand the current cycle through a partnership. Now, with the entire IMLS staff put on leave, efforts are underway to find ways to keep Eugene's Talk Time program running in its current form.

The Trump administration's cuts to grant funding could amount to as much of a third of the State Library’s budget — especially impacting rural and underserved communities.

Libraries across Oregon are seeing growing demand for digital books. We'll hear from two librarians to share what demand looks like for them.

In one of their first moves as a newly reconfigured board, the Josephine County commissioners unanimously decided to terminate the county’s lease with the Grants Pass Library. This puts the library’s near future in limbo.

Grants Pass School District removes two books from high school library. This marks the first time the district has removed challenged books from its libraries.