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 ...

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 ...

Oregon’s version of Imagination Library, an initiative launched by superstar Dolly Parton to send a free book each month to babies and preschoolers, mailed its 4 millionth book to an Oregon child last ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Imagination Library of Oregon has achieved a significant milestone by partnering with the Lower Umpqua Library and the Reedsport Rotary Foundation in Douglas County. This ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Children ages 0 to 5 in Oregon are now able to receive a free book a month, thanks to a statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. “We know that every child is full of ...

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 ...

OREGON (WKOW) - Starting Monday, Dec. 11, the Oregon Public Library will be closed until the new year. The next time residents check out books, it will be at a new, much bigger space a mile down the ...

Note: The following transcript was transcribed digitally and validated for accuracy, readability and formatting by an OPB volunteer. Miller: This is Think Out Loud on OPB. I’m Dave Miller. The Oregon ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Worker burnout has proven to be a growing issue post-pandemic as families struggle to make ends meet while doing more with much less. Now the State Library of Oregon has ...