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 ...

A library book checked out 82 years ago was finally returned to a library in San Antonio, Texas in June by an Oregon resident — along with a note: "Grandma won’t be able to pay for it anymore." 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 ...

Oregon's new Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program has been expanded and will now allow access to free monthly books for all children ages 0-5 in 36 counties statewide, officials announced this ...

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. — 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 ...

An 86-year-old library patron returned a first edition copy of George Orwell’s novel “1984″ to the Multnomah County Library this week, 65 years after its due date. The library announced the return on ...

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) – 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 ...