Cleaner, smarter public buildings are becoming a priority, and residents are backing them.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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) ...

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 ...