The library in Independence is like a lot of small-town libraries. As soon as it opens on Monday, the computers for internet use are full. The library gets quiet in the early afternoon. As soon as ...

A Bend, Oregon, library was in for a surprise recently after a book checked out nearly 45 years ago was returned with a note and a check to help cover the overdue fines. The Deschutes Public Library ...

Susan Dean helps 9-year-old Quinn Katayama check out summer library books at the Cedar Mill Community Library. Through the Oregon Library Passport Program, library cardholders from throughout the ...

Dave Miller: From the Gert Boyle Studio at OPB, this is Think Out Loud. I’m Dave Miller. School districts all over Oregon are facing big budget gaps right now. A lot of programs and positions could be ...

A recent national wave of challenges to books and other materials and services in public and school libraries continues to be felt in Oregon. The state library’s Oregon Intellectual Freedom ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A preliminary assessment released August 11 details how Oregon’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid will be the programs hardest hit by the passage of H.R.1 ...

Uriel Arroyo, 8, reads in the children's area of the Cornelius Library. Through a new initiative, libraries throughout Oregon will open membership to out-of-towners. (Ben Brink/Forest Grove Leader) ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As school libraries across the United States face a growing push to ban books, the Oregon Association of School Libraries says it is opposed to the censorship of these bans and ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — The Oregon Intellectual Clearinghouse, operated by the State Library of Oregon, has tracked the number of books and materials challenged since 1987. This year, libraries and schools ...

The Mutlnomah County Library is now an official Patent and Trademark Resource Center.The library is now one of only two ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- This week, Sept. 18-24 is known as Banned Books Week across the nation. If you're an avid reader or not, the week has gained more attention in recent years from the active climate ...

November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to honor the histories, traditions and ongoing contributions of Indigenous ...